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  • Page 1 User Manual HS1200N – Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 2 Copyright© 2013 NetComm Wireless Limited. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to NetComm Wireless. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of NetComm Wireless.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Basic Setup ....................................17 Setup Wizard ....................................... 17 Configuring a billing plan ................................20 Integrating the HS1200N to your existing network........................24 Configure the WAN port ....................................24 Limiting WAN bandwidth and enabling WAN connection detection ........................ 27 Configuring Zones ....................................... 28 Configuring the Wireless Network ..............................
  • Page 4 Payments via SecurePay .................................... 134 Payments via World Pay .................................... 136 Appendix F: Portal Page Customization ........................... 139 How External Pages Operate ..................................139 URL Variables from Gateway..................................142 URL Variables to Gateway ..................................145 NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 5: Overview

    Target audience This manual is for wireless service providers or network administrators to set up a network environment using the HS1200N system. It contains step-by-step procedures and graphic examples to guide IT staff or individuals with some network system knowledge to complete the installation.

  • Page 6: Product Introduction

    802.11 n/b/g MIMO access point, web server and web pages for client log in, simple user/visitor account management tool, payment plans, multiple credit card payment options, traffic logs, and IP sharing. The HS1200N also includes the extra advantage of being wall-mountable and dust-proof with an IP50 metal housing.

  • Page 7: System Concept

    Authorize.Net, PayPal, SecurePay, and WorldPay to gain access to your Internet service. The HS1200N introduces the concept of Zones – a Private Zone and Public Zone, each with its own definable access control profiles. Clients in the Private Zone are not required to be authenticated before using the network services while clients in the Public Zone must be authenticated before using the network services.

  • Page 8: Hardware Overview

    LED Blinks Slowly (Red) WES Negotiate Blinking normally (Green) Blinking normally (Red) WES Timeout LED On (Green) LED On (Red) WES Success LED On (Red) LED On (Green) WES Fail LED On (Green) LED On (Red) NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    NUMBER INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Antenna Connector Attach the included WiFi antennas here. (The HS1200N offers 1 WiFi interface with 2 SMA connectors) For connecting wired external network. For connecting to a wired internal network. LAN 1-4 LAN 1 and LAN 2 are mapped to the “Private Zone” by default LAN 3 and LAN 4 are mapped to the “Public Zone”...

  • Page 10: Wireless Ticket Generator

    Press the button to restart the ticket generator. Hold for 5 seconds and then release to restore to factory Restart / Reset button default settings. Terminal Auto Setup (TAS). Hold for 3 seconds and then release to initiate the auto uplink connection TAS button process. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 11 RJ-45 Ethernet port for connection to the Wireless N Hotspot. Power jack Connect the supplied 5V / 3.0A power supply WiFi antenna Attach the supplied WiFi antenna here by screwing it on in a clockwise direction. connector www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 12: Printer

    This illuminates in red when the printer has run out of paper or printer cover is not closed properly. Feed button Use the feed button to feed the thermal paper from the printer. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 13 Serial port for connection to the wireless key generator. Power jack Connect the provided 8.4V / 3.0A power supply to the power jack. Power switch Used to turn the printer on and off. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    Connect the HS1200N to your local area network device. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the LAN1 port on the front of the HS1200N. Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port on the computer being used to configure the HS1200N. The LAN1 LED illuminates to indicate a proper connection has been made.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Note: Use “https” for a secure connection. For the first time, if the HS1200N is not using a trusted SSL certificate, there will be a “Certificate Error”. This is because the browser treats the HS1200N as an untrusted website. Please press “Continue to this website” to continue.
  • Page 16 The main configuration screen appears after successfully logging in. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 17: Basic Setup

