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Topic # 147259 13-Jun-2014 16:16
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Had a need for a cheap solution to a club needing a wifi guest login. Used a TP-Link WR841ND $<50 router and DD-WRT.

The info on this site is what I followed  http://blog.danjoannis.com/?p=1362

Seems to work really well.

Maybe useful for someone else.

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  Reply # 1065039 13-Jun-2014 16:58
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Well done :-)

Remember to lower the chances of the copyright tribunal knocking on your door, you need to change your guests password regularly.




Ray Taylor
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  Reply # 1065260 13-Jun-2014 22:44
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Yeah, that is a good point, Ray. It is used for conferences that are staged at our club so the password is only given out to the presenters (if they need Internet) who are older responsible people so the risk is fairly minimal.

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  Reply # 1065263 13-Jun-2014 22:52
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Little baby Mikrotik would be a good choice too. RB951n is 5-port 100Mbps, wireless n and all the power of RouterOS.



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  Reply # 1065338 14-Jun-2014 09:02
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Thanks for the suggestion, Chev. Certainly another cost effective solution.

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