Hotspot - Alvarion WBSIac User Manual

Chapter 2 - Management
2.3.2

Hotspot

The Hotspot service allows you to control the access and usage of the Internet by connected devices.
2.3.2.1 Setting up the Connections
The following subsections contain advice on configuring the WBSIac AP to implement the hotspot. The
WBSIac AP is referred to here as the hotspot AP. It is recommended to configure the LAN, Wifi, and
WAN, then test it before enabling the hotspot setting.
2.3.2.1.1 LAN Interface: DHCP Server
It is recommended to enable the DHCP server, because network address translation (NAT) occurs
between the WAN zone and the LAN zone. To do this, you may go to the Network tab to disable the
Ignore interface (Disable DHCP for this interface) option.
Devices or computers that connect to this hotspot AP can then obtain their IP addresses automatically. In
addition, the default gateway IP address and the DNS server IP address are automatically configured for
these connected devices.
If the DHCP server is left disabled, it is still possible for devices to connect to the hotspot. Each device
would need a unique static IP address on the same subnet as this hotspot AP. Set the default gateway
and DNS server for the device both to be the IP address of this hotspot AP.
It is not necessary to set the hotspot AP's default gateway and DNS server in the Network page. This
information is obtained automatically from the WAN interface.
2.3.2.1.2 Wifi Settings
The wireless networks should be set up to allow any user to access the Internet, assuming that the
hotspot is not yet enabled.
WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l
Figure 2-44: Hotspot
Services Tab
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