User's Guide

AirTight Management Console Configuration
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The Hotspot 2.0 settings for an AirTight AP are divided into general settings, roaming consortium list,
venue settings, domain name list, 3GPP Cellular network info list, NAI realm list, WAN metrics, Operator
Friendly Name List, connection capability.
General Settings
The General Settings refer to the network configuration. It includes the network access type, network
authentication type element, IP address type etc.
The network type is a predefined list and can have one of the following values.
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Private network- Unauthorized users are not permitted on this network. Examples of this access
network type are home networks and enterprise networks, which may employ user accounts.
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Private network with guest access- The network is a private network offering guest access. An
example of this access network type is an enterprise network with guest access.
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Chargeable public network- A public network that is available to everyone for a charge. An
example of this access network type is a hotel offering in-room Internet access service for a fee.
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Free public network- A public network that is available to everyone for free. An example of this
access network type is an airport hotspot.
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Personal device network - A network of personal devices such as a camera connecting to a printer
thereby forming a network to print pictures.
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Emergency services only network- The network is dedicated and limited to accessing emergency
services only.
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Test or experimental- The network is a test or experimental network only.
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Wildcard- Wildcard access network type. Select this option if you want the AP to reply to the client
(mobile device) irrespective of the access network type requested for in the client query.
The network authentication element refers to the list of authentication types. This element is related to
captive portal based authentication systems. A redirect URL can be specified in the General Settings to
redirect the mobile user to the appropriate URL on connecting to the AP.
The network authentication element is a predefined list and can have one of the following values.
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Acceptance of terms and conditions- Select this option if the network requires the user to accept a
set of terms and conditions. You can provide a URL that points to the terms and conditions page in
the Redirect URL field. Providing redirect URL is optional.
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Online enrollment- Select this option if online enrolment is supported by the network.
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http/https redirection- Select this option if the network infrastructure perform http/https redirection.
You can optionally provide a redirect URL for http/https redirection.
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DNS redirection- Select this option if the network supports DNS redirection.
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Not configured- Select this option if you don't want to provide specific information when the client
queries about network authorization type.
The Homogenous ESSID (HESSID) is a MAC address that is the same for all APs belonging to the same
network. APs with the same HESSID have the same Hotspot 2.0 configuration.
IPv4 address type and IPv6 address type are specified under General Settings.
Roaming Consortiums Element
The roaming consortiums element is configured under Roaming Consortium List. The network could be
member of a roaming consortium or could support service providers. The element consists of one of more
organization identifiers that are unique hexadecimal strings. If this element contains multiple organization
identifiers, it means the network supports multiple service providers or consortia.