Hotspot (wifi)
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A hotspot is a Wi-Fi access point or area, in particular for connecting to Internet. Hotspots are found near restaurants, train stations, airports, cafes, libraries and other public places.
Most hotspot equipment is 802.11b or 802.11g wifi compliant and offers some level of security like WPA.
Hotspot Access Points are different from normal access points. They feature:
- A captive portal where users are redirected to for authentication and payment
- A payment option using credit card, Paypal, iPass etc.
- A Walled Garden feature that allows free access to certain sites
Hotspot manufacturers include Colubris (http://www.colubris.com) Nomadix (http://www.nomadix.com) SpotNet (http://www.trans-it.biz) and Sputnik (http://www.sputnik.com)
ZoneCD is a GNU/Linux LiveCD to easily set up hotspots.
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External links
- Official Wi-Fi Zone (tm) Zone Finder (http://www.wi-fizone.org/zoneFinder.asp?TID=7)
- Worldwide directory of free and commercial WiFi Hotspots (http://www.hotspot-locations.com)
- PDA Hotspots (http://www.wacklepedia.com/pdahotspots/pda_hotspots.htm) - List of websites that adjust to the small PDA screen
- HauteSpot Networks Solution Documents (http://www.hautespot.net/solutions/index.html) - Set of example documents showing how hotspots can be set up for various organizations such as schools, government, restaurants, cafes, hotels, etc
- WiFiMaps.com (http://www.WiFiMaps.com) Searchable maps of Wi-Fi installations and coverage
- Directory of Free Wi-Fi Hotspots (http://www.wififreespot.com)
- Flash/audio (http://www.airhive.net/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=visit&lid=1475) showing how to configure a Linksys WRT54G to share your broadband connection to be a free Hotspot.
- SpotNet (http://www.trans-it.biz) Hotspot equipment and services, free hotspot and sponsored hotspot.
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