    Basic Setup Setup Wizard The HS1200N provides a setup wizard for quick and easy configuration. Click on the Setup Wizard button to start the configuration process. Step 1: General Step 1 of the setup wizard enables you to configure your Administrator password, System Time settings and the web page address to which connected computers are redirected.
  • Page 18 Step 4 asks you to confirm your settings. If you need to make changes, click the Back button until you get to the screen on which you need to make changes. Otherwise, click the Finish button. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 19 Note: The Wireless N Hotspot must be restarted for the configuration to take effect. The restart process can take up to 10 minutes to complete. When the login page is displayed, the Wireless N Hotspot has finished rebooting. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 20: Configuring A Billing Plan

    This guide demonstrates how to configure a simple billing plan providing one hour of internet access. Log in to the wireless hotspot as described on page 8 of this quick start guide. Click on the Main Menu button. Click on the Users menu. Click on the Authentication tab. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 21 Select the On-demand User link. Next to Billing Plans, click the Configure button. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 22 Next to plan number 1, click the Edit button. Enter the desired settings into the pop-up window that appears. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 23 15. If you want to add some notes to the billing plan for your own reference, such as a name for it, enter it into the Reference field. Click the Apply button. You may now generate a ticket using the Wireless Ticket Generator by pressing number 1 and pressing ENTER on the Wireless Ticket Generator keypad. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 24: Integrating The Hs1200N To Your Existing Network

    In a typical network environment, the main role of the HS1200N is to manage network access from the internal network to the Internet. Thus, the first step is to prepare an Internet connection from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and connect it to the WAN port of The HS1200N.
  • Page 25 Alternate DNS Server: The substitute DNS Server of the system. This is an optional field. Dynamic Select Dynamic IP when you have the gateway connected to a network where there is a DHCP server available. Click the Renew button to get an IP address automatically. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 26 PPTP is a method used to connect the gateways internet connection. If supported by your ISP, you will have been issued with an account with a password as well as the PPTP server address. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 27: Limiting Wan Bandwidth And Enabling Wan Connection Detection

    IP/Domain Name: Enter the IP address or domain name that the gateway will use to verify the internet connection status. The Warning of Internet Disconnection option allows you to specify a message that is displayed on a user’s screen when they access a web page and the internet connection is down. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 28: Configuring Zones

    Status: Shows the Private/Public Zone mappings to the physical LAN ports. Details: Configurable, detailed settings for each Zone. Click the Configure button to configure each Zone: Basic Settings, Authentication Settings, Wireless Settings, and WDS Settings (Public Zone only). NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 29: Port Role Assignment

    Management IP Address List (Go to System >> General >> Management IP Address List). If both WAN and LAN ports are unable to reach the user interface, please use console interface to resolve this issue. Configure Zone Network To configure a Zone network, go to: System >> Service Zones. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 30 Reserved IP Address List: Each zone can reserve up to 40 IP addresses from predefined DHCP range to prevent the system from issuing these IP addresses to downstream clients. The administrator can reserve a specific IP address for a special device with a certain MAC address. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 31: Configuring The Wireless Network

    ACK Timeout: The time interval for waiting for the “acknowledgement (ACK) frame”. If the ACK is not received within the interval then the packet will be re-transmitted. A higher ACK Timeout interval will decrease the packet lost, but the throughput will be decreased. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 32: Zone Wireless Settings

    (RTS) before sending the frame to prevent hidden node problems. The RTS mechanism will be activated if the data size exceeds the value provided. A lower RTS Threshold setting can be NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 33 Group Key Update Period: The time interval for the Group Key to be renewed; the time unit is in seconds. Advanced: The parameters in Advanced are wireless settings that allow customization of data transmission, enhanced security and wireless roaming. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 34 Therefore, WMM decides which data streams are more important and assigns them a higher traffic priority. This option works with WMM-capable clients only. IGMP Snooping: IGMP is a multicast constraining mechanism which may flood the broadcast domain. This is effective for dense internet usage such as conventions or campuses. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 35: Wireless Layer 2 Firewall

