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    How to Captive Portal Self Registration Using Free radius & Mysql (Tutorial)

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    • K
      khan
      last edited by

      Captive Portal Self Registration Using Free radius & Mysql Tested with 2.0.2-RELEASE (i386) built on Fri Dec 7 16:30:14 EST 2012 in vmware 8.

      Caution : this procedure was perfect for me. Please use at your own risk & make backup.

      You need few thing to do this

      1. php-mysql support in pfsense. Default is disabled. follow this post to do it

      http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,47150.0.html

      your command should be

      pkg_info -r http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/8.1-RELEASE/packages/All/php52-mysql-5.2.13_3.tbz

      and

      pkg_add -rfi http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/8.1-RELEASE/packages/All/php52-mysql-5.2.13_3.tbz

      tips: according to his (sash99) post some package dependencies should occur. But I did not found 1. what I did..

      1. in command added package with

      pkg_add -rfi http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/8.1-RELEASE/packages/All/php52-mysql-5.2.13_3.tbz

      1. in command

      /etc/rc.php_ini_setup

      1. installed freeradius2 package from system/package
      2. rebooted pfsense
      3. in command

      touch /etc/php_dynamodules/php52-mysql

      1. rebooted pfsense.

      Step 2
      Config pfsense freeradius according to this doc
      http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/FreeRADIUS_2.x_package
      and for sql  support
      http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,43675.msg235475.html#msg235475
      add extra table using reg_users.sql.txt file sql command or u can rename this to reg_users.sql and import via phpmyadmin

      I hav added database file  also.

      step 3

      now rename every file & remove “.txt” from file name ie

      captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php.txt to captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php
      captiveportal-bootstrap.min.css.txt to captiveportal-bootstrap.min.css

      and so …

      now edit
      captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php in line 104 insert your sql server ipaddress & password.

      Upload evry file in captive file manager except
      cp_portal.php
      cp_error.php

      in captive portal main page
      enable captive portal in Lan
      check Disable concurrent logins
      in Authentication section
      check RADIUS Authentication
      in ipaddress box –----------- 127.0.0.1
      port box ----------- 1812
      sharedsecret box -----------your shared secret
      in Accounting check send RADIUS accounting packets
      in port ----------- 1813
      Accounting updates ----- check strat stop
      In RADIUS NAS IP attribute select your lan.

      insert cp_portal.php in “Portal page contents”
      cp_error.php in “Authentication error page contents”.
      Save. And you are ready to go.

      Important
      1. you should change php file content according to your need.

      2. be aware about adding php-mysql package you may not be lucky as i was. if anything goes wrong follow "sash99" post carefully.

      3. in my captive portal page i have some security like a client with a mac address can only register one account.

      please let me know your experiences.
      captiveportal-bootstrap-responsive.min.css.txt
      captiveportal-bootstrap.min.js.txt
      captiveportal-bootstrap-responsive.min.css.txt
      captiveportal-jquery.validate.js.txt
      captiveportal-jquery.min.js.txt

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        khan
        last edited by

        php & sql file added

        reg_users.sql.txt
        raddd.sql.txt
        cp_error.php.txt
        cp_portal.php.txt
        captiveportal-cp_terms.php.txt
        captiveportal-cp_registration_form.php.txt
        captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php.txt
        captiveportal-cp_contact.php.txt

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          Nachtfalke
          last edited by

          @khan

          I didn't test your tutorial or the one from the forum user you pointed some links to but I would ask if it would be ok to add this to the pfsense freeradius2 doc ? The pfsense documentation could be an centralized point where everyone can find information about freeradius2 package and information about things which go further.

          I just would like to add a link to the documentation if you allow :-)

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            khan
            last edited by

            @Nachtfalke

            Sure. any kinds of help i can,  for pfsense & its community.

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              Nachtfalke
              last edited by

              Great!

              I added this to my freeradius2 documentation:
              http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/FreeRADIUS_2.x_package#CaptivePortal_Self-Registration:FreeRADIUS.2B_MySQL

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                sash99
                last edited by

                glad someone found my post useful - just a note this later post about  how to get a fully functional webserver might be a bit easier for people to understand then my original post..  for setting up mysql and for phpmyadmin within your pfsense  machine

                http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,47086.0.html

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                  jemsenator
                  last edited by

                  Hello
                  I am wondering the reason no one has commented on his experience of using the solution provided by Khan, the forum needs to know user experiences so we can improve if there is any bug or errors or even difficulties, Please, if you have tested or tried this, share your experience, if you are scared to give it a try, also share your fear(s).

