Re: [WISPA] Hotspot Router/Software

2013-07-11 Thread Chris Fabien
Does unifi handle the portal/billing or is it just the wifi ap side of it? It does seem like a well regarded system. I found wireless orbit last night, looks like a nice solution for the radius/billing side of it, coupled with a tik hotspot router. We do have a vmware box in our NOC that we

Re: [WISPA] Hotspot Router/Software

2013-07-11 Thread Ben West
UniFi just does AP management, e.g. SSIDs, session length, up/down throttle speeds. Integration with a payment processor is done by pointing the APs to your own hotspot server, which would hand off auth request to the UniFi controller after authorizing the user and/or collecting payment. Here's

Re: [WISPA] Hotspot Router/Software

2013-07-11 Thread Sam Tetherow
Just a correction, you do not have to run the UniFi controller on the same LAN segment as the APs. Check the UniFi wiki for instructions on setting up the controller in Amazon Web Services. If you are using an MT probably the easiest way to do it is make sure that 'unifi' resolves to the

[WISPA] Ubiquiti M5 Powerbridge

2013-07-11 Thread Bob Moldashel
Anyone have any good or bad things to say about these? I am getting roped into a couple of links and looking for feedback before I marry them to myself. Tnx -B- ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti M5 Powerbridge

2013-07-11 Thread Mike Lyon
I like them when i can't use Rocket Dishes... -Mike Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2013, at 19:05, Bob Moldashel lakel...@gbcx.net wrote: Anyone have any good or bad things to say about these? I am getting roped into a couple of links and looking for feedback before I marry them to myself.

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti M5 Powerbridge

2013-07-11 Thread Mike Hammett
Get a pair of Rockets and put them into a flat panel with an enclosure by someone like ARC Wireless or IT Elite. They're a lot more flexible in terms of antenna selection, DFS availability, lower replacement cost, better RF shielding, etc. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions

Re: [WISPA] Hotspot Router/Software

2013-07-11 Thread Scott Carullo
yep, the DHCP option is a life saver Scott Carullo Technical Operations 855-FLSPEED x102 From: Sam Tetherow tethe...@shwisp.net Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:58 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Hotspot Router/Software

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti M5 Powerbridge

2013-07-11 Thread Scott Carullo
what he said Scott Carullo Technical Operations 855-FLSPEED x102 From: Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:20 PM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti M5 Powerbridge Get a pair of