Installer
Installation was pretty straight forward. Place the CD in the drive and boot. The Key option is on how one wants the hotspot to function. One could place the entire system on one machine or spread out the components (front-end, backend billing and normadic portal) on separate machines. Larger enterprise customers might want to opt for the latter.
I choose to place All the files on one machine. After choosing the root password and the IP address of the external interface, I was all setup. This process take no more than 15, and is fully automated. A pleasure in this day and age of multiple installers and options.
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Last Modified On: 2002-11-18 18:55:11 -0800
| Hardware
Below is a list of my hardware that I used to enable the Hotspot,
AMD K6/300 with 500 Megs and 2 intel Pro 100 network cards
1 Linksys AP's (WAP11) set in non router mode
1 Netgear 850
All Wireless Access points set in DMZ
One only needs minimal intel hardware to run. The above hardware could be purchased at a cost of $200 or less, or you might even find some spare hardware. Aging hardware makes for perfect hotspot router.
The larger the enterpirse the more substantial investment one needs on the hardware to support the Hotspot. Thus commercial hardware from Dell or similar vendors would be recommended.
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Last Modified On: 2002-11-12 19:31:27 -0800
| IP Zone from Birdstep Tech.
After years of playing with various distributions of linux, i was quite excited to receive my eval copy of IPZONE from Birdstep. IPzone the CD was distributed in ISO format, and bootable. IPzone is based upon Red Hat 7.2 but the RPM's can be installed on RH7.3 as of this writing
Birdstep IPzone is an enterprise hotspot solution. It provides 3 components.
IP Zone Controller - Access Control via local user, Radius user
Nomadic Portal -Content Management.
Billing Gateway- Multiple Billing options to suit any need. From credit card to SMS billing.
Reference URL: www.birdstep.com
Last Modified On: 2002-11-12 19:18:42 -0800
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