WiFi4EU Support Within the Display-a-Message Plugin

WIFI4EU is a program that allows countries in the European Union to apply for government grants for free wifi in municipalities.

The "Display a Message" workflow step in the Cloudpath UI includes four fields that allow the message step to act as a WiFi4EU "portal."

For compliancy information if you are setting up a Wifi4EU network, refer to the WiFi4EU Policy Enforcement Component Implementation Guide, which is easily located in an Internet search.

Note: A walled garden consists of web resources accessible before a user has been authenticated using the portal. In order for the snippet to function properly, the following address should be whitelisted in the walled garden: https://collection.wifi4eu.ec.europa.eu

Follow these steps to perform the Cloudpath UI configuration for Wifi4EU:

  1. During creation of a workflow, insert the "Display a Message" step at the desired location.
  2. When configuing the "Display a Message" step, use the following fields (see descriptions following the screen):

    Setting the Wifi4EU Fields in the Display-a-Message Workflow Step

    • Include Wifi4EU Script: Checking this box invokes the fields below this field.
    • Wifi4EU Portal Language: Drop-down list from which you select the country.
    • WiFi4EU Network Indentifier: Enter or paste in the network identiifer that you have been provided.
    • WiFi4EU Self-Test Mode: Check this box to run the WiFi4EU-provided script in test mode. This will output compliance with Wifi4EU portal standards to the browser developer console.
      Note: Uncheck this box, save the change, then republish your workflow before you use the workflow in a production environment.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Publish your workflow.
  5. Click the enrollment portal URL link at the top of the main Workflows page.
  6. Proceed through the enrollment workflow to be sure that you receive a screen such as the following:

    Wifi4EU Screen Received During User Enrollment

    Nick - In actual production, will the screen be this big and overlap other info?
  7. Be sure to uncheck the "Wifi4EU Self-Test Mode" box in Setting the Wifi4EU Fields in the Display-a-Message Workflow Step before using the workflow in your production environment.
Parent topic: Additional Plug-In Examples