rawkus1020 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 could someone point me in the right direction on how to set up a public wifi for a bar things i need set user quotas keep office computers away from hackers easy to configure (for staff) im running windows 7 (running a virtual machine could be option if no good software for win 7) and would like to use existing router but can upgrade if needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWyvern Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 (edited) you could probably just use a DD-WRT compatible router... if you only want people to connect and go without any kind of authentication or charge that's easy... otherwise you need other software to handle that... DD-WRT supports a HTTP Redirect for that. easy setup if you dont need them to pay and its just connect and go... simply turn on wifi, secure it with a key or not and just have the key in the menu when people order or something like that. configure the VLAN settings so that the wifi is separate from the wired network and viola! edit: oh I almost forgot, be sure to disable "Wireless GUI Access" so they cannot access the router configuration page. Edited November 3, 2010 by BlueWyvern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawkus1020 Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 (edited) so with dd-wrt can i set user quotas would like to limit this as bandwidth is expensive in new zealand dont want them downloading there latest list of torrents for the price of a beer lol plus authentication would be good so the clients have to ask for password as there are rival bars as neighbors so would like to give access to only my clients that ask for it Edited November 3, 2010 by rawkus1020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I am pretty sure you can control the bandwidth with D-WRT. Also as an advise you might want to rethink, whether you should charge or not for the internet usage. If I was setting up a wireless hotspot, for public access I would definitely charge them a fee for using it. Internet is so expensive here in Australia that sharing is not worth it. Thats my thought by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawkus1020 Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 I am pretty sure you can control the bandwidth with D-WRT. Also as an advise you might want to rethink, whether you should charge or not for the internet usage. If I was setting up a wireless hotspot, for public access I would definitely charge them a fee for using it. Internet is so expensive here in Australia that sharing is not worth it. Thats my thought by the way. nice point maybe once they hit there 100mb quota then if they want to continue surfing then they pay per GB used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 nice point maybe once they hit there 100mb quota then if they want to continue surfing then they pay per GB used Fair point, l like your idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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