What do companies like Jab and Wisper use?

Josh Reynolds wrote:
> As long as it's something simple with a rudimentary API to build off 
> of, I see no reason why multiple polling/control types couldn't be 
> designed.
>
> Select a subnet, select types of polling to perform (ubnt discovery, 
> whatever cambium uses, etc), select admin/password for groups of 
> devices, and add them to the database. Once in the database their is a 
> /int pollingFrequency = x; /and /str pollType = y;/ and /str 
> pollTemplate = z;/, where pollType could be "snmp, ssh, agent" and 
> pollTemplate could be "ubnt,cambium-ePmP,mikrotik", etc.
> josh reynolds :: chief information officer
> spitwspots ::www.spitwspots.com
> On 12/02/2014 10:15 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>> My thought is that as we grow, we'll have different types of 
>> equipment out there...  UBNT, MT, Cambium, Mimosa, Netonix, SAF, 
>> Exalt, servers, etc. In my 36 hours of experience, it seems like that 
>> would be the platform to build off of.  *shrugs*
>>
>>
>>
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>> Mike Hammett
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>> *From: *"Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]>
>> *To: *"ubnt users" <[email protected]>
>> *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 1:08:12 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>> Via Adam?
>>
>> Not likely.
>>
>> I'm doing some work on making sure the new UBNT MIBs are clean and 
>> standards based. That may not be a required part of the puzzle 
>> though-- snmp is pretty slow. Aircontrol works by authenticating 
>> initially as admin, exchanging ssh keys, and then using the device 
>> itself to poll stats and send them upstream (I believe, it's been 
>> awhile since I've looked into this).
>>
>> I know the proper commands to pull the stats we need for graphing and 
>> everything, and we know the ssh commands for upgrading and things 
>> like that.
>>
>> Diagnosing the config isn't hard, although the order of the config is 
>> often jumbled from device to device and version to version-- but it's 
>> mostly the same.
>>
>> Just need somebody who can create a basic webpage with auth, load up 
>> x devices per page, a basic search function, and some sorts for 
>> organizing CPEs per AP MAC.
>>
>> Scheduling would be nice eventually.
>>
>> This can't be that hard. I used to do stuff far more complicated than 
>> this, but I haven't done any webdesign/css/php since like '99.
>> josh reynolds :: chief information officer
>> spitwspots ::www.spitwspots.com
>> On 12/02/2014 09:55 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>>
>>     Think we could get enough stuff into Observium? It already pulls
>>     OS\package versions. So it knows what's running on it. It
>>     supports external apps. Maybe we could get a firmware push system
>>     into it.
>>
>>     It has Rancid to pull configurations. Rancid can also push
>>     commands out to all of the devices. Setup a UBNT config file
>>     format for the pulling and setup  a method to push configurations
>>     back out?
>>
>>
>>
>>     -----
>>     Mike Hammett
>>     Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>     http://www.ics-il.com
>>
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>>     *From: *"Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]>
>>     *To: *"ubnt users" <[email protected]>
>>     *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 12:45:53 PM
>>     *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>     looks like we're going to have to come up with a third party solution
>>
>>     this sucks
>>
>>     josh reynolds :: chief information officer
>>     spitwspots ::www.spitwspots.com
>>
>>     On 12/02/2014 09:41 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
>>
>>         And that's the problem here... If they want to make a hosted
>>         thing with integrated billing that nobody seems to want,
>>         that's fine with me, but it isn't a replacement for airControl.
>>
>>         Just make something that the basic functions work on (with
>>         all devices) that's somewhat reliable and I think most of us
>>         would be perfectly happy... I don't even care about stuff
>>         like maps, it just needs to be able to do firmware upgrades,
>>         make configuration changes and monitor devices. It doesn't
>>         have to be all that complicated.
>>
>>         
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>         *From:* [email protected]
>>         [[email protected]] on behalf of Mike Hammett
>>         [[email protected]]
>>         *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 12:21 PM
>>         *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
>>         *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>         With airCRM, airControl is dead.
>>
>>
>>
>>         -----
>>         Mike Hammett
>>         Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>         http://www.ics-il.com
>>
>>         
>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL>
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>>         
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>>         *From: *"Rory Conaway" <[email protected]>
>>         *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]>
>>         *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 12:20:35 PM
>>         *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>         I think I’d be happy if AirControl just supported all the
>>         hardware they sell and if the AirGateway firmware gets out of
>>         Beta before the Cubs win the World Series.
>>
>>         Rory
>>
>>         *From:*[email protected]
>>         [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mathew
>>         Howard
>>         *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 11:08 AM
>>         *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
>>         *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>         true... I don't care if it's there either, but if they for
>>         some reason think the billing stuff needs to be kept on their
>>         servers where it's safe from our meddling, I'd be perfectly
>>         happy if they just cut it all out and let us have the useful
>>         part.
