Peplink

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the Peplink Controller. Follow these steps to enable secure and efficient WiFi Hotspot management for your network.

Configure the Captive Portal Settings

Login to the Peplink Web UI and navigate to Network > Captive Portal.
Enter login.wifihotspot.io as the Hostname, and then select User Auth for the access mode.
As Authentication select RADIUS server.

Configure RADIUS Servers

Before proceeding with the RADIUS Settings, ensure that you have configured the RADIUS servers.

Go to: Advanced > Misc Settings > RADIUS Server to set up both Accounting and Authentication RADIUS servers.
Create New Profiles for each server type.

Authentication Server Configuration:

Click New Profile and fill in the following parameters:
Name: Auth-server
Host: 13.92.228.228
Port: 1812
Shared Secret: (Please contact our office for the shared secret)

Accounting Server Configuration:

Click New Profile and enter the following details:
Name: Acc-server
Host: 13.92.228.228
Port: 1813
Shared Secret: (Please contact our office for the shared secret)

RADIUS Settings

Continue with the RADIUS settings as shown in the first image.
Authentication Protocol: Select PAP.
Choose the previously configured Authentication and Accounting servers.
Set the Accounting Interim Interval to 180.
For NAS Identifier, select the LAN MAC address.

Portal Access Settings

In the Allowed Networks section, whitelist the following domains:

Splash Page Configuration

In the Splash Page section, select External URL and enter the following URL:

Logout Settings

Set the Logout Hostname to: logout.wifihotspot.io.

Import the private key and SSL certificate

Log into the web admin of your router and navigate to Network / Misc Settings / Certificate Manager
Click on the Edit button at Web Admin SSL Certificate.

A new window will pop up.

Use notepad to view the private key file.
Copy and paste the private key file’s content to the Private Key field.
Ensure you enable This key is encrypted, and put in the correct password.

Use notepad to view the self-signed certificate file
Copy and paste the self-signed certificate file’s content to the Local Public Key Certificate field.

Click Save and Apply button to upload the private key and self-signed certificate to the Peplink router.