This Article Applies to:

Omada Controller v5

Issue Description/Phenomenon:

Recently we received feedback that the external hotspot setup stopped working after updating Controller from v4 to v5, and the error message is related to the API info, like the example below

..."status":404,"error":"Not Found","message":"","path":"/api/v2/hotspot/login"}.

Available Solutions:

Omada Controller v5 has adjusted API for External Portal, please refer to the following FAQ to modify the External Portal setup. The Requirements of Establishing an External Portal Server (above Omada SDN Controller 5.0.15)

Kind Note: 

Compared to Omada Controller v4, the main changes on Controller v5 are as follows:

1. Add Controller ID to the URL for hotspot login and client information submission.

2. Add the HTTP header, which carries the CSRF Token.

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