Cisco Meraki Configuration

The following instructions outline how to setup a Cisco Meraki network for the Smart WiFi Platform. Additional Cisco options may need to be enabled before you’re able to configure completely.

  1. Login to your Cisco Meraki Dashboard and select your desired Network.
  2. Using the menu panel to the left, select Wireless > Configure > Access Control.
  3. Select the SSID to be configured to a Smart WiFi Platform.
    1. SSID (name): Guest WiFi (or whatever you wish)

      Please do not use any apostrophes in your SSID as it will cause an issue with Authentication.

    2. SSID Status: Enabled
    3. Security: Open (no Encryption)
    4. Splash Page: Sign-on with my RADIUS server
    5. Open the section for Advanced splash settings section
    6. Captive Portal Strength: Block all access until sign-on is complete
    7. Walled Garden: Enabled
    8. Walled Garden Ranges: Enter the required  whitelist entries based on the sign on products intended for use with this hotspot.
      Example: *.smartwifiplatform.com
    9. Open the RADIUS section
    10. In the RADIUS Servers section, press the Add server button twice to create a total of two RADIUS servers. Configure with-
      • Host 1: You will be provided this
      • Port: 1812
      • Secret: You will be provided this
      • Host 2: You will be provided this
      • Port: 1812
      • Secret: You will be provided this
      • Press Done on both servers
    11. In the RADIUS accounting servers section, press the Add server button twice to create a total of two RADIUS accounting servers. Configure with-

      NOTE: If you do NOT see this menu option then you will need to open a case with Meraki support and ask them to enable this feature for you. Simply ask, “Please enable RADIUS Accounting for this network.”

      • Host 1: You will be provided this
      • Port: 1813
      • Secret: You will be provided this
      • Host 2: You will be provided this
      • Port: 1813
      • Secret: You will be provided this
      • Press Done on both servers
    12. Data-carrier detect: Disabled
    13. Press Save
  4. Using the menu panel to the left, select Wireless>Splash Page.
    1. Select the SSID configured access control rules for in step 3.
    2. Custom Splash URL: Enabled- You will be provided this
    3. Splash Behavior: A Different URL: Enabled- You will be provided this
    4. Press Save Changes
  5. The configuration is complete.
Updated on July 12, 2023

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