Popup Status Window Redesigned

NOTE: The popup status is english only. If you can help us translate it to your language, please send us a help desk ticket!

When a Wi-Fi user logs in to your hotspot, a status window appears which shows the usage and some other window.

We have redesigned this, showing more information like session time and usage, remaining traffic (if the user has a traffic limit) and remaining time.

Traffic is calculated from the accounting information. The router is sending the usage periodically to the router (in every 100 seconds), so when the user hits refresh, the usage stats may not show the real usage.

The status window looks the same in every skins. If you are using a custom skin and modified the popup html code, you should revert it to the original and do the modifications again. If you didn't modify that code, then it will be automatically updated fro your skin, there is nothing you have to do.

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Small changes in Locations List

You can now see the last activity of each routers when you put the cursor over the load graph.

Last activity is a user log in, log out or interim updates.

If the router is not sending life signals for some reason, but there was an activity in the last 2 hours, then it will not say "DOWN", it will say "UP, but not sending life signals".
In this case you should turn off any firewalls, especially any SPI Firewalls you may have on your network.

HotspotSystem.com Launches Free Wi-Fi Control and Management Service

Businesses running open Wi-Fi networks should protect themselves by placing a control on their Wi-Fi in order to know who used their public hotspot and when. Hotspotsystem.com provides a new, easy and free of charge solution, called Hotspot Splash.


(PRWEB) April 14, 2010 -- Using existing open-source firmwares like DD-WRT, CoovaAP, Open-Mesh and a hosted and free hotspot management service by HotspotSystem.com, businesses can add new functionality to their existing routers in just a few minutes without any costs.

After they subscribe to the service, they can redirect Wi-Fi users to their own Wi-Fi start page, where users have to accept the Terms & Conditions to be able to use the internet. From that point, their computer can be identified and can be tracked retroactively.

Days of completely open and unsecured Wi-Fi networks are numbered.” - said Oliver Faludi, managing director of HotspotSystem.com. “Italy was the first country in 2005 who regulated public internet with the “Pisanu Act”. Now the UK government prepares a new “Digital Economy Bill” after a UK Bar Owner was faced a $13,000 fine for copyright infringement. Eventually registration of Wi-Fi users will be a standard requirement internationally. Using our service, businesses can continue to provide free public internet to their users.

The service comes with multiple Start Page designs, called “Skins” for cafes, hotels, etc. and can be completely customized so they can display their own logo, a daily menu, special offers or they can run ads to sponsor their Wi-Fi.

The company also offers the system with vouchers for a small fee, where people can only use the internet with a valid voucher code. In countries, where registration of users is required by the law, businesses can make their Wi-Fi more secure by giving vouchers to their guests and optionally register people so they will know exactly who used their Wi-Fi service and when.

Although there are several free hotspot management software out there, the new service of HotspotSystem.com can be an ideal choice for those who wish to control their Wi-Fi, because of the added features and easy handling. There are no additional computers required to run the service as the software is running on the router itself. Also, the company alerts the staff via email when the service is down.

For more information you can visit the company's website at http://www.hotspotsystem.com.

Run commands on your router remotely!

You can now run remote commands on any DD-WRT/HotspotWRT/CoovaAP routers through the Control Center.

Requirements:

- Your routers must send life signals in every hour which are recorded in the Control Center (Router Alert function) properly.
- If you have installed your router before 1st of April, 2010, then you need to execute a patch or re-setup your router. You also need this patch if you have installed dd-wrt through the built-in hotspotsystem setup (latest pre-SP2 firmwares).

Why is this good for you?

Because you can remotely reboot or change settings on your router without having to go to the router's admin interface!

You can run any commands, but we have pre-set some important functions for you, like:

- Reboot
- Change SSID
- Change TX Power
- Change DNS
- Add/Remove one Host/IP to the WhiteList
- Add/Remove a Domain and its Subdomains to the WhiteList (HotspotWRT/Coova only)
- Display Login Box on Main Splash Page (Combined Splash/Login page)

These are just preconfigured example commands, but you can use any command you wish (for example you can play with iptables)

How does it work?

When the router sends a life signal (in every hour), it will execute the commands you recorded. This means you may have to wait 1 hour for the command to be executed. You can record multiple commands, all will be executed at once.

Where can I execute a command?

In the Control Center, go to Manage > Locations > Click on location > scroll at the bottom. Choose a command or create your own and choose the mac address of the router, then press submit.

Enjoy :)