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AirLive DS-100 User Manual

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    Ds-100 signal bridge between rj-45 and rs-232 user’s manual version 2.0

  • Page 2: Version 2.0

    Copyright and disclaimer airlive ds-100 user’s manual version 2.0 this guide is written for initial firmware version or later. Copyright & disclaimer no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or recording without the writ...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1. Introduction airlive ds-100 user’s manual 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 2 1.1 overview............................................................................................ 2 1.2 how to use ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction airlive ds-100 user’s manual 2 1 1. Introduction 1.1 overview whether you are “operating a wireless hotspot service for generating revenue” or “providing free but controlled wireless internet access to guests”, it would be handy to both the operators and the wireless users if the acc...

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    1. Introduction airlive ds-100 user’s manual 3 a small business who wishes to quickly set up a wireless service hotspot for charged internet service may purchase a gateway, and a network ticket generators set. The gateway alone serves as an ap and a gateway, network ticket generator enables the regi...

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    1. Introduction airlive ds-100 user’s manual 4 (2) one gateway with multiple network ticket-generator sets. *note: the pos printer has an individual manual, therefore, its configuration details is not covered in this guide. Though ds-100 is specifically designed to for on-demand account generation a...

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    1. Introduction airlive ds-100 user’s manual 5 1.2 how to use this guide recommended reading q chapter 1: this chapter explains the basic information for ds-100. It is a must read. Q chapter 2: this chapter is about hardware installation. You should read through the entire chapter. Q chapter 3: n 3....

  • Page 8: 1.4 Features

    1. Introduction airlive ds-100 user’s manual 6 1.4 features n 1 x 10/100mbps rj-45 port + 2 x rs-232 db9 serial port n trigger the built-in on-demand billing plan inside the m-series controller n flow control: rts/cts and dtr/dsr (rs-232 only), xon/xoff n supports network protocols: icmp, ip, tcp, u...

  • Page 9: Installing The Ds-100

    2. Installing the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 7 2 2. Installing the ds-100 this chapter describes the hardware features and the hardware installation procedure for the ds-100. For software configuration, please go to chapter 3 for more details. 2.1 before you start it is important to read th...

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    2. Installing the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 8 2.3 knowing your ds-100 below are descriptions and diagrams of the product: top panel led behavior adapter socket (12v/1a) the power socket for connecting to an external power source through the power adapter provided in the package. Dc socket ...

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    2. Installing the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 9 bottom panel com 1 serial port for connection with a pos printer. Com2 serial port for connection with a pos printer. Used for back up when com 1 malfunctions. Main panel option for future use. Inc increase the numeric display for selecting a b...

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    2. Installing the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 10 function press this button followed by selecting a number and press enter will perform a specific action. The available combinations are as follows: n funtion + 1 + enter: print out the ip address of ds-100. N funtion + 8 + enter: enter panel ...

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    2. Installing the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 11 (1) attach ds-100 to a power source, either through adaptors provided in the package or through dc socket with a dc power supply. (2) attach pos printer to a power source, through adaptors provided in the package and turn on the power switch s...

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    2. Installing the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 12 power turned on when properly connect to power supply. Com 1 turned on when output is switched to com1. * note: when com 1 and com 2 are blinking simultaneously, this means that terminal server configuration is not set correctly. Please check ...

  • Page 15: 3.2 Prepare  Your  Pc

    3. Configuring the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 13 ds-100 is designed specifically to operate in conjunction with all gateways/controllers. If you are not using default settings, before connecting ds-100 to your gateway/controller, some configurations steps are required. The configuration ins...

  • Page 16: 3.3 Management  Interface

    3. Configuring the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 14 you are ready now to configure the ds-100 by using your pc. 3.3 management interface the ds-100 can be configured using on the web management interfaces. N web management (http): you can manage your ds-100 by simply typing its ip address in t...

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    3. Configuring the ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 15 3.5 introduction to web management we recommend users to browse through ds-100’s web management interface to get an overall picture of the functions and interface. Below are the recommended initial configurations for first time login: * note:...

  • Page 18: Web Management In

    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 16 in this chapter, we will explain all settings in web management interface. Please be sure to read through chapter 3’s “ introduction to web management” first. 4.1 about ds-100 menu structure the web management menu of ds-100 is divided into...

  • Page 19: 4.2 System  Configuration

    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 17 serial settings (corresponding to pos printer) data baud rate select the desired baud rate. (the number of characters per second transferred) data bits select the number of bits in each character. Data parity choose between even or odd for ...

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 18 4.2.1 ds-100 configuration ds-100 supports web based configuration. By factory default, ds-100 web interface can be accessed with ip address: 192.168.1.10 subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 default gateway: 192.168.1.254 step1: configure administra...

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 19 step3: change ds-100 network settings if necessary so that the ip address of ds-100 is under the same subnet as the gateway/controller’s interface, which ds-100 will be connected to. Click apply to save the settings..

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 20 4.2.2 gateway/controller configuration procedures are similar on all gateway/controller models, the following instruction steps uses wias-3200n as example. Step1: connect administrator pc to your wias-3200n and access the web management int...

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 21.

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 22 step3: enter authentication configuration page, and clicks on "configure" button of ondemand..

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 23 step4: define terminal server setting in wias-3200n, clicks on "configure" of terminal server setting and configure further information.

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 24 step5: input ds-100’s ip address/port number into wias-3200n’s terminal server setting. Click apply to save the setting..

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 25 step6: edit and enable desired billing plans..

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 26 4.2.3 firmware upgrade software tools tftpd32 is required in the upgrade procedure, please download and install tftpd32 before you proceed further. * note: tftpd32 can be downloaded from the following link: http://tftpd32.Jounin.Net/tftpd32...

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 27 step4: click apply of firmware upgrade in ds-100’s web interface. Ds-100 will automatically restart and connect to tftpd32 server set in step3 as a dhcp client, download the firmware and perform the upgrade. Progress can be observed on tftp...

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    4. Web management in ds-100 airlive ds-100 user’s manual 28 4.2.4 operation instructions after completing the hardware setup and the devices are physically connected, the system is ready for operation. This section will describe how to operate ds-100 to print out tickets for enabled billing plans. 1...

  • Page 31: Cabling

    5. Troubleshooting airlive ds-100 user’s manual 29 this section is intended to help you solve the most common problems on the ds-100. 5.1 diagnosing led indicators the ds-100 can be easily monitored through panel indicators to assist in identifying problems, which describes common problems you may e...

  • Page 32: Specifications

    6. Specifications airlive ds-100 user’s manual 30 this section provides the specifications of ds-100, and the following table lists these specifications. Standard ieee802.3 10base-t ieee802.3u 100base-tx interface 1 x 10/100/ rj-45 port 2 x rs-232 db-9 port data bits 5, 6, 7, 8 stop bits 1, 1.5, 2 p...

  • Page 33: Network Glossary

    7. Network glossary airlive ds-100 user’s manual 31 the network glossary contains explanation or information about common terms used in wireless networking products. Some of information in this glossary might be outdated, please use with caution. 100base-tx also known as 802.3u. The ieee standard de...

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    7. Network glossary airlive ds-100 user’s manual 32 tftp trivial file transfer protocol. A file transfer protocol, with the functionality of a very basic form of ftp. It is used to transfer small amounts of data between hosts on a network, such as switch firmware..