Hotspot Solution

Hello all,
I'm looking for a hotspot solution other than the NAC guest server that will integrate with the WLC.
We need an enterprise solution that will allow us to authenticate the users, allow us to do billing, allow us to restrict access time, and more..
Is there a cisco solution other than the NAC server or any other 3rd party solution that can integrate with the WLC?
thanks in advance

You can look into ZoneCD, but will have to be placed in-band. There are others out there that are not free that you can use.
Here are some others:
http://www.antamedia.com/
https://secure.wirelessorbit.com//
http://www.wifi-radius.com/
http://www.alepo.com/hotspot-billing-software.shtml

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Wlan Controller Hotspot Solution

Hi,
We are using cisco wlan controller for our wireless network. By the way we need guest internet access for our guests. Can we make a hotspot solution with only our controller? I mean the user will join the guest network and then a web page opens then user enters the credentials. Then he can use the internet.
Thanks.

Its better to use different Vlans:
The LAP is registered to the WLC. The WLC is connected to the Layer 2 switch. The router that connects the users to the WAN also connects to the Layer 2 switch. You need to create two WLANs, one for the guest users and the other for the internal LAN users. You also need a DHCP server to provide IP addresses for the guest and internal wireless clients. The guest users use web authentication in order to access the network. The internal users use EAP authentication. The 2811 router also acts as the DHCP server for the wireless clients.
Note: This document assumes that the WLC is configured with the basic parameters and the LAP is registered to the WLC. Refer to Lightweight AP (LAP) Registration to a Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) for information on how to configure the basic parameters on a WLC and how to register the LAP to WLC.
When configured as a DHCP server, some of the firewalls do not support DHCP requests from a relay agent. The WLC is a relay agent for the client. The firewall configured as a DHCP server ignores these requests. Clients must be directly connected to the firewall and cannot send requests through another relay agent or router. The firewall can work as a simple DHCP server for internal hosts that are directly connected to it. This allows the firewall to maintain its table based on the MAC addresses that are directly connected and that it can see. This is why an attempt to assign addresses from a DHCP relay are not available and the packets are discarded. PIX Firewall has this limitation.

Airport Extreme - Guest Network - Bandwidth Control

Hello Everyone,
I'm in need to deploy a solution to someone in a bar and I wanted to know if it's possible to do it with the Airport Extreme of Apple.
I already saw some study cases, and I not sure if it's possible to do what I pretend.
This is the cenario:
The user have in his office an ISP router with wireless that provides him with network connectivity for all his devices, in his office.
But where the clients are the signal doesn't get there, so we passed a cable to the bar, and we want to deploy there network guest access to the clients.
The thing is that we want to make the clients network to don't have access to the internal network devices, and then to controll at what velocity then can connect. Providing sometimes higher speeds, and other times lower speeds. (bandwidth management / limited).
Is it possible for me to use the Airport extreme for that? If not, do I have any other solution?
Thanks in advance.
Regards!

As stated this is not consumer level router functionality.
You either need a router that takes a third party firmware.. eg Gargoyle.. just google for it as I am not allowed to post details.
Or you need a pro wireless hotspot solution. These are expensive..$500-1000 but work without bothering the business owner.. you provide each person who buys a drink a printout ticket with username and password.. which allow both limited time and bandwidth. It is better than just making a free for all. There are also methods where people can login with credit card details.. but I think it is better to use the ticket type system.
For a cheap free for all.. as I said look at gargoyle.

Hot Spot Planning

I am installing a wireless network for a coffee shop. They only have one Internet connection and one network, with one PIX 501 firewall and an 1100 WAP. I want to make the guest account as easy as possible to access, so I'm using open authentication, etc. That's the easy part. What I'd like to do is separte the guest's from the internal network. They don't have any computers on it yet, but they want to add some later.
What would be the best way to make two separate network and keep the internal network secure? Of course, they want to spend as little money as possible.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi,
use differnet SSID/VLANs. There ois a feature called PSPF (Public Secure Packet Forwarding) on the AP which you could activate so in an Public Spot(SSID) the Users didn't see them directly in the Wireless cell. this is used on most Hotspot solutions to prevent follwoing things sniffing from one PC to the other or to prevent Network Games in the WLAN Cell only.
The snoiffing prvention works well fine with one AP.

The feature wifi hotspot is missing from my settings in my ipad ios 7. please give me a solution.

the feature wifi hotspot is missing from my settings in my ipad ios 7. please give me a solution.

First thing to do is to check with your cellular service provider to make sure that this feature is included with your cellular data Servoce contract.

