Chase,
Thanks for stopping by... got your flack suit on.... :)
I have one set up as a hot spot, it looks like it is either free or paid,
not some of both. I do not run dhcp so I had to go into the unit and change
the settings giving it a static IP. This was not a problem once I discovered
the password was the serial number.
It appears to me that these will not allow client traffic until they are
authenticated via Meraki dashboard. I don't mind this as long as this is
for a hot spot, but I would like to use them at a customer to provide a mesh
network within their home or property. For this I want it to be "closed",
but I don't want the unit to have to "call home" before it will allow
traffic.
It would be great to have the dashboard on one of my servers so I could then
control them. With this I could see deploying nearly one or two at every
customer I provide service to. I think we are maybe looking at these units
to do something different than the original intent and that is not as a hot
spot, but as a "local" mesh network.
Thanks,
Tim Kerns
CV-Access, Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chase Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:24 AM
Subject: [WISPA] Main Street USA
Hi,
John asked me to pop in and say "hi" on behalf of Meraki. He and I go
way back. Whatever questions you guys have I'll be happy to answer.
A little about me: Been at Meraki since September of last year.
Worked at MVN, NCSA, and Mozilla. Volunteered on CUWiN from 2002 to
2006 with Dave, Sascha, Bryan, and others. Been involved in NS4CWN in
2004 and 2006.
Rick Smith asks:
OK, but can we as wisps use the meraki units on our own ?
i.e. can we use it to extend mikrotik hotspots out through a mesh of
merakii (hah!)
or, do we have to pay Meraki to use their hotspot stuff ?
I've not set up a Mikrotik hotspot before but based on product photos
I assume it can connect upstream via wired and wireless (functioning
as a client to an AP in an infrastructure network) connections. In
both scenarios, the Meraki Mini can function as that upstream
connection.
Of course, the Mini can function as a hotspot as well. If you have
specific feature requirements that would simplify and enhance your
deployments, I'm excited to hear about them. We think you're all
doing great work!
Regards,
Chase
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