Configure Ruckus Devices for Analytics

The Ruckus Venue Name and Ruckus Venue Password can be configured on the Analytics4WiFi Edit hotspot page. The venue name and password must match the configuration in your Ruckus network for the Analytics4WiFi platform to work.

Location Services only reports on the 2.4ghz band. If 2.4 is disabled on an access point it will show as offline in the Node Status Report.

  1. Ruckus ZoneDirector
  2. Ruckus SmartZone
  3. Ruckus Cloud

Ruckus ZoneDirector

1. Login to the Ruckus ZoneDirector
2. Click on configure and go to Location Services
3. Create a new location venue
4. Fill in the following information
a. Venue Name: Please use the Ruckus Venue name from the hotspot settings in the Analytics4WiFi dashboard.
b. Server FQDN or IP Address: location-venue.analytics4wifi.com
c. Port: 8883
d. Password: Please use the Ruckus Venue password from the hotspot settings in the Analytics4WiFi dashboard.


e. Click Ok

5. Navigate to Configure and click Access Points
6. Edit the AP Group you want to use
7. Click Enable checkbox
8. Select the Venue Name previously created

9. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click OK

Ruckus SmartZone

  1. Login to the Ruckus SmartZone.
  2. Click System > General Settings and click on the Location Services tab.
  3. Click the “+Create” button.
  4. Fill in the following information
    a. Venue Name: Please use the Ruckus Venue name from the hotspot settings in the Analytics4WiFi dashboard.
    b. Server FQDN or IP Address: location-venue.analytics4wifi.com
    c. Port: 8883
    d. Password: Please use the Ruckus Venue password from the hotspot settings in the Analytics4WiFi dashboard.

    e. Click Ok

  5. Click Access Points and select the desired zone.
  6. Click the Configuration tab and click Configure.
  7.  Open the Advanced Options tab.
  8.  Scroll down to Location Based Services
  9. Click enable checkbox
  10. Select venue name previously created
  11. Press Ok to save the changes.

Ruckus Cloud

  1. Login to Ruckus Cloud dashboard.
  2. Click Venues
  3. Select the venue you would like to enable location services on.
  4. To the right of the Venue Overview page, you will see Venue Settings. Click the cog wheel next to Location Server.
  5. Click Add Server
    a. Server Name: Analytics4WiFi (or whatever you wish)
    b. Server Address: location-venue.analytics4wifi.com
    c. Port: 8883
    d. Password: Please use the Ruckus Venue password from the hotspot settings in the Analytics4WiFi dashboard.
  6. Press Save.
  7. Note the Location server venue. Please use this value as the Ruckus Venue name under the hotspot settings in the Analytics4WiFi dashboard.
  8. Select the server you just created and press OK.
Updated on March 21, 2022

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