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KIWIRE DOCUMENTATION

Device & Controller Setup Guide - Cambium cnMeastro Configuration for Kiwire

Part 1: Cambium cnMaestro configuration
Go to WLANs > Configuration > AAA Servers

i. Authentication Server

  • Host: kiwire ip address or hostname

  • Secret: create a secret

  • Port: 1812

  • Timeout: 3 seconds

  • Attempts: 1

ii. Accounting Server

  • Host: kiwire ip address or hostname

  • Secret: secret same as authentication server

  • Port: 1813

  • Timeout: 3 seconds

  • Attempts: 1

  • Accounting Mode: Start-Interim-Stop

  • Accounting Packet: ticked

  • Interim Update Interval: 1800 seconds

iii. Advanced Settings

  • NAS-Identifier: AP MAC address with capital letters and colon

  • Dynamic Authorization: ticked

  • Dynamic VLAN: ticked

  • Called Station ID: AP-MAC:SSID


Go to WLANs > Configuration > Guest Access

i. Basic Settings

  • Enable: ticked

  • Portal Mode: External Hotspot

  • Access Policy: RADIUS

  • Redirect Mode: HTTP

  • External Page URL: http://<kiwire-ip>/user

  • External Portal Type: Standard

  • Success Action: Redirect User to Original URL

  • Prefix Query Strings in Redirect URL: ticked

ii. Advanced Settings

  • Redirect: HTTP-only

  • Redirect User Page: 2.2.2.2

iii. Whitelist


Part 2: Kiwire Configuration

i. Adding NAS into Kiwire

  • Go to Devices > Devices > Add Device

  • Select Cambium for Device Type

  • AP MAC address using delimiter colon and capital letters as Identity

  • Cambium cnMaestro IP address or hostname for IP Address

  • Shared Secret Key is Secret from Cambium cnMaestro

  • COA Port is 3799

  • Update



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