HT6147 I am not able to create a hotspot form my iphone 4 after upgrading to ios 7 . Do any one have solution for it

I am not able to create a hotspot form my iphone 4 after upgrading to ios 7 . Do any one have solution for it

Verify that your carrier supports Personal Hotspot for your device and that you have Personal Hotspot enabled on your cellular plan:
From Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3574
Trouble Shooting > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2756

IPhone iOS5 Personal Hotspot error solution - Intel 6300 WiFi chips

So this is not so much a question, but a resolution to a problem that has been driving me crazy for weeks. Obviously this doesn't apply to everyone, but it applied to our orginization so I wanted to share the knowledge.
We use Dell Latitude's in our enterprise, and many of our laptop users (6320 model - with the Intel 6300 Ultimate Centrino WiFi chip) were complaining that Wi-Fi hotspot tethering was not functioning with their laptop. It would connect, and immediately disconnect, regardless of if we used Intel's ProSet software or having Windows manage wireless. I tried rebooting the phone, laptop, flipping settings left and right. FINALLY I discovered the solution.
The 6300 wireless chipset error's out connecting to an SSID that has an apostrophe in the name. By default all iPhones name themselves "So and So's iPhone". Which means by default, most users will have an apostrophe in their SSID when using WiFi tethering. I had the user plug their phone into their laptop, went into iTunes, changed the name of the phone (on the left side just left click once on the name of the phone) to something without an apostrophe. Tried it again and it works. Hope I have helped some of you out there!

mpk,
From what I could tell it was the Wi-Fi hotspot feature. I believe tethering with the cord still worked. It's hard to say what it is confined to, I agree, I haven't found much about it. Perhaps because not many people use the tethering option with latitude? Hard to say if it's a Dell+Intel chipset problem or an Intel chipset issue alone. Sorry I can't be of more assistance, I know how frustrating it can be!

Any closer to a solution for apn in personal hotspot being fixed using 7.1

Any closer to a solution for apn in personal hotspot being fixed using 7.1

all three =)
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Hello,
Our scenario is that we have an Adobe ColdFusion8 server running a portal application which will serve up SWF content from a FMS3 installation. We need to protect the SWF content from being a) downloaded to a users local machine and b) being accessed without being logged into the portal application.
Please correct me here if I am wrong - it looks like the combination of RTMPE + SWF Verification are the minimum necessary, but I am confused as to these other practices and which ones to use (or can be used on FMS and not FMIS):
1) Refererr and pageURL check validation
OR
2) IP Address validation
OR
3) White list domains
Any suggestions on the best method to accomplish this using RTMPE + SWF Verification + (1, 2, or 3)?
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Can't find my Personal Hotspot after upgrading my iPhone 5 32gb to IOS8.1........ Please I need a solution.

I can't find Personal Hotspot after upgrading my iPhone 5 32gb to IOS8.1......I have searched everywhere and still cannot find it .. Please I need a solution.

Hi Rayhiggs,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
To set up and use Personal Hotspot please use the attached article for the process. If Personal Hotspot is not showing as an option in Settings > Cellular, it may be necessary to contact your carrier as described in the article.
iOS: Understanding Personal Hotspot - Apple Support
Cheers,
Joe

Solution for inability to log into at&t's free wi-fi hotspots for iPhones.

I had been having trouble logging into at&t's supposed free wifi access for iPhones as outlined at http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/internet/wifi.jsp.
My number was not registering as a valid iPhone number and thus, as a result, not qualified for the access.
After numerous support calls, often ending in a transfer to Apple support (not their problem), I found the solution was to have my SIM card swapped for a new one. Within 24 hours (not immediate) of swapping the SIM, I was able to log in to at&t's hotspots.
Hope this helps anyone else having the same problem; it has plagued me for months now.

Swap SIM card if you cannot log into at&t's wi-fi hotspots.

New iPad Verizon Hotspot Failure/Solution - Tech Support Please Verify

Potential Problem:
Upon initiating the New iPad's Verizon Hotspot, other devices initially see the iPad's SSID, then you receive an "Unable to join..." message and/or the SSID disappears, never to be seen by devices that you are attempting to connect to the iPad.
Apparent Cause:
The characters used to name your iPad are the default, unchangeable characters used to name your iPad's Verizon Hotspot's SSID (the network name).
You cannot change the SSID, unless you change the name of your iPad.
Apparently, when it comes to naming the SSID, certain characters, maybe including spaces, are not allowed and subsequently corrupt any connection.
In my case, my iPad's name, and therefore it's SSID had a space and an apostrophe in it, one or both of which (probably the apostrophe), would not allow proper broadcasting of the SSID and the connection to the hotspot.
Preliminary Solution:
ename your iPad using alphanumeric characters without spaces or special characters; stick with letters and numbers.
To rename your iPad, connect it to iTunes, and before doing anything, allow it to sync.
Then, with the iPad's name showing in the left-hand column of iTunes, double click it's name, which will allow you to rename the iPad.
Reboot the iPad, and hopefully, the hotspot SSID, which is your iPad's new name, will reappear among the visible networks on your other wireless devices.
Apple Tech Support should verify this problem/solution, then provide guidance as to allowable naming conventions that won't trip up the hotspot.

