NetModule AG NB1600 Manual

Hotspot router

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HOTSPOT Manual
NetModule Router How To
Hotspot Router Software Version 1.6
Manual Version 1.1
NetModule AG, Switzerland
April 5, 2017

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  • Page 1 HOTSPOT Manual NetModule Router How To Hotspot Router Software Version 1.6 Manual Version 1.1 NetModule AG, Switzerland April 5, 2017...
  • Page 2: Legal Notice

    A detailed license information for a particular software package can be provided on request. NetModule is a trademark and the logo is a service mark of NetModule AG, Switzerland. All other products or company names mentioned herein are used for identi cation purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Conformity ........Safety Instructions .
  • Page 4 List of Figures Hotspot Feature Administration ......10 ......... . . 11 RADIUS .
  • Page 5: Conformity

    1 Conformity This chapter provides general information for putting the router into operation. 1.1 Safety Instructions NetModule routers must be used in compliance with any and all applicable national and international laws and with any special restrictions regulating the utilization of the commu- nication module in prescribed applications and environments.
  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 the amount of cable attenuation. The user is responsible for the compliance with the legal regulations. We highly recommended creating a copy of a working system con guration. It can be down- loaded using the Web Manager and easily applied to a newer software release afterwards as we generally guarantee backward compatibility.
  • Page 7: Open Source Software

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 1.5 Open Source Software We inform you that NetModule products may contain in part open-source software. We are distributing such open-source software to you under the terms of GNU General Public License (GPL) , GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) or other open-source licenses These licenses allow you to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve any software covered by GPL, Lesser GPL, or other open-source licenses without any restrictions from us...
  • Page 8: About This Manual

    2 About this Manual This manual describes the features of the NetModule Hotspot Standalone Solution and gives at the end of the document a short con guration example.
  • Page 9: Overview

    3 Overview 3.1 Supported NetModule Routers • NB1600 • NB2700 • NB2710 • NB2800 • NB3700 • NB3701 • NB3710 • NB3711 • NB3720 • NB3800 3.2 Feature List 1. Up to four different Hotspot interfaces 2. Administration a) Network con guration...
  • Page 10: Detailed Feature Explanation

    4 Detailed Feature Explanation 4.1 Administration Figure 4.1: Hotspot Feature Administration Parameter Administration Administrative status Enable or disable the Hotspot instance Interface The interface which should be controlled by the Hotspot in- stance Network The network address Netmask The netmask Local address The local IP address Portal name...
  • Page 11: Advanced Settings

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 4.2 Advanced Settings Two operational modes are available. The terms-only service (ToS) mode shows a Terms of Service page and the user has to accept these terms before getting access to the Internet. The second mode is for using an RADIUS con guration, which requires an external RADIUS server.
  • Page 12: Radius

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 Parameter Inactivity Timeout If a station does not send anything within this timeout the user will be automatically logged out. This option is available with ToS only. Access local interfaces If selected, the user can reach services which are connected on a local interface of the router 4.2.2 RADIUS Figure 4.3: RADIUS...
  • Page 13: Uam

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 Parameter Accounting Interval This interval speci es in which seconds the Hotspot process will report accounting information to the radius server. This option is available with radius only. Account external tra c If enabled the Hotspot process will report external tra c only. only This means the internal tra c like Walled Garden tra c will be ignored.
  • Page 14: Walled Garden

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 Parameter UAM Port If an unauthenticated client tries to access the internet the client will be redirected to this port of the local IP address of the router External UAM Homepage The URL of the homepage where unauthenticated clients were redirected UAM Secret The shared secret between external UAM server and hotspot...
  • Page 15: Example

    5 Example This chapter describes how to con gure the NetModule standalone hHotspot solution with a small example. 5.1 Scenario • WAN uplink via mobile interface • WLAN – 2.4 GHz operation mode – Channel 1 – SSID name „Hotspot“ –...
  • Page 16: Con Guration

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 5.3 Con guration (Mobile->Interfaces->Connection) Figure 5.1: Mobile WWAN con guration Con gure mobile WWAN interface. For further information how to con gure a WWAN uplink please refer to the router user manual.
  • Page 17: Wlan Administration

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 5.3.1 WLAN Administration (Interfaces->WLAN->Administration) Figure 5.2: WLAN administration Enable administration status and con gure WLAN interface as follows: Parameter Setting Regulatory domain The country where the access point is used Operation type To have optimal compatibility use 802.11n or 802.11ac if avail- able Radio band 2.4 GHz operation...
  • Page 18: Wlan Con Guration

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 5.3.2 WLAN Con guration (Interfaces->WLAN->Con guration) Figure 5.3: WLAN con guration Press continue and follow up with access point con guration page. Add WLAN interface by clicking the “edit”-button.
  • Page 19: Wlan Access Point Con Guration

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 Figure 5.4: WLAN Access Point con guration Parameter Setting SSID Hotspot Security mode none Apply con guration via “Apply”-button.
  • Page 20: Hotspot Interface

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 5.3.3 Hotspot Interface (Services->Hotspot) Add hotspot interface by clicking the “+”-button Enable administrative status and continue with following con guration: Figure 5.5: HotSpot Con guration Parameter Setting Interface Choose “WLAN1” as interface Portal name type “Hotspot” as portal name Apply con guration: press “Apply”-Button...
  • Page 21: Results

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 5.4 Results Now the client will be redirected to the captive portal site rst. Figure 5.6: Client redirect...
  • Page 22: Client Tos

    HOTSPOT Manual, Version 1.1 Figure 5.7: Client ToS...
  • Page 23: Technical Support

    6 Technical Support NetModule’s mission statement includes a professional and friendly team of support engi- neers which will be pleased to offer consultancy, provide assistance and deliver solutions in case of technical issues. With their broad-based experience they will be able to narrow down your problem and thus prevent you from getting too much gray hair.

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