RayTalk RA-5n5, User Manual

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User’s Manual
RA-5n5 Wireless Hotspot Gateway
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2 System Overview and Getting Started
2.1 Introduction of RA-5n5
The RA-5n5 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. RA-5n5 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, RA-5n5 comes with
built-in 802.11 n/b/g 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. RA-5n5 also brings in an extra advantage
- the wall-mountable, dust-proof (IP50) metal housing.
2.2 System Concept
RA-5n5 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, RA-5n5 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, RA-5n5 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 RA-5n5 set to manage the
Internet and network access services at a hotspot venue.