Configuring Grandstream GWN Cloud

This chapter describes how to configure Grandstream GWN Cloud.
Before proceeding further with the configuration, you need to configure HSNM with a domain and a gateway as described in Adding a New Gateway.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites required for configuration are:

Grandstream AP firmware version> = 0.4.15.1 (if you do not dispose of this firmware version, you can update it from the portal once you’ve adopted the device. To adopt your device, consult the official Grandstream guide: https://www.grandstream.com/hubfs/Product_Documentation/gwn76xx_usermanual.pdf).
HSNM version >= 9.3.90
HSNM gateway configured with Grandstream hardware type

Step 1

Inside HSNM, select your gateway, click the dropdown menu, and choose Edit.

Step 2

Expand the General Data session.

Step 3

In the Hardware Type field, choose Grandstream.

Step 4

Connect the Grandstream AP to a network that provides internet connectivity.

Accessing the Controller

To access your Grandstream account, open the browser and connect to https://eu.gwn.cloud/login if the devices will be installed within EUROPE. Connect to https://www.gwn.cloud/login if the devices will be installed outside EUROPE.

Adding a Policy List to the Controller

Step 1

From the User Interface, click on Captive Portal > Policy List and select Add

Step 2

Under the Portal Policy section, complete as follows:

Name– Choose the name for the policy.
Splash page– Set External.
Platform– Set Universal Platform.
External Splash Server Address – Enter https://fqdn_of_your_appliance/gatewayid/your_gw_id that you can get from your HSNM as displayed in Figure Gateway ID and Name.

If you want to use HTTP (no payments and no socials), enter on External Splash Server Address http://fqdn_of_your_appliance/gatewayid/your_gw_id.

RADIUS Server Address– Enter the public IP of your appliance.
RADIUS Server Port– Edit 1812.
RADIUS Server Secret– Enter the secret set on your HSNM

In order to add the Secret you need to get it from your HSNM as described in the Radius Secret paragraph.

Radius Accounting Server Address– Enter the public IP of your appliance (same as RADIUS Server Address).
Radius Accounting Server Port– Edit 1813.
Radius Accounting Server Secret– Enter the secret set on your HSNM (same as RADIUS Server Secret).

Step 3

Scroll down and keep the configuration as follow:

Enable HTTPS Redirection– Tick it (if you want to use HTTP mode, you can skip this step).
Enable Secure Portal– Tick it (if you’re going to use HTTP mode, you can skip this step).
Pre Authentication Rule(s)– Select Hostname and enter the domain name of your appliance in its field. Then continue selecting IP Address and enter the public IP of your appliance.

Configuring the Walled Garden

Step 1

To configure the walled garden, continue from the page just described in the previous steps and enter the list of the walled garden you can download from your gateway appliance.

To know the accurate and relevant Walled Garden, you need to add one by one, access your HSNM platform and click the contextual dropdown menu of your gateway. Select Download Walled Garden to get a .txt file with your accurate walled garden list as shown Figure Download Walled Garden.

Step 4

Once you’ve completed the configuration of the walled garden, click the Save button.

Configuring the SSID

Step 1

From the User Interface, click on SSIDs > Configuration and select Add.

Step 2

Under the Wi-Fi Settings section, complete as follows:

SSID– Edit the name chosen for the ISSD.
Enabled– Tick it.
Client IP Assignment– Choose if you want to use the Nat or Bridge mode.
SSID Band– Choose the band you prefer (2.4 or 5 or both).
Security Mode– Set Open.
Enable Captive Portal– Tick it.
Captive Portal Policy– Edit the policy name previously chosen.

Step 3

When you’ve completed the configuration of the SSID, click the Save button.

Step 4

Move to the Device Membership section and ensure your AP is entered in the Member Devices group.

It is possible to add to this list all the APs that will have to broadcast the hotspot network

Step 5

If everything is correct, click the Save button.

Once you have set all the steps described above, you will get your Grandstream GWN Cloud configured and ready to work with HSNM.