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Public Space Parameters
Figure 5-10 HPR (with Parameter Passing)
15. Click OK.
16. Click Commands > Reboot.
17. Click OK to reboot the AP so your changes will take effect.
18. Test the Portal Page feature by turning on a wireless computer and launching its Web browser. Note that the
computer must not be a current or active subscriber (that is, the wireless card’s MAC address cannot appear in the
Authorized Subscribers Table or the Current Subscribers Table) for this test to work properly.
• Note that the computer must not be a current or active subscriber (that is, the wireless card’s MAC address
cannot appear in the Authorized Subscribers Table or in the Current Subscribers Table with State sent to
Valid) for this test to work properly.
• A successful test should follow the procedure described for the ASP files in ASP Portal Pages.

Smart Client

The AP-2500 supports the connection software for three hotspot aggregators:
• Boingo -- http://www.boingo.com/
• GRIC -- http://www.gric.com/
• iPass -- http://www.ipass.com/
These companies provide customers with wireless access at hotspots across the country. At each specific hotspot, the
aggregator may own the access infrastructure or they may have an agreement in place with the hotspot operator.
Refer to the Web sites listed above if you are interested in partnering with a hotspot aggregator. This type of
agreement allows you to use the aggregator’s name to promote your hotspot and reduces your setup and
maintenance costs (the aggregator handles customer billing and pays you a fee each time a subscriber logs in from
your hotspot).
If you are already a partner with one of these companies, you should enable the Smart Client option so the AP-2500
can communicate with the aggregator’s end-user application. This application is installed on a subscriber’s computer
and facilitates login and connection to the aggregator’s services. (For example, a Boingo customer can use his Boingo
application to login to his account through the AP.)
The following diagram illustrates the network layout for this type of configuration.