User's Guide

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A computer with a browser pointed to!www.cloudtrax.com, or an!iOS!or!Android!device
running the CloudTrax app.
Terminology
We’ll make this process as easy and nontechnical as possible. Here are a few key words that will
help.
Network:!A group of computers or devices that can talk to each other (in our case, wirelessly).!!
Gateway:!A CloudTrax-compatible router that is connected to the Internet (usually through a DSL,
cable, or LAN connection).!!
Repeater:!A CloudTrax-compatible router that is not connected to the Internet that repeats the
signals from local computers and other access points to the gateway.!!
Access point:!A generic name for an CloudTrax-compatible router/access point which can be
either a Gateway or a Repeater. You may also see these called "Nodes."
All CloudTrax devices configure themselves: they become gateways or repeaters depending on if
they are connected to the Internet or not.
Step 1: Create a Master Login
The first time you use CloudTrax, you need to create a Master Login. This account will be your
login for all networks you create.
From CloudTrax.com, click the “Create account” link just below the login fields. You’ll see a page
similar to the one below.!
Fill in the following information:
First Name:!We’ll use this to address you in email correspondence.
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