Guest Network
A Guest Network is configured to provide access to non-enterprise users who require access to the Internet.
- To create a Guest Network, follow these steps:
1. Tap tile on the Instant On web application home page.
2. Tap Add (
) and select the tab. This tab appears only when your site has both wired and wireless networks.
3. Select , under to indicate that the network is for guest users.
4. Select one of the following levels:
a. Tap , if you want the user to access this network without the requirement of entering a username or password.
b. Tap , if you want to secures the network using a shared password (PSK) by using either WPA2 Personal or WPA2 + WPA3 Personal encryption. Enter a password of your choice in the field.
c. Tap , if you do not want to secure the network with a password or if you want to redirect users to your Captive Portal page before accessing the network. For more information, see Enabling Guest Portal.
- To change the guest network status manually, follow these steps:
1. Tap (
) tile on the Instant On home page and select a guest network from the list. The page is displayed.
2. Slide the toggle switch (
) to the right set the network to (
).
3. Tap . The network is marked as , and all network settings are made visible.
More Options
The drop-down in the Aruba Instant On mobile app allows you to configure following settings for clients on guest networks:
Enabling Guest Portal
Guest portal can be accessed using a web browser. It is available to newly connected users in a Wi-Fi network, before they are granted broader access to network resources. Guest portals are commonly used to present a landing or login page which may require the guest to accept your terms and policies before connecting to the Internet. You can also use the Guest portal to add details about your business and advertise special deals. Aruba Instant On offers you the ability to customize Guest Portal with your business logo, pictures, legal terms and other details. To configure Guest portal service on the Aruba Instant On mobile app, follow these steps:
1. Click from the Aruba Instant On home page.
2. Select an active Guest Network connection.
3. Under , tap the tab.
4. Tap the (
) link to modify the captive portal or splash page. The page is displayed.
5. Tap the drop-down arrow at the top-right hand corner of the screen and select either , , or settings.
6. Tap .
7. Based on your selection, enter values in the required fields. For more information, see:
Configuring External Captive Portal
8. The changes are automatically saved.
Configuring Internal Captive Portal
You can configure an internal captive portal splash page when adding or editing a guest network created for your Instant On site. Following are the internal captive portal configuration parameters:
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Tap the box to view the color palette and choose a color for the background of the internal captive portal page. |
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Design the welcome message by updating the following fields: —Enter the text for the welcome message. Example: Welcome to Guest Network. —Drag the slider to set the size of the font. —Tap the box to view the color palette and choose a color for the font. —Choose a font type from the drop-down list. |
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Tap the image icon to browse and upload an image from your device. |
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Design the section by updating the following fields: —Enter the title text. Example: Please read the Terms and Conditions before using the Guest Network. —Drag the slider to set the size of the font. —Tap the box to view the color palette and choose a color for the font. —Choose a font type from the drop-down list. —Enter or paste your terms and conditions in the text box. —Enter a comment in the text box. For example: . —Tap the box to view the color palette and choose a color for the font. —Choose a font type from the drop-down list. |
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Design the by updating the following fields: —Enter the text for the accept button. Example: I agree to the terms and conditions. —Drag the slider to set the border radius of the accept button. —Tap the box to view the color palette and choose a color for the background. —Tap the box to view the color palette and choose a color for the font. —Choose a font type from the drop-down list. |
Configuring External Captive Portal
You can configure an external captive portal for your guest network in one of the following ways:
Use third-party captive portals
Customize the captive portal by configuring RADIUS authentication and accounting parameters.
Using Third-Party Captive Portal
Instant On supports the following third-party external captive portal providers:
Aislelabs
Purple Wi-Fi
Skyfii.io
Wavespot
1. Select the preferred captive portal provider tile. You must have an account with the selected provider.
2. Configure the following parameters:
—Enter the social Wi-Fi identifier provided by the provider. This field is applicable only for Aislelabs.
—Select the preferred server from the drop-down list. This field is applicable only for Aislelabs.
—Select the region from the drop-down. This field is not applicable for Aislelabs.
— Slide the toggle switches to enabled () to allow access to social network domains. Enter a domain name in the and tap 
to add additional domains. This allows unrestricted access to additional domains.
Customizing Captive Portal
You can customize an external captive portal splash page if you do not wish to use above mentioned third-party providers.
To customize the external captive portal, follow these steps:
1. Tap the tile on the page.
2. Configure the following external captive portal configuration parameters:
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Enter the URL for the external captive portal server. |
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Specify a redirect URL if you want to redirect the users to another URL. |
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Slide the toggle switches to enabled ( |
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Slide the toggle switch to enabled ( |
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Configure a primary RADIUS server for authentication by updating the following fields: —Enter the IP address of the external RADIUS server. —Enter a shared key for communicating with the external RADIUS server.
Tap the link to configure the following parameters: —Specify a timeout value in seconds. The value determines the timeout for one RADIUS request. The Instant On AP retries to send the request several times (as configured in the ) before the user gets disconnected. —Specify a number between 1 and 5. Indicates the maximum number of authentication requests that are sent to the server group, and the default value is 3 requests. —Enter the authorization port number of the external RADIUS server within the range of 1–65,535. The default port number is 1812. —Enter the accounting port number within the range of 1–65,535. This port is used for sending accounting records to the RADIUS server. The default port number is 1813.
Configure the following settings under , if you wish to proxy all RADIUS requests from the Instant On AP to the client. —Enter a string value for RADIUS attribute 32, NAS Identifier, to be sent with RADIUS requests to the RADIUS server. —Select one of the following options if your Instant On devices are configured in a private network mode. The options below determine how the RADIUS authentication takes place across all networks. —This is the default setting. The RADIUS requests and NAS IP address will originate from each device authenticating the clients. —The RADIUS and NAS IP address will originate from a single IP address representing the site. Enter the for the site. This option is grayed out if the Instant On AP is configured as a primary Wi-Fi router on the network. In which case each AP in the network will send RADIUS requests to the server with a matching Source IP address and NAS IP address. |
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To configure a Secondary RADIUS Server, slide the toggle switch to the right ( The configuration parameters for the and the are the same. |
Facebook Wi-Fi
Facebook Wi-Fi service is only relevant to the guest network. It offers the possibility to create a captive portal page that draws traffic to the business. The business information would appear in the person’s feed when using the service and can be automatically seen by friends, thus attracting more people towards the business.
Configuring the Facebook Wi-Fi Service
To configure Facebook Wi-Fi service on the Aruba Instant On mobile app, follow these steps:
1. Tap from the Aruba Instant On home page.
2. Select an active Guest Network connection.
3. Under , tap the tab.
4. Click the () link. The page is displayed.
5. Tap the drop-down arrow at the right hand corner of the screen and select from the menu.
6. Tap the () link. You will be redirected to the Facebook page of the business.
7. Log in using your Facebook account and access the internet.
