In this article, we will review the steps required to integrate your IronWiFi account with Archie. Before starting these steps, you must have already created an account in IronWiFi.
Step 1. Create an API Key in your IronWiFi account
Log into your IronWiFi account
Go to Account and scroll down to the API Keys section
Click Create a key
Enter your Key name, and select the role Owner
Click Create a key
Copy the key created and save it in a place that you can access later, this key can't be retrieve again
Click Close
Step 2. Integrating your IronWiFi account with Archie
Go to "Settings / Integrations / App marketplace"
Locate the IronWiFi app and click "View Integration"
Click "Connect IronWiFi account"
Enter your API Key obtained in the first step
Select your Region
Note: For better results, select the region that is closest to your location.
Enter your Brand provider, this is the brand of the access point that you will be using to provide internet in your site
Click Connect
You will be taken back to the app configuration screen
You are now ready to start using this app
Archie tip: After connecting your API key with Archie, the configuration will be automatically created in IronWiFi, to view this information you can go back to your IronWiFi account, click Networks, and then review the tabs Networks and Captive portals.
Step 3. Setting up your Access point
Go to "Settings / Integrations / App marketplace"
Locate the IronWiFi app and click "View Integration"
Click the Configuration tab
Click the Setup instructions button to review the instructions provided by IronWiFi for the brand provider selected
Complete the instructions
Note: If you don't see the setup instructions, reload your page and come back to this section
Step 4. Configuring your IronWifi settings
Go to "Settings / Integrations / App marketplace"
Locate the IronWiFi app and click "View Integration"
Click the Configuration tab and scroll down to find the following sections:
Authentication server: No modifications are needed here, you can copy the information displayed for your Access point configuration
Walled Garden: Make sure to add this information to the walled garden configuration of your access point, this is a very important step to have your configuration working
Captive portal: No modifications are needed here, you can copy the information displayed for your Access point configuration
User access code: Select the period that you want your access code to be reset
Restriction: Manage the bandwidth for your members and users access
Advanced settings: Add radius attributes, this needs to be modified only by people with IT/Networking background
Archie tip: The user access code can be found on the homepage under "Community / Building guide", it will be located in the right part of the screen under "Internet user code". This code will be visible only to admins.
Step 5. Login into the captive portal
After accessing the captive portal, you will be taken to the sign in screen:
Guests will have 2 options to sign in
Access code: Users can log in with the access code that you provide (set up in the previous step)
Reservation number: Users can use the reservation number received when they booked one of your elements, this will be available 30 minutes before the booking starts and will end when booking is over
Members can sign in by adding their email address
The system will review the email, if the user is a "member", they will be granted with the access
If the user has a day-pass active, they will receive access only for the day that they checked in
Admins will always have access
Archie tip: Only accounts that are members can sign in with their email address, accounts set as regular users won't be able to sign in with the email, only with the access code or reservation number.