Setting up hotspot

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What is Hotspot?

Hotspot is a WIFI access-point, meant for public internet access. It has a Captive portal webpage, which authenticates new users and grants them access to world-wide-web after authorization requests have been fulfilled.

How does Hotspot Work?

WIFI users connect to a wireless network with any device supporting a web browser. They will be automatically forwarded to the Hotspot's webpage called Captive portal. Forwarding is accomplished with the captive portals own software, whis is located either on the Router itself or in a nearby computer. For example Worldspot.net offers a service for a Hotspot portal that authenticates and identifies the user and checks if the access policy's are met. After that the Worldspot.net sends a message back to the access point granting access to the world wide web(may also have restrictions applied eg. durqation of connection, volume of data).

How to setup Hotspot?

Setting up an hotspot is easy and free. For example Worldspot.net managing portal is compatible with open source softwares that work on Linux routers and computers. MOst recommended option is to install CoovaAp software to a supported router, because of the user-friendly interface, many powerful features and Chillispot captive portal support. Configuring a Coova can be done automatically without using a single console line command and only using a web interface. Alternatively you could install a DD-WRT free software, that is an older version of a Chillispot, but better compatibility with more devices. Below you can find a guide do configure a DD-WRT hotspot. If you think you are proficient enough, you could use a chillispot with every other Linux software, eg. OpenWRT or Linux pc. After you have installed a Chillispot, you just register, open validation email, and create your own hotspot just by giving it a name. When hotspot has been created, open the "display config info" and change your chillispot device. Dont forget to Configure you hotspot and creating your own access profile. Then reboot the router and you should be able to connect to your hotspot and test it.

Worldspot.net features

You are not required to setup a complicated radius server or a web server. Your hotspot can work autonomous in a cheap wifi router that is connected to the internet. If your hotspot is configured, then managing can be done over the internet and you dont need physical access to the router.

Hotspot management features

• Wysiwyg hotspot welcome message edition with image and flash uploads.
• Wysiwyg tickets customization and printing
• Wysiwyg full welcome page customization
• Online automatic payment with credit card through Paypal:
  • You choose your own prices
  • Revenue sharing with the highest revenue share of the market: 75% for you!
  • Direct payment from your users into your paypal account. No minimal revenue to wait for to receive your money.
• There can be multiple access profiles and prices the user can choose.
• Advanced access profiles features. There can be limitations set by the hotspot owner. These are valid over multiple connections.
  • Total connection time allowed.
  • Total upload/download volume allowed.
  • Maximum upload/download rate.
  • Limitation reset time, that will limit a user to 1hour a day connection or limit downloading to 1Gb in an hour.
• Multiple hotspots management.
• Connection history for all hotspots.
• Synchronization between all the hotpsots to validate users access rights.
• MAC address based accessiibilty for devices without a web-browser.
• E-mail validation requirement before using a ticket.

CoovaAP tarkvara kasutava hotspoti automaatne seadistamine

WorldSpot on ühilduv CoovaAp tarkvara automaatse hotspoti seadistamissüsteemiga. CoovaAP on tehtud openwrt haru "white russian" põhjale.

• Esiteks jälgi CoovaAP installeerimis protseduuri
• Kui CoovaAP tarkvara on paigaldatud ja wifi töötab ilma paroolideta, mine hotspot-->configuration
• Hotspoti tüübiks vali "Chillispot UAM"
• Automaatses seadistamises vali "Web url"
• Veebi seadistamise URLi kohale paste järgnev URL:

https://secure.worldspot.net/wk/Coova?spot=<hotspotiNimi>&pass=<SinuAccountiParool> (asenda kantsulgudes info WorldSpoti infoga <...>)

• Jäta märkimata "config name" ja "config password"
• "config interval" muuda 3600
• Salvesta muudatused
• Kui kõik muudatused on tehtud, siis vajuta "config changes pending" (paremal ülal),ning apply changes
• Oota mõningast aega ja su hotspot peaks olema töökorras

DD-WRT seadistamine

Peale seda kui su ruuter on saanud uue tarkvara:

• Ühenda interneti kaabel ruuteri WAN porti sest LAN porti ühendades hotspot tööle ei hakka
• Ühenda arvuti LAN porti ja lase tal DHCP-ga saada ip
• nüüd peaksid ruuterisse veebi kaudu ligi pääsema

(http://192.168.1.1) (login: root, password: admin)

• Proovi kas saad ühenduse internetiga oma arvutist, kui mitte, muuda interneti seadeid
  • kui su olemasolev ruuter on sama aadressiga mis hotspoti ruuteril(192.168.1.x), siis muuda ruuteri ip (näiteks 192.168.2.1)
• Nüüd kui su internet töötab siis seadista wireless, ilma paroolita.
• Kontrolli, et pääsed wifi võrgust internetti
• Kui kõik töötab, luba chillispot järgnevate seadistustega

Administration/Hotspot/Chillispot

• • enable chillispot
  • enable "Separate wifi from the lan bridge": See lubab su LAN ühenduse läbi ilma chillispotita ja su LAN on kaitstud wifi kasutajate eest.
  • DHCP interface'ks vali WLAN
  • Pane Radius server 1 ip aadressiks oma Radius serveri ip
  • Pane Radius server 2 ip aadressiks oma teise Radius serveri ip või nullid kui seda pole
  • Pane DNS serveri aadressi kohale DNS serveri aadress
  • Shared key kohale kirjuta oma radius parool
  • Radius NASID on sinu hotspati radiuse nimi
  • Redirect URL on Uam serveri aadress ehk veebi authoriseerimise portaal
  • UAM Secret on salajane paroor Redirect URL-i ja hotspoti vahelised
  • UAM Allowed on nimekiri lehekülgedest mida saavad authoriseerimata kasutajad külastada.
• Salvesta seaded ja tee ruuterile reboot

Kasutatud allikad

• http://worldspot.net/
• http://worldspot.net/wk/en/Doc#Coova
• http://worldspot.net/wk/Main/en/SetupDDWRT
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotspot_(Wi-Fi)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYG

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