>>
>>         
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>         *From:*[email protected]
>>         [[email protected]] on behalf of Mike Hammett
>>         [[email protected]]
>>         *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 12:06 PM
>>         *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
>>         *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>         As long as they aren't dependent on each other (which I
>>         believe they already said), they don't have to remove
>>         billing. Keep it there for all I care, just let me install it
>>         locally.
>>
>>
>>
>>         -----
>>         Mike Hammett
>>         Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>         http://www.ics-il.com
>>
>>         
>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL>
>>
>>         
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>>
>>         *From: *"Mathew Howard" <[email protected]>
>>         *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]>
>>         *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 12:03:37 PM
>>         *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>         It doesn't seem like it should be all that complicated to
>>         just remove the billing parts and let us have the rest to run
>>         on our own servers...
>>
>>         
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>         *From:*[email protected]
>>         [[email protected]] on behalf of Mike Hammett
>>         [[email protected]]
>>         *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 11:43 AM
>>         *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
>>         *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>         *nods* I'll gladly take airCRM and load it on my existing
>>         on-net server and just not use the billing aspect.
>>
>>
>>
>>         -----
>>         Mike Hammett
>>         Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>         http://www.ics-il.com
>>
>>         
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>>         
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>>
>>         *From: *"Kees H" <[email protected]>
>>         *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]>
>>         *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 11:41:26 AM
>>         *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>         
>>
>>         Don't get me wrong. I would love it if the product works as
>>         advertised. But as with the unifi software. Allow me to load
>>         it on my server.  That is all I ask for.
>>
>>             ----- Original Message -----
>>
>>             *From:*Daniel Peoples <mailto:[email protected]>
>>
>>             *To:*Ubiquiti Users Group <mailto:[email protected]>
>>
>>             *Sent:*Tuesday, December 02, 2014 9:13 AM
>>
>>             *Subject:*Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>             Sorry, my brain works in mysterious ways(at least that's
>>             what my wife tells me).
>>
>>             What I'm trying to say is let them take a stab at this,
>>             and objectively judge the final product. They might
>>             accidentally get it right. At worst, when it comes out of
>>             beta and doesn't work, don't use it and if enough folks
>>             do the same, they won't mess with it, it will be
>>             depreciated and the team that makes it will be re-assigned.
>>             Also, from the security standpoint I'm just saying that
>>             it won't be any more insecure than any other solution,
>>             just because it is a "cloud" based offering.
>>
>>             Someone also made a comment that I interrupted as
>>             "cambium could do it better", to which I was just saying
>>             YES THEY CAN, because they have the additional financial
>>             assistance of a upscale ap/cpe combination to support it.
>>
>>
>>             /Daniel Peoples/
>>             Resonance Broadband
>>
>>             /Resonancebroadband.com/ <http://Resonancebroadband.com>
>>             918-429-3620
>>
>>             On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Mike Hammett
>>             <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>             You've completely lost me.
>>
>>
>>
>>             -----
>>             Mike Hammett
>>             Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>             http://www.ics-il.com
>>
>>             
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>>
>>             
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>>
>>             *From: *"Daniel Peoples" <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>             *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>             *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:57:46 AM
>>
>>
>>             *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>             The revenue of the epmp line doesn't support much.
>>
>>             And actually, how much DOES cambium make off those things?
>>
>>
>>             /Daniel Peoples/
>>             Resonance Broadband
>>
>>             /Resonancebroadband.com/ <http://Resonancebroadband.com>
>>             918-429-3620
>>
>>             On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Mike Hammett
>>             <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>             ePMP doesn't support what?
>>
>>
>>
>>             -----
>>             Mike Hammett
>>             Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>             http://www.ics-il.com
>>
>>             
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>>             
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>>
>>             *From: *"Daniel Peoples" <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>             *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>             *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:52:00 AM
>>
>>
>>             *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>             Yes, but we both know that the epmp doesn't support this,
>>             the 450 does.
>>
>>
>>             /Daniel Peoples/
>>             Resonance Broadband
>>
>>             /Resonancebroadband.com/ <http://Resonancebroadband.com>
>>             918-429-3620
>>
>>             On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Mike Hammett
>>             <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>             Cambium has CPE at $120 and APs at $500. Completely
>>             plausible to move over.
>>
>>
>>
>>             -----
>>             Mike Hammett
>>             Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>             http://www.ics-il.com
>>
>>             
>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL>
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>>             
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>>
>>             *From: *"Daniel Peoples" <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>             *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>             *Sent: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:42:38 AM
>>             *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] New airControl
>>
>>             Depending on the direction that the tool takes, it could
>>             be gold or a great big poo stain.
