On Thu, 17 Sep 2009, John  BORIS wrote:

> I have a question about wireless access point security. We have a
> multi-use center that I use for training and presentations.  By policy
> the access point must have the security enabled. It becomes a giant
> chore when we hold training sessions and people bring in their laptops
> from their offices. We are trying to find an easier way to enable
> encryption. I want to have it similar to when you go to a Hotel and open
> your browser and the access point (or whatever device is connected to
> the AP) captures the request and then you enter a code (usually your
> room number or a code the front desk gave you) and bingo you get an IP
> and you are setup. Does anyone have a pointer to information on this
> subject? I can't put a LINUX box there so I am looking for a device that
> would handle it.

packetfence ( http://www.packetfence.com ) is opensource software that 
will do this. while the initial requiements say not to use a linux box, 
but after you look at the prices and features of the commercial options 
you may want to revisit this decision.

David Lang
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