Overview; Requirements; Configuring Hotspot - Motorola WS2000 System Reference Manual

8-2 WS2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide

8.1 Overview

The hotspot feature enables the WS2000 Wireless Switch to act as a single on-site solution to provide
wireless LAN hotspots and management.
The hotspot access controller enables hotspot operators to provide user authentication and accounting
without a special client application. It enables an web browser as a secure authentication device. Instead of
relying on the built-in security features of 802.11 to control privileges to an access port, you can configure a
WLAN as an open network with hotspot authentication. The WS2000 Wireless Switch provides an IP
address to the user through its built-in DHCP server, authenticates the user, and enables the user to access
the Internet.

8.1.1 Requirements

The hotspot feature requires the following:'
HTTP redirection
User authentication
Walled garden
support
Billing system
integration

8.2 Configuring Hotspot

To configure the hotspot access controller on the WS2000 Wireless Switch:
1. Configure a subnet as outlined in the LAN/Subnet Configuration chapter and enable hotspot on that
WLAN.
2. Create a set of allowed destination IP addresses. These allowed destination IP addresses are also called
a white list.
Redirects unauthenticated users to a specific page specified
by the Hotspot provider.
Authenticates users using a RADIUS server.
Enables a list of IP address (not domain names) to be
accessed without authentication.
Sends accounting records to a RADIUS accounting server.