Having the same issue...
After I get the "unable to join" message on my laptop, I turn off, then back on the Person Hotspot and then the second attempt to join from my laptop works...
I did rename my ipad, however i didn't use special characters or spaces... maybe just renaming is causing problems?
It's stupid that you can't use your own sid!
I really hate these crazy issues. Why can't it just work!

Lenovo g570 wifi hotspot sharing in windows 8 not working below the log

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=name wifi Hotsp
ot key=yourpassword
One or more parameters for the command are not correct or missing.
Usage: set hostednetwork [mode=]allow|disallow [ssid=]<ssid>
[key=]<passphrase> [keyUsage=]persistent|temporary
Parameters:
Tag Value
mode Specifies whether to allow or disallow the hosted network.
ssid SSID of the hosted network.
key The user security key used by the hosted network.
keyUsage Specifies whether the user security key is persistent or
temporary.
Remarks:
This command changes the properties of hosted network, including: SSID
of the hosted network, allow or disallow the hosted network in the system,
and a user security key that is used by the hosted network.
The user security key should be a string with 8 to 63 ASCII characters,
eg. a passphrase, or 64 hexadecimal digits which represent 32 binary
bytes.
If keyUsage is specified as persistent, the security key will be saved
and used when the hosted network is started again in future. Otherwise
it will be used only when the current or next time the hosted network
is started. Once the hosted network is stopped, the temporary security
key will be deleted from the system. If keyUsage is not specified, it
is persistent by default.
This command requires administrator privileges to allow or disallow the
hosted network.
Examples:
set hostednetwork mode=allow
set hostednetwork ssid=ssid1
set hostednetwork key=passphrase keyUsage=persistent
C:\Windows\system32>
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow
The hosted network mode has been set to allow.
C:\Windows\system32>ssid=name wifi Hotspot key=yourpassword
'ssid' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=name wifi Hotsp
ot key=yourpassword
One or more parameters for the command are not correct or missing.
Usage: set hostednetwork [mode=]allow|disallow [ssid=]<ssid>
[key=]<passphrase> [keyUsage=]persistent|temporary
Parameters:
Tag Value
mode Specifies whether to allow or disallow the hosted network.
ssid SSID of the hosted network.
key The user security key used by the hosted network.
keyUsage Specifies whether the user security key is persistent or
temporary.
Remarks:
This command changes the properties of hosted network, including: SSID
of the hosted network, allow or disallow the hosted network in the system,
and a user security key that is used by the hosted network.
The user security key should be a string with 8 to 63 ASCII characters,
eg. a passphrase, or 64 hexadecimal digits which represent 32 binary
bytes.
If keyUsage is specified as persistent, the security key will be saved
and used when the hosted network is started again in future. Otherwise
it will be used only when the current or next time the hosted network
is started. Once the hosted network is stopped, the temporary security
key will be deleted from the system. If keyUsage is not specified, it
is persistent by default.
This command requires administrator privileges to allow or disallow the
hosted network.
Examples:
set hostednetwork mode=allow
set hostednetwork ssid=ssid1
set hostednetwork key=passphrase keyUsage=persistent
C:\Windows\system32>
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan show drivers
Interface name: Wi-Fi
Driver : Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
Vendor : Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.
Provider : Microsoft
Date : 7/3/2012
Version : 3.0.0.130
INF file : C:\Windows\INF\netathrx.inf
Files : 2 total
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\athrx.sys
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Personal TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Personal TKIP
Vendor defined TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined
Vendor defined Vendor defined
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
Vendor defined CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined
Vendor defined Vendor defined
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Vendor defined Vendor defined
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Vendor defined Vendor defined
Interface name: Wi-Fi 6
Driver : Belkin USB Wireless Adaptor
Vendor : Belkin International, Inc.
Provider : Microsoft
Date : 6/1/2011
Version : 1086.41.214.2012
INF file : C:\Windows\INF\net8192su64.inf
Files : 2 total
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\RTL8192su.sys
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11n 802.11g 802.11b
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : No
802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : No
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open None
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Personal TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Personal TKIP
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
Vendor defined TKIP
Vendor defined CCMP
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
C:\Windows\system32>Type netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspotnam
e key=password
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: netsh.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: wlan.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: set.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: hostednetwork.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: mode.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: allow.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: ssid.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: Hotspotname.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: key.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: password.
C:\Windows\system32>wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspotname key=passw
ord
'wlan' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspotname key
=password
The hosted network mode has been set to allow.
The SSID of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
The user key passphrase of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan start hostednetwork
The hosted network couldn't be started.
A device attached to the system is not functioning.
C:\Windows\system32>
Solved!
Go to Solution.

hi airtet,
Seing that you have an both the Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter and the Belkin USB Wireless Adaptor, have you tried disabling one or the other and run Connectify?
You may also want to check this discussion for more info and troubleshooting.
Regards
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IPhone 4S Battery Life: Best solutions and procedures for 1st time user: 1-Do you have a battery life issue (learn first what the usage time spec is about) 2-What can you try to remedy the situation without reading 500 pages of posts

