Creating a Hotspot 2.0 Venue Profile

The hotspot 2.0 technology allows users to seamlessly roam between the provider's home Wi-Fi network and the visited Wi-Fi network in a different location. A Wi-Fi provider can partner with several roaming partners to provide Wi-Fi access to partner's subscribers. Public venues such as institutions, restaurants, and stadiums are considered roaming partners.
  1. On the menu, click Services > Hotspots & Portals > Hotspot 2.0 to display the Hotspot 2.0 window.
  2. Hotspot 2.0 - Venue Profiles

  3. In the Organization tab, select the zone for which you want to create the Hotspot 2.0 Venue Profiles.
  4. In the Venue profiles, click Create to display the Hotspot 2.0 Venue Profiles dialog box.

    Creating a Hotspot 2.0 Venue Profile

  5. Complete the following fields:
    • Name: Enter a name for this venue profile. This name identifies the venue profile when assigning an HS2.0 service to a HS2.0 venue.
    • Description: Enter a description for the venue profile.
    • Venue Names: Select the venue from the table or to create a new venue, click Create to display the Create Venue Names dialog box.
      • Venue Names: Select the language from the drop down list.
      • Name: Enter a name for the new venue.
      • URL: Enter additional URLs to the venue name and click Add. The URL can have a maximum of 254 charecters. A maximum of four venue URLs can be mapped to a venue name.
      • Click OK.
    • Venue Category: Select venue group from the drop down list and venue type as defined in IEEE802.11u, Table 7.25m/n.
    • WAN Metrics: Enter information about the WAN link connecting an IEEE 802.11 access network and the Internet; includes uplink/downlink speed estimates.

      Select the operator profile. This name identifies the service operator when assigning an HS2.0 service to a HS2.0 WLAN.

  6. Click OK.
Note: You can also edit, clone and delete a Hotspot 2.0 venue profile by selecting the options Configure, Clone and Delete respectively, from the Venue Profile tab in the Hotspot 2.0 window.