    You can choose to enable or disable the wireless Generic Firewall. This section provides an overview of firewall rules for the system’s wireless interface; 6 default rules with up to a total 20 firewall rules are available for configuration. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 36 Insert Before denotes to insert a rule before the current rule, and Delete denotes to delete the rule. To edit a specific rule: Click Edit in the Operation column of the firewall rules table. On this page, existing rules may be edited. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 37 When you have finished making changes, click the Apply button so that the changes can take effect. To add a new rule, Select the Insert Before link in the Operation column of the firewall list. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 38: Predefined And Custom Service Protocols

    Select the Move to option in the Operation column of the firewall rule then select the number that you would like to move it to. Click OK to save the changes made. Please make sure all the desired rules are checked as Active and click the Apply button below on the overview page. Predefined and Custom Service Protocols NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 39 (when EtherType is IPv4). The first 27 entries are default services and the administrator can add any extra desired services. These 27 default firewall services cannot be deleted but can be disabled. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 40: Advanced

    ARP requests; however, if their IP appears on the static list (with a different MAC), their ARP requests will be dropped to prevent eavesdropping. If any settings are changed, please click Apply to save the configuration before leaving this page. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 41: Configuring Network Access

    The Download User button is for exporting all local user accounts into a text file. Clicking the hyperlink of a user account leads to a page for configuration. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 42 (namely PC) that has the corresponding MAC address. That is, this user can not log in with other networking devices. An expiration time can be enabled for the user. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 43 Username, Password, MAC Address (optional), Applied Group (optional) and Remark (optional). An expiration time can be enabled and the Begin/End Date can be selected. Click Apply to complete the modification. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 44: Radius

    The RADIUS server sets the external authentication for user accounts. Enter the information concerning the primary server and/or the secondary server (the secondary server is not mandatory). The fields with red asterisks are mandatory fields. These settings will become effective immediately after clicking Apply. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 45 NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 46 Accounting Server: Enter the domain name or IP of your accounting server Authentication Protocol: Select Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) or Password Authentication Protocol (PAP). Accounting Secret Key: The key between the RADIUS server and the gateway to test the authenticity of the link. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 47: On-Demand User

    Terminal Server: Terminal Server Configuration is a list of serial-to-Ethernet devices that communicate with the system only; there is no need to go online or go through authentication process. Enter the device IP and the port number into the respective fields. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 48: Ticket Customization

    2 and the content will appear at the bottom of the duplicate receipt. Preview: Click Preview to show the ticket, including the username and password with the selected background. You can also print the ticket here. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 49 Price: The unit price charged for buying an account from this billing plan. Enable: Check the checkbox to activate the plan. Group: Users under this billing plan will be classified under this group. The default value is Group 1. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 50 Price: For each plan, this is the unit price charged for an account. Status: Show the status in enabled or disabled. Function: Press Create for the desired plan; and ‘Creating an On-demand Account’ will appear for creation. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 51 On-demand page, to create multiple accounts for an enabled billing plan and send them to the printer for generating physical tickets. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 52 Remaining Quota: The remaining time or volume, or the cut-off time that the account can continue to use to access the network. Status: The status of the account. Normal: the account is not currently in use and has not exceeded the quota limit. Online: the account is currently in use. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 53 Note: The maximum quota is 364dys 23hrs 59mins 59secs” even after redemption. If the redeemed amount exceeds this number, the system will automatically reject the redemption process. Note: Duration-time and Hotel Cut-off type do not support redemption function. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 54: Free Authentication

    When Trial Account is Enabled, the Administrator can choose to set the Usage Time and Refresh Time. The server remembers the MAC address of the user. Hence the user can only get a new Free authentication account after the refresh time has been reached NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 55: User Login

    Connect a client PC to Public Zone of gateway. Open an Internet browser and try to connect to any website (in this example, we try to connect to www.google.com). The default user login page will appear in the browser. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 56 The Remaining button on the User Login Page is for on-demand users only; this is where they can check their Remaining quota. The Login Success Page indicates that you are connected to the network and the Internet now. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 57: Banning Users

