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2 System Overview and Getting Started
2.1 Introduction of WSG-500
The WSG-500 is the most economical and feature rich Wireless Hotspot Gateway, targeting
mini-size stores that want to provide small, single-point wireless Internet access service. WSG-500 is
a perfect choice for beginners to run hotspot businesses. It does not cost much compared to buying
a pile of equipments, nor does it take the skills of an expert to glue multiple applications out of
multiple freeware. Feature-packed for hotspot operation, WSG-500 comes with built-in 802.11
b/g/n MIMO access point, web server and web pages for clients to login, easy logo-loading
for branding a hotspot store, simple user/visitor account management tool, payment plans,
multiple credit card gateways, traffic logs, IP sharing and etc. WSG-500 also brings in an
extra advantage - the wall-mountable, dust-proof (IP50) metal housing.
2.2 System Concept
WSG-500 is capable of managing user authentication, authorization and accounting. The user account
information is stored in the local database or a specified external RADIUS database server. Featured
with user authentication and integrated with external payment gateway, WSG-500 allows users to
easily pay the fee and enjoy the Internet service using credit cards through a variety of payment
gateways including Authorize.Net, PayPal, SecurePay, and WorldPay. Furthermore, WSG-500
introduces the concept of Zones – Private Zone and Public Zone, each with its own definable access
control profiles. Private Zone means clients are not required to be authenticated before using the
network service. On the other hand, clients in Public Zone are required to get authentication before
using the network service. This is very useful for hotspot owners seeking to deploy wireless network
service for clients and manage the network as well. The following diagram is an example of WSG-500
set to manage the Internet and network access services at a hotspot venue.