Spacebring integrates with IronWiFi to streamline Wi-Fi access control. With this integration, you can:
Automate giving and revoking access to Wi-Fi.
Grant access to customers under certain conditions.
Make it easy to people to connect to Wi-Fi without any passwords.
Know who is online, how often, and how long with IronWiFi's built-in analytics tools.
IronWiFi is a distinct company not affiliated with us. For any inquiries regarding IronWiFi's solutions, services, or pricing, please reach out to IronWiFi directly. We do not have the authority to provide information or support on behalf of IronWiFi.
Prerequisites
To use this integration, ensure the following:
Install Wi-Fi routers that IronWiFi supports. The list of supported vendors is available on the IronWiFi website. Please get in touch with IronWiFi if you have any questions about hardware or their cloud-based RADIUS servers.
Create captive portals inside global IronWiFi region, not your local one:
Sign in to the IronWiFi Console
Switch to the global region - non-regional (button in the top right corner)
On the Networks page, click "Create new."
Connect and configure the IronWiFi integration
Ensure you have active IronWiFi and Spacebring accounts to enable the integration. Verify that all networks and captive portals are set up in the IronWiFi account. Then, follow these steps:
Go to Spacebring > Integrations page by pressing the menu (...) next to the location's name.
Find the IronWiFi integration page > press
Connect.Enter your API Key and press
Save. Where to find the IronWiFi API key
Once your IronWiFi account is connected, you will see the "Captive Portals" section.
Click
Connect Captive Portal> select the network from the dropdown > choose the captive portal that was preliminary created in your IronWiFi account.Set Wi-Fi access conditions. The integration between Spacebring and IronWiFi allows granting network access to your customers if they have an active subscription, room booking, or desk booking.
Add the IP address provided on this page to your network access controller (router) settings.
How the IronWiFi integration works
Access for subscriptions
When a user has a subscription (either created by an administrator or through self-sign-up), they receive access to Wi-Fi for the full subscription period.
Wi-Fi access is granted for the entire subscription period, and remains available even if an administrator manually cancels the subscription before its expiration.
If a subscription is created for a company, all company users receive Wi-Fi access.
Once a user's or company's subscription expires, their Wi-Fi access will be automatically revoked.
Access for room and desk bookings
Members and nonmembers who book a room or desk will have access to Wi-Fi for the booking duration. Additionally, room booking invitees will also be granted access.
Users will have a 30-minute grace period before and after the booking time. Below is an example of how access is provided:
Booking date & time | Access to Wi-Fi |
1/8/2024 12 PM - 4 PM | 1/8/2024 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
5/12/2024 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 5/12/2024 9:00 AM - 12 PM |
Wi-Fi access is granted for the entire booking duration, and remains available even if the booking is manually canceled before it ends.
How users connect to Wi-Fi
When users arrive at your space, they can go online in a few simple steps:
Choose the open Wi-Fi network from the list of available networks on their device. It's important that users select the network that matches the one you set up in IronWiFi and has a captive portal.
Authenticate through the pop-up window (captive portal) by entering the same email they have used to sign up or make a booking in your member web portal or mobile app.
The integration checks if the email meets network access criteria and grants access according to your settings.
To authenticate, users enter their email address and a one-time confirmation code. To receive this code, users must have the internet on a secondary device (e.g. a smartphone with a cellular data connection), which works for most people. If you have clients who don't have a secondary device and/or access to the internet without your Wi-Fi network, use Twilio to send Wi-Fi login codes by SMS.
Disconnect the IronWiFi integration
To disconnect a captive portal, go to Spacebring > Integrations page by pressing the menu (...) next to the location's name > IronWiFi. Select a captive portal > press Disconnect Captive Portal.
To disconnect the entire integration, go to Spacebring > Integrations page by pressing the menu (...) next to the location's name > IronWiFi > press Disconnect.
Using this integration is only available on specific plans.