                  Thank you

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                    sash99
                    last edited by

                    well I decided to give it a try to see how it would work. on a fresh install of amd64 machine  i have the  phpmyadmin and mysql installed o locally on pfsense  freeradius2 and mysql are function as they should. just not  getting the the captive portal  self registration to work

                    several problems so far that I noticed

                    I try to register and it gives me this error


                    Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/db/cpelements/captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php on line 115
                    ×
                    Registration Successfull. Please visit Login page to login


                    but you do not get access and no errors are displayed when logging in

                    also if I enter in on purpose the incorrect user name and password on  it does not  redirect me to the error page.

                    would you have a general idea what might be wrong ???

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                      sash99
                      last edited by

                      when I do radtest while connected to mysql all seams fine to that point

                      radtest test test123 127.0.0.1:1812 0 testing123
                      Sending Access-Request of id 129 to 127.0.0.1 port 1812
                             User-Name = "test"
                             User-Password = "test123"
                             NAS-IP-Address = 192.168.1.1
                             NAS-Port = 0
                             Message-Authenticator = 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
                      rad_recv: Access-Accept packet from host 127.0.0.1 port 1812, id=129, length=20

                      as you can see here

                      and these radtest entries are the only ones that can be found in the mysql data base

                      also
                      captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php  line was modified to

                      $con = mysql_connect("127.0.0.1","radius","radpass");

                      to match  my settings

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                        khan
                        last edited by

                        @sash99:

                        several problems so far that I noticed

                        I try to register and it gives me this error


                        Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/db/cpelements/captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php on line 115
                        ×

                        this line in captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php checks the mac address  of the system trying to register if already in database.
                        What is your database table structure? in my database i have added an extra table named "reg_users". do u have that table in your database? if not please add that using sql file provided.

                        anyway (if not resolved)

                        in line114 in captiveportal-cp_reg_suc.php

                        replace

                        $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM reg_users WHERE macaddress = '$macaddress'");

                        with

                        $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM reg_users WHERE macaddress = '$macaddress'")or die(mysql_error());

                        this will tell you the cause of error. please post the error.

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                          sash99
                          last edited by

                          good morning khan
                          well I see that I forgot to import your sql tables.  which I did now. I no longer get the error mentioned above no errors mentioned at all actually. but I still do not get access either. I looked through my sql data base  and I can not find  my log in entries any where. does not seam to enter them into the data base

                          theses are the tables I have in my radius data base
                          cui
                          nas
                          radacct
                          radcheck
                          radgroupcheck
                          radgroupreply
                          radippool
                          radpostauth
                          radreply
                          radusergroup
                          reg_users
                          wimax

                          are all the table there that suppose to be..??? is there possibly another table I missed importing….
                          I thought I imported them all, some that that I importerd do not display as tables though

                          thank you for your time
                          sash

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                            sash99
                            last edited by

                            well rebuilt pfsense amd64 firewall again , with full web host abilities and mysql. ( basically the same as doing it for i386 just change the i386 to amd86 ie:

                            pkg_info -r http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/8.1-RELEASE/packages/All/php52-mysql-5.2.13_3.tbz

                            to

                            pkg_info -r http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/amd64/8.1-RELEASE/packages/All/php52-mysql-5.2.13_3.tbz

                            but still no go with the self register. no entries added into the  database.  mysql server/client working  with in pfsense fine as I can build websites with mysql database in them ( ie joolma etc ) plus phpmyadmin is working fine too on the pfsense machine..

                            it probably something simple I just do not know what going wrong and where..

                            where can I manual add a user into the data base and its format.  atleast then I would be able to narrow down the problem, by verify that that login works via the database. I know that the page talks to the data base as it was popping up the error earlier due to the missing table (reg_users). now I want to see if it reads the database. then at least I will know that it only a write problem.

