This sounds pretty much like UniFi. The UniFi units do not handle the
DHCP so you would need something handing out leases like a small
Mikrotik box. You then add all the UniFi units that you want to be
'seamless' to the same network in the unifi controller. The unifi
controller can be run anywhere that is reachable from the UniFi units
(the UniFi's do not have to be reachable from the controller though, so
then can be behind a NAT).
On 07/04/2012 05:17 PM, Rogelio wrote:
(Apologies if my questions are a bit naive, I'm still getting used to
how Ubiquiti does things. I've always done things the traditional way
in carrier networks, i.e. tunneling everything back to the core and
then breaking out traffic accordingly).
I have some questions about Ubiquiti's ability to integrate with UAM.
I have a scenario where I will have approximately 1000-2000 APs
scattered across different extremely rural areas with limited backhaul
space. These areas will likely NOT have the expertise to properly
babysit a core solution.
In a past life, I've often just put in an access point with some sort
of DHCP solution and UAM redirect. This AP plugged directly into the
modem (DSL, cable, etc) and then got a public CPE address which I
could manage remotely. When customers hit the open SSID, they got a
spash page that was served by NetNearU (NetNearU.com), and when they
authenticated, their MAC was whitelisted on for the duration of time.
When they went to another AP that had a different DHCP server, their
MAC address was pre-authenticated and they appeared (from their
perspective "to roam").
A few questions on how I can do this "The Ubiquiti Way".
1) Does Ubiquiti do DHCP at the edge on each AP? If not, is there some
3rd party software I can use? I understand if this is not supported
and if I have to figure this out myself. That is not a problem.
2) Does Ubiquiti have a way of vectoring the users off to this
database? I see that Chili has a plugin, and it looks relatively
simple to integrate. Does this still work with the current OS? Or have
things changed?
http://coova.org/node/3685
3) Can someone recommend a hosted user database solution that is cheap
and reliable? If I had to roll it myself, what would you recommend?
4) Do I have to use UniFi? Can I just script out some sort of login
script to quickly deploy and configure these thigns?
This project (if it takes off) could be about 1000-2000 thousand APs
scattered across rural Africa and South America. I'm hoping for
limited equipment at the edge (things like battery backups and
customized antennas may be needed in some cases, but I'm hoping for
limited network equipment).
If anyone has any ideas or would like for me to connect them with the
various decision makers, please feel free to contact me offline. I'm
not looking to make anything off this project, just donate a little
time in helping it get off the ground by asking the right questions.
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