    If a user needs to be removed from the black list, click the user’s “Delete” button and or use click Del All button to remove all users from the black list. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 58: Group

    Specific Route Profile: When Specific Routes are configured here, all clients applied with this policy will access the specific destination through these gateway settings. Specific IPv6 Route Profile: The routing rules to be applied to users using IPv6 under this policy may be configured here. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 59: Schedule

    Apply to save the settings. These settings will become effective immediately after clicking Apply. Administrator can also choose to Enable or Disable Auto logout when a user exceeds the permitted login hours. Up to 5 profiles can be configured. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 60: Firewall

    Click Add to add a custom service protocol. The Protocol Type can be defined from a list of service by protocols (TCP/UDP/ICMP/IP); and then define the Source Port (range) and Destination Port (range); click Apply to save this protocol. If the Protocol Type is ICMP, the Type and Code must be defined. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 61 Destination and Pass/Block action. Optionally, a Firewall Rule Schedule can be set to specify when the firewall rule is enforced. It can be set to Always, Recurring or One Time. Selecting the Filter Rule Number 1 as an example: www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 62: Qos Profile

    Group Total Uplink. Individual Request Uplink: Defines the guaranteed minimum bandwidth allowed for an individual client. The Individual Request Uplink cannot exceed the value of Group Total Uplink and Individual Maximum Uplink. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 63: Routing

    Default Gateway: The default gateway of a desired IP address can be defined in each Policy except Global Policy. When Specific Default Route is enabled, all clients applied with this Policy will access the Internet through this default gateway. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 64: User Privilege

    Since this basic protection mechanism may not be able to protect the system from all malicious DoS attacks, it is strongly recommended to build some immune capabilities (such as IDS or IPS solutions) in network deployment to maintain network operation. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 65: Accessing The Network Without Authentication

    Assignment is the IP address of External Interface (WAN) that will change dynamically if WAN Interface is Dynamic. When Automatic WAN IP Assignments is enabled, the entered Internal IP Address of Automatic WAN IP Assignment will be bound with WAN interface. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 66: Virtual Server

    TCP and UDP services in general. Enter the “External Service Port”, “Local Server IP Address” and “Local Server Port”. Select “TCP” or “UDP” for the service type. In the Enable column, check the desired server to enable. These settings will become effective immediately after clicking the Apply button. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 67: Privilege List

    The gateway allows 100 privilege IP addresses at most. These settings will become effective immediately after clicking Apply. Caution: Permitting specific IP addresses to have network access rights without going through standard authentication process under Public zone may cause security problems. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 68: Privilege Mac

    “Granted Access by IPv6 Address”. The gateway allows 100 privileged IPv6 addresses at most. When manually creating the list, enter the IPv6 address (the format is xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx) as well as the remark (optional). These settings will be effective immediately after clicking Apply. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 69: Disable Authentication In Public Zone

    To disable Authentication in Public Zone, go to: System >> Service Zones, click Configure in Public Zone. Authentication Required For the Zone: When it is disabled, users will not need to authenticate before they get access to the network within Public Zone. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 70: User Login And Logout

    HTTP application layering. HTTPS encrypts and decrypts user page requests as well as the pages that are returned by the Web server. The HTTPS Protected Login function makes the client’s login more secure. Enable it to activate https (encryption) or disable it to activate http (non encryption) login page. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 71: Internal Domain Name With Certificate

    If you already have a SSL Certificate, please Click Browse to select the file and upload it. Click Apply to complete the upload process. If you do not have a valid SSL Certificate, use the system default certificate. Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following warning when trying to open the login page. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 72: Walled Garden

    Users without the network access right can still have a chance to experience the actual network service free of charge. Enter the IP Address or Domain Name (of the website) on the list and click Apply to save the settings. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 73: Walled Garden Ad

