[OPLINTECH] Wireless Access for Patrons

[Bob Neeper]

Wireless is wide open 24/7/365 , we broadcast the SSID, no yearly cost to us.

I pulled the following from previous emails as to what we do.

We have a Linksys WAP55AG & a WRT54G connected to a 10Mbps hub.
The hub connects to a virtual pc running ZoneCD (free version of PUBLICip)
It's output goes to the Red zone of IPCop (also running on a virtual pc)

We setup the ZoneCD to display a copy of the library policy.
You need to accept it to go on.

It may seem a bit convoluted but we can log the first connection per day by a 
wireless device.

The wireless goes through ZoneCD which provides a 10.10.10.x  IP to them and 
serves a policy page.
When the page is acknowledged ZoneCD always sends the first request through 
IPCop to our website.
(ZoneCD has a fixed IP of 10.10.10.1)

Webalizer logs the referrer IP in the report so we only need to look for the 
correct IP.
(Example from a few minutes ago)        *** Long ago today****
Top 30 of 117 Total Referrers
#           Hits            Referrer
24    60    0.05% http://10.10.10.1/

This indicates there have been 60 wireless connections.this month.

Last month's was
17    270    0.08% http://10.10.10.1/
The high was probably a result of the central Ohio area week long power outage.

R. W. (Bob) Neeper
Community Library
44 Burrer Dr.
Sunbury, Oh 43074
Tel:  (740)-965-3901


On 12/13/2010 3:29 PM, Kevin Jones wrote:
> We provide wireless access to patrons using PublicIP.  We pay less than $100 
> per year for the portal.  We currently require them to create a logon 
> account.  We can restrict ports, bandwidth, time usage as well as other options.
>
> What are you doing at your library for wireless service?  Are you broadcasting 
> the SSID?  Do you keep the service on after closing time?  Do you allow them 
> access without an account?  If so how are you gathering stats?
>
> I am wanting to offer the service in a more seamless way, but still want them 
> to agree to an Acceptable User Policy as well as being able to gather monthly 
> stats.  Those are the 2 main things that we want to keep in place.
>
> Kevin Jones
> Network Administrator
> Coshocton Public Library
> 655 Main Street
> Coshocton, OH 43812
> Phone: 740-622-0956
> Fax: 740-622-4331
> http://www.coshoctonlibrary.org
>
>
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