Hotspot Manager Usage Network Environment

1.Hotspot Manager's Usage Network Environment

    A wireless HotSpot network environment, before use Hotspot Manager to control and charge, there exist three network environment. Network A is like figure 1.Network B is like figure 2.Network C is like figure 3.

figure 1(Network A)

figure 2(Network B)

figure 3(Network C)

    Above, wire router is a routine wire router which connect with wire Ethernet network. Gateway computer is a especial computer which has NAT function. Wireless AP is a wireless access point equipment which not has router function. Wireless router is a wireless access point equipment which has router and NAT function.

    In these three network environment, when you use Hotspot Manager to control and charge,Hotspot Manager's usage is same. Client connect to Internet through the Hotspot Manager's Internet NAT function that running in billing computer. The billing computer must has two network adapters, act as a gateway role.Hotspot Manager has network NAT function, don’t start Internet connection share function or router function again at billing computer.

2. Network A

    At this way, you must place a computer behind wireless AP and in front of router. Then install Hotspot Manager software running at this computer. It’s like figure 4.

figure 4

    This computer, Hotspot manage computer, has two network adapter. One network adapter connect to wireless router. Another network adapter connect to router. This computer act as a gateway role to client computer.

figure 5

    Figure 5 is a fact sample. The Hotspot manage computer has two ip address. In wire router side,it's ip address is 192.168.0.2.In wireless network side,it's ip address is 10.10.10.1.Client connect to Internet through the Hotspot Manager's Internet NAT function.

3. Network B

    In network environment B,the AP or gateway computer must has DHCP service function. If the wireless AP not has DHCP service function, you must run the DHCP service at gateway computer. Wireless client can get a dynamic IP address from DHCP service.

    This way, you can install Hotspot Manager software running at the gateway computer. Then you must stop the Internet connection share function, or stop the remote access and router function. Client connect to Internet through the Hotspot Manager's Internet NAT function.

figure 6

    Above, figure 6 is a fact sample.

4. Network C

    This way, a most simple method is that use the wireless router as a wireless AP.You must connect with it's LAN port, don’t use the WAN port.Then,the wireless router's function is same with a wireless AP.Then you use a computer as a gateway computer, like network B.Then you can use Hotspot Manager to charge and manage.

figure 7

    Above, figure 7 is a fact sample.

5.Hotspot Manager's install and usage

    At figure 4,figure 5,figure 6,and figure 7,you must ensure the network communication is normal. That is means billing computer(gateway computer) can browse web site at Internet.Then you can install Hotspot Manager.

    Run setup.exe to start install.After finish,you must restart computer.Then start Hotspot Manager to control wireless client.

    In order to protect computers from virus attacks,you can install other Anti-virus software or firewall software.But in wireless AP side at billing computer,you must allow wireless client computer to access 80 port of tcp.So wireless client can browse login web page.

  Hotspot Manager has firewall function also.It can prevent attack from wireless client computer,also can prevent attack from Internet computer.Other Anti-virus software or firewall software,not must to be use.