Design question

[Jan Mulders]

Perhaps a simpler method of doing 'smartcards' like you're referring
to is to make single-use username/passwords printed on small cards
(which can be done within chillispot I believe), which the consultants
just pick up from reception, enter in the details, and get a prepaid
hour or whatever. This would also save the expense if a consultant
happens to wander off with a smartcard...

All of this can certainly be done with freeradius, but you might need
to look around for a billing solution that'll work in collaboration
with chillispot, and making single-use vouchers etc... if at all
possible, I'd encourage the use of physical login cards, that can be
exchanged for cash... it all gets a bit messy (and expensive) when you
throw billing in there too. Especially post-pay.

Sorry I can't offer any exact advice on how to do this - I got to the
point of putting together a rough proposal, but no further.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Jan Mulders

On 03/10/06, Torkel Mathisen <torkel.mathisen at bbs.no> wrote:
> Hi
>
> We have a very simple freeradius setup today. We use freeradius 1.0.5
> with PEAP/MS-CHAPv2 and users file.
>
> My boss has asked be about making this configuration a bit more flexible
> and easier to admin.
>
> He also wants some new "features".
>
> The keywords are hotspot, web-frontend and possibly billing and
> "smartcards".
>
> Basically what he wants is for external consultant to be able to bring
> their laptops and just connect to a hotspot webserver and from there on
> authorize on to the WiFi.
>
> He also wants the possibility of billing.
>
> I want to know what kind of design you guys would recommend here.
>
> I'm thinking freeradius (1.1.3 now) with a mysql db and some
> web-frontend for adding users (what?). Then Chillipot on a new server
> for hotspot access.
>
> How does that sound?  Will Chillipot be able to authorize users based on
> PEAP/MS-CHAPv2 ?
>
> How would you be able to do billing with this setup?
>
> And lastly is the situation with "smartcards". My boss was thinking
> about some cards or something that the consultant can pick up in the
> reception that will give them access to the WiFi for a certain amount of
> time. At the end of the day they have to deliver it again. There is also
> a possibility of doing billing from that.
>
> Will this kind of configuration require some commercial software or is
> freeradius able to do that?
>
> The last thing is not THAT important, but I want to know if anyone has a
> setup like this.
>
> I hope someone got some recommentations.
>
> Regards,
> Torkel
>
>
>
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