Option 43 is a strangely formatted thing, very dependent on the vendor as to what they are expecting. To enable Ruckus APs to find a SmartZone controller, Ruckus’ documentation provides examples of how to set up a Linux DHCP server, but nothing more. Finding out how to do it on a pfSense took some guesswork.
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Setting NAS ID on pfSense
pfSense has a captive portal option that allows RADIUS authentication. However, it doesn’t include the option to set the NAS ID of your firewall, instead creating something automatically based on the hostname. Apply these changes (against 1.2.3-RELEASE) to enable a custom NAS ID.
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