Cloudpath Video Tutorials

In addition to the complete Cloudpath documentation set located on the https://www.support.ruckuswireless.com website, you can also refer to a number of Cloudpath instructional videos located on youtube

The table below provides links to these videos as well as a summary of each one. You can check the summary descriptions to determine which videos would apply to your environment.

Note: The videos listed below do not depict the most recent version of Cloudpath (therefore you will see differences in logos and some configuration screens), but the instructional information presented in the videos is still applicable.
Title Link Summary
On-Premise Installation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIa4dA4otY

On-premise installation where customers host their own Cloudpath system is the most common installation. This is done either with VMWare or Hyper-V.

This video covers VMWare installation. The video goes through prerequisites, obtaining and installing the OVA file in your VMWare environment, activating the Cloudpath system, initial system setup, and basic workflow setup including active directory authentication-server configuration.

Off-Premise (Cloud) Installation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKRbyz_WxNg This video covers an installation where Ruckus Networks hosts the Cloudpath system in the cloud for the customer. It goes through activating the Cloudpath system, initial system setup, and basic workflow setup including active directory authentication-server configuration.
Integrating Cloudpath with a SmartZone Controller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckERq_ktY14&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=4 This video demonstrates the configuration on a SmartZone controller and the corresponding configuration in the Cloudpath UI for controller integration. It includes configuring an authentication server, an accounting server, a hotspot (WISPr) portal, a walled garden, an onboarding SSID, and a secure SSID.
Management Interface Overview and Setting Up an Admin Account https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nATdbfa9cek&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=2 This video demonstrates the configuration on a SmartZone controller and the corresponding configuration in the Cloudpath UI for controller integration. It includes configuring an authentication server, an accounting server, a hotspot (WISPr) portal, a walled garden, an onboarding SSID, and a secure SSID.
Management Interface Overview and Setting Up an Admin Account https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nATdbfa9cek&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=2 This video provides a brief tour of the Cloudpath user interface and shows how to set up administrator accounts.
Configuring a Workflow for Client Onboarding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBT8zbciGuc&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=3

This video provides details on creating a workflow from scratch. It covers adding steps for an acceptable use policy, creating workflow branches (or “splits”), using an active directory to authenticate a user, customizing the web page display that is shown to an onboarding user, and configuring the “Result” step in a workflow to assign a device configuration and/or a certificate to the user’s device once the user has been authenticated and taken through the applicable workflow branch.

This video includes a walkthrough of a device configuration where you select the secure SSID that has already been configured on the controller. Certificate template configuration is also shown because you can have a certificate issued to the onboarding user for future authentication when the user connects to the secure SSID. Publishing the workflow to put it into effect, then testing the user experience by going to the enrollment URL, close out this video. The user’s device is configured and the certificate is installed onto the user’s device.

Cloudpath Authentication Using MAC Addresses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WyfQo8n9E4&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=5

This video walks you through setting up workflow branches using the plugin step called “Register device for MAC-based authentication.” For devices that do not have WPA-2 capabilities, or for limited-time usage, Cloudpath offers authentication using the device’s MAC address for limited and secure network access. Certificates are not used in this authentication. This video shows different ways in which you can use the same “Register device for MAC-based authentication” step, depending on configuration settings you choose within that plugin.

Also shown is the use of the “Redirect the user” plug-in step to move the enrolled user to a specified external URL; this replaces the “Result” step because you don’t need a configuration or certificate installed onto the user’s device for MAC registration authentication.

Cloudpath Auto-Branching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq84JPlWS6Q&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=8&t=0s This video shows how to build a workflow branch that contains sub-branches that will be selected automatically by Cloudpath, based on filter criteria you configure for each sub-branch. This video shows you how to use the "First match in:" option in the workflow so that the first sub-branch (going from left to right in the workflow) where the criteria being evaluated matches what the user entered during an authentication step is used automatically.
Cloudpath Authentication Methods for Guest User Access https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ot5faLCRLM&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=8 This video shows you how to build a workflow branch for providing guest user access. Three sub-branches are shown:
  • Using the “Authenticate using a voucher from a sponsor” plug-in step, which involves sending a voucher to the user.
  • Using the “Perform out-of-band verification,” plug-in step, where the user receives a voucher code via email or text message.
  • Using the “Request access from a sponsor” plug-in step, which notifies the sponsor in real time. The sponsor can approve the request, in which case the user’s enrollment continues. Note: Beginning with Cloudpath 5.6, this plug-in is called "Request access from a sponsor online" to differentiate it from a new plug-in in release 5.6 called "Request access from a sponsor offline."

The video also shows creating voucher lists and adding sponsors for specific voucher lists.

Customizing Your Cloudpath Onboarding Landing Pages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9MnH8kri90&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=9 This video demonstrates using the “Look and Feel” tab in a workflow to change the appearance of the onboarding landing pages to suit the needs of your organization.
Creating Multiple Workflows with Cloudpath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDDuQpQyOHA&list=PLWS1OkMTACNxNMij5ShBD_ZL5TFbIoNbE&index=10 This video provides examples of why you might need to use multiple workflows, and shows how to maintain them separately from each other. For instance, you might need separate workflows for users in different countries due to country code differences; this video informs you on how to use redirect URLs on the corresponding controllers.
Cloudpath Device Management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbsbBJkPtsc&list=PLySwoo7u9-KI5EgLR6XBjtjAGhd35mjyq&index=11&t=0s This video shows you how to edit existing device configurations in the Configuration > Device Configurations area of the Cloudpath user interface. The video includes an example of using the “Network(s)” tab of a device configuration to add an additional network to which the user can connect.
Cloudpath Advanced Workflows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUdjXW2WB38 This video provides a demonstration of how to use the “Prompt the user for information” plug-in step in conjunction with the “Split users into different branches” plug-in step. Also shown are how to edit the branches to employ the use of filters that are based on the user input. You can use filters and the different “match” options to direct users down the desired workflow branch.
Configuring Notifications with Cloudpath Enrollment System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiSYrz6bQiU

This video shows how to use a “Send a notification” plug-in step in a workflow. This plug-in generates a notification about the enrollment. Notification types include email, SMS, REST API, syslog and more. This step is invisible to the end-user. You are shown how you can use variables in the notification configuration, and how you can choose from a variety of notification methods from a drop-down list.

Also shown is how to create a notification regarding the issuance of certificates from within the Certificate Authority > Manage Templates area of the Cloudpath UI.