Thinix Splash Integration with Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud

This guide demonstrates how to integrate WatchGuard Cloud with Thinix Splash™ captive portal solution to enable guest users to authenticate to a captive portal.

Before you begin:

• Make sure your access point is activated with a WatchGuard Standard Wi-Fi or USP Wi-Fi Management license and registered with WatchGuard Cloud. For more information, go to Activate an Access Point.
• Make sure you have a Thinix Splash account set up. Note that additional charges apply to use the Thinix Splash captive portal solution. For more information, go to www.thinix.com.

Contents

• Thinix Splash Integration with Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud
  • Contents
  • Platform and Software
  • Test Topology
  • WatchGuard Cloud Configuration
    • Configure SSID Settings for an Access Point Site
    • Configure a Captive Portal for a Guest SSID
  • Test Thinix Splash Integration

Test Topology

WatchGuard Cloud Configuration

For detailed information on Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud deployment, go to Get Started with Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud.

Access Points can have two different types of settings:

• Device-level settings — Settings that you apply individually to each access point.
• Access Point Site settings — Access Point Sites enable you to create SSID settings and apply them to multiple access points that subscribe to the site.

The Captive Portal feature is only available when you set up Access Point Site settings.

Configure SSID Settings for an Access Point Site

To configure SSID settings for an Access Point Site in WatchGuard Cloud:

1. Log in to your WatchGuard Cloud account.
   If you are a service provider, make sure you have allocated the activated access point to a subscriber account in WatchGuard Cloud.
2. Select Configure > Access Points Sites.
3. Select an existing site or add a new site.
4. In the Subscribed Devices tab, make sure your access points are subscribed to the site.

5. From the Configuration Details tab, in the Wi-Fi Networks section, click SSIDs.
6. Click Add SSID.
7. In the SSID Name text box, type an SSID name. In this example, we use Guest-Thinix.
8. Select the Broadcast SSID check box.
9. From the SSID Type drop-down list, select Guest.
10. From the Radio drop-down list, select 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
11. From the Security drop-down list, select Open.
12. In the Network section, select Bridged.

13. Click Save.
14. To apply the configuration to your access points, click Schedule Deployment in the banner at the bottom of the page.
15. Select Deploy changes now.
16. Type a Description for the deployment.

17. Click Deploy, then click Close.

Configure a Captive Portal for a Guest SSID

To add a captive portal to an SSID, you must enable the captive portal feature in an Access Point Site:

1. Log in to your WatchGuard Cloud account.
   If you are a service provider, make sure you have allocated the activated access point to a subscriber account in WatchGuard Cloud.
2. Select Configure > Access Point Sites.
3. Select the Access Point Site where you configured your SSID in the SSID settings section.
4. Select the Configuration Details tab.
5. In the Portal widget, click Captive Portal.
6. Click Add Captive Portal.
   The Add Captive Portal page appears.
7. From the SSID drop-down list, select the SSID you created in the Configure SSID Settings for an Access Point Site section.
8. From the Captive Portal Type drop-down list, select Third-party hosted.

9. Click Next.
10. In the Splash Page URL text box, type the URL provided by Thinix for your account, for example: https://splash.thinix.com/[splash page path].
    
    In the Shared Secret text box, type the shared secret provided by Thinix for your account.

The Splash Page URL and Shared Secret are values provided by Thinix for your specific account. For help with the configuration for your account splash page, go to https://www.thinix.com/support or email Thinix support at [email protected].

12. Leave the other options at their default settings.

    Thinix does not support RADIUS authentication. Do not configure RADIUS settings.

12. Click Finish.
13. To apply the configuration to your access points, click Schedule Deployment in the banner at the bottom of the page.
14. Select Deploy changes now.
15. Type a Description for your deployment.
    

17. Click Deploy, then click Close.

Test Thinix Splash Integration

To test the Thinix Splash integration with WatchGuard Cloud:

1. From your wireless client device, connect to the SSID you created in Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud.
   Your browser redirects to the Thinix splash page.
2. Click the Connect button on the Thinix splash page.
3. Connect to the Internet through the captive portal.