Yeah, I run a UniFi server at my office to drive the 3 HotSpot pay per use camp grounds we have and operate, but they are all driven from Mikrotik routers on site. I suppose we could run something here, but allocating its own server or virtual server locally could be beyond me. I bought a few slots on amazon aws before, just never dug into it too deeply yet
heith -----Original Message----- From: Stuart Pierce Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 6:51 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Motel WiFi Authentication I've got Tik hotspots set up at a few towers and have setup usermanager for a retirement community. You definitely have more control with a Tik box but using Unifi with vouchers would be far easier. You can still host the Unifi server at your place if they do not keep a computer running and they can print out vouchers ahead of time or at the time. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: <wi...@mncomm.com> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:11:44 -0500 >Thanks! > >From: Bryce Duchcherer >Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 2:34 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Motel WiFi Authentication > >I did a hotel a few months ago using UniFi and MikroTik. > >We are running Hotspot service on the MikroTik (RB1100AHx2) and >UserManager. > >For user account creation I put in a HotSpot printer from Technologic. It >uses API to create user accounts in UserManager so it is very easy for >clerks to be able to create users for guests. You can set limits for days, >speed, data transfer, etc. > >It’s not cheap, and not the easiest to set up but once it is in it works >well. > > > >Check out www.hotspot-printer.com > > > >Another option, depending on the billing system they use, could be to use >radius integrated with their billing system to create users. > > > >Or, you could just enable user manager and the clerk could create users in >the web interface. > > > >If you want some more info shoot me an email off list. > > > >Bryce D > >bduc...@netago.ca > > > >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of wi...@mncomm.com >Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 11:24 >To: WISPA General List >Subject: [WISPA] Motel WiFi Authentication > > > >Not sure if I should post to UBNT or Mikrotik. Anyways we have a few motels >that we run the UniFi APs in and they offer free use of the service. Of >course its all you can eat for anyone across the street from the motel, or >those who loiter in the parking lots. I havent really stayed in enough >motels to see how they do them but what’s a way that users can get a temp >username & password when they check in? I havent dinked with it much on the >UniFi. I can see how to do it, kind of, with hotspot on a Mikrotik, but I >am not sure I would want a desk clerk dinking with the router. I am >assuming that UniFi would be easier to use for this. Problem I have is with >the few motels using UniFi they hardly ever keep the software running, and >only turn it on when they need remote help from me. We have something >similar set up with our ISP billing system for a few campgrounds where they >create their own credential then pay a few, but I had to contract a lot of >that out due to my inexperience. Maybe I need to look into the Amazon >solution. Would be cool to run UniFi on a Mikrotik router. > > > >I also assume with them being authenticated we can track bandwidth hogs >better. We have quite a few motels that have mostly permanent guests full >time, people that never leave the room constantly downloading movies. On >the unifi we could always see who they were by MAC only, but forcing >someone to log in may help with the abuse. > > > >thanks > >heith > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >_______________________________________________ >Wireless mailing list >Wireless@wispa.org >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at avolve.net _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
