topic Re: XIQ Connect Account - Guest SSID timed access in ExtremeCloud IQ

XIQ Connect Account - Guest SSID timed access

Siobhan_Stynes — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:49:08 GMT

Good Afternoon !

We have a customer using XIQ Connect ( free licences) and they want to set up a Guest SSID but they want to be able to generate a password e.g receptionist and to give it to the Guest to sign on. The password should only last a specific time e.g 1 hour

Does anybody know how to do this in XIQ Connect ? And if this is not possible, is there a workaround ?

Thanks in advance

Siobhán

Re: XIQ Connect Account - Guest SSID timed access

Ash_Finch — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:58:51 GMT

Hello,

In Connect it’s not really possible. The only “workaround” I can think of would be to set a WPA2 Personal SSID that you change the password on every day and push it out to the APs, but that would be quite a bit of management work to change it on a regular basis, and would affect all guests, not just on a per user basis.
With Pilot you’d be able to issue a PPSK to the guest for the given time frame exactly as you’ve described, but that requires a licence unfortunately.

Re: XIQ Connect Account - Guest SSID timed access

Siobhan_Stynes — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 20:37:55 GMT

Thanks Ash.

I think there is a link to re-direct to a External captive portals and was wondering could this be used to connect to a third party device or software that offers Guest Portals ?

Re: XIQ Connect Account - Guest SSID timed access

Ash_Finch — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 20:55:50 GMT

Actually there may be a way! Create an Open SSID > Cloud Captive Web Portal > request a pin
These can be time based via the Pin Valid Time option. Users will have to enter an email or mobile number to get a pin, then enter that on the CWP

There are the other external CWPs as you mention

A cloud captive web portal > social login - don’t believe there’s any controls in terms of only letting them connect for a day
a Captive web portal ? user auth on captive web portal > redirect to external URL for auth > this could be pointed to another service outside of extreme that may be able to implement user controls such as access periods.

Re: XIQ Connect Account - Guest SSID timed access

Siobhan_Stynes — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:09:01 GMT

Cheers Ash.

Unfortunately the customer wants to control what Guest gets access so he wants to be able to give them the password and that it expires after a few hours.

He really does not want the Guests to sign on themselves 🙂