Proxim AP-2500 Introduction

ORiNOCO AP-2500 User Guide

Introduction

In This Chapter

•Introducing the AP-2500

•Overview of Product Features

•The Product Package

•Minimum System Requirements

•Management and Monitoring Capabilities

•Active Ethernet

The ORiNOCO AP-2500 is an all-in-one wireless access point and access gateway specifically designed for public

hotspot providers and enterprises. It is a cost-effective solution for small and medium public hotspots, such as coffee

shops, hotels, and airport lounges, and it enables enterprises to offer corporate visitors immediate wireless network

access regardless of their existing network or ISP settings. Supporting Wi-Fi 802.11b and 802.11a it ensures

ease-of-use and secure Internet access for mobile professionals. Each AP supports a maximum of 50 subscribers.

Advanced features include Radius AAA, VPN passthrough, dynamic address translation, home page redirect, internal

web server, walled garden, bandwidth management, and remote management providing service differentiation and

operating cost savings for hotspot operators. The AP-2500 is a true Hotspot-in-a-box solution.

The AP-2500 supports two feature sets:

1. Access gateway or Public Space features (that provide hotspot connectivity)

2. Standard networking features included with many traditional wireless access points (such as the ORiNOCO

AP-2000)

Although in implementation there is some overlap between these feature sets, for the sake of simplicity this document

refers to the first set of features as the AP’s Public Space features and the second set as the AP’s Networking

features.

The AP-2500’s Public Space features are designed to provide a simple billing, management, and authentication

solution for hotspot operators and quick and easy access to the Internet for subscribers. Subscribers do not need to

change any settings (such as IP address or Internet proxy server configuration) on their computer to connect to the

hotspot.

Noteworthy Public Space features include:

•Dynamic Address Translation: The AP-2500 offers plug-and-play connectivity for subscribers without any

intervention required on the part of the subscriber. The AP-2500 supports all possible IP settings (static

addressing, dynamic addressing, static DNS server settings). A subscriber simply turns on his/her laptop and

launches a Web browser to connect to the Internet. See Dynamic Address Translation (DAT) for details.

•Transparent Proxy Redirection: The AP directs all HTTP and HTTPS proxy requests through an internal proxy

which is transparent to the subscriber. In other words, your subscribers don’t have to change their browser’ proxy

settings (if enabled).