Proxim AP-2500 No Portal Page, HTML Portal Page, ASP Portal Pages

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Public Space Parameters
Deciding which sample is right for your hotspot depends on the customer experience you want to provide. The
sections below describe how the customer interacts with the AP-2500 under the following scenarios:
–No Portal Page
–HTML Portal Page
–ASP Portal Pages
No Portal Page
1. Customer enters the hotspot and turns on his Wi-Fi enabled computer.
2. The customer’s computer connects to the AP wirelessly.
3. The customer launches a Web browser.
4. The Web browser attempts to load the customer’s default home page (such as http://www.yahoo.com/) but is
redirected to the AP’s internal login screen.
5. The AP’s internal login screen appears. The customer does not have access to free “walled garden” content (or at
least the customer has no knowledge that free content is available).
6. The customer follows the on-screen instructions and successfully logs in or signs up for service.
7. Following successful authentication, the customer is redirected to the Web page he originally request or to
whatever page you specified in the Home Page Redirection URL field (if enabled; see Home Page Redirection
(HPR)).
8. The Information and Control Console (ICC) Java applet opens a second, small window on the customer’s desktop,
if enabled.
HTML Portal Page
1. Customer enters the hotspot and turns on his Wi-Fi enabled computer.
2. The customer’s computer connects to the AP wirelessly.
3. The customer launches a Web browser.
4. The Web browser attempts to load the customer’s default home page (such as http://www.yahoo.com/) but is
redirected to your Portal Page.
5. The customer can browse free “walled garden” content listed on the Portal Page or click a link to login for full
access.
6. The customer wants full access so he clicks the link to login. The AP’s internal login screen appears.
7. The customer follows the on-screen instructions and successfully logs in or signs up for service.
8. Following successful authentication, the customer is redirected to the page you specified in the
http://APIPADDR:1111/usg/login?OS=http://www.anyWebSite.com/ statement in the HTML portal page file or to
whatever page you specified in the Home Page Redirection URL field (if enabled; see Home Page Redirection
(HPR)).
9. The Information and Control Console (ICC) Java applet opens a second, small window on the customer’s desktop,
if enabled.
ASP Portal Pages
1. Customer enters the hotspot and turns on his Wi-Fi enabled computer.
2. The customer’s computer connects to the AP wirelessly.
3. The customer launches a Web browser.
4. The Web browser attempts to load the customer’s default home page (such as http://www.yahoo.com/) but is
redirected to your Portal Page.
5. The customer can browse free “walled garden” content listed on the Portal Page or click a link to login for full
access.
6. The customer wants full access so he logs into the AP using one of the following methods:
• Customer enters his User Name and Password in the fields provided on the portal page and clicks Submit.
• Customer clicks a link provided on the portal page that sends the customer to the AP’s internal login screen.