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 could use to host unifi controller or a radius solution. I was trying to avoid that because our guaranteed income from this project is not much and servers mean maintenance/upkeep to me. On Jul 11, 2013 12:42 AM, "Ben West" <b...@gowasabi.net> wrote: > I would second recommendations for UniFi APs. Along with a Mikrotik box > (I personally like the $60 RB750GL for small deployments) to manage DHCP > lease assignment, do hotspot stuff, and manage the VPN tunnel back to > headquarters. That is, UniFi requires the java controller to sit on the > same local network as the APs, so a work-around is to have the Mikrotik > tunnel a VPN to your cloud server (or whatever) where the UniFi controller > lives. You can also run your own hotspot server, and use some example PHP > code provided by UBNT to integrate into existing infrastructure. > > UniFi runs just fine on $80 Picostation M2's, if you flash them with that > airos2unifi.bin binary floating around UBNT support forum. > > If it's critical to support 'any' APs, maybe look into flashing those APs > with OpenWRT, and then use a Mikrotik for the hotspot and lease assignment, > coupled with a RADIUS server somewhere in the cloud. This will likely send > you down the the path of building your own system, as Scott describes, and > I agree about being wary of the scope of such a task, from being in the > midst of doing this myself. > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Scott Carullo <sc...@brevardwireless.com > > wrote: > >> Make your own web pages to collect money however you see fit, use >> Mikrotik hotspot to handle the magic stuff, use whatever radios you want. >> Rolling your own system takes a respectable amount of work and skill but >> there is nothing like it once done because you control every aspect of it - >> how it looks, how it sends emails to your staff or customers and whats in >> those emails, how it takes the money, options for service lengths - just >> every aspect is completely customizable. >> >> If thats beyond the scope of what you are able to accomplish, I'm sure >> there are lots of other good suggestions people are offering as well. Just >> letting you know how we do it and it works super fantastic for a long time >> now. Programming skills required... >> >> Good luck >> >> Scott Carullo >> Technical Operations >> 855-FLSPEED x102 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From*: "Chris Fabien" <ch...@lakenetmi.com> >> *Sent*: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:59 PM >> *To*: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> *Subject*: [WISPA] Hotspot Router/Software >> >> >> I need suggestion for a hotspot system for a campground. Requirements: >> >> Need to provide two levels of service >> Basic Free Service - lower speed, limited MB per day >> Paid Service - faster speed, unlimited use, billed as daily, 3 days or >> monthly service >> >> Paid service can be purchased via credit card in online portal, would be >> easiest if it could collect payment to our Propay merchant account, paypal >> is a less desirable option, but we do have a paypal acct as well. >> >> Compatible with any wifi APs, this year we will connect to current wifi >> APs in the park, probably overhaul that next season. Capable of handling >> 100-200 users, maybe 50megs traffic max. >> >> I would prefer an "all in one box" type system over a home >> made/server/open source solution. Needs to be proven reliable product and >> "just work." Budget is ideally 200-300 for hardware and some modest monthly >> cost is OK if necessary. >> >> So, any suggestions? Thanks! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> Wireless@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> > > > -- > Ben West > http://gowasabi.net > b...@gowasabi.net > 314-246-9434 > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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