Configuring LigoWave Infinity Cloud Controller

This chapter describes how to configure LigoWave Infinity Cloud Controller.
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

HSNM gateway configured with LigoWave Infinity hardware type

Now inside HSNM, select your Gateway, click the dropdown menu, choose Edit.
Expand the General Data session.
In the Hardware Type field, choose LigoWave Infinity.

Accessing the Controller

Open the browser and connect to https://controller.ligowave.com/home?next=%2F in order to access your LigoWave account.

Adding a Network

Step 1

Click the Networks menu on the left and then click the Create Network button.

Step 2

Specify the Network name. Then, select a Parent group.

Step 3

Once completed, click the Create network button.

Step 4

Now, select the Network name you have just created.

Step 5

Select the Wireless tab and then click the Add virtual AP button.

Step 6

Specify the SSID. In the Security Mode field, select “Open”.

Step 7

Then, enable the Broadcast SSID option.

Step 8

Click Done to save the entry.

Adding an AP to the Controller

To be able to contact the controller, the AP needs to be connected to a network where TCP ports 1883 and 8883 are open.

After configuring your AP to be managed through the Infinity Controller, you need to connect it to your network. In so doing, it will be able to access the internet and communicate with the controller.

In the Controller dashboard, a notification about a new AP to be configured will appear.

Step 1

Below, click 1 Devices need configuration.

Step 2

Then, select the AP you need to add to the controller and click the Assign to network button.

Step 3

Select the network you need to assign to the AP.

Step 4

Click the Register device button in order to complete the AP registration procedure.

Configuring the Hotspot Profile

Step 1

Select the Hotspot profiles menu on the left. Then, click the Add hotspot profile button.

Step 2

First, select the RADIUS tab and enter the details as follows:

NAS ID ̶ NFT
Primary server ̶ Enter the Server address used to reach HSNM
Server secret ̶ Enter the radius secret that you have set in the System Settings of your HSNM
Authentication port ̶ 1812
Accounting port ̶ 1813

Step 3

Now select the Captive portal tab.

Step 4

In the Splash page type field, select “External”.

Step 5

In both Login URL and Welcome URL fields, enter the URL used to reach the Welcome portal:

http://HSNM Hotspot ManagerURL/portal/index.php?domain=HSNM Hotspot ManagerDomainName&hotspotname=HSNM Hotspot ManagerHotSpotName

Step 6

In both Logout URL and Blacklist redirect URL fields, specify the URL that you prefer.

The Logout URL and the Blacklist redirect URL are not necessary for HSNM Hotspot Manager to correctly work, but they are mandatory in LigoWave configuration.

Step 7

Move to the Network tab. Here you need to configure an IP Address for the Hotspot network that will be used to assign, via DHCP, an IP to the connected devices.

Step 8

Move to the Network groups tab and select the “Network Group” created in “Adding a Network”.

Adding the Walled Garden

Step 1

Select the White/Black list tab and add the needed walled garden in the White list.

Step 2

Add the minimum requested walled garden in order to reach the Welcome Portal:

The IP Address of the Radius server.
The domain name configured in the HSNM Hotspot Manager.

Warning! You need to add the Walled garden URLs in the FQDN domain name format. For example, walled garden such as “facebook” won’t be accepted. The correct format is “facebook.com” or “api.twitter.com” etc.

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.

Figure Download Walled Garden

Step 3

Once completed, click the Save profile button.