    Topic: Enter the content of the hyperlink, for instance if you enter Google in this field, on the user login page a hyperlink of Google will be displayed. Description: Any additional message for administrator’s reference. Display: Choose Display to display advertisement hyperlinks on the login pages. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 74: After Login

    If a user has idled with no network activities, the system will automatically kick the user out. The logout timer can be set between 1~1440 minutes, and the default idle time is 10 minutes. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 75: Multiple Login

    When IP PNP is enabled, at the user end, a static IP address can be used to connect to the system. Regardless of what the IP address at the user end is using, authentication can still be performed through the gateway. Note: To apply for free Dynamic DNS service, you may go to http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/howto.html www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 76: Port And Ip Forwarding

    Please enter the “IP Address” and “Port” of Destination, and the “IP Address” and “Port” of Translated to Destination. Select “TCP” or “UDP” for the service’s type. These settings will become effective immediately after clicking Apply. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 77: System Management And Utilities

    NTP Server for time reference. Note: When system can not sync the time with NTP server, all clients will not be allowed to log in to system and On-demand accounts cannot be created. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 78: Management Ip Address List

    10.0.0.3, he or she can access the web management page. The default value is “0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0”. It means that the WMI can be accessed by any IP address, for security consideration; please change this value before the system provides service. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 79: Ip Address For Accessing User Log

    Specify an IP address of the administrator’s computer or a billing system to get billing history information of the gateway with the predefined URLs. The file name format is “yyyy-mm-dd” such as the following: Traffic History：https://10.2.3.213/status/history/2012-02-10 On-demand History：https://10.2.3.213/status/odhistory/2012-07-10 www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 80: Snmp

    To configure SNMP, go to: System >> General. The gateway supports SNMP v1/v2c. If this function is enabled, the SNMP Management IP and the Community string can be assigned for SNMP management applications to access the system. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 81: Administration

    Admin is classified under Super Group, with all access and configuration authorities. Super Group members can generate other administrative accounts (Manager, OnDemand Manager and Operator) and configure Password Safety and Group Permission Settings. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 82 There are three other default Administrative Account groups with predetermined permission settings, and these permission settings can be customized. Manager: The manager can only access the configuration pages under User Authentication to manage the user accounts. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 83 There are three additional custom groups for administrators to customize permission settings. Note: To logout, simply click the Logout icon on the upper right corner of the interface to return to the login screen. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 84: Changing Admin Passwords

    Note: Only admin has the authority to change password. Caution: If the administrator’s password is lost, the administrator’s password still can be changed through the text mode management interface via the serial console port. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 85: Backup / Restore And Reset To The Factory Default

    Restore System Settings: Click Browse to search for a .db database backup file created by the gateway and click Restore to restore to the same settings at the time when the backup file was saved. Reset to Factory Default: Click Reset to load the factory default settings of the gateway. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 86: Firmware Upgrade

    Caution: The connection of all online users to the system will be disconnected when system is in the process of restarting. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 87: Network Utility

    It allows administrator to find out the real path of packets from the gateway to a destination using IP address or Host domain name. Show ARP Table It allows administrator to view the IP-to-Physical address translation tables used by address resolution protocol (ARP). www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 88: Monitor Ip Link

    If the welcome screen or main menu of the console still does not pop up, please check the connection of the cables and the settings of the terminal simulation program. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 89 Caution: Although it does not require a username and password for the connection via the serial port, the same management interface can be accessed via SSH. Therefore, we recommend you to immediately change the gateway Admin username and password after your first login to the system. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 90: System Status And Reports

    This section includes System, Interface, Routing Table, Current Users, Session List, User Logs, Logs, DHCP Lease and Report & Notification to provide system status information and online user status. System Status To view System Status, go to: Status >> System. This section provides an overview of the system for the administrator. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 91 Enabled/disabled stands for the current setting to allow/disallow multiple login Multiple Login from the same local account Preferred DNS IP address of the preferred DNS Server Server Alternate DNS IP address of the alternate DNS Server Server www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 92: Interface Status

