# wifi options... **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [November 5, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270 "2012-11-05T23:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270/1 "2012-11-05T23:01:08Z")
I am currently providing wifi in my building with a simple Linksys wireless router. This is only for internet access - no access to my network - and is used by guests and employees. I would like to provide wireless access to my network for employees. But I want something that requires them to login using their network username and password. So I need a device that can verify this via LDAP. Servicing an 18,000 sq ft building and 60 employees - so not a big system - need something inexpensive. Suggestions? Ken ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270/2 "2012-11-05T23:48:25Z")
KeN Etter wrote: [color=blue] > I am currently providing wifi in my building with a simple Linksys > wireless router. This is only for internet access - no access to my > network - and is used by guests and employees. I would like to > provide wireless access to my network for employees. But I want > something that requires them to login using their network username and > password. So I need a device that can verify this via LDAP. Servicing > an 18,000 sq ft building and 60 employees - so not a big system - need > something inexpensive. Suggestions? > > Ken[/color] Take a look at authentication using a Radius server. Many inexpensive devices support Radius Authentication. [http://freeradius.org/](http://freeradius.org/) – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270/3 "2012-11-05T23:56:01Z")
how about Meraki? Very cool solution, great price and stupidly simple to setup - really, really simple. I setup radius on OES for the authentication - not even slightly simple. But the Windows version is much easier. (I have noticed that happens a lot) ## – -----x==—x===----- I used to be an eagle… ashmoore’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=8630](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=8630) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=461342](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=461342) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270/4 "2012-11-06T15:19:06Z")
On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:48:25 GMT, “KBOYLE” [KBOYLE@no-mx.forums.novell.com](mailto:KBOYLE@no-mx.forums.novell.com) wrote: [color=blue] > KeN Etter wrote: > [color=green] > > > I am currently providing wifi in my building with a simple Linksys > > wireless router. This is only for internet access - no access to my > > network - and is used by guests and employees. I would like to > > provide wireless access to my network for employees. But I want > > something that requires them to login using their network username and > > password. So I need a device that can verify this via LDAP. Servicing > > an 18,000 sq ft building and 60 employees - so not a big system - need > > something inexpensive. Suggestions? > > > > Ken[/color] > > Take a look at authentication using a Radius server. Many inexpensive > devices support Radius Authentication. > > [http://freeradius.org/](http://freeradius.org/)[/color] Thanks…I’ll check it out. Ken ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270/5 "2012-11-06T15:19:18Z")
On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:56:01 GMT, ashmoore [ashmoore@no-mx.forums.novell.com](mailto:ashmoore@no-mx.forums.novell.com) wrote: [color=blue] > how about Meraki? > Very cool solution, great price and stupidly simple to setup - really, > really simple. > I setup radius on OES for the authentication - not even slightly > simple. But the Windows version is much easier. (I have noticed that > happens a lot)[/color] Thanks…I’ll check it out. Ken ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270/6 "2012-11-06T15:27:37Z")
On 11/5/2012 4:56 PM, ashmoore wrote:[color=blue] > how about Meraki? > Very cool solution, great price and stupidly simple to setup - really, > really simple. > I setup radius on OES for the authentication - not even slightly > simple. But the Windows version is much easier. (I have noticed that > happens a lot) > > [/color] > The thing with Meraki it is in “the cloud” so it is less secure than > simply adding a radius server. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-options/23270/7 "2012-11-06T23:26:01Z")
Meraki is indeed in the cloud - but the radius implementation is behind the firewall and only between the AP and the radius server - so no cloud is involved. I would say freeradius in an OES/edir environment is one of the least documented solutions out there. There is some documentation, but most of it is extremely out of date and/or very limited. Most of it is for the freeradius V1 and all of it is hacking about with a gazillion different config files. I have it working, but only after lots of painful experimentation. Unless you like complex rules and figuring out how to make it all work, do yourself a favor and choose another radius server 🙂 ## – -----x==—x===----- I used to be an eagle… ashmoore’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=8630](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=8630) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=461342](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=461342)