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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB

Dated Tested:

10 April 2007

AmigoPod Version:

EngineÆ0.99.35, Radius ServicesÆ 0.6.10

Plugins Required:

Standard build only

Trendnet Version:

2.0 Release 39

Integration:

HTTP Captive Portal

Overview:

The TEW-453APB is a 108Mbps high speed 802.11g Hot Spot Wireless Access Point that offers

advanced wireless security, network management, and Power-over-Ethernet capabilities. Wireless

security features include TKIP and AES algorithms for WPA, and also Radius based MAC authentication.

Integration:

The key feature of the TEW-453APB is its Hot Spot or Universal Access Manager (UAM) functionality

that allows AmigoPod to provide the required RADIUS platform for managed temporary Guest accounts.

UAM is intended for use in Internet cafes, Hot Spots, and other sites where the Access Point is used to

provide Internet Access. If enabled, then HTTP (TCP, port 80) connections are checked. (UAM only

works on HTTP connections; all other traffic is ignored.) If the user has not been authenticated, Internet

access is blocked, and the user is re-directed to another web page – in this case the AmigoPod Web

logins facility.

Although the TEW-453APB supports both internal and external authentication, this integration guide will

focus on the later as the internal authentication dictates the use of the internal Login Page resident on

the AP itself. The Login page is very basic and doesn’t allow for significant customization as is possible

with the AmigoPod Web Logins feature.

Summary of content (23 pages)

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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Dated Tested: AmigoPod Version: Plugins Required: Trendnet Version: Integration: 10 April 2007 EngineÆ0.99.35, Radius ServicesÆ 0.6.10 Standard build only 2.0 Release 39 HTTP Captive Portal Overview: The TEW-453APB is a 108Mbps high speed 802.11g Hot Spot Wireless Access Point that offers advanced wireless security, network management, and Power-over-Ethernet capabilities.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 1: By default the TEW-453APB has an IP address of 192.168.0.228. Please follow the Trendnet User Guide to gain configuration control of the AP and set the basic IP Addressing to match your networking environment. Given the RADIUS interaction we strongly recommend the use of a Fixed IP address setting that is available through the web interface. Note: Fixed IP Address ______________________ This will be required for a later step.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 2: Now that a fixed IP Address has been defined the Trendnet AP, this needs to be defined within the AmigoPod configuration. Typically, the AmigoPod software is installed on an appliance or server with a fixed IP Address and potentially a locally defined host name. Referring back to your initial installation of the AmigoPod solution, open a web browser and enter either the IP Address or host name defined during the installation.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 3: Once successfully logged into the AmigoPod administration interface, you will be presented with the AmigoPod Home Page where the RADIUS Services section can be accessed. Click on RADIUS Services on the screen shown below: copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 5: Being a new install, there are currently no NAS entries defined. Click on the Create icon at the top of the page shown below: copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 6: Fill out the details of the Create NAS form based on the IP Addressing details defined for the Trendnet AP in Step 1. Leave the default Other NAS entry for the NAS Type and define a shared secret that will be configured both here in the AmigoPod and also in the Trendnet in future steps. Once complete click on the Create NAS Device button. Note: NAS Shared Secret _______________________ This will be required at a later step.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 7: Once the NAS has been created, the RADIUS Server needs to be restarted for the changes to take affect. This can be seen from the warning message shown at the top of the screen and the button below should be clicked to initiate a restart of the RADIUS services. Once the RADIUS services have restarted the next step is to create the customized Web Login pages that the wireless users will be presented with when they attempt to login to the network.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 8: Being a new install, there are currently no web logins defined. Click on the Create a new web login page option listed below the table: copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 9: Complete the following Web Login form based on your local deployment to ensure the correct descriptions and HTML customization is configured in both the Header and Footer section to match the brand and messaging of the wireless service being offered.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 9: Once the Web Login page has been created and saved, it should be tested to ensure it has the correct look and feel for your wireless clients. This can be done by clicking on the newly created Web Login page once and selected the Test option that is displayed below the entry: copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 10: Once the Test button has been clicked, the new Web Login page will be displayed so it can be verified for layout and content purposes. The URL displayed in the web browser should be recorded for a later step in the integration. Note: Web Login URL _______________________ This will be required at a later step. Step 11 (Optional): The Trendnet AP allows for the definition of a separate URL that failed login attempts can be sent to.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 12: Returning the web administration interface of the TrendNet AP, the next step is to setup the wireless network for the guest users. From the Security Profiles screen shown below, select the default Profile named wireless and click on the Configure button. copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 13: At this point you have the opportunity to rename the Profile to a name that is significant to your deployment and also define the SSID that is going to be used by your wireless client. Given we are creating a Hot Spot style service you can chose to leave the Wireless Security System as None to make the association process as easy as possible for the wireless users.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 14: Enable the UAM feature by selecting the first Check Box at the top of the page. This example is based on using the External Authentication option and therefore the Login URL and Login Failure URL fields need to be completed with the URLs collected during Step 10 whilst configuring the AmigoPod. Additionally, the RADIUS details for the AmigoPod install must also be entered in the subsequent fields as shown in the example below.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 15: Returning to the Security Profiles screen, click on the Apply/Restart button for the changes to take affect. The reboot of the Trendnet AP may take a couple of minutes but at this point the configuration of the AP is complete and the next step is to test the solution. copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 16: Using the Wireless Driver software that comes with the wireless adaptor in your laptop or the default Windows Zero Configuration Utility as shown below connect to the AmigoPod SSID (or local alternative) that was configured in Step 13. copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB A successful connection to the AmigoPod Wireless network can be confirmed by double clicking on the network icon in the System Tray of the Windows Task bar to reveal the following status window. The connection duration, speed and signal strength can all be verified from this screen. Clicking on the Support tab of the same window will confirm that an IP Address has been successfully configured via DHCP.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 17: Now that the test laptop is successfully connected to the Wireless LAN, the only step remaining is to login as a guest user. To do this a test user must exist in the AmigoPod database. Returning back to the AmigoPod Web interface, select Guest Manager from the left hand menu: copyright © 2007 amigopod pty ltd.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 18: Selecting the Create New Guest Account option will present the following form that can be completed with the details of your test user. Fill out details of the test user including how long the user should have access to the internet from the Account Expiry drop down box and also the Role that the account should be assigned to (For more information on creating and defining roles, please see the AmigoPod User Guide).
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 19: After clicking on the Create Account button, the new user account will be written to the AmigoPod database and a confirmation screen will be presented with the login credentials. Be sure to either record the email address and password presented or select the Print Receipt option to print out a copy of the login credentials (For more information on creating and defining Print Receipt Templates please see the AmigoPod User Guide).
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB Step 20: Returning back to the test laptop now, open up a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and assuming a Home Page is configured the browser will automatically attempt to connect to the Internet.
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AmigoPod Integration Guides – Trendnet TEW-453APB For example, if your Home Page was configured to go to google.com, after successful authentication the browser will be redirected straight to the Google home page and also a separate pop-up window will be displayed detailing the amount of time still left on the Test User’s account as shown below: If you have experienced any issues setting up this integration with AmigoPod please step back through the document and verify the configuration.