Two key Orion concepts are the Network and the Venue:
- Network represents a group of Wi-Fi access points on a shared LAN
- Venue represents a physical location, such as a building
Adding Networks
Networks automatically appear in Orion, and cannot be manually added.
Orion Wi-Fi uses the NAS-Identifier provided by your network equipment as the Network name. After connecting to your test network, you should see it appear within 1-2 days in the Network Stats page in the Orion Wi-Fi Supplier portal:
Note: the Network Stats page will only show Networks that have had traffic within the selected timeframe. To see Networks that have not had recent traffic on Orion Wi-Fi, see the Manage Networks and Network Verification pages.
Adding Venues
You now need to provide venue details for your test Network.
To add a single venue, click Venues > Add New Venue. The Venue information page appears. Provide as much of the requested information as possible:
Managing Networks
You can now update the metadata associated with each Network. Go to the Networks page under Manage, hover over the Network, click the menu and click Edit.
Select the Venue associated with this network under Venue Name. Provide as much of the requested information as possible:
Click on Update Network to save your changes:
Bulk Uploading Venues and Networks
To bulk upload metadata for multiple Venues and Networks, click "Upload Venues", then upload a spreadsheet (.xlsx or .csv) with exactly the following 20 columns:
| Column Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Venue ID |
If you want a Network to be assigned to a new Venue, then leave this field blank for that row. If you want to map a Network to an existing Venue, you can find your Venue ID by going to Venues → click the ⋮ on the row of the Venue whose ID you want --> click Edit --> look at the URL: https://orion.google/supply/Home#/suppliers/[SUPPLIER_ID]/venues/[VENUE_ID]/edit |
| NAS-ID |
This must be populated. If it matches an existing NAS-ID, then that Network’s metadata will be updated. If it does not match an existing NAS-ID, then a new Network will be created. |
| Upload Bandwidth (mbps) | Must be a number greater than 0. |
| Download Bandwidth (mbps) | Must be a number greater than 0. |
| Address 1 | |
| Address 2 | |
| City | |
| State | |
| Zipcode | |
| POC Name | |
| Contact Email | |
| Venue Type |
Must be one of the following values: Stadium, Hospital, Park, Retail, Office, Residential, Business (e.g. Flower Shop, Restaurant), Industrial (e.g. Warehouse), Transportation Hub, Educational Campus, Student Housing, Municipality / Downtown, Venue (e.g. concert), Airplane |
| Price Policy | Must be a number greater than $0.00/GB. |
| Expected RSSI | Must be an integer between [-110, 30] dbM. |
| ISP | |
| WiFi Protocol |
Must be one of the following values: Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| WiFi Frequency |
Must be a comma-delimited list of one or more of the following values: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz |
| WiFi Vendors |
Must be a comma-delimited list of one or more of the following values: Cisco, Meraki, Aerohive, Fortinet, Juniper Mist, RUCKUS, Ubiquiti, Extreme Networks, Aruba |
| Backhaul Connection |
Must be one of the following values: Cable, DSL, Fixed Wireless, Fiber, T1, Satellite |
Unless otherwise stated, if a value is blank, then no update will be made for that value for that row.
Note: The Manage Networks and Network Verification pages will show Networks that have had traffic on Orion Wi-Fi at some point in the past, even if the usage is not recent. It is not possible to delete Networks from the Orion Wi-Fi Supplier portal.
Tip: To find all Networks without a Venue, go to the Manage Networks page, then sort the Venue Name column in ascending order by clicking on the "Venue Name" header. All Networks without a Venue will appear at the top of the list.
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