Those DSLAMs work good; we have a couple. ADSL2 works great over the distances found on private properties.
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 04:32:32PM -0400, Jeff Yette wrote: > The dmarks are trypically in the basements. We could do the DSLAM > thing and we have consider some 8 porters on ebay for $550. Ethernet > over power line won't work because each apartment is on a separate > meter. > > We set up some linksys wireless routers (SOHO flavor) and run than as > APs back to a soekris router on our side where we can force the user > through a portal page (acceptable use) ... this part we can do easily. > It's the authenticated user management portion that is tough. > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Mike<m...@aweiowa.com> wrote: > > Where is the telephone demark. Access? You're a CLEC, put a small > > DSLAM in there; Zhone? Or consider Ethernet over power > > line. Apartment complexes of any size can get really ugly with RF in > > a hurry. Wireless absolutely? I don't know about the Meraki > > hardware mentioned, but seem to remember they "phone home" to a > > central server, but a mesh system could work. > > > > > > > > > > At 01:16 PM 8/20/2009, you wrote: > >>Hi All - > >> > >>I've looked through several of the archives and wasn't finding an > >>answer quickly, but I will apologize if this has been discussed > >>before. > >> > >>Quick history, we are a facilities-based CLEC and provide phone and > >>broadband internet over a dedicated fiber-optic network. Through out > >>our service area (three small business communities) are many apartment > >>buildings. It is easy for us to provide phone service to those units, > >>but Internet is another story as the buildings are not wired for > >>Internet. The cost of pulling wire is too expensive and too time > >>consuming. > >> > >>We are looking for a way to place centrally located access > >>points/wireless routers in these apartments to connect the tenants. > >>Easy enough if we wanted a wide-open connection - but the tough part > >>comes in trying to manager user accounts. We need away that would > >>present a log-in page, and then upon entering valid credentials > >>authenticated back against something like a radius service, they would > >>gain access to the internet. > >> > >>To clarify, we are not looking for a hosted application, but more of a > >>home-grown solution. We have all of the components for billing, which > >>will automatically create a radius account and e-mail, we have online > >>billing and web-mail - the only part is the is missing is the web > >>authentication piece. > >> > >>Thanks for listening > >>Jeff Yette > >>Sales Engineer > >>Slic Network Solutions > >>(www.slic.com) > >> > >> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! > >>http://signup.wispa.org/ > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >> > >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- /* Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ */ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
