AMIGOPOD AMIGOPOD 0.99.35, Integration Manual

Page 1: ...ity that allows AmigoPod to provide the required RADIUS platform for managed temporary Guest accounts UAM is intended for use in Internet cafes Hot Spots and other sites where the Access Point is used to provide Internet Access If enabled then HTTP TCP port 80 connections are checked UAM only works on HTTP connections all other traffic is ignored If the user has not been authenticated Internet acc...

Page 2: ...follow the Trendnet User Guide to gain configuration control of the AP and set the basic IP Addressing to match your networking environment Given the RADIUS interaction we strongly recommend the use of a Fixed IP address setting that is available through the web interface Note Fixed IP Address ______________________ This will be required for a later step ...

Page 3: ...is installed on an appliance or server with a fixed IP Address and potentially a locally defined host name Referring back to your initial installation of the AmigoPod solution open a web browser and enter either the IP Address or host name defined during the installation You should be presented with a login screen similar to the one below Enter your username and password The default AmigoPod usern...

Page 4: ...right 2007 amigopod pty ltd Step 3 Once successfully logged into the AmigoPod administration interface you will be presented with the AmigoPod Home Page where the RADIUS Services section can be accessed Click on RADIUS Services on the screen shown below ...

Page 5: ...AmigoPod Integration Guides Trendnet TEW 453APB copyright 2007 amigopod pty ltd Step 4 From the Radius Services menu select Network Access Servers ...

Page 6: ...oPod Integration Guides Trendnet TEW 453APB copyright 2007 amigopod pty ltd Step 5 Being a new install there are currently no NAS entries defined Click on the Create icon at the top of the page shown below ...

Page 7: ...ing details defined for the Trendnet AP in Step 1 Leave the default Other NAS entry for the NAS Type and define a shared secret that will be configured both here in the AmigoPod and also in the Trendnet in future steps Once complete click on the Create NAS Device button Note NAS Shared Secret _______________________ This will be required at a later step ...

Page 8: ...ng message shown at the top of the screen and the button below should be clicked to initiate a restart of the RADIUS services Once the RADIUS services have restarted the next step is to create the customized Web Login pages that the wireless users will be presented with when they attempt to login to the network Under the RADIUS Services menu of the left select the Web Logins menu option to continu...

Page 9: ...Integration Guides Trendnet TEW 453APB copyright 2007 amigopod pty ltd Step 8 Being a new install there are currently no web logins defined Click on the Create a new web login page option listed below the table ...

Page 10: ...and Footer section to match the brand and messaging of the wireless service being offered Particular attention needs to be paid to the following fields to ensure a clean integration with the Trendnet AP Submit URLÆ The IP Address here must match the one defined in step 1 followed by the uamlogon htm suffix Submit MethodÆThis must be set to POST Username FieldÆThis needs to be set as hs_username Pa...

Page 11: ... Step 9 Once the Web Login page has been created and saved it should be tested to ensure it has the correct look and feel for your wireless clients This can be done by clicking on the newly created Web Login page once and selected the Test option that is displayed below the entry ...

Page 12: ...rendnet AP allows for the definition of a separate URL that failed login attempts can be sent to Typically this page would include tips on how to login or who to contact in the events of login issues If the deployment requires this level of information to be provided to the wireless clients a second web login page can be created using the procedure above with more specific HTML customization aroun...

Page 13: ...pod pty ltd Step 12 Returning the web administration interface of the TrendNet AP the next step is to setup the wireless network for the guest users From the Security Profiles screen shown below select the default Profile named wireless and click on the Configure button ...

Page 14: ...ou can chose to leave the Wireless Security System as None to make the association process as easy as possible for the wireless users Alternatively you may wish to set a static WPA PreShared Key for a level of encryption over the air AmigoPod can then be customized to include this PreShared Key on the print receipts detailing the user s login credentials For the example below the simple approach o...

Page 15: ...nfiguring the AmigoPod Additionally the RADIUS details for the AmigoPod install must also be entered in the subsequent fields as shown in the example below The RADIUS Server Address will be the AmigoPod IP Address used in Step 2 or a Fully Qualified Domain Name as shown below if your DNS Administrator has added an entry from the AmigoPod By default AmigoPod use port 1812 for RADUIS authentication ...

Page 16: ...ltd Step 15 Returning to the Security Profiles screen click on the Apply Restart button for the changes to take affect The reboot of the Trendnet AP may take a couple of minutes but at this point the configuration of the AP is complete and the next step is to test the solution ...

Page 17: ...007 amigopod pty ltd Step 16 Using the Wireless Driver software that comes with the wireless adaptor in your laptop or the default Windows Zero Configuration Utility as shown below connect to the AmigoPod SSID or local alternative that was configured in Step 13 ...

Page 18: ...can all be verified from this screen Clicking on the Support tab of the same window will confirm that an IP Address has been successfully configured via DHCP If either the Wireless connection has not been established or a DHCP address been configured then there is an issue with either the setup of the wireless card or potentially support for DHCP on the local LAN Please refer to the manufacturers ...

Page 19: ... Step 17 Now that the test laptop is successfully connected to the Wireless LAN the only step remaining is to login as a guest user To do this a test user must exist in the AmigoPod database Returning back to the AmigoPod Web interface select Guest Manager from the left hand menu ...

Page 20: ... following form that can be completed with the details of your test user Fill out details of the test user including how long the user should have access to the internet from the Account Expiry drop down box and also the Role that the account should be assigned to For more information on creating and defining roles please see the AmigoPod User Guide ...

Page 21: ...ith the login credentials Be sure to either record the email address and password presented or select the Print Receipt option to print out a copy of the login credentials For more information on creating and defining Print Receipt Templates please see the AmigoPod User Guide Note Guest Username _______________________ This will be required at a later step Note Guest Password _____________________...

Page 22: ...e browser will automatically attempt to connect to the Internet The Trendnet AP will then capture this attempt and redirect the web browser to the AmigoPod Web Login page created in Step 10 as shown below Enter the Guest Username and Password recorded at the previous step and click on the Login button to be connected to the Internet The web browser should now be redirected to the original destinat...

Page 23: ...gle home page and also a separate pop up window will be displayed detailing the amount of time still left on the Test User s account as shown below If you have experienced any issues setting up this integration with AmigoPod please step back through the document and verify the configuration If the problem has not been resolved please contact AmigoPod on support amigopod com with the details of the...