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Guide to Operation

Version 2.0 firmware

Router and Wireless Products for Public Internet

Access with Customer Billing, Failure Monitoring

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Page 1 Router & Wireless Products Guide to Operation Version 2.0 firmware Router and Wireless Products for Public Internet Access with Customer Billing, Failure Monitoring and Remote Management Ver2 - Rev. 0 Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved...
Page 2: Fcc Statement
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions. 1. The device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Connecting the Equipment Contents The Equipment Configuration Process Configuring the Equipment Setup Functions Configuring the Equipment Management Functions Additional Features: Upgrade, Backup, Reboot and Diagnostics User Log-in Procedure Hot-Spot Billing Kit Internet Access Payment Using Pre-Pay Scratch-off cards Payment Using the On-line Credit Card Billing System...
Page 4: Connecting The Equipment
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Equipment configuration is shipped with the ETH0 port (first or only Ethernet 1. Connecting the port) set as the uplink (connected to the Internet circuit) In the case of router Equipment equipment, ETH1 is the primary downlink port (DCHP server) and is used for client connection.
Page 5 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Power over Ethernet The PoE unit shipped with the AP series equipment supplies power over the (PoE) supply Ethernet Cat-5 cable. The Ethernet cable supplied with the AP unit should be configuration plugged into the PoE supply to the connector marked DATA+POWER.
Page 6: The Equipment Configuration Process
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The equipment is configured wirelessly using a notebook computer with a wireless 2: The Equipment card that conforms to the 802.11/g standard. Wireless equipment must be Configuration powered using the external Power over Ethernet (PoE) supply and the data cable Process must be connected to a DSL/cable modem or to a T1 circuit.
Page 7 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Initial configuration page: System Information The information displayed shows; Memory and CPU usage Internet connection status Node ID (required by the authentication server) Firmware version Information text box containing ASCII data On the Web at: www .
Page 8: Configuring The Equipment Setup Functions
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Once logged on to the equipment as the administrator then equipment 3: Configuring the configuration parameters can be modified. The Setup functions are configured Equipment Setup first. The default configuration for the equipment operation mode is the Access Functions Point mode.
Page 9 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Network Interfaces screen Next the wireless interface parameters are configured using the wireless interface setup page. Remember that when these parameters are changed then the configuration computer will loose its connection and have to be re-connected. For public access networks two parameters are important The hot spot name (called the SSID) The channel or frequency used for transmission...
Page 10 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Wireless Interface Setup page for access point If the device mode is set in the backhaul (bridge or CPE) mode then the configuration of the wireless interface is different, the wireless interface is already configured as a CPE devices rather than an access point device.
Page 11 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Wireless Interface Setup page for backhaul Pressing the site survey button opens the window shown. The access points are ordered by signal strength. Click on the name of the SSID that the backhaul should connect to, then close the window.
Page 12 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The setup section of the menu has screens for DNS servers, Hostname, and SSL certificate. These screens are not necessary for a hot spot configuration. The can be used if the access point is to be used with modified parameters for Internet connection and customer billing.
Page 13 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved SSL Certificate Page The SSL certificate is used for secure server login: access codes authenticated using the https server in the wireless node. The SL certificate is provided for information purposes only.
Page 14: Configuring The Equipment Management Functions
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The equipment management functions determine how the access point will be 4: Configuring the configured for hot-spot public Internet access. A number of options are available: Equipment Create a custom log in screen or select a log in screen from the library Management Set up log in screen advertising using banners Functions...
Page 15 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The Captive Portal screen provides the tools to configure all aspects of the hot spot user interface and billing. When a user gets an IP address from the hot-spot and then tries to access a web site, the user is redirected first to the log in page.
Page 16 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved A custom design log in page can include advertising banners. Banner advertising is enabled using the Advert Banners screen shown below. The server name is specified for the location of the banners. Creation of custom log-in pages with banner advertising is described in a technical note available from Fire4 Systems.
