Hotspot

The User Interface
Main screen shows the most important details of connected computers: IP and MAC address, account username, time, quota, download and upload rate and inactivity timeout. Bottom status line shows number of connected computers and current total download and upload rate represented in KB/sec, and these values are continuously updated. On top status bar software displays importantmessages, like users login and logout, incorrect login attempts, online payments etc, so you can always see what's happening on your HotSpot. From the main screen represented on picture below, you can choose one of the options: COMPUTERS ACCOUNTS STATISTICS OPERATOR SETUP LOGOUT Displays computers (logged in customers) and their current status Generate accounts Contains b ills, log, statistics andreports, visited URLs and connection log showing who is trying to login in your network Very simple user interface for creating accounts, suitable for front desks Administrator configuration options Lock HotSpot software to prevent unauthorized activity. HotSpot continues traffic control after employee or administrator logout

If you prefer smaller computer icons, you can switch to compact viewand display more computers on the screen. Option is located in HotSpot - Setup - Options page. Inactivity field is showing remaining time until automatic logout. Inactivity is optional for every account and default number of seconds can be specified in HotSpot - Network page. Customers will appreciate this option, as it will save their time and bandwidth in case they forgot to logout.

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Network Setup
Network Setup page shows the following options: Network Interface Autostart HotSpot IP address Maximum users Inactivity logout Start Stop Save Network interface which connects HotSpot to your network Automatically starts HotSpot control when program starts IP address of theselected network interface Maximum number of users connected at the same time Automatically disconnects a user after specified time of inactivity Press Start button to activate HotSpot control Press Stop button to deactivate HotSpot control Save network settings

The first step in setting up the HotSpot is sharing Internet connection. This step is required in order to allow all customers in yournetwork to access the Internet. There are several ways to share the Internet connection. It can be done by: - Using Antamedia HotSpot NAT (Network Address Translation), a feature available in Premium Edition and within trial interval. Setup Wizard will help you to configure NAT and give you sample how to configure connections of computers in your network - Using Microsoft Internet Connection Sharingavailable in Windows operating system - Using Routing and Remote Access available in Windows Server editions After you configure Internet sharing, please select Network Interface which connects your network to

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the HotSpot. On the selected network interface HotSpot will activate the integrated Web Server which is usedto display all pages to customers, like login, logout, info and welcome pages. By changing the network interface, IP address will be automatically filled in. Please enable Autostart and press on the Save button to store your settings. The last step is clicking on Start button for activating HotSpot engine. From that moment your customers should see login page in their browsers in attempt to connectto the Internet. If login page doesn't appear, please check if - Internet connection is shared - computers in your network have correct connection settings (IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS). Please make sure that the gateway IP of client computers is the same IP as IP address in Network Setup page. - Windows Firewall and other firewalls are configured to allow HotSpot communication -...