Cisco Meraki Cloud Controller Configuration for Kiwire v3
Part 1: Cisco Meraki Cloud Controller Configuration
1. Access control configuration
- Go to Wireless > Configure > Access control tab
- Select SSID for captive portal
- Select Open (no encryption) for Association requirements
- Select Sign-on with my RADIUS server under Splash Page
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RADIUS for splash page
- Host: Kiwire hostname or ip address
- Port: 1812
- Secret: create a secret
- RADIUS accounting servers is enabled (refer Cisco Meraki support is this option is not available)
- Host: Kiwire hostname or ip address
- Port: 1813
- Secret: create a secret
- Enable data-carrier detect (DCD) is disabled
- Select Deny access for Failover policy
- Select Strict priority order for Load balancing policy
- Select Disabled: do not check clients for antivirus software for Network access control
- Select Disabled: do not assign group policies automatically for Assign group policies by device type
- Select Block all access until sign-on is complete for Captive portal strength
- Select Walled garden is enabled for Walled garden
- Wall garden ranges
- fonts.googleapis.com
- fonts.googlestaic.com
- kiwire ip address
- social networks hostname or ip addresses (optional)
- Select Allow simultaneous devices per user for Simultaneous logins
- Select Default for your settings: Restricted for Controller disconnection behaviour
- Select Bridge mode: Make clients part of the LAN for Client IP assignment
- Enable VLAN tagging if needed and insert VLAN ID
- Select Don’t fliter content for Content filtering
- Select Disable Bonjour Forwarding for Bonjour forwarding
- Select Disable Mandatory DHCP for Mandatory DHCP
- Save Changes

2. Splash Page configuration
- Go to Wireless > Splash Page
- Select SSID
- Use Custom splash URL and insert http:///login/meraki
- Save Changes

3. SSID configuration
- Go to Wireless > SSIDs
- Enable captive portal SSID and create SSID
- Save Changes
Part 2: Kiwire Configuration
1. Adding NAS into Kiwire
- Go to Devices > Devices > Add Device
- Select Controller for Device Type
- Select Meraki for Vendor
- AP mac address using delimiter colon and small letter as Identity
- Cisco Meraki Controller IP address or hostname for IP Address
- Shared Secret Key is Secret from Cisco Meraki
- COA Port is 3799
- Update
