Re: How to create a controlled HotSpot?

pgn674 <pgn674.2voj6x@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> hath wroth:

>I was thinking of using a FreeRADIUS server or using Windows Server
>2003's IAS, but what I've seen so far is incredibly complicated, and I'm
>not sure how the desk assistant would give out new passwords.

Well, that's the way I would suggest you start.
<http://www.tacteam.net/isaserverorg/vpnkitbeta2/rraspolicyeaptlsradius.htm>
This is the setup, but for VPN, not wireless. Where is says to
specify the type of connection, pick wireless instead of VPN. The
good news is that you only have to do the setup once.

This is more wireless specific, but without the pretty pictures:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/wifi/ed80211.mspx>
I'm sure there are others scattered all over the internet.

Setting up accounts does not mean that the front desk will need to
know how to add a user. What I've done is preload a mess of users and
passwords, such as user1, user2, user3, user4.... user99, each with
their own passwords. I then use a DOS command line incantation to
enable or disable the account. I don't have it handy, but can dig it
out as necessary. Probably a VBS script or application would be
cleaner. Anyway, the front desk simply checks off users from a
printed list which gets changed weekly.
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9D467A69-57FF-4AE7-96EE-B18C4790CFFD&displaylang=en>
I think I used "lockout.exe" and "usermgr.exe".

Another way is to simply farm out the authentication to some system on
the internet.
<http://radiuz.net>

There are also some wireless routers that have built in RADIUS (PEAP)
servers:
ZyXEL G-2000 Plus v2
<http://us.zyxel.com/web/product_family_detail.php?PC1indexflag=20040520161 256&CategoryGroupNo=PDCA2007057>

Of course, you could just buy a ready to run hotspot solution.

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