Perhaps a simpler method of doing 'smartcards' like you're referring
to is to make single-use username/passwords printed on small cards
(which can be done within chillispot I believe), which the consultants
just pick up from reception, enter in the details, and get a prepaid
hour or whatever. This would also save the expense if a consultant
happens to wander off with a smartcard...
All of this can certainly be done with freeradius, but you might need
to look around for a billing solution that'll work in collaboration
with chillispot, and making single-use vouchers etc... if at all
possible, I'd encourage the use of physical login cards, that can be
exchanged for cash... it all gets a bit messy (and expensive) when you
throw billing in there too. Especially post-pay.
Sorry I can't offer any exact advice on how to do this - I got to the
point of putting together a rough proposal, but no further.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Jan Mulders
On 03/10/06, Torkel Mathisen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi
We have a very simple freeradius setup today. We use freeradius 1.0.5
with PEAP/MS-CHAPv2 and users file.
My boss has asked be about making this configuration a bit more flexible
and easier to admin.
He also wants some new "features".
The keywords are hotspot, web-frontend and possibly billing and
"smartcards".
Basically what he wants is for external consultant to be able to bring
their laptops and just connect to a hotspot webserver and from there on
authorize on to the WiFi.
He also wants the possibility of billing.
I want to know what kind of design you guys would recommend here.
I'm thinking freeradius (1.1.3 now) with a mysql db and some
web-frontend for adding users (what?). Then Chillipot on a new server
for hotspot access.
How does that sound? Will Chillipot be able to authorize users based on
PEAP/MS-CHAPv2 ?
How would you be able to do billing with this setup?
And lastly is the situation with "smartcards". My boss was thinking
about some cards or something that the consultant can pick up in the
reception that will give them access to the WiFi for a certain amount of
time. At the end of the day they have to deliver it again. There is also
a possibility of doing billing from that.
Will this kind of configuration require some commercial software or is
freeradius able to do that?
The last thing is not THAT important, but I want to know if anyone has a
setup like this.
I hope someone got some recommentations.
Regards,
Torkel
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