Re: [BAWUG] Creating a hotspot

[Sameer Verma]

PuLSe wrote:

Hi,

I am creating a simple hotspot in a public place (e.g. cafe), an ADSL router
and 1/2 APs, I need to offer a quick yet secure method of user management.
Where a new user with unknown MAC requires service for a matter of
mins/hours. I would like to use an SSL web front end where the user can
register with my client server. Then I would like the user to be granted
access by buying tokens available from the venue. I want to employ WEP and I
also want to authenticate using my client server.
I'd suggest dropping WEP because that adds a layer of complication on 
the user's side.

Does anyone know of a solution which offers hotspot user management?
 

see http://nocat.net/ or do a search for captive portals on google. 
There are a few out there.

The users will either use their personal NICs or a USB NIC available to them
on deposit of a credit card.
I am also interested to find out how I can deploy cheap security methods
such as a firewall including blacklisted site blocking.
 

If you are running a box to act as a router on your DSL line, you should 
be able to do several of these things.

The maintenance of the users needs to be as little as possible.

Thanks,

- Rob
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Sameer

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