Meru Technical Note - Is there any way or plan to add 'SSID' info for Captive Portal authentication with RADIUS server?

[nmichael]

Description

Is there any way or plan to add “SSID” info for Captive Portal authentication with RADIUS server?

Scope

KB ARTICLE TYPE: Design

RELATED PRODUCTS: All

RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: 6.0 and above

KEYWORDS: SSID, RADIUS attributes

Solution
Yes. Currently for the 802.1x authentication, the SSID information is appended to the value in the attribute “Called-Station-Id”. From SD 6.0 onwards, the SSID value will be added to the same attribute of “Called-Station-ID” for the Captive portal RADIUS Authentication as well.