Proxim AP-2500 Credit Card Services

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Public Space Parameters
Figure 5-13 Sample Login Screen Presented to Subscribers
Sample scenarios include:
• If you are renting cards to customers, disable User Name and New Subscribers. Only cards whose MAC
addresses are entered in the Authorized Subscriber Table will have access to the Internet.
• If you are manually entering user names and passwords into the Authorized Subscribers Table, enable User Name
but disable New Subscribers.
• If you are using credit card services, enable User Name and New Subscribers (if you want subscribers to create
a username and password) or only enable New Subscribers (if you want subscribers to access the network based
on their wireless card’s MAC address).
– The only difference between these two scenarios is that with username/password, subscribers can access the
Internet from a different wireless device at a later date. For example: a subscriber purchases two days of
Internet access. On the second day, the subscriber returns to the hotspot with a different wireless card
installed. If using username/password authentication, the subscriber will be able to access the Internet using
the different card with no intervention from the hotspot operator. Note that the subscriber will only be able to
log in using a different wireless card if the account is not already in use (as displayed in the Current
Subscribers Table). Note that a subscriber that has turned off his computer or has left the hotspot is removed
from the Current Subscriber Table after 10 minutes.
Credit Card Services
A key payment feature of the AP-2500 is direct Credit Card billing. New subscribers can enter your hotspot and sign up
for service directly from their computer and pay for it by credit card. Here’s an overview of the process:
1. Customer enters hotspot and turns on laptop.
2. The laptop’s wireless radio connects to the AP.
3. Customer opens a Web browser, which attempts to access its home page.
4. The AP automatically redirects the customer to the hotspot’s portal page or to the AP’s internal login screen.
5. Customer selects New User option from login screen.
6. Customer selects account options (user name, password, billing plan, duration of plan, etc.).
7. AP displays a screen that summarizes the customer’s selections.
8. Customer clicks the Purchase button.
9. AP passes information to credit card service provider’s server.
NOTE
All data communications between the credit card server and the AP are encrypted by SSL. The AP never
“sees” subscriber credit card numbers.
10. Customer connects to credit card service provider’s URL over a secure HTTPS connection.
11. Customer enters credit card information and clicks the Submit button.
12. When the transaction has been approved, the credit card service provider’s server sends confirmation to AP.