Reference Guide
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Parameter Description
wispr-location-id-ac
<wispr-location-id-ac>
The E.164 Area Code in the WISPr Location ID.
wispr-location-id-cc
<wispr-location-id-cc>
The 1-3 digit E.164 Country Code in the WISPr Location ID.
wispr-location-id-isocc <wispr-location-id-
isocc>
The ISO Country Code in the WISPr Location ID.
wispr-location-id-network <wispr-location-
id-network>
The SSID/network name in the WISPr Location ID.
wispr-location-name-location <wispr-
location-name-location>
A name identifying the hotspot location. If no name is
defined, the default ap-name is used.
wispr-location-name-operator-name
<wispr-location-name-operator>
A name identifying the hotspot operator.
Usage Guidelines
WISPr authentication allows a “smart client” to remain authenticated on the network when they roam between
Wireless Internet Service Providers, even if the wireless hotspot uses an ISP for which the client may not have an
account.
If you are hotstpot operator using WISPr authentication, and a client that has an account with your ISP attempts
to access the Internet at your hotspot, then your ISP’s WISPr AAA server authenticates that client directly, and
allows the client access on the network. If, however, the client only has an account with a
partner
ISP, then your
ISP’s WISPr AAA server will forward that client’s credentials to the partner ISP’s WISPr AAA server for
authentication. Once the client has been authenticated on the partner ISP, it will be authenticated on your
hotspot’s own ISP, as per their service agreements. Once your ISP sends an authentication message to the controller,
the controller assigns the default WISPr user role to that client.
ArubaOS supports the following smart clients, which enable client authentication and roaming between hotspots by
embedding iPass Generic Interface Specification (GIS)
redirect
,
proxy
,
authentication
and
logoff
messages within
HTLM messages to the controller.
l iPass
l Bongo
l Trustive
l weRoam
l AT&T
A WISPr authentication profile includes parameters to define RADIUS attributes, the default role for authenticated
WISPr users, maximum numbers of authenticated failures and logon wait times. The WISPr-Location-ID sent from
the controller to the WISPr RADIUS server will be the concatenation of the ISO Country Code, E.164 Country
Code, E.164 Area Code and SSID/Zone parameters configured in this profile.
The parameters to define WISPr RADIUS attributes are specific to the RADIUS server your ISP uses for WISPr
authentication; contact your ISP to determine these values. You can find a list of ISO and ITU country and area
codes at the ISO and ITU websites www.iso.org and http://www.itu.int.
NOTE: A Boingo smart client uses a NAS identifier in the format <CarrierID>_<VenueID> for location identification. To support
Boingo clients, you must also configure the NAS identifier parameter in the Radius server profile for the WISPr server