    Interface Status To view Interface Status, go to: Status >> Interface. This section provides an overview of the interface for the administrator including WAN, Zone - Private and Zone - Public. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
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  • Page 95 The BSSID of this zone BSSID The ESSID of this zone ESSID Zone - VAP The current security type of this zone Security Type The number of associated clients in this zone Associated Clients www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 96: Routing Table

    System: Shows the information on the system administration. Destination: The Destination IP address. Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask of the IP address range. Gateway: The Gateway IP address of the interface. Interface: Including WAN, Private and Public. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 97: Current Users

    The list shows the client’s MAC Address, IP Address and associated VLAN ID, as well as the Service Zone. The On-demand Roaming Out User List shows the users that are authenticated by other gateways using this gateway’s On- demand database as RADIUS database. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 98: Session List

    This page is used to check the traffic history of the gateway. The history of each day will be saved separately in the RAM memory for at least 3 days (72 full hours). The system also keeps a cumulated record of the traffic data generated by each user in the last 2 calendar months. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 99 Each line is a roaming in traffic history record consisting of 22 fields, Date, Type, Name, NSID, NASIP, NASPort, UserMAC, UserIP, SessionID, SessionTime, Bytes in, Bytes Out, Pkts In, Pkts Out, Message, and other information of user activities are included. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 100: Local User Monthly Network Usage Report

    Download Monthly Network Usage of Local User: Click the Download button for outputting the report manually to a local database. A warning message will then appear. Click Save to download the record into .txt format. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 101: System Related Logs

    For instance the number under column 2 indicates the expired count in the last 20 minutes/hours/days, the number under column 3 indicates the expired count in the last 30 minutes/hours/days and so on. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 102: Notification

    Report, Local HTTP Web Log, HTTP Web Log, WMI Configuration Log, DHCP Lease Log and Traffic Report can also be configured to be sent to an external FTP server. In addition, the Event Log section on WMI displays clients associate and disassociate messages. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 103: E-Mail

    -- Monitor IP Report, Users Log, On-demand Users Log and Session Log, check the selection box to choose the type of notification to be sent. Interval: The time interval to send the e-mail report. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 104: Syslog

    WMI Configuration Log: Records the WMI Configuration Log of the system to a specific FTP server. DHCP Lease Log: Records the DHCP Lease Log of the system to a specific FTP server. Traffic Report: Records the Traffic Report of the system to a specific FTP server. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 105 Interval: The time interval at which the Log will be sent. Logged Interface: The check box of Public or Private shall be checked to enable logging the HTTP Web Log of this interface. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 106: Advanced Applications

    Upload User: Click Upload User to enter the Upload User from File interface. Click the Browse button to select the text file for uploading user accounts, then click Upload to complete the upload process. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 107 Please correct the format in the uploading file or delete the duplicated user accounts in the database then try again. Download User: Use this function to create a .txt file with all Local user account information and save it on a disk. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 108: Radius Advanced Settings

    This function is to assign a Policy to a RADIUS class attribute sent from the RADIUS server. When the clients classified by RADIUS class attributes log into the system via the RADIUS server, each client will be mapped to its assigned Grouap and Policy. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 109: Roaming Out

    In the other system, such as another gateway, set up its RADIUS server to this gateway with the same suffix and the local user in this gateway would be able to log in successfully from another gateway by RADIUS authentication. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 110: Customizable Pages

    Click Configure for each custom page and enter the URL of its corresponding external login page and click Apply. After applying the setting, the new login page can be previewed by clicking Preview button. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 111: Appendix A: Policy Priority

    None Policy on User list. Then user01 logged in to Public Zone will be applied with the Global Policy. In conclusion, the Global Policy has the lowest policy priority; the User Policy has the highest priority. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 112: Appendix B: Wds Management