Page 17 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Login page example If the hot spot operator wishes users the click through banners free of charge to advertisers web sites then the URL of each banner must be entered in the allowed IP list.
Page 18 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved MAC addresses can also be permitted to bypass the authentication system. This facility is useful for various applications. Service personnel computers can be authorized for any access point in the network to facilitate maintenance The hot spot operator can authorize his business computers to use the wireless network without authorization...
Page 19: Additional Features: Upgrade, Backup, Reboot And Diagnostics
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The node firmware can be upgraded by downloading the firmware file from the 5: Additional Fire4 Systems website to the computer being used for node configuration. Features: Firmware upgrades will be announced on the website as they become available. Upgrade, Backup, Remember that different hardware platforms have individual firmware files.
Page 20 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved and all interface ports are initialized using the data stored in the configuration file. The reboot procedure will be required after several of the commands in the menu. Each command will indicate if the unit should be rebooted on completion of the command so that the command takes effect.
Page 21 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved can make the device operation from a central location. Furthermore, a device can be replaced by any other type of device in the field, even if the hardware is completely different. This feature greatly facilitates maintenance of a large wireless network.
Page 22 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved restored settings. Restore Settings screen System logs are available that assist with diagnostic processes. If it is necessary to call the Fire4 Systems support personnel about some operational problem that has been encountered then the technician may require information presented on the diagnostics page.
Page 25: User Log-In Procedure
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The user with a notebook computer and wireless interface will see the hot-spot 6: User Log-in SSID and request to connect (get an IP address). Any type of computer can Procedure connect to a hot-spot.
Page 26 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The user requires an access code to gain access to the Internet. hot-spot operator can purchase pre- pay scratch cards from Fire4 Systems to sell to customers. The hot-spot operator can also download access codes to sell to users.
Page 27: Hot-Spot Billing Kit
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The SK-01 hot spot billing kit contains the following items: 7: Hot-Spot Billing 1 pack of 25 pre-pay cards: for access times of 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week 1 pack of 25 customer brochures: tri-folded for display 1 counter top display for brochures (manufactured in acrylic)
Page 28 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The pre-pay scratch card is identical to those sold for long-distance calling. The 8: Internet Access hot-spot owner determines the retail price of the scratch cards, no price is printed Payment Using on the card.
Page 29: Payment Using The On-Line Credit Card Billing System
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Credit card billing require the hot-spot operator to obtain an account with a 9: Payment Using clearing bank. the On-Line Credit The Avansu billing software is configured to work with either authorize.net or Card Billing with Pay-Pal.
Page 30: Extending The Hot-Spot Coverage Area: The Equipment Repeater
Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved When the hot spot has been deployed it is possible that the area of coverage is 11: Extending the not as great as the hot-spot owner had wished. Installing a repeater range Hot-Spot extender can extend the range of the network.
Page 31 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The following project was prepared using the large-scale plan of the marina 12: Example: A building. This information is insufficient to prepare comprehensive design, as the Marina Hot Spot total area of the boat dockage space with distances has not been included.
Page 32 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Site Layout (Marina plan view) MARINA BUILDING Sector antenna with 120 degree sector radiation pattern The antenna is mounted on the side of the building near to the top, a height of 35 ft.
Page 33 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved The access point is specified has an RF power output of +30dBm. Assuming a power loss cables AP-MARINE Sector outdoor access connectors of +3dB, and antenna point with +30dBm specifying a sector antenna RF output gain of 9dBi, then the total...
Page 34 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved Fire4 Systems router and wireless equipment uses the Linux operating system Appendix: LINUX version 2.6 as part of the software suite included with each Fire4 Systems Distribution product. The Linux V.2.6 operating system is distributed under the GNU (General Public License).
Page 35 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty;...
Page 36 Guide to Operation: Copyright © Fire4 Systems Inc., 2009. All Rights Reserved your obligations under this License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all. For example, if a patent license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.

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