Cisco and WiFi Hotspot
Cisco provides wireless infrastructure for enterprise, hospitality, campus, public venue and other business WiFi environments.
WiFi Hotspot integrates with supported Cisco platforms to provide Guest WiFi authentication, Splash Pages, Internet Plans, users and session management.
Cisco manages the wireless network, access points and network policies, while WiFi Hotspot manages Guest WiFi access and customer authentication.
Current WiFi Hotspot configuration guides include Cisco Catalyst 9800 and Cisco Meraki, while selected legacy controller deployments such as Cisco 8540 remain documented for existing installations.
Why Use Cisco With WiFi Hotspot?
Guest WiFi Captive Portal
Redirect guests to a branded WiFi Hotspot Splash Page before Internet access is granted.
Provide login methods, visitor information and Internet Plans through a consistent Guest WiFi experience.
CISCO + WIFI HOTSPOT
RADIUS Authentication & Accounting
Supported Cisco configurations connect to WiFi Hotspot through RADIUS for Guest WiFi authentication and session accounting.
For example, the Catalyst 9800 integration uses external RADIUS authentication and accounting together with web authentication and an external login redirect.
Centralized Wireless Management
Use Cisco controllers or cloud management to configure wireless networks, access points, SSIDs and network policies.
WiFi Hotspot complements the Cisco infrastructure with centralized Guest WiFi users, Splash Pages, Internet Plans and session management.
Flexible Deployment Options
WiFi Hotspot can integrate with different supported Cisco architectures, including controller-based Catalyst deployments and Cisco Meraki cloud-managed networks.
This allows businesses to keep their Cisco wireless infrastructure while adding centralized Guest WiFi authentication and customer access management.
The required WiFi Hotspot configuration depends on the Cisco platform used in the network.
For Cisco Catalyst 9800, the integration includes RADIUS authentication and accounting, WebAuth configuration and an external WiFi Hotspot login redirect.
For Cisco Meraki, WiFi Hotspot uses a custom Splash Page together with RADIUS authentication and accounting. The current guide notes that RADIUS accounting must be enabled for full session tracking, usage deduction and analytics.
Always use the configuration guide that matches the deployed Cisco platform and software version.
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