What follows is a grouping of some of the most fruitful procedures - from what I've seen in the biggest battery life issue thread - and some background information and discussion for solving or improving the battery life with the iPhone 4S and may be applicable also to devices on which iOS 5.0/5.0.1 has been applied. Credit goes to the respective users who contributed this information to the forum and they should be commended for doing so. This is not a final listing. The goal here is to provide a first stop sort of knowledge base document for newcomers instead of having them perusing the never ending threads where the wheel is reinvented on every page...
Please don't post your questions, usage screenshots, or claims that it worked or not for you or anything here except PROCEDURES/DEBUG STEPS/SOLUTIONS or improvements to the procedures already listed here. Try to use point form and to be as concise and clear as possible. Hope all this helps.
Thank you and good luck!
General info and specs
First, take a look Apple's battery tips, info and specs(obligatory reading for all Iphone 4S users - read it once and for all):
http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html
http://www.apple.com/batteries/
... you didn't read it? loll Always remember this i.e. the definition of "usage":
Usage: Amount of time iPhone has been awake and in use since the last full charge. The phone is awake when you’re on a call, using email, listening to music, browsing the web, or sending and receiving text messages, or during certain background tasks such as auto-checking email.
I'm still not convinced you read the links so here's what Apple has to say in terms of fine tuning your battery life:
Optimize your settings
Depending on how they are configured, a few features may decrease your iPhone battery life. For example, the frequency with which you retrieve email and the number of email accounts you auto-check can both affect battery life. The tips below apply to an iPhone running iOS 5.0 or later and may help extend your battery life.
Minimize use of location services: Applications that actively use location services such as Maps may reduce battery life. To disable location services, go to Settings > General > Location Services or use location services only when needed.
Turn off push notifications: Some applications from the App Store use the Apple Push Notification service to alert you of new data. Applications that extensively rely on push notifications (such as instant messaging applications) may impact battery life. To disable push notifications, go to Settings > Notifications and set Notifications to Off. Note that this does not prevent new data from being received when the application is opened. Also, the Notifications setting will not be visible if you do not have any applications installed that support push notifications.
Fetch new data less frequently: Applications such as Mail can be set to fetch data wirelessly at specific intervals. The more frequently email or other data is fetched, the quicker your battery may drain. To fetch new data manually, from the Home screen choose Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data and tap Manually. To increase the fetch interval, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data and tap Hourly. Note that this is a global setting and applies to all applications that do not support push services.
Turn off push mail: If you have a push mail account such as Yahoo! or Microsoft Exchange, turn off push when you don’t need it. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data and set Push to Off. Messages sent to your push email accounts will now be received on your phone based on the global Fetch setting rather than as they arrive.
Auto-check fewer email accounts: You can save power by checking fewer email accounts. This can be accomplished by turning off an email account or by deleting it. To turn off an account, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an email account, and set Account to Off. To remove an account, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an email account, and tap Delete Account.
Turn off Wi-Fi: If you rarely use Wi-Fi, you can turn it off to save power. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and set Wi-Fi to Off. Note that if you frequently use your iPhone to browse the web, battery life may be improved by using Wi-Fi instead of cellular data networks.
Turn off Bluetooth: If you rarely use a Bluetooth headset or car kit, you can turn off Bluetooth to save power. Go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and set Bluetooth to Off.
Use Airplane Mode in low- or no-coverage areas: Because your iPhone always tries to maintain a connection with the cellular network, it may use more power in low- or no-coverage areas. Turning on Airplane Mode can increase battery life in these situations; however, you will be unable to make or receive calls. To turn on Airplane Mode, go to Settings and set Airplane Mode to On.
Adjust brightness: Dimming the screen is another way to extend battery life. Go to Settings > Brightness and drag the slider to the left to lower the default screen brightness. In addition, turning on Auto-Brightness allows the screen to adjust its brightness based on current lighting conditions. Go to Settings > Brightness and set Auto-Brightness to On.
Turn off EQ: Applying an equalizer setting to song playback on your iPhone can decrease battery life. To turn EQ off, go to Settings > iPod > EQ and tap Off. Note that if you’ve added EQ to songs directly in iTunes, you’ll need to set EQ on iPhone to Flat in order to have the same effect as Off because iPhone keeps your iTunes settings intact. Go to Settings > iPod > EQ and tap Flat.
Usage specs for the 4S - http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html:
Talk time: Up to 8 hours (12.5% per hour drain) on 3G, up to 14 hours (7.1% per hour drain) on 2G (GSM)
Standby time: Up to 200 hours (0.5% per hour drain)
Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G (16.6% per hour drain), up to 9 hours (11.1% per hour drain) on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours (10% per hour drain)
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours (2.5% per hour drain)
So a scenario of normal usage could be for example: 4 heavy hours of 3G internet browsing (66.4%), with one hour of call on 3G (12.5%) and 22 hours of standby (11%) = 100%
A battery life issue is a problem where the drain is really out of spec either during usage or standby or both. For example, multi-% per minute drain during usage or a 10% drain per hour during standby is problematic. Browsing the internet on 3G during one hour and losing 16-17% is not.
Apple's test methodology for claiming the specs:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/battery.html
Procedures
davidch tips (reset+full discharge recharge):
Go through these steps to address the battery after updating to iOS 5.0.1:
1. Reset all settings (settings app-> general-> reset)
2. Go through initial setup steps (lang, wifi, siri, enable location, etc) and choose setup as new phone (don't worry your apps, data, contacts, mail will still be there). Do NOT restore from iCloud or iTunes (It can copy back corrupt settings)
3. Turn off system location services timezone and iAd
4. Fully discharge battery (tilll it shuts off with the spinning wheel)
5. Fully recharge battery (overnight if possible)
In my experience this improves the Standby battery drain issue significantly in most cases. It reduces drain from 2-4% or more per hr to 0.5% or less. It has worked for many, many users now. If it does not work after a few try's you may have a real battery or hardware issue and should contact Apple. Good Luck!
ram130's variant of davidch i.e. additional steps:
Now using davidch original steps and attaching the tweaks I made to get me more usage. As shown on page 29.
Go through these steps to address the battery after updating to iOS 5.0.1:
1. Reset all settings (settings app-> general-> reset)
2. Go through initial setup steps (lang, wifi, siri, enable location, etc) and choose setup as new phone (don't worry your apps, data, contacts, mail will still be there). Do NOT restore from iCloud or iTunes (It can copy back corrupt settings)
3. Turn off system location services timezone and iAd
4. Fully discharge battery (till it shuts off with the spinning wheel)
5. Fully recharge battery (overnight if possible)
6. Disable Siri 'Raise To Speak' and REBOOT *( if possible use another camera to verify the                 infrared is off after the reboot).
7. Set emails, icloud and calendars to fetch. ** test. Mines on hourly.
8. If your in a no signal and your phone is saying "Searching..." even after 10mins, reboot while in that area and after 1-2min it should say "No Service". This mainly applies to Verizon customers and improve battery life in these areas.
9. *optional* Goto Settings > General > Network and you will see "Hotspot.." loading something, wait a few seconds and it should say "setup personal hotspot" then exit out.
* I notice a great improvement after disabling this and rebooting. This increased my "screen on" usage or at least helped it. Make the change.
** I have not tested push yet to narrow down the drain but I had this change on my phone. I believe exchange push is responsible for some stand by drain. As for icloud, haven't notice much of a difference. Just try it for a day. My email still came in fast most times. Again still testing, will report back on these..
buxbuster tips(wifi sync, iCloud):
These are my own tested workarounds that worked for my iPhone 4S and seemed to have worked for others as well :
Workaround number 1. Deselect wifi-sync in iTunes and press sync.
If that doesn't work try :
Workaround number 2 : Remove iCloud, reset network settings. ( I guess this won't work for you since you don't have it enabled ).
If both workarounds fail, you can always try to completely wipe your phone. That also solved some of the cases out there.
rolandomerida tips - i.e. buxbuster and additional steps:
Finally, I solved the syncing error loop. My contacts are syncing flawessly again between my devices and iCloud, and yes, the battery stopped draining, which is the main topic here.
I followed instructions from buxbuster (check his workaround a few pages up!) and an additional BIG step to restore contacts and syncing, as seen in a MacRumors forum.
This is what I did:
1. Make a backup of your Address Book, using the vCard option (or both, it doesn't hurt). Save it for later.
2. In your iPhone, delete iCloud account. When it asks, accept both: delete AND delete from my iPhone.
3. Reset network settings. The iPhone will restart, then will ask you to unlock the SIM card.
4.Turn Wi-Fi on.
5. Add the iCloud account again.
That's for Buxbuster's workaround. For some, it might work just like that. My iPhone repopulated from iCloud after step 5, but I still had that "server error" on iCloud. I had to do some extra steps, since my Mac was not syncing to iCloud and couldn't edit anything on my Mac or iCloud. Syncing back had to be fixed, too. If not, the syncing loop would continue from my iPhone, and the battery would drain awfully again.
1. In System Preferences -> iCloud, I turned Contacts off. I chose "keep on My Mac" those contacts, but I got an empty Address Book after a while. And a few minutes later, iCloud contacts were empty and my iPhone also. It is scary at first! Now, before importing that vCard backup...
2. Turn Wi-Fi off. This is important, since your contact-empty iCloud will attempt to wipe your Address Book from your Mac in seconds after importing.
3. Import your vCard backup to Address Book. Just drag it to your blank Address Book window; it asks if you want to import "x" number of cards. Of course, say yes.
4. Turn Wi-Fi on, and then iCloud contacts on again (System Preferences -> iCloud). It will offer to merge your newly populated Address Book with iCloud (which is empty at this point). It should upload every single contact to iCloud, and then to your iDevices. If not, a fifth step would be to import the vCard file to iCloud, but it shouldn't be necessary.
So, with iCloud syncing working correctly, there is no battery draining! Again, that was my particular issue.
I can't tell if this is the single answer to the widely spread battery draining problem, but it sure can be fixed with these workarounds, and yes, Apple should address the problem with a future update, for we affected customers don't need workarounds in the first place
This is the MacRumors discussion:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1256807
And dont' forget to check buxbuster's fix, video, and THANK him!
Miless tips (full 800mb release of 5.0.1 and sanitizing a restore):
As for 4S battery life. Try doing this,
1. Settings>Location Service ... disable all location services you do not need. In particularly Facebook because it drains the battery a lot.
Scroll down to the bottom at Settings>Location services>System Services ... Disable Setting Time zone, location based iAds, Diagnostic & Usage.
2. Settings>Notification>Calendar ... turn off the Notification Centre.
3. Settings>General>Reset ... do Reset All Settings. Doing this will not wipe out your iPhone. It will just Reset the network settings, location warning, keyboard dictionary, etc... but it will clear up some corrupted data there. Generally this will help.
Try these 3 steps first... if it still drains a lot, try the following,
4. Drain your battery down to 1%. Then charge it up using USB from PC ... not the charger. The charger output 1.0 A ( x 5V from USB ... you get 5W power). From PC, output is only 0.5A x 5V = 2.5W power. Charging is slower but trickle charge 4S helps the battery retain its charge better. I think it takes about 3-3.5 hours to charge full from USB/PC compared to slightly below 2 hours using iPhone charger.
If after doing the above still could not solve your battery issues (mine with iOS 5.0 was ok up to step 4, but not iOS 5.0.1).... plug you iPhone to a charger (any charger), from iPhone, access your iCloud ... set it up if you havent. Back up your iPhone data to iCloud. if you do not have enough storage (only 5GB is free), go to details and select the apps you need its data backup, choose only those you really need and leave those unnecessary ones out. Back up your camera roll to your PC/Mac manually as it could be too big to backup to iCloud.... once you have it setup, make sure you are on Wifi ... tap backup to iCloud from your iPhone. It will take a while if the file is huge.
Once backup to iCloud is completed, plug your iPhone to PC/Mac and launch iTunes 10.5.1 (make sure you have 10.5.1)
Click Restore. It will automatically initiate a download of iOS 5.0.1 ipsw for iPhone 4S. Wait for the whole process to finish, ie. download, restore software/firmware.
Once its done, do not set up your iPhone from iTunes. Set it up on your iPhone. Go through the selection. When prompted, select restore from iCloud (from your iphone backup earlier). Keep your iphone plugged into iTunes while restoring backup from iCloud. Because while restoring from iClouds, some data will be synced from iTunes if you plug in, e.g. music, video, etc... unless you bought these content from iTunes store. Apps will be downloaded from App Store from the cloud.
Once it's all done restored. Turn off your iPhone,.. and turn it on again.
Now, hopefully your battery wont be draining so fast anymore. Usually it wont after this. But you need to charge your battery at least 4-5 cycles to stabilize the charge on the battery. I dont know why... but battery life seems to get better and better for me after a few charge cycles after all the above work.
Good luck. Let us know if it works for you.
W. Raider tips (Sirii):
Bottom line for me of things that helped battery life are:
1. Turing off Siri and Rebooting the phone by holding the Home button and Top button down, ignoring the slider, until the phone shut down. (turn off Siri, reboot, and check top front of iPhone 4S against a lesser camera like the front-facing camera on an iPad2 - making sure the IR sensor is off)
2. Fully draining the battery, meaning using the phone until it shuts itself off from a drained battery and then recharging it to 100% about 4, maybe 5 times. I charged it both with a Mac and a wall charger.
Hope this is helpful!
Comments
jmm514 remarks (Twitter):
I may have found something. I had Twitter disabled in my notifications, but got a tweet today that popped up on my home screen. Didn't know I had this enabled. At the bottom of the Twitter notification settings is the home scrren toggle. Since disabling this, battery life seems better. Considering there is no setting for frequency of checking for tweets, it appears the phone is continually connecting to wifi to check for new tweets.
tmksnyder comments (notifications, corrupt data in iCloud):
For me, I found my iphone on wifi mysteriously connecting to my mac. I eventually narrowed it down to the Apple Move Trailers app which keeps a file in iCloud. The phone was trying to sync the file with the mac in the background even when the Movie Trailers app was closed (hitting the red x). Based on my macosx logs the iCloud process that was trying to sync was working directly between the phone and the mac without using itunes by connecting to an https address hosted on the phone. It was connecting every 3 minutes and failing (while phone was awake or awake during during a notification). I also found that iCloud control panel on OSX would error if I tried to delete the file. I fixed it by removing the App and doing a hard reset which stopped the sync. I probably could have turned off iCloud document sync in the phone but didn't think of that. My battery life has greatly improved while at home on wifi.    I am now at 28 hrs standby, 2 hrs 20 minutes of usage, and 68% battery. It was ok before where I could get 20-30 hrs standby and 6 -8 hrs usage. My usage today was phone calls, 3g surfing, and music via bluetooth in the car.
I also found even with Itunes iMatch, if I mass updated tages, art work etc, it would hit the phone on wifi even in standby. I was amazed.   Granted if I am not doing updates, Match won't hot the phone so this was a once in awhile event. I could drop my percentage by 5-10% in a matter of minutes when doing updates.   I think a lot of our problems are background processes, associated with iCloud, notification, and apps. More features means more battery.   I think the key thing is to keep track of what has recently been added or changed if battery life gets worse all of a sudden.   It may be an app that was recently installed and if possible you may want to completely remove it and not just quit it.
With twitter, i think it uses push notifications so it doesn't need to be running and actively poll on the phone. For instance , if i quit the mail app, i still will get mail notifications and can swipe the message and load mail. Apple Push Notifications servics maintain the connection to the phone and there are likely pings or connection checks that occur for the service on an os level not an app level. This minimizes the load so there arent a bunch of apps all runing and constantly checking. The notification service , if it is contacted from twitter or another service with data, will check the settings you have registered to the with the apple push service and send the notification to your phone. No matter what, there is a drain with notifications. M hunch is once one application is configured to receive notifications, connection checking occurs betwen the push service and the phone so it knows where it is on the network. If it is implemented correctly, these checks arent frequent if you are still and more frequent as you move. The other drain is for when the noification hits and is processsed. If i get 9 emails over night, my screen just popped up for 20 seconds or so to process each message using battery. I would even think that just go from low power to turning n the screen uses more juice than if the device was already on and i get the message. On nights I get no notifications, I see a 3 or 4 percent drop. On nights with a number of notifications, i have seen up to a 10 percent drop. Besides notifications, wifi sync and icloud will poll on the local network and use up battery if the host computer is on and running itunes or trying to sync a data file that is corrupt (which i had with the apple movie trailers app causing my phone to drain). For me turning off wifi sync and remving a corrupt file in icloud solved my battery issues and I get over 24 hrs of standby with 6 to 9 hrs of use and this is with all the normal location services and push serivices turned on.
See http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/ipad/#documentation/NetworkingInternet/Co nceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/ApplePushService/ApplePushService.html for more info. I think it has a good overview of how the notifications work.

Well seems like that rumor of iOS 5.0.1 is finally gone the way of the dogs since developers got a beta of 5.1. So as stated earlier in the master discussion-> I suspect if you are filling up this thread with false post or creating a master set of links to various post that are unreliable you are wasting your time. Press is not going to touch the story due to poor or inaccurate sources which may be links from the master thread. This can include inaccurate information, combination of conflicting post or postings from users which may not own the device. Reputable press organizations have policies that require discloser and strict rules about what is a reliable source for a story. It is clear that many of the post in the master thread, which are links presented here are questionable.
Sorry to say that postings taken without any analysis of their totality have been propagated via various sites, for example sites such as http://www.2012federalbudget(dot)com. (Do not visit but I suspect that this is not the 2012 federal-budget site you would expect based on analysis of the records. There are plenty of sites like http://www.2012federalbudget(dot)com propagating questionable post in these threads.) One site for example in the discussion thread used a self signed certificate, the site had a log in to allow users to enter their OpenID. Seems many of these sites are pop and drop drupel configurations.
So remember this is how the really bad rumor of iOS 5.0.2 got started, the 5.1 memory leak issue, iCloud Issues, call quality, address book, etc.
Some of the postings have been very comical, I think the latest now is a dropbox issue. Seems that the length of the previous thread has resulted in various app engines of some proxy servers/tools reaching their limits.
So I would make sure to know the source of any information you link to. Make sure you avoid entering any information to outside links such as OpenID or Apple ID, these are big prize items for anyone with malicious intent. If you have issues and are a valid user contact APPLE CARE. (Note link is using McAfee Secure Short URL Service, and is https.)
http://mcaf.ee/ricdt
The original solution still represents a high level of success for users having any battery issues.
Install 5.0.1 on your iPhone 4s. Some users posting they are still using older versions, bad fake serial numbers, etc.
Make sure your device can run iOS 5.0.1 and is not altered.
Make sure you use a new Sim, not some cut down version which many users admit to doing. (Again, worth confirming what people are posting.)
Reset the device doing a hard reset and software reset.
Let battery drain and then charge for the full cycle, which is 24 hours.
I think you will find you will get the battery usage that APPLE has stated for the device.
Best of luck, stay safe and thanks

TS1398 No wifi niether Personal hotspot on the Ipnoe 4S

I have to reset my devices frequently to access the internet with wifi connection, this is happening since i upgrade to IOS 6 and this is happening at home and at work, and my Ipad don't connect trough the Personal Hotspot from my Ipone 4S anymore, what will be the best solution? Any suggestion?

iOS 6 Wifi Problems/Fixes
Fix For iOS 6 WiFi Problems?
http://tabletcrunch.com/2012/09/27/fix-ios-6-wifi-problems/
Did iOS 6 Screw Your Wi-Fi? Here’s How to Fix It
http://gizmodo.com/5944761/does-ios-6-have-a-wi+fi-bug
How To Fix Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue After Upgrading To iOS 6
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/09/fix-wi-fi-connectivity-issue-after-upgrading- to-ios-6.html
iOS 6 iPad 3 wi-fi "connection fix" for netgear router
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWS4ha-dn0
Apple's iOS 6 Wi-Fi problems
http://www.zdnet.com/apples-ios-6-wi-fi-problems-linger-on-7000004799/
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Look at iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
WiFi Connecting/Troubleshooting
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/wifi/
How to Fix: My iPad Won't Connect to WiFi
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/How-To-Fix-My-Ipad-Wont-Connect -To-Wi-Fi.htm
iOS: Connecting to the Internet
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1695
iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
Additional things to try.
Try this first. Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off (disconnect power cord for 30 seconds or longer) the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
Go to Settings>Wi-Fi and turn Off. Then while at Settings>Wi-Fi, turn back On and chose a Network.
Change the channel on your wireless router (Auto or Channel 6 is best). Instructions at http://macintoshhowto.com/advanced/how-to-get-a-good-range-on-your-wireless-netw ork.html
Another thing to try - Go into your router security settings and change from WEP to WPA with AES.
How to Quickly Fix iPad 3 Wi-Fi Reception Problems
http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/21/fix-new-ipad-3-wi-fi-reception-problems/
If none of the above suggestions work, look at this link.
iPad Wi-Fi Problems: Comprehensive List of Fixes
http://appletoolbox.com/2010/04/ipad-wi-fi-problems-comprehensive-list-of-fixes/
Fix iPad Wifi Connection and Signal Issues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWtIG5jUxE
Fix Slow WiFi Issue https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2398063?start=60&tstart=0
Unable to Connect After iOS Update - saw this solution on another post.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4010130
Note - When troubleshooting wifi connection problems, don't hold your iPad by hand. There have been a few reports that holding the iPad by hand, seems to attenuate the wifi signal.
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If any of the above solutions work, please post back what solved your problem. It will help others with the same problem.
 Cheers, Tom

Location and size of hotspot in a packaged file

Hi all,
I'm working on a authorware program in which I want to use the location ans size of a clicked hotspot to draw a rectangle. Ultimately, I would like to be able to change the size/position of a hotspot, and when packaged, the rectangle should be drawn at the new position of the hotspot, with the new size. So far, I've been succesful in an unpackaged file with:
GetIconProperty(@Title; #awSizeX))
GetIconProperty(@Title; #awSizeY))
GetIconProperty(@Title; #awLocationX)
GetIconProperty(@Title; #awLocationY)
where Title is the title of the clicked hotspot. So far so good... BUT I learned the hard way that GetIconProperty() does not work in a packaged authorware file (next time I'll first read the help section better!). My question: how can I obtain the same information in a packaged authorware file?
I have been looking at the GetSpriteProperty() function, which should work in a packaged file. However, the hotspots are not sprites, and I don't know what spriteproperties I should use for the location and size of the hotspot (#awSizeX, #awSizeY, #awLocationY, & #awLocationX don't work). Furthermore, GetPostPoint does provide the position of the top left pixel position of the hotspot, but I need separate X and Y values for the position of the hotpot to be able to use the Box() function to draw the rectangle. And I need the of the hotspot as well. Lastly, PositionY@Title and PositionX@Title don't work for my hotspots (the value is always 0 and does not change when clicking the hotspots).
I could solve the problem by making variables of all the position values and size values of all the hotspots, but then I would not be able to change the position and size of the hotspot by dragging, and changing the rectangle accordingly.
I would be more than happy to hear if anyone has a solution for me.
Thanks!

Hi Steve,
Thanks for your suggestions! Regarding your first thought: I don't know what you mean by making my clickable area a hit *object. I've tried the help pages of authorware, but it drew a blank. Could you explain how I can make my clickable area a hit *object?
Regarding clickX/Y: the values depend on the exact location where the user clicks, therefore drawing a rectangle over a picture (which is not moving) is difficult using clickX/Y. I would like the rectangle to appear on a certain spot (namely on the position of the hotspot, with the same width & height), regardless where in the hotspot the user clicks.
Frank

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