>>
>>             If it is a free to use tool like ac1 or ac2, it will have
>>             that initial spert of awesome that will taper to nothing
>>             in a year or two. It will eventually be stuck by the
>>             wayside, as there just isn't enough margin in a $100
>>             radio to support a tool like this.
>>             Can Cambium or anyone else like them do this better?
>>             Sure, but they have ap's that cost 10 times as much, and
>>             SM's that cost 4 to 5 times as much so they can support
>>             these tools.
>>
>>             If it is a paid(MRC) billing platform, it will more than
>>             likely mature into something that is MUCH better than ac
>>             1 or 2 , and something that actually on the billing side
>>             approaches a real billing software and CPE management
>>             system.
>>
>>             All of this said, I run AC1 for management and swiftfox
>>             for billing, the two programs both do exactly what I want
>>             from them, and that is ALL I want them to do. If ubnt
>>             makes a product that does both functions and is around
>>             the same price or even higher per cpe, then hoo rah,
>>             saves me complexity in billing and management.
>>
>>             As for the "cloud" side of this, yes it will always have
>>             more vulnerabilities than my ac1 server that doesn't even
>>             know where the internet is, but you have to put your
>>             billing system on the internet so that it can process a
>>             CC, and don't forget that your azotel or your powercode
>>             bmu sets IN the data stream. DDOS the box and your entire
>>             internet connection dies, because they have you to route
>>             the information through the hardware.
>>
>>             BUT at the same time, my new installer doesn't even know
>>             that ac1 exists passed me showing him stat graphs, and he
>>             couldn't possibly hope to learn how you tie all of that
>>             stuff together to make the solid picture that I do when I
>>             look at all of the stuff together.
>>
>>             I honestly don't see what all the nay saying is about. If
>>             they do it right, it will be a properly good tool, if
>>             they don't do it right, the adoption numbers will tell
>>             them that they did wrong.
>>
>>
>>             /Daniel Peoples/
>>             Resonance Broadband
>>
>>             /Resonancebroadband.com/ <http://Resonancebroadband.com>
>>             918-429-3620
>>
>>             On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Justin Wilson
>>             <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>             Thank you UBNT for treating your customers like they are
>>             just a bunch of
>>             hobbyists. There are many of us trying to run a business
>>             and having the
>>             proper tools to do that is essential.  For several years
>>             we have been
>>             told that Air Control is being active developed, we have
>>             programmers
>>             working on it, etc.
>>
>>             I have ran a small WISP (1800+ UBNT devices) and if it
>>             wasn¹t for the few
>>             piece of AC that worked it would have been a nightmare
>>             upgrading firmware,
>>             and checking on the worst performing clients. Sure, we
>>             could have spent
>>             countless hours on writing scripts, integrating with 3rd
>>             party tools, but
>>             I shouldn¹t have to.  If you give me a tool, make it work
>>             at one point.  I
>>             can get that Beta software is, just that, Beta Software. 
>>             Has anyone at
>>             UBNT actually tried to manage 2000 devices? Upgrading
>>             firmware, making
>>             changes, monitoring, etc.
>>
>>             It¹s insulting that we spend good money. At one point, we
>>             were spending
>>             20-30k a month buying UBNT products.  I realize margins
>>             are thin,
>>             marketing, overhead, blah blah blah. But, if my folks
>>             spent less time
>>             monkeying with firmware upgrades and the like they could
>>             put on more
>>             customers. More customers means more revenue for UBNT. 
>>             Not to mention
>>             the fact that I am sure there are operators out there who
>>             would PAY for a
>>             working AC. Why? Because it saves them labor! Saving
>>             labor means saving
>>             money!  That¹s a benefit. There are reasons products like
>>             Observium and
>>             Nagios which have paid and free Versions.  I would pay
>>             money if it meant I
>>             had less hassle.
>>
>>             Cloud based for a network monitoring solution? Really?
>>             This is such a bad
>>             idea. How many years will this product be in Alpha or
>>             Beta?  I installed
>>             the CMS from Cambium and guess what? It worked? Because
>>             it worked my
>>             client is now sold on Cambium.  They see that its an
>>             integrated solution.
>>             Market toward the bean counters AND the geeks. Not just
>>             throw it out there.
>>
>>             I know that¹s more than my .02 but dang. You missed the
>>             boat UBNT.
>>
>>             Justin
>>
>>
>>             --
>>             Justin Wilson <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>             http://www.mtin.net <http://www.mtin.net/blog>
>>             Managed Services ­ xISP Solutions ­ Data Centers
>>             http://www.thebrotherswisp.com
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