Linksys easyHOTSPOT WRT54GL Installation Manual Download

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Table of Contents

Introduction...............................................................................................1

1.1.

Features for the easyHotspot Owner.................................................1

1.2.

Features for the easyHotspot Customer............................................2

Installation.................................................................................................3

2.1.

How easyHotspot Fits in Your Network .............................................3

2.2.

Installation Requirements ..................................................................3

2.3.

Installation Procedure........................................................................5

2.4.

Testing...............................................................................................6

Range Extenders ......................................................................................9

AAA Server .............................................................................................10

Tickets ....................................................................................................11

Author: Rob Clark

Version Date: 2006-12-16

Summary of Contents for easyHOTSPOT WRT54GL

Page 1: ...Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...ner 1 1 2 Features for the easyHotspot Customer 2 2 Installation 3 2 1 How easyHotspot Fits in Your Network 3 2 2 Installation Requirements 3 2 3 Installation Procedure 5 2 4 Testing 6 3 Range Extenders 9 AAA Server 10 4 Tickets 11 Author Rob Clark Version Date 2006 12 16 ...

Page 3: ...icket Controlled Access Your customers access your Internet connection by using a Ticket provided by you The ticket has a login password Tickets control the time online No onsite PC required Unlike some hotspot solutions easyHotspot does not require that you have a PC onsite to manage the controlled access The only hardware you need onsite is the easyHotspot unit Wireless or Wired Access You can p...

Page 4: ...passes through the LAN to get to the Internet but customers can not access any LAN device However ticket controlled access to your office LAN can be enabled by using a front panel button 1 2 Features for the easyHotspot Customer WiFi Access Any WiFi equipped laptop can connect to the Hotspot Optional the hotspot owner can provide access via ethernet CAT5 cable No special software required The cust...

Page 5: ...ed to pass You can extend the wireless coverage area by adding one or more Range Extender units 2 2 Installation Requirements The easyHotspot requires an ethernet cable connection to a local LAN The type of LAN is a very common one that is provided by almost all broadband routers The LAN must have a DHCP server that automatically provides the following network configuration o IP address o Subnet M...

Page 6: ...o the Internet can have a firewall between the LAN and INTERNET easyHotspot has been tested and works with the very common Network Address Translation NAT type of firewall The easyHotspot connects to the exiting LAN in the same way a wired PC would connect ...

Page 7: ...connections to your easyHotspot device LAN Connection The supplied CAT5 LAN cable goes from the socket labeled Internet on the rear of the easyHotspot to your existing Local Area Network LAN Power The supplied plug pack goes between a normal wall socket and the socket labeled Power on the rear of the easyHotspot Optional If wired Range Extender units were purchased separately they are connected to...

Page 8: ... it was when power was removed OFF default Users with valid tickets do not have access to any device on the network LAN connected to the Internet rear socket Their data traffic can pass through this network to get to the Internet ON orange colour Users with valid tickets do have access to both the Internet and devices on the network connected to the Internet rear socket Power ON DMZ OFF WLAN ON bl...

Page 9: ... a network configuration as below If not see section 7 Troubleshooting o IP Address 192 168 182 2 o Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 o Default gateway 192 168 182 1 To see the network configuration on a Windows PC Click Start then Run Enter cmd and press OK When the command window opens type ipconfig and click Enter Open up the internet browser2 on the PC You should see a page similar to this If not see ...

Page 10: ...Page 8 something like this At this point you should be granted internet access and automatically sent to your browser s Home Page ...

Page 11: ...ange Extenders As each installation will be unique it is not possible to cover all possible scenarios here but the basic design will probably be something like one of the options shown below Range Extension Options Internet Internet Range Extender Unit WDS WDS WDS or BRIDGE AP It is not possible to cover the details of all possible range extension options here But it will generally be true that th...

Page 12: ...count This account is managed by you You create your own tickets and print them locally If you have this option you manage your tickets via this www page http worldspot net If you have this option the login details for your account are given in the appendix The Hotspot owner manages the account using any standard internet browser The owner can Create Edit Delete user login accounts Each account ca...

Page 13: ...an have any text or graphics on it is typically printed on paper or a label but does not have to be controls the maximum time online Any time limit can be set including unlimited i e permanent tickets can be sold at any price Shared easyHotspot AAA account only can be ordered pre printed in batches of 100 See this www page http wifi hotspot au com Private AAA account only can be created online and...

Page 14: ...r Firefox 4 Enter the Username and Password found on your ticket 5 Once you have successfully logged on your PC will have full Internet access including WWW email etc Users are logged off in a number of different ways 1 Use the logoff button in the pop up provided when logged in 2 If the pop up has been closed return to the logout page by visiting the following www page with your web browser http ...

Page 15: ...nto a functioning ethernet device WLAN light on front panel is off Faulty easyHotspot Customer cannot connect to wireless network Customer PC configuration See section 6 Faulty or disconnected Range Extender Faulty easyHotspot Customer PC does not get automatic IP address in the range 192 168 182 xxx easyHotspot Internet cable is unplugged or is not connected to a LAN with a functioning DHCP serve...

Page 16: ...ble causes Customer s login fails Expired ticket Invalid ticket Typing mistake tickets are case sensitive AAA server is down Customer can not read email etc Has been logged off due to inactivity Login again via www browser ...

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