Wireless - user logon

Well not much to say here what you are asking is pretty basic, all wireless routers these days have wep or wpa protection your so called password to the internet. You can pretty much go to your local Best Buy or Circuit City or your choice of technology store and pick up a wireless router. Now mind you they all have different features some offering different speeds if you are looking for range I suggest a mimo router or something along those lines. The setup itsself is very easy all routers come with a cd that will guide you through the install, if you need further help thats what ee is for. If you already have a router then what you would be looking for is a wireless access point.

Jeremy

OK - think I did explain it a bit wrong. There must be a user management in the "background" - which means, that users have to logon with their own usernames - not mac adress etc. So when you click on the explorer icon an username/password must be typed to get acces.
We are not just talking about acces points here, but to get this solution to work an firewall also will have to be used.

Well are you wanting users to use there username and password to get on the wireless network or are you trying to get a username and password prompt for internet access for your users already on the network?

To get on the (wireless) internet and also with "normal" cable users have to enter user and password - so you in behind the system has a user management system, to control the internet use only is possible for people with the right username/password

Ok I think that this issue is a little misunderstood, I think I get what you are trying to say. Well there are multiple ways you can limit people to the internet. Are you running a Domain Controller?

Basiclly asking what is your setup now what are you trying to add? do you already have the wireless access point? Are you wanting your users to only have local access to network rescources?

This is a new installation - the old one had MAC filtering, but it is very difficult to manage this, as this is a place where new people come and go every now and than, so a user management system is needed.
The acces points are there, but the user management system is not

Well you can setup a wep key or wpa key that users must type in, not sure if there is really a way to use the access point as authentication for user names and passwords I mean how would the access point know to ask for username and password and be able to authenticate with your Server. Basically if you have a access point you either need to leave it open or have mac address filtering or a shared key!

What type of firewall and access point are we talking about?

The current setup doesn´t matter, as this is not usable. As I wrote, I would like to get information from a running installation, which hardware is used etc.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1152745215776&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=1577639789B22 This is a product I use but once again there has to be some form of auhentication you cannot use a username or password to authenticate for the wireless access now you can use a shared key and then restrict the internet acces once the user has connected to the acces point

I also understand that you are looking for hardware that does all this but the fact is you are not really explaining what you are looking for you want your users to access the internet with a username or password well this is easily done but need to know what you are ruuning do you run a domain over there is this a basic setup with users in a workgroup cant just spout off hardware that is going to solve your issue

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It is quite simple
When People want to enter the internet, they have to enter a username/password. There is no domain, no nothing - a public place where a lot of different enters

And I ask, which hardware is needed to get this working

You can also go with something like thishttp://www.firewalls.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=520&idproduct=1026 and create access rules for users

Well then you have no real control of the internet access unless you do something like the above link Sonicwall would be able to assist you with a product you are looking for, I apologize for the mis communication I see what you are saying now. I run a pro 2040 and can limit people access but I just create a policy in the firewall the one I showed you above will provide you with Comprehensive security and also wireless access make sure you always go with their protection plan as they offer great support. I have a great contact at Sonicwall her name I Erika egoodman@SonicWALL.com email her with what you are trying to achieve and she will be able to turn you in the right direction as far as a product goes. I will also giver her a heads up if you plan on contacting her

Is that along the lines of what you are looking for or am I way off

Yes Indeed - but I prefer a bit more known hardware manufactores as Zyxel or Cisco - but thanks for the reply

Ok then I can actually turn you to a person who would be able to assist you with that as well, do you have a personal email I can send you his contact info and he will actually get you contected with a cisco engineer so they can set you up with the right product you can email me at jfelton@amitymachine.com and I can foward you his info they are a gold partner with cisco, the reason I turned you to sonicwall is they are a cheap solution and seeing that your current setup is pretty basic you dont need something that is to over the top.

If the access have to be granted by MAC adresses (not username/password - there are about 15 access points)- how will this solution be as the access points have to replicate information, as it is not very usefull to enter manually static mac adresses on all 15 AP