Configure Meraki MX to use Spotipo
You can use Spotipo as a custom Radius server on your Meraki network. This allows using your existing Meraki network to deploy a hotspot without the need to have any firmware changes.
In this scenario a VLAN on the MX will be configured with captive portal.
If you need to, please create a Site with Meraki as the WiFi router. Please see
this article on how to create a site.
After creating the site, navigate to Settings -> Meraki Aps. Here you can see the Radius details and the splash page URL for configuring your Meraki network.
Go to the Meraki dashboard, select your network, then navigate to Security &SD-WAN -> Configure -> Access control.
In the VLAN drop-down menu, choose the VLAN you want to configure.
Under the splash page section, choose the splash page method as "Sign-On with " and select the "my Radius server" option.
Click the Add server button under RADIUS servers and
use the Primary Radius Server Ip from the Spotipo dashboard as the HostIP
Use 1812 as the port
Use the secret from the Spotipo dashboard as the Secret
Do the steps again for adding a secondary radius server
If you don't have this option in your dashboard, don't hesitate to contact Meraki support to enable it.
use the Primary Radius Server Ip from the Spotipo dashboard as the HostIP
Use 1813 as the port
Use the secret from the Spotipo dashboard as the Secret
Under advanced splash settings, you can enable Walled Garden and add the below entry.
If you are using a white-labeled domain, add that as well.
Optionally add the domains below if you want to deploy payment gated hotspot with Stripe.
Or, if you want to use Login with Facebook
Go to Security &SD-WAN -> Configure -> Splash page and choose the VLAN on which you want to deploy the hotspot.
Select the Custom Splash page URL and copy-paste the Splash URL from the spotipo dashboard.
Under Splash Behavior, for the Where should users go after the splash page, select the option "The URL they were trying to fetch."
If everything is configured correctly, you can see the Spotipo landing page when connecting to the Guest WiFi network.
In this scenario a VLAN on the MX will be configured with captive portal.
Add a Meraki Site
If you need to, please create a Site with Meraki as the WiFi router. Please see
this article on how to create a site.
After creating the site, navigate to Settings -> Meraki Aps. Here you can see the Radius details and the splash page URL for configuring your Meraki network.
Enable a Custom-Hosted Splash page on the Meraki Cloud.
Go to the Meraki dashboard, select your network, then navigate to Security &SD-WAN -> Configure -> Access control.
In the VLAN drop-down menu, choose the VLAN you want to configure.
Under the splash page section, choose the splash page method as "Sign-On with " and select the "my Radius server" option.
Configure Radius Server Details
Click the Add server button under RADIUS servers and
use the Primary Radius Server Ip from the Spotipo dashboard as the HostIP
Use 1812 as the port
Use the secret from the Spotipo dashboard as the Secret
Do the steps again for adding a secondary radius server
Configure RADIUS accounting servers
If you don't have this option in your dashboard, don't hesitate to contact Meraki support to enable it.
use the Primary Radius Server Ip from the Spotipo dashboard as the HostIP
Use 1813 as the port
Use the secret from the Spotipo dashboard as the Secret
Configure Walled Garden
Under advanced splash settings, you can enable Walled Garden and add the below entry.
app.spotipo.comIf you are using a white-labeled domain, add that as well.
Optionally add the domains below if you want to deploy payment gated hotspot with Stripe.
js.stripe.com
api.stripe.com
q.stripe.comOr, if you want to use Login with Facebook
facebook.com
akamaihd.netakamai.net
edgecastcdn.net
facebook.net
akamaihd.net
fbcdn.net
atdmt.com
fbsbx.comConfigure Splash page
Go to Security &SD-WAN -> Configure -> Splash page and choose the VLAN on which you want to deploy the hotspot.
Select the Custom Splash page URL and copy-paste the Splash URL from the spotipo dashboard.
Under Splash Behavior, for the Where should users go after the splash page, select the option "The URL they were trying to fetch."
If everything is configured correctly, you can see the Spotipo landing page when connecting to the Guest WiFi network.
Updated on: 11/02/2025
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