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:

wifihotspot.io
cdn.wifihotspot.io
starthotspot.com
cdnhotspot.azureedge.net
cdn.starthotspot.com
t-msedge.net
static.cloudflareinsights.com
13.92.228.228
109.245.64.94
40.117.190.72
40.121.151.4

Splash Page Configuration

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

 https://wifihotspot.io/login/peplink

Logout Settings

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

Updated on March 24, 2025

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