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EnGenius Captive Portal "Ready"
Quick Installation Guide
The package labelled "Captive Portal Ready" herein contains a Third-Party firmware &
management feature. It has distinctly different properties, configuration and capabilities
of that the stock product mentioned in the datasheet, CD user manual and box
packaging. This Quick Installation Guide supersedes any datasheet, CD user manual
and information on the box packaging to contain important instructions in setting up
your EnGenius Captive Portal Ready wireless networks. Please read and follow this
guide thoroughly to have an enjoyable experience in setting up your EnGenius Captive
Portal Ready Wireless Network.
Note: Guest authentication feature requires a separate paid subscription from third-
party cloud captive providers to work.
Check List:
Internet connection should be already setup & ready to use* (ADSL /Cable/Fiber modem router)
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Modem/Router must provide RJ45 port to connect with EAP300-CP or ENS202EXT-CP. An Ethernet cable
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is further required for the ENS202EXT-CP
Internet Browser (Recent version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox browser)
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A pencil or pen ready to use "My Personal Notes" on the last page to assist you in remembering
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any account names and passwords created
Important Notes:
(*) The internet connection should give you the ability to ping www.yahoo.com (resolve DNS) and to
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normally browse a web page via http and https (SSL). If in doubt, use a laptop or computer with your
existing internet connection (which you will be connecting the equipment to) and type
http://www.yahoo.com on your browser. If there is no response, you need to resolve this with your internet
service provider before proceeding further this Quick Installation Guide
Version 1.2 (for Hotspotsystem)
*** MUST READ ***
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Summary of Contents for EnGenius ENS202EXT-CP
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Page 1: Quick Installation Guide
Check List: Internet connection should be already setup & ready to use* (ADSL /Cable/Fiber modem router) • Modem/Router must provide RJ45 port to connect with EAP300-CP or ENS202EXT-CP. An Ethernet cable • is further required for the ENS202EXT-CP Internet Browser (Recent version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox browser) •... - Page 2 Installing the first device STEP 1 Follow the instructions on the users ID-sticker. The sticker is located on the device. Go to the www.hotspotsystem.com and click ‘Sign up’ or ‘Sign up for free’. Sign up an account using the operator username [the-characters-on-the-ID-sticker] to activate if this is your first device. For adding additional device refer to the instructions later on in this manual.
- Page 3 STEP 2 Once you have signed up, click continue and choose your business model. We recommend you to choose Hotspot FREE, which you can further modify and add information like name, location, address, default bandwidth, skin of splash page, type of location and the currency you want to use in case of payments.
- Page 4 After the registration, connect a LAN cable from the LAN port of your existing Internet modem router to the ethernet port of the EnGenius Captive Portal Ready device and power up. The device will perform an initial setup which the status LED will constantly blink for 2 minutes. After approximately two minutes, the product is ready.
- Page 5 Hotspot [part of user ID]@[IP-address]. This last SSID is the help SSID. This is the IP-address that is assigned on your Local Area Network. The fourth SSID is the Wireless Mesh STEP 4 Your device is now ready to use. Connect to the SSID “ My Hotspot” and a simple authentication will appear as below before internet access is allowed.
- Page 6 Installing additional devices Because of the Mesh capabilities, additional devices can be added wirelessly or by the wired LAN. If you want to configure it wirelessly, place the additional device close to the first device with the wired internet access. Step 1 Confirm that the first device is powered up and connected to your internet router and power up the additional device.
- Page 7 Step 3 Open up web browser screens and type in the IP-address of the additional device. After logged in, go to System and click Hotspot Configuration. Step 4 Edit the Operator Username (HS_NASID) from the first device into the screen of the additional device.
- Page 8 Step 5 Also change the Operator Username under ‘Scheduled Tasks’ (System -> Schedulded Tasks), click on Submit and reboot the device.
- Page 9 From the control panel of the cloud portal, you can now see 2 devices. ___________________________________________________________________________ Completion of "Quick Installation Guide" Kindly visit http://www.wifiabc.com and click on Knowledge Base for a complete guide and tutorials on the Captive Portal Ready Devices, such as changing SSIDs, adding or changing passphrase, blocking guest to Local Area Networks and VLANs configuration.
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Page 10: Guest Access
Quick Troubleshooting notes: “HotspotAABBCC@123.456.7.8” Cannot see the SSID Make sure the device is properly connected to your Local Area Network or Internet router which has access to the internet. If connecting additional devices by wireless mesh to the first device, try not to exceed 10 meters during initial setup.