[isf-wifidog] 1 Gateway + Authserver for 96 locations?

[Matthew Tavenor]

96 Locations in 96 Communities.  96 Firewall/routers at each site, 96 Wireless Access Points at each site.  A Firewall rule at each location to send all traffic from each Wireless network to the 1 WifiDog Gateway server for the Captive Portal Page and authentication.  Thus eliminating the need for 96 WiFiDog Gateways.

Not sure if I can explain it much better without drawing up a diagram.

Thanks,
Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: wifidog-bounces at listes.ilesansfil.org [mailto:wifidog-bounces at listes.ilesansfil.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Z
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 10:23 AM
To: WiFiDog Captive Portal
Subject: Re: [isf-wifidog] 1 Gateway + Authserver for 96 locations?

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Matthew Tavenor" <mtavenor at nlpl.ca>
> To: "wifidog at listes.ilesansfil.org" <wifidog at listes.ilesansfil.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 8:15:17 AM
> Subject: [isf-wifidog] 1 Gateway + Authserver for 96 locations?
> Here is my Quesiton:
> “Is it possible to have 1 Gateway located in the same location as the
> Authentication server? Can that one Gateway then authenticate all 96
> nodes if I forward all data from the Wireless of each site directly to
> that Gateway?”
So, if I understand it, it will be as it you had 96 wireless access points plugged in behind a single gateway?
If so, it should work, but there may be significant latency if all traffic goes from the WAP to an offsite Gateway then on to the internet from there.
I know that on WifiDog 1.1.5 it works to have a "Dumb" WAP plugged into the LAN side of a WRT54GL running as a WAP/Gateway.

What are you hoping to gain from moving your gateway to a central location?

Thanks

Aaron Z
Jr. Systems Administrator

Pioneer Library System
2557 State Rt. 21
Canandaigua, New York  14424
Phone: (585) 394-8260
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