RE: Guest portal vendor recommendations

2011-08-02 Thread Michael Balasko 
I have heard good thingiesTM about Wifidog, but I don't have any direct 
experience. Seems to hit most of your requirements- 
http://dev.wifidog.org/wiki/Features

Rainbows and unicorns,

Michael Balasko
CCSP,CCNP,MCSE,SCP
Network Specialist II
City of Henderson
240 Water St.
Henderson, Nv 89015
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From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Fleming, Tony
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 8:00 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Guest portal vendor recommendations

Crew,
I would like to know what guest portal solutions being used today. I realize 
that most wireless controllers provide a simplified guest portal mechanism. 
However, we are interested portals that provide advanced functionality.
Our basic criteria:
Simple setup
Easy portal customization (no HTML guru needed to setup and deploy)
Easy deployment (something that doesn't take a network architectural overhaul)
Good logging (post abuse forensics)
Ability to use the portal in a wireless and wired environment
Username/password credentials
MAC address credentials
Other credential mechanisms
Advanced account creation 
(self-services with SMS validation would be a great solution)
Bulk account creation (import of a csv)
High availability hardware configuration
Equipment and software stability

Are any of you using solutions that have similar capabilities as I describe 
above and happy with it?

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RE: Guest portal vendor recommendations

2011-08-01 Thread Schomer, Michael J. 
We used Bluesocket for many years for our guest wireless portal.  It has a lot 
of features including a very nice API which we used to allow our students, 
faculty, and staff to create sponsored guest accounts.

We are now in the process of moving this to our Cisco WLC infrastructure, not 
because we weren't happy, but to reduce the number of systems we support and as 
well as cost.

-Michael Schomer
-St. Cloud State University

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[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter P Morrissey
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 10:27 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Guest portal vendor recommendations

Tony,

There is an easy answer to that: Bluesocket. I believe it does just about 
everything on your list and more including SMS authentication which we helped 
them develop. This allows us to have easy self provisioning of guests while 
maintaining accountability (which we have never had to use BTW). It is set up 
so that it can be used with no documentation. You will also probably need/want 
to set up an account with someone that can gateway the SMS's for you and 
automatically send them to the correct  carrier.

Pete Morrissey
Syracuse University

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Fleming, Tony
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:00 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Guest portal vendor recommendations

Crew,
I would like to know what guest portal solutions being used today. I realize 
that most wireless controllers provide a simplified guest portal mechanism. 
However, we are interested portals that provide advanced functionality.
Our basic criteria:
Simple setup
Easy portal customization (no HTML guru needed to setup and deploy)
Easy deployment (something that doesn't take a network architectural overhaul)
Good logging (post abuse forensics)
Ability to use the portal in a wireless and wired environment
Username/password credentials
MAC address credentials
Other credential mechanisms
Advanced account creation 
(self-services with SMS validation would be a great solution)
Bulk account creation (import of a csv)
High availability hardware configuration
Equipment and software stability

Are any of you using solutions that have similar capabilities as I describe 
above and happy with it?

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RE: Guest portal vendor recommendations

2011-07-29 Thread Oakes, Carl W 
A few others to consider:

Aruba's Amigopod - from the demo's I've seen, very slick.
Avenda (www.avendasystems.com) - A RADIUS server 
with a Guest portal interface (Guest Connect).   We are implementing this now, 
still new to it though.

Both are RADIUS servers with guest provisioning built in. Since it's RADIUS, 
you can expand the service to not just wireless, but wired, vpn, etc.

Carl Oakes
California State University Sacramento

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[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter P Morrissey
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 8:27 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Guest portal vendor recommendations

Tony,

There is an easy answer to that: Bluesocket. I believe it does just about 
everything on your list and more including SMS authentication which we helped 
them develop. This allows us to have easy self provisioning of guests while 
maintaining accountability (which we have never had to use BTW). It is set up 
so that it can be used with no documentation. You will also probably need/want 
to set up an account with someone that can gateway the SMS's for you and 
automatically send them to the correct  carrier.

Pete Morrissey
Syracuse University

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Fleming, Tony
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:00 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Guest portal vendor recommendations

Crew,
I would like to know what guest portal solutions being used today. I realize 
that most wireless controllers provide a simplified guest portal mechanism. 
However, we are interested portals that provide advanced functionality.
Our basic criteria:
Simple setup
Easy portal customization (no HTML guru needed to setup and deploy)
Easy deployment (something that doesn't take a network architectural overhaul)
Good logging (post abuse forensics)
Ability to use the portal in a wireless and wired environment
Username/password credentials
MAC address credentials
Other credential mechanisms
Advanced account creation 
(self-services with SMS validation would be a great solution)
Bulk account creation (import of a csv)
High availability hardware configuration
Equipment and software stability

Are any of you using solutions that have similar capabilities as I describe 
above and happy with it?

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RE: Guest portal vendor recommendations

2011-07-29 Thread Peter P Morrissey 
Tony,

There is an easy answer to that: Bluesocket. I believe it does just about 
everything on your list and more including SMS authentication which we helped 
them develop. This allows us to have easy self provisioning of guests while 
maintaining accountability (which we have never had to use BTW). It is set up 
so that it can be used with no documentation. You will also probably need/want 
to set up an account with someone that can gateway the SMS's for you and 
automatically send them to the correct  carrier.

Pete Morrissey
Syracuse University

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Fleming, Tony
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:00 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Guest portal vendor recommendations

Crew,
I would like to know what guest portal solutions being used today. I realize 
that most wireless controllers provide a simplified guest portal mechanism. 
However, we are interested portals that provide advanced functionality.
Our basic criteria:
Simple setup
Easy portal customization (no HTML guru needed to setup and deploy)
Easy deployment (something that doesn't take a network architectural overhaul)
Good logging (post abuse forensics)
Ability to use the portal in a wireless and wired environment
Username/password credentials
MAC address credentials
Other credential mechanisms
Advanced account creation 
(self-services with SMS validation would be a great solution)
Bulk account creation (import of a csv)
High availability hardware configuration
Equipment and software stability

Are any of you using solutions that have similar capabilities as I describe 
above and happy with it?

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Re: Guest portal vendor recommendations

2011-07-29 Thread Eric W. LaCroix 
I am out of the office until Monday 8/1. If you are looking for technical
support please email t...@newhampton.org or call 603-677-3454. Thanks!


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