We use Mikrotik to create a VPN tunnel for our management of our equipment, and we keep our UNIFI server on a hosted instance in our DC. It allows us to update APs and we get the alerts when something drops off and prevents us from having to use NAT or provide a public IP for each AP for management. Using VPN also allows us to put in other devices (mFI, Cameras, Etc.) onsite without any infrastructure changes.
If you have multiple sites, you can carve out an instance within Unifi, and give access to the local location, but your account has access to all sites. Eric Rogers Precision Data Solutions, LLC (317) 831-3000 x200 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sam Tetherow Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:13 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Motel WiFi Authentication We run the unifi server in the office. The only requirement is the unifi units need to be able to connect to the unifi controller on port 8080, you will also need 8880 and 8843 if using the portal redirect. So even if the controller is behind a NAT you can set up a port forwards. While I haven't set up the AWS controller, those that I have talked to said it was dead simple using the steps on the wiki, even from people who aren't system administrators. If the staff is willing to do the vouchers they are pretty simple. You just create a bunch ahead of time, print out the codes and they can hand them out as needed. Every place I have wanted to use it the staff didn't want to mess around with it so they just change the WPA2 key every month. On 03/26/2014 08:50 AM, Mark Spring wrote: Heith, Do you run those back to your server over a vpn on the tik or is it all just local? I am planning on doing some unifi work in the near future and I'm just curious what others have run into when the unifi is not on your network. My knowledge of unifi is almost none, just trying to come up with some scenarios that would work best. It seems like others are confirming what I think you would run into, the unifi server just won't play that well on site for most installs. Thanks for your feedback! Mark Spring Systems Analyst New Knoxville Telephone Company 301 W. South St. New Knoxville, OH 45871 419.753.5000 This message and the file(s) attached are confidential and proprietary information of NKTelco for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any unauthorized review, distribution, disclosure, copying, use, or dissemination, either whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Do not transmit these documents, in any form, to any third party without the expressed written permission of NKTelco. On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:47 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: Yeah, I run a UniFi server at my office to drive the 3 HotSpot pay per use camp grounds we have and operate, but they are all driven from Mikrotik routers on site. I suppose we could run something here, but allocating its own server or virtual server locally could be beyond me. I bought a few slots on amazon aws before, just never dug into it too deeply yet heith -----Original Message----- From: Stuart Pierce Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 6:51 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Motel WiFi Authentication I've got Tik hotspots set up at a few towers and have setup usermanager for a retirement community. You definitely have more control with a Tik box but using Unifi with vouchers would be far easier. You can still host the Unifi server at your place if they do not keep a computer running and they can print out vouchers ahead of time or at the time. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: <[email protected]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:11:44 -0500 >Thanks! > >From: Bryce Duchcherer >Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 2:34 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Motel WiFi Authentication > >I did a hotel a few months ago using UniFi and MikroTik. > >We are running Hotspot service on the MikroTik (RB1100AHx2) and >UserManager. > >For user account creation I put in a HotSpot printer from Technologic. It >uses API to create user accounts in UserManager so it is very easy for >clerks to be able to create users for guests. You can set limits for days, >speed, data transfer, etc. > >It’s not cheap, and not the easiest to set up but once it is in it works >well. > > > >Check out www.hotspot-printer.com > > > >Another option, depending on the billing system they use, could be to use >radius integrated with their billing system to create users. > > > >Or, you could just enable user manager and the clerk could create users in >the web interface. > > > >If you want some more info shoot me an email off list. > > > >Bryce D > >[email protected] > > > >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 11:24 >To: WISPA General List >Subject: [WISPA] Motel WiFi Authentication > > > >Not sure if I should post to UBNT or Mikrotik. Anyways we have a few motels >that we run the UniFi APs in and they offer free use of the service. Of >course its all you can eat for anyone across the street from the motel, or >those who loiter in the parking lots. I havent really stayed in enough >motels to see how they do them but what’s a way that users can get a temp >username & password when they check in? I havent dinked with it much on the >UniFi. I can see how to do it, kind of, with hotspot on a Mikrotik, but I >am not sure I would want a desk clerk dinking with the router. I am >assuming that UniFi would be easier to use for this. Problem I have is with >the few motels using UniFi they hardly ever keep the software running, and >only turn it on when they need remote help from me. We have something >similar set up with our ISP billing system for a few campgrounds where they >create their own credential then pay a few, but I had to contract a lot of >that out due to my inexperience. Maybe I need to look into the Amazon >solution. Would be cool to run UniFi on a Mikrotik router. > > > >I also assume with them being authenticated we can track bandwidth hogs >better. We have quite a few motels that have mostly permanent guests full >time, people that never leave the room constantly downloading movies. On >the unifi we could always see who they were by MAC only, but forcing >someone to log in may help with the abuse. > > > >thanks > >heith > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >_______________________________________________ >Wireless mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at avolve.net _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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