                            thank you for your time
                            sash

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                              sash99
                              last edited by

                              okay this has me stumped for now..
                              I reinstalled  the computer as i386 pfsense instead of amd64
                              and what I have learned
                              for some strange reason the error page works on the I386  version and not the amd64 version

                              radtest  seams to work  fine it sends data to mysql so  freeradius and mysql are working fine as it enter mysql data entries into it automatically

                              if I install the radius data base with out  reg_user table  the self registration  captive portal page see that it missing table  and fails on  registration .so    captive portal seems to be configure correctly as the  self registration webpage has access to the radius database because  of the table error

                              if If have the reg_user  table imported.  into radius database  I no longer  get an error.

                              But it does not write anything into reg_user table upon completion of registration  ( so it tells me i have  no write capability or  some sort un seen  mysql error happening  that prevents it from writing)

                              if I manual enter in a  user via insert in phpmyadmin into the  reg_users . I also have  have no access and the  self registration  web page  flags that as an unknown user.. so it  it can not read reg_user table for some reason either ..

                              it a funny problems and I know very little of mysql to be able debug it easily  – well lets see if any one can successfully get  this self registration page to work.. as at this point I can not  , or at least on a single  pfsense machine  firewall/web serve/database machine anyways..

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                                khan
                                last edited by

                                if I manual enter in a  user via insert in phpmyadmin into the  reg_users . I also have  have no access and the  self registration  web page  flags that as an unknown user.. so it  it can not read reg_user table for some reason either ..

                                actually "reg_users" table is not necessary for captive portal this table is for monitoring user registration with extra field & cheks mac based security. free radius checks only "radcheck" for user & password. you can manually enter there.

                                But it does not write anything into reg_user table upon completion of registration  ( so it tells me i have  no write capability or  some sort un seen  mysql error happening  that prevents it from writing)

                                from your configuration i think you dont have permition to write in mysql database. this can be caused if  you dont have permission to write in that folder/disk. or your mysql user privilege is not enough.

                                can u please send me your mysql server details.

                                my system is running with 20 registered user & increasing every day.

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                                  khan
                                  last edited by

                                  @sash99

                                  I have tested your config in vmware 9 environment with 2.0.2-RELEASE (i386). what i did
                                  1. installed pfsense.
                                  2. installed mysql & vhost according to your post.
                                  3. installed php52-mysql as i mentioned before.
                                  4. installed free radius2.
                                  5. config them all
                                  6. uploaded all the captive portal file.

                                  but everything seems ok for me. i can register & data also available in database.

                                  if u are interested i can upload the vmware image.

                                  sorry to mention before….. i file (main css "bootrtrap.min.css") missing in my captiveportal file list, for which design was not perfect. added in this post.

                                  can any moderator would be kind to attach this file in my main post please??

                                  captiveportal-bootstrap.min.css.txt

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                                    sash99
                                    last edited by

                                    sure I will try your vmware image. hopefully it run in my vm machine  ( I am not using Vmware but usually not to much  problem with different  Vmdisk images from other  programs )

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                                      khan
                                      last edited by

                                      Sorry For my delayed reply. i have uploaded virtual image as open virtual format in Google drive. link

                                      https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7TKCwKoq_lNdDRmVERaT0ZaeU0/edit

                                      first network adapter is WAN
                                      2nd network adapter is LAN

                                      webgui:

                                      https://192.168.26.1:1337/index.php

                                      username : admin
                                      password: pfsense

                                      phpmyadmin:

                                      192.168.26.1:8001/phpmyadmin/

                                      username: root
                                      password: pfsense

                                      best of luck. don forget to update ur result. let me know if face any error.

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                                        thenomad
                                        last edited by

                                        I am on an VMWare exi5.1.0 server … fo some reason I cannot get either network interfaces in you vm to come up.  It looks to be there but no traffic passes... any ideas??

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                                          khan
                                          last edited by

                                          @thenomad:

                                          I am on an VMWare exi5.1.0 server … fo some reason I cannot get either network interfaces in you vm to come up.  It looks to be there but no traffic passes... any ideas??

                                          what is your virtual network settings? i used wan bridged with my netbook wifi and lan as a host only network.l

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                                            thenomad
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                                            I fixed it I think… the interface mappings got flipped somehow ... thanks for your reply It got me in the right direction !

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