Thursday, August 14, 2008

Voucher System



We proudly present a brand new feature in the Operator Area: the Voucher System.

With this system you can create and print high quality Vouchers from the Operator Area. You can also use the system to see all of your vouchers that were generated, you can find out which is valid and which was activated. You can also export the codes in CSV format so you can import the data to somewhere else. For example if you need to print the codes on to a receipt, you can import the codes to your database and print the codes from there.

If you want to print the Vouchers, the system creates high quality PDF files which you can print on plain papers or Avery Business cards. You can choose from different background color options and you can also use your own background.

We will update the documentation for this soon, and there will also be a FAQ for the Voucher System.

Until then feel free to try the new system (you can find it in the menu of the Operator Area) and let us know if you have questions or problems. If you haven't used the Pre-Paid card options yet, it is now time to order some codes via the Wi-Fi Shop. Be sure to send us the Price Definition Appendix first so we can set the prices in the system.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Different versions of DD-WRT v24

There are 4 different DD-WRT v24 firmware versions that are compatible with our system:

STANDARD - Standard version contains the following modules: Chillispot, JFFS2, kaid, MMC/SD Card Support, PPTP/PPTP Client, radvd, RFlow, Samba/CIFS client, SNMP, SSH, UPnP, Wiviz.

NOKAID - All features from Standard except KAI (Kai Console Gaming). USE THIS FIRMWARE IF YOU UPGRADE DIRECTLY FROM LIKSYS FIRMWARE, because it is 300 Kb less, than the standard version, so you can upgrade directly.

MEGA - Standard features, plus OpenVPN and SIPatH. This firmware can only be used in devices which contain at least 64 MB ROM (WRT54GL contains 32 MB only).

SPECIAL - Special version of DD-WRT has extended QoS capabilities: set maximum bandwidth available per netmask/MAC address (even for different vlans), set a default rule for any unconfigured netmask/MAC address. Special version is a paid version of DD-WRT.

For more information you can visit DD-WRT Version Info page.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Improved DD-WRT v24 Support

Due to the increased popularity of DD-WRT v24, we are now offering improved support for this new firmware.

We've updated the installation video and instructions, and we're now suggesting every operators to use the new v24 SP1 firmware release.

Upgrading the firmware to DD-WRT v24 SP1 is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all hotspot operators with high traffic locations (for locations that often have 5 or more simultaneous users logged in to the hotspot). We've found out that the new firmware is much more stable than v23 SP2 under these circumstances.

DD-WRT v24 also offers more features, includes a traffic grapher, support for multiple SSID's and more.

The setup script is now fully compatible with v24, there is no need to manually set anything after running the setup script.

Also, you can set a few options for the setup script, which are the following:

Firmware version: v24 or v23 (for those who still want to setup the router with DD-WRT v23)

Router's internal IP: You can change the subnet here. Default is 192.168.20.1, but we found out that there are situations, where you'd like to install multiple routers on the same network, so changing the subnet before installation will avoid IP conflicts.

Setup Type: You can now select if the router is the single/first router at the location, or you're using a second, third, etc. via WDS. That way you'll get the Router Alert working for all your routers.

You can find these options in the Operator Area, above the setup command for a location. Changing any settings will automatically update the setup command, so you can copy+paste it to the router's command box via a very simply way.