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Creating and Managing Hotspots
In this chapter:
• Overview of Hotspot Management
• Hotspot Terminologies
• How Hotspot Authentication Works
• Call Flow for Devices That Use a Web Proxy
• User Agent Blacklist
• Notes on Using iOS Devices to Access the Hotspot
• Notes on Using Amazon Kindle Fire to Access the Hotspot
• What You Will Need
• Hotspot Configuration Options
• Downloading Captive Portal and Subscriber Portal Logs
Overview of Hotspot Management
A hotspot is a venue or area that provides Internet access to devices with wireless networking
capability, such as notebooks and smart phones. Hotspots are commonly available in public
venues such as hotels, airports, coffee shops, and shopping malls.
All Ruckus Wireless access points have a built-in hotspot module that can be enabled and
deployed on available WLANs. In addition to the hotspot capability of Ruckus Wireless access
points, the controller provides the Captive Portal and Subscriber Portal modules, which are
required by a hotspot infrastructure.
This chapter provides information on how to enable and configure the hotspot portal that the
controller-managed access points provide.
NOTE: Ruckus Wireless hotspot portals are based on the Wireless Internet Service Provider
roaming (WISPr) standards.
Hotspot Terminologies
The hotspot terms that are used in this guide. Before continuing, Ruckus Wireless
®
recommends
that you become familiar with these terms.
A wireless client or device that is associating with a hotspot portalHotspot client
A human user using the hotspot portal on the hotspot clientHotspot user
A controller module that intercepts a hotspot user's initial connection
attempt to the Internet and redirects the connection to the Subscriber
Captive Portal
Portal (either internal or external). The Captive Portal and the
Subscriber Portal make up the hotspot module of the controller.
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