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Installation Guide

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Table of Contents

iSpot Installation Guide 2

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

About this guide

This section includes the following topics:

Intended Audience

Purpose of this Guide

Typographical Conventions

Customer Support


About this guide

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.

Note: A note that calls attention to a topic with related information.

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 [email protected]. You can also call

our customer support centre at (+91) 9362055005.


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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.


Chapter 1

Note:

Please download the Openwrt firmware from

http://hotspotexpress.in/ispot/openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin

and iSpot configurations file from http://hotspotexpress.in/ispot/config.tgz and save

them in your desktop.

http://hotspotexpress.in/config.tgz

http://hotspotexpress.in/openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin

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Network Setup

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


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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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2. You will see the interface Wireless Network Connections.

3. Click Connect to connect it to the Linksys.


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

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

Wireless Network Connection Properties.


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

Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties.


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


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8. Open the browser (eg. Internet Explorer) and enter “ http://192.168.1.1 ”. You will see the

Login prompt. Type the User name and Password (default password is admin) and click

Ok.

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


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


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

below.


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12. Click Browse and select the file (openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin) which you have already

downloaded, from http://hotspotexpress.in/ispot/ openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin.

13. 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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14. 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.

15. The Coova Administration Page is displayed.


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

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


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

19. Select the file which is already downloaded from http://hotspotexpress.in/ispot/config.tgz .


http://hotspotexpress.in/ispot/config.tgz

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20. Click Submit.

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


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

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


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

Reboot.

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


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26. Open the browser and enter ”192.168.100.1”. Enter the User name: Password (default –

admin: admin) and click Ok.

27. The Coova Administration Page is displayed.


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

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


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30. Click Apply Changes.

31. 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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32. 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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33. Try to browse Internet (eg.http://google.com)

34. You will get the iSpot Login Page.


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