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Setting up external Radius server for Hotspot authentication (view source)
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* Navigate to Services → Hotspot (Or install the package if it is not present by navigating to Services → Package Manager)
* Navigate to Services → Hotspot (Or install the package if it is not present by navigating to Services → Package Manager)
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* Add new Hotspot instance by selecting Wireless access point created earlier
* Enable the Hotspot and select Radius as Authentication mode in General settings.
* Go to Radius menu, insert Public IP of the Radius server (RUT1 WAN IP address) and Radius secret key we created for the client before.
Our configuration is complete.
==Testing Authentication==
Now that we have the setup configured, we can test if the server authenticates the users.
In order to see authentication requests on the server side:
a. Run radius server in debug mode by first disabling the freeradius service using command
<pre>
sudo /etc/init.d/freeradius stop
</pre>
and then running the following command:
<pre>
sudo freeradius -X
</pre>
b. Tail the log file using the following command:
<pre>
sudo tail -f /var/log/freeradius/radius.log
</pre>
Once we see the logs, we can connect to the Hotspot using user credentials defined from either a smartphone or another computer. You should login successfully and see Login OK message in the logs/debug:
