Being a Wi-Fi Hotspot

[kylewilliamson]

Having read this thread:

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/networks/21708-wireless-hotspot.html

 

Does any one have anything similar? Our new lord and master is keen to have it in our canteen area... and I'd like the logon/register bit.

[SYNACK]

Here are a few options using the open source firmware avalible for teh WRT54GL routers and several others:

 

PicoPoint ChilliSpot + OpenWRT

Wireless HotSpot HowTo | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

SmallNetBuilder - Small Network Help - How To Build an Open Source Wi-Fi HotSpot with DD-WRT

Slashdot | Open Source Hotspots

PUBLICip - Free WiFi Solutions for Free WiFi Access

[Gatt]

Anyone using any of these? If so which would you recommend?

We are looking at putting a Hotspot in our LRC for everyone to use for Internet access..

[fiza]

Did you get anywhere with this? We are looking at something similar for our 6th form area.

[mbird]

We have an ARUBA managed wirless solution which has BOTH the staff/student private network and the Guest network which loads a 'captive portal' (we issue them with a U/N and PWD).

It was pretty pricey - but worth it, especially when you have multiple laptops connecting at a time. Such as in the 6th form common room.

 

PM me for more info.

MB

[Cue]

I'd vouch for DD-WRT on all the APs (ensure the APs can take it first, and not just the mini version so you'll need quite a bit of memory in them, there's a great Buffalo point here that has a damn good spec and will take DD-WRT perfectly, it's a router but if you reconfigure it you then have a lot of overhead memory and such to play with*). Use Chillispot with a RADIUS server to authenticate to Active Directory if you want, and a landing page for login. DD-WRT will, essentially, do everything you'd pay an absolute fortune for, for free (excluding the cost of the hardware).

 

Not to mention it's Wireless-N, could be used as a switch due to the 4 gigabit ports, etc... Also, NAS host.

Edited May 20, 2010 by Cue