2014-10-08 - Re: [GRASE-Hotspot] Multiple captive portals

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From: Timothy White <ti***8@gmail.com>
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Reply To: <036d3829-9b12-4c8a-adc8-4d31b9198704@grasehotspot.org>
UTC Datetime: 2014-10-08 16:57:43 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:57:43 +1000

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Hi Marko

This is something we'd like to be able to do in the future, but I don't
have a timeframe for it yet. Patches welcome

Tim

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Marko Sevo <wp***t@gmail.com>
wrote:

> First of all, thanks for the reply and taking the time to suggest other
> similar options.
>
> I guess I was a quite a bit vague in my explanation earlier, so let me
> expand on that first. The reason I would like to have multiple captive
> portals is, to have different types of access displayed at some locations,
> as well as different settings for said types of access. Now, yeah, the
> access type with a username and password can easily be solved by creating
> different kinds of users and or groups. However, I would like to have, for
> example a captive portal that offers username + password access as well as
> a free 15 minutes access button, then another one which offers again
> username + password access, as well as a free 1 hour access button, etc.
> So, the problem here is, two different captive portals as well as different
> settings for the same function (15min free vs 1h free /day). In a way, I
> would need some kind of captive portal profiles, if you get my drift.
>
> I believe I could achieve this by running two servers, however what I'm
> wondering is, if it's somehow possible to have it all-in-one, i.e. in one
> instance of Grase.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Marko
>
>
> On Monday, September 15, 2014 11:55:07 PM UTC+2, drazen.zuvela wrote:
>>
>>  You can do that with one server, one captive portal and one AP.
>> In this application there are no any recognition of APs from server side.
>> They are all transparent/invisible to server. So you can't achieve what you
>> asked for on the way you described..
>>
>> However, you can create user/group without limits and charge. It is
>> consider as free access too. Still captive portal is there, but access is
>> free in this scenario. User have to enter username and password.
>>
>> Also you can use Grase and create "machine" accounts using MAC address of
>> client devices. Still you can set limitations and charge, or you can leave
>> it without. No captive at all in this case. Acces is free or non free for
>> machines you register previously.
>>
>> If you wish to offer free access without username/password and captive
>> portal, you only need AP without any credentials or security. Just plug it
>> directly to your internet router/modem. You don't need Grase at all.
>> Hope this help.
>>
>> Drazen
>>
>>
>>
>> On 09/15/2014 09:17 PM, Marko Sevo wrote:
>>
>> Hey!
>>
>> I was wondering if it's possible to have multiple captive portals, each
>> of them tied to a specific AP or SSID, making it possible to only allow
>> specific types of authentication in certain locations. For example, on one
>> captive portal you would have the ability to get free instant internet
>> access by just clicking a button, while on another portal you could only
>> get internet access with a username and password combination, etc. Or is
>> there another/better way to do that? I know it would be possible with
>> multiple servers running Grase, but is it possible with just one?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Marko
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