Internet Integrations
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Meraki Information
Advanced Meraki Integration will help you manage your wireless network for members and guests with advanced Proximity Platform integrations. Create special policies by Membership, automatically create wireless networks for conference room reservations, and track member usage of your space. Meraki makes network management easy by being completely cloud-based and accessible from anywhere. Order/Set up Meraki From the dashboard, navigate to Order. When you’re redirected, click on Wifi Hardware to purchase: Meraki Access Points. Meraki Cloud…
https://docs.proximity.space/index.php/articles/meraki-information
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Captive Portal
New members and reinstated members will pass through your Captive Portal to gain network access if your space has Meraki Wifi integration. A Captive Portal will automatically give your members internet access at the correct Membership with their Proximity credentials. Any active member who is logged into your space has already passed through your Captive Portal and will be able to connect without passing through your Captive Portal again (unless their membership expires or fails to…
https://docs.proximity.space/index.php/articles/captive-portal
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Meraki Guidelines
Guidelines: One MR-44 per 2,000 square feet or 40-60 wireless clients At least 1 access point per floor regardless of square footage or amount of wireless clients These are only guidelines. Things like walls, type of walls, bricks, lead paint, other wifi networks can affect signal strength. From the dashboard, navigate to Order . You’ll be directed to our online marketplace. Other things to consider that might affect signal strength: Your space construction set up,…
https://docs.proximity.space/index.php/articles/meraki-guidelines
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Configure Radius Integration (Meraki Access Points)
In order to configure the Radius Integration: Determine public IP address. This can be found by visiting https://whatsmyip.org Create an SSID named Proximity Network Choose WPA2-Enterprise with my RADIUS server Choose "Add a server" Enter 13.58.173.249 for the Host Enter 1812 for the Port Enter the Secret set for this space (contact support through the website to request your secret) Choose "RADIUS accounting is enabled" Choose "Add a server" Enter 13.58.173.249 for the Host Enter…
https://docs.proximity.space/index.php/articles/configure-radius-integration-meraki-access-points
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Internet Access Integrations
Proximity offers two types of integrations for granting and restricting internet access to your members and their devices. Both integrations offer similar features but handled in slightly different ways. While the integrations are simple and easy to configure we require you have an IT professional that understands network infrastructure and can help you to configure the network in your space. Direct integration with Cisco Meraki Access Points Proximity is able to directly integrate with Meraki…
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Differences Between Meraki & RADIUS Integration
Meraki Uses a Captive Portal (this is the same technology used in Coffee Shops and Hotels but much cleaner and less intrusive) Ability to publicly post passwords to a network allowing users to access the network, but not the internet. User gets a splash page or captive portal on the device, which prompts them to register for new membership or log in to an existing one at a space. Proximity system checks to see if…
https://docs.proximity.space/index.php/articles/differences-between-meraki-radius-integration
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Setting a Wifi Option for Reservable Resources
You have the option of choosing how to manage the internet integration for a given resource. There are three options here: None, Static, and Manage with Radius/Meraki. To choose which network setting you'd like, navigate to the resource you'd like to change and look to the bottom of the page. Here, there will be a dropdown menu with two or three options, depending on which integration you use. The first option is None . This…
https://docs.proximity.space/index.php/articles/setting-a-wifi-option-for-reservable-resources
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RADIUS integration with your existing hardware (BETA)
Have existing hardware that you don't want to replace? Proximity offers a solution, currently in beta, that will integrate with most existing commercial or enterprise-grade hardware. RADIUS is a proven technology that will add enterprise-level encryption and allow your members to connect to your network with the same credentials used to log into their Proximity account using 802.1X authentication. Additional parameters can be set to provision devices to specific VLANs or apply additional firewall rules.…
https://docs.proximity.space/index.php/articles/radius-integration-with-your-existing-hardware-beta