System Overview And Getting Started; Introduction Of The Hotspot Gateway Hsg Series; System Concept - 4IPNET HSG260 User Manual

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HSG Wireless Hotspot Gateway ENGLISH
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System Overview and Getting Started

2.1 Introduction of the Hotspot Gateway HSG Series

The HSG gateway series is the most economical and feature-rich Wireless Hotspot Gateway, targeting mini-size
stores that want to provide small, single-point wireless Internet access service. The HSG gateway is a perfect
choice for beginners to run hotspot businesses. It does not cost much compared to buying a pile of equipment, nor
does it take the skills of an expert to glue multiple applications out of multiple freeware. Feature-packed for hotspot
operation, the HSG gateway comes with built-in 802.11 n/b/g (a/b/g/n for dual RF models) MIMO access point,
web server and web pages for clients to login, easy logo-loading for branding a hotspot store, simple
user/visitor account management tool, payment plans, multiple credit card gateways, traffic logs, IP
sharing and etc. The HSG gateway also brings in an extra advantage - the wall-mountable IP50 dust-proof
(HSG260 / HSG320) or ceiling mountable (HSG327) housing.

2.2 System Concept

The HSG gateway is capable of managing user authentication, authorization and accounting. The user account
information is stored in the local database or a specified external RADIUS database server. Featured with user
authentication and integrated with external payment gateway, the HSG gateway allows users to easily pay the fee
and enjoy the Internet service using credit cards through a variety of payment gateways including Authorize.Net,
PayPal, SecurePay, and WorldPay. Furthermore, the HSG gateway introduces the concept of Service Zones –
Private Zone and Public Zone, each with its own definable access control profiles. Private Zone means clients are
not required to be authenticated before using the network service. However, clients in Public Zone are required to
get authentication before using the network service. This is very useful for hotspot owners seeking to deploy
wireless network service for clients and manage the network as well. The following diagram is an example of a
HSG gateway set to manage the Internet and network access services at a hotspot venue.
【Example: A typical Hotspot network】
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