    WEP: WEP Key Length may be 64 bits, 128 bits or 152 bits; and WEP Key Format can be ASCII or HEX. Enter the applicable WEP Key. WPA-PSK: Select the preferred ciphering method, TKIP or AES and enter the PSK / Pass-phrase. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 113: Appendix C: Radius Accounting

    To be defined by administrator for different user groups HSG-Byte-Amount-4GB To be defined by administrator for different user groups To be defined by administrator for different HSG-MaxByteIn-4GB user groups HSG-MaxByteOut-4GB To be defined by administrator for different user groups www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 114: Vsa Configuration In Radius Server (Ias Server)

    Run “Internet Authentication Server” and open “Remote Access Policies” Right-click Policy and scroll down to the Properties page Step 3 Click Edit Profile and select the Advanced Tag. Click Add to add a new Vendor-specific attribute. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 115 Set “Vendor Code = 21920”. Check Yes to conform to the RADIUS RFC. Click Configure Attribute to proceed. Set “Vendor-assigned attribute number = 10” Select “Attribute format = Hexadecimal” Set “Attribute Value = 1000000” www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 116 Step 5 Confirm whether the Vendor-specific Attribute has been added successfully Step 6 Follow the same steps to create other Vendor-specific Attributes if needed. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 117: Vsa Configuration In Radius Server (Freeradius)

    Create a file “dictionary.HSG” under the “freeradius” folder. Step 4 Edit and save the contents of the file “dictionary.HSG” as follows: Administrator can also add other attributes as the table stated in Section 2 with the same format. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 118 To include “dictionary.HSG” in the dictionary of RADIUS server, insert it in an incremental position as follows. Step 7 Open the “radius” database. Step 8 Insert VSA into RADIUS response. In this example, the maximum download and upload traffics in bytes for group03 users is 1MBytes. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 119 Step 9 Restart RADIUS daemon to get your settings activated. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 120: Appendix D: On-Demand Account Types & Billing Plan

    Valid Period is the valid period of usage time. After this time period, even if there is remaining quota, the account will still expire. Price is the unit price of this plan. Group will be the applied Group to users created from this plan. Reference field allows administrator to input additional information. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 121 Account Activation is carried out when the user logs in for the first time. Failing to do so in the period set in Account Activation will result in account expiration. Price is the unit price of this plan. Group will be the applied Group to users created from this plan. Reference field allows administrator to input additional information. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 122 NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 123 It is mainly used in hostel (hotel?) venues to provide internet service according to guests’ stay time. Group will be the applied Group to users created from this plan. Reference field allows administrator to input additional information. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 124 Valid Period is the valid period of usage time. After this time period, the account will expire even if there is remaining quota. Price is the unit price of this plan. Group will be the applied Group to users created from this plan. Reference field allows administrator to input additional information. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 125 NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 126 Elapsed Time is the time interval for which the account is valid for internet access (xx hrs yy mins). Price is the unit price of this plan. Group will be the applied Group to users created from this plan. Reference field allows administrator to input additional information. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 127 Cut-off Time is the clock time when the account will expire. Price is the unit price of this plan. Group will be the applied Group to users created from this plan. Reference field allows administrator to input additional information. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 128 End Time is the time that the account will expire, defined explicitly by the operator. Price is the unit price of this plan. Group will be the applied Group to users created from this plan. Reference field allows administrator to input additional information. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 129: External Payment Gateways

    MD5 Hash: If transaction responses need to be encrypted by the Payment Gateway, enter and confirm a MD5 Hash Value and select a reactive mode. The MD5 Hash security feature enables merchants to verify that the results of a transaction or transaction response received by their server are actually sent from the Authorize.Net. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 130 Click the “Change the Number” checkbox to change it. Description (Item Name): This is the item information to describe the product (for example, Internet Access). Email Header: Enter the information that should appear in the header of the invoice. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 131 Company: The name of the company associated with the billing or shipping information entered on a given transaction. Address: The address entered either in the billing or shipping information of a given transaction. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 132: Payments Via Paypal

