HotEx Billing Manager Installation Guide



iSpot

Installation Guide

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Table of Contents

About this guide 4

Intended Audience 5

Purpose of this Guide 5

Typographical Conventions 5

Typeface 5

Meaning 5

Customer Support 5

Installation 6

System Requirements 6

Hardware and Software requirement 6

Installing iSpot 8

About this guide

This section includes the following topics:

▪ Intended Audience

▪ Purpose of this Guide

▪ Typographical Conventions

▪ Customer Support

Intended Audience

This guide is intended as an installation manual for the administrators, the agents and the clients on how to install the iSpot application.

Purpose of this Guide

This guide describes the step-by-step installation process of the iSpot application.

Typographical Conventions

Before starting, it is important to understand the typographical conventions used in this guide.

Table 1: Typographical Conventions

|Typeface |Meaning |

|Bold |Menu items, input fields, radio button names, check boxes, drop-down lists, tab names, buttons on the |

| |screen. |

|CAPS |Keys on the keyboard. |

|“Quotes” |Messages displayed on the screen. |

|[pic] |Note: A note that calls attention to a topic with related information. |

|[pic] |Warning: An Important message not to be ignored. |

Customer Support

If you have problems, questions, comments or suggestions regarding HOTSPOT application and the documentation, contact us by e-mail at support@hotspotexpress.in. You can also call our customer support centre at (+91) 9362055005.

Chapter 1

Installation

Before you install the iSpot, you must properly check for the system requirements.

System Requirements

Hardware requirement

▪ LinkSys WiFi Router (Model WRT54GL)

▪ Laptop/PC (for initial setup only)

Software requirement

▪ Openwrt Firmware

▪ iSpot Configuration file

You are going to connect LinkSys Router with the Laptop/PC through WiFi. No other software or Operating System is necessary.

|[pic] |Note: |

| |Please download the Openwrt firmware from  |

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| |and iSpot configurations file from and save them in your |

| |desktop. |

Network Setup

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Typical Network Diagram illustrating iSpot is used in Multiple Hotspot Locations.

Installing iSpot

▪ You are now going to convert LinkSys router as an iSpot, using the Laptop/PC.

▪ Switch On the LinkSys router.

▪ Ensure the WiFi network adapter of the Laptop/PC is enabled and working, and set it in DHCP Mode (i.e., ‘Obtain IP Address Automatically) as shown below.

Client Side Configurations

To configure client PC

1. View the desktop of the client PC. Right-click the icon Wireless Networks Connection and select View available Wireless Networks.

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1. You will see the interface Wireless Network Connections.

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2. Click Connect to connect it to the Linksys.

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2. View the desktop. Right-click the icon My Network Places and select Properties.

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3. Right-click the icon Wireless Network Connection and select Properties, you will see the Wireless Network Connection Properties.

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4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. You will see the menu Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties.

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5. Select Obtain an IP address automatically option and click OK.

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6. Open the browser (eg. Internet Explorer) and enter “ ”. You will see the Login prompt. Type the User name and Password (default password is admin) and click Ok.

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7. You will see the LinkSys Setup screen as below.

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8. Click Administration. You will see the LinkSys Administration screen.

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9. To upgrade the firmware, please use the menu, ‘Firmware Upgrade’ and get the screen as below.

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10. Click Browse and select the file (openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin) which you have already downloaded, from openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin.

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11. Click Upgrade and ensure that there is NO INTERRUPTION DURING UPGRADE. Please do NOT turn off the power or press the reset button during upgradation. Otherwise, the linksys may go corrupted.

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12. After 3-4 minutes, you will see the message “Upgrade Successfully”. (It is very important to wait for this message. Do not go further until you see this message), Click Continue.

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13. The Coova Administration Page is displayed.

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14. To change the password, please click info and click set.

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15. The password is changed now and you will be prompted to authenticate again.

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16. Click the menu System -> Config Management -> Upload Configuration -> Browse

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17. Select the file which is already downloaded from .

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18. Click Submit.

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19. You will see the “Install Config’ menu, as below. Please select ALL the Checkboxes to install.

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20. Please click Install Config at the bottom of the page.

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21. You will see the list of installed Configuration files as below.

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22. After Installation, Click Status. You will see the Reboot link is RIGHT TOP of the page. Click Reboot.

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23. NOW, the linksys is successfully converted into iSpot.

24. Open the browser and enter ”192.168.100.1”. Enter the User name: Password (default – admin: admin) and click Ok.

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25. The Coova Administration Page is displayed.

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26. Go to Hotspot and Type the NAS identifier (supplied by Hotspot Express, unique for each hotspot location), Click Save Changes.

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27. To set the NAS identifier, Click 1 Config Changes Pending.

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28. Click Apply Changes.

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29. Now, all the changes will be saved and iSpot will reboot. Please wait until it reboots and becomes operational. It may take more than 5 minutes for this process to complete.

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30. When the iSpot is ready, you would have assigned an IP from it. To confirm, please goto Start ( Run ( Type “cmd” ( Type “ipconfig”. To make double-confirmation on the IP assignment, you can use the dos commands “ipconfig /release” and “ipconfig /renew”.

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31. Try to browse Internet (eg.)

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32. You will get the iSpot Login Page.

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