Public Wifi password/access page thingamee

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#16996 7-Nov-2007 17:53

Ok, you know for public wifi hotspot type dealies, how when you connect up, and fire up the web browser it'll present you with a password/agreement etc page which you must pass through before you can get outside the network. What would be the easiest (cheapest) way of implementing such a thing?

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#94111 7-Nov-2007 17:57

For charging people or just restricting access?

Do you need a billing system for usernames/codes to handle data or time usage?

Are these single use usernames/codes?

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#94113 7-Nov-2007 18:00

"easiest (cheapest)" ?????

Easiest:

Pay a reputable company who already does this stuff.

Cheapest:

Code it yourself. Use any major modern Linux distribution, its a complete OS and most of them also include LOTS of major development tools, many of which can be used to achieve what you are looking for.

I suspect, however, that you are looking for something completely different to the easiest or the cheapest method.

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#94117 7-Nov-2007 18:11

Check this out

http://www.tomizone.com/

You can buy dlink routers already setup with Tomizone

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#94188 7-Nov-2007 22:31

Are these single use usernames/codes?

Free. Person who knows the code (one code, changed rarely), enters code, gets access.

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#94190 7-Nov-2007 22:34

I suspect, however, that you are looking for something completely different to the easiest or the cheapest method.

Something in between then, not too expensive, not involving too much time on my part.

I obviously could build it myself with a linux box, but it's more time than I care to invest, but perhaps thought this might have been a problem which is alreay solved (by the open source community).

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#94201 7-Nov-2007 23:35

sleemanj:
I suspect, however, that you are looking for something completely different to the easiest or the cheapest method.

Something in between then, not too expensive, not involving too much time on my part.

I obviously could build it myself with a linux box, but it's more time than I care to invest, but perhaps thought this might have been a problem which is alreay solved (by the open source community).

I have the same end goal as you on several installations. Dont overcomplicate it, what I do is this:

Set up WPA encryption.
Give user the WPA key (my key is memorable, like ddd8888888 - but not that particular sequence :o)
Change the key whenever you feel like it, to lock out old users.

Very simple, and built into the wifi routers already.