    PayPal. This is a mandatory configuration item if the WAN IP of your gateway in not a public IP address, corresponding NAT translation configurations are necessary. Verify SSL Certificate: This is to help protect the system from accessing a website other than PayPal Currency: The currency to be used for payment transaction. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 133 PayPal Payment Page Remark Content: The message content will be displayed as a special notice to end customers in the page of “Rate Plan”. For example, it can describe caution for making a payment via PayPal. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 134: Payments Via Securepay

    To configure Payments via SecurePay, go to: Users >> Authentication >> On-demand User>> External Payment Gateway >> SecurePay. Before setting up “SecurePay”, it is required that the hotspot owners have a valid SecurePay “Merchant Account” from its official website. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 135 These 10 plans are the plans in Billing Configuration, and the desired plan(s) can be enabled. SecurePay Payment Page Remark Content The message content will be displayed as a special notice to end customers. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 136: Payments Via World Pay

    View the service agreement and fees for the standard payment gateway services as well as add or edit the service disclaimer content here. WorldPay Billing Configuration These 10 plans are the plans in Billing Configuration, and the desired plan(s) can be enabled. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 137 Choose an installation and select the Integration Setup button for the specific environment. Installation ID: 239xxx Step 4 Check Enable Payment Response checkbox. Step 5 Enter the Payment Response URL. URL : <wpdisplay item=MC_callback> Step 6 Check Enable the Shopper Response. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 138 Select the Save Changes button Step 8 Input Installation ID and Payment Gateway URL in gateway UI. Installation ID: 2009test URL : https://select.wp3.rbsworldpay.com/wcc/purchase Note: The WAN IP of gateway must be a real IP. NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 139: Appendix F: Portal

    Choose External Page if you desire to use an external web page for your custom pages. Simply enter the URL of your external webpage, click Preview button to check if it is reachable, take a look at how your external webpage will be displayed, then click Apply button. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 140 Therefore it is important that your external pages are designed by someone with good knowledge of URL parameter utilization. The diagram below explains how External Page operates using user login flow as illustration: The URL parameters sent by the Gateway to the external login page are as follows: NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 141 == null) { return ""; } else { return decodeURIComponent(result[1]); } An external page example that the user will see upon launching a browser, highlighted in red you can see the URL parameters sent from the system: www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...

  • Page 142: Url Variables From Gateway

    VLAN ID Gwip IP format Gateway activated WAN IP address client_ip IP format Client IP address Integer Service Zone ID Group Integer Group index Policy Integer Policy index max_uplink Integer (b/s) Maximum up-link rate NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 143 Sorry, you are not allowed to log in, because your account is currently on the Black List. Sorry, you are not allowed to log in, because it is currently not the service www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 144 On-demand user's quota of volume type idletimeout Integer (Sec.) Idle timeout Logouturl String (URL encoded) Logout URL redeemurl String (URL encoded) Redeem URL Vlanid Integer (1~4096) VLAN ID Gwip IP format Gateway activated WAN IP address NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 145: Url Variables To Gateway

    No output, redirect user to login successful page. User Logout: Path: (LAN IP address or Internal Domain Name) /loginpages/logoff.shtml Input: Field Required Value Description Optional String User ID, default is taken from cookie www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 146 -1: Account not found. -2: Out of quota. -3: Expired. -4: Redeemed. Uname String User name Type String, includes: On-demand user billing type TIME: Time type DATA: Volume type CUTOFF: Cut-off type NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 147 Field Value Description rmsg String, including: Result and error messages Redeem process completed. Original user name can not be found from the database. Redeem user name can not be found www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot...
  • Page 148 Linux expiretime, time stamp, and duration is account usage, duration time and the unit is 'day', serial price, number is account s/n. duration, serial number NetComm Wireless HS1200N Wireless N Hotspot www.netcommwireless.com...

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