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Perhaps this would not be of use in your situation, but from my
experience I would suggest getting inexpensive routers that you can
flash with dd-wrt. <br>
<br>
Using two separate access points, we are able to change the power
output of each access point, have them share a single SSID and set
time based access restrictions. If we were so inclined, we could
have them handout ip addresses, redirect people to an authentication
web page, perform NAT port forwarding, QoS prioritizing. It even
looks like you could block http traffic by URL or keyword. It looks
like you might also be able to use a virtual interfaces feature in
dd-wrt to have an ordinary router separate your public and staff
traffic, but I am not certain how involved it would be to set this
up or how well it works.. <br>
<br>
On the whole, it seems to turn a relatively inexpensive router into
the swiss army knife of routers.. <br>
(we paid $40 each for our two Rosewill RNX-GX4's. They are only
b/g, but we decided that for the cost, there was very little people
could do with wireless n, considering the speed of our internet
connection..) <br>
<br>
If you think you would want to consider going this route, I know
there is more info and a database of supported routers at
dd-wrt.com.. <br>
<br>
Best of luck.<br>
<br>
Joe<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Joseph Knueven
Director
Germantown Public Library
51 N. Plum St.
Germantown, OH 45327
937-855-4001
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face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are
looking to upgrade
our wireless access points. Should I go with just single
radio b/g,
single radio b/g/n, or dual radio b/g/n? What would be
the advantages?<br>
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I will be using multiple SSIDs to separate the staff from
the public wireless
users. I am wanting to install business class access
points instead of
the homeowner type. Any suggestions on brands and models
that are
reliable?<br>
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Kevin Jones<br>
Network Administrator<br>
Coshocton Public Library<br>
655 Main Street<br>
Coshocton, OH 43812<br>
Phone: 740-622-0956<br>
Fax: 740-622-4331<br>
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