Configuring WISPr Authentication

Instant supports the following smart clients:



iPass



Boingo

These smart clients enable client authentication and roaming between hotspots by embedding iPass Generic Interface Specification (GIS) redirect, authentication, and logoff messages within HTML messages that are sent to the IAP.

WISPr authentication is supported only for the Internal - Authenticated and External - RADIUS Server captive portal authentication. Select the Internal – Authenticated or the External - RADIUS Server option from the Splash page type drop-down list to configure WISPr authentication for a WLAN profile.

You can configure WISPr authentication using the Instant UI or CLI.

In the Instant UI

1.

Click the System link at the top-right corner of the Instant main window. The System window is displayed.

2.

Click Show advanced options.

3.

Click WISPr tab. The WISPr tab contents are displayed. The following figure shows the WISPr tab contents:

Figure 1  Configuring WISPr Authentication

4.

Enter the ISO Country Code for the WISPr Location ID in the ISO Country Code text box.

5.

Enter the E.164 Area Code for the WISPr Location ID in the E.164 Area Code text box.

6.

Enter the operator name of the Hotspot in the Operator Name text box.

7.

Enter the E.164 Country Code for the WISPr Location ID in the E.164 Country Code text box.

8.

Enter the SSID/Zone section for the WISPr Location ID in the SSID/Zone text box.

9.

Enter the name of the Hotspot location in the Location Name text box. If no name is defined, the name of the IAP to which the user is associated is used.

10.

Click OK to apply the changes.

The WISPr RADIUS attributes and configuration parameters are specific to the RADIUS server used by your ISP for the WISPr authentication. Contact your ISP to determine these values. You can find a list of ISO and ITU country and area codes at the ISO and ITU websites (www.iso.org and http://www.itu.int).

A Boingo smart client uses a NAS identifier in the format <CarrierID>_<VenueID> for location identification. To support Boingo clients, ensure that you configure the NAS identifier parameter in the Radius server profile for the WISPr server.

In the CLI

(Instant AP)(config)# wlan wispr-profile

(Instant AP)(WISPr)# wispr-location-id-ac

(Instant AP)(WISPr)# wispr-location-id-cc

(Instant AP)(WISPr)# wispr-location-id-isocc

(Instant AP)(WISPr)# wispr-location-id-network

(Instant AP)(WISPr)# wispr-location-name-location

(Instant AP)(WISPr)# wispr-location-name-operator-name

(Instant AP)(WISPr)# end

(Instant AP)# commit apply