Simple "Guest user" web front end for FreeRADIUS

[up at 3.am]

> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:50 PM,  <up at 3.am> wrote:
>> On my client's wifi network, we are authenticating staff users via
>> FreeRADIUS against the corporate LDAP database.
>>
>> I've created a new SSID/WLAN with an IP pool that I've restricted
>> through
>> router ACLs that we want to deploy for temporary "guest" users.  I can
>> set
>> up a new FreeRADIUS server (I've done many of those) backend for this,
>> but
>> am unfamiliar with 2 things that will be different here, which are:
>>
>> 1) A Web front end for a clerical type to enter in temporary accounts to
>> FreeRADIUS.  I imagine there must be a simple php interface for some
>> sort
>> of "Internet cafe" type of use.  I'd prefer as simple as possible (ie,
>> flat file), but would be fine if MySQL is the way to go for account info
>> storage.
>>
>> I know I COULD put together a FreeRADIUS and OpenLDAP server with
>> something like a webmin front end, but that seems overkill to me.
>>
>> 2) Some sort of automatic password generator for above...not absolutely
>> necessary, but would be nice.
>>
>> I would imagine this wheel has already been invented, so if anybody
>> could
>> point me in the right direction, it would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -
>
>
> 1. You can simply use m0n0wall / Pfsense, it has all voucher/ user
> accounts stuff and a GUI onboard, so you don't even need to use radius
> if you think it's overkill for this particular situation.
> 2. Why setup an extra radius server if you have one?
> 3. There are many frontends available, dialup admin, daloradius, Yfi
> (aka hotcakes), dma softlab radius manager, etc

The Cisco Wifi controller in question supports local, radius or ldap user
authentication.  I think they will like the accounting/reporting stuff
that radius brings to the table .

Thanks for the replies...I'll look into those.