captive portals,url redirection

what's the minumum your access point needs to allow it to be act as a
hotspot acess point in a hotspot network.

does the access point need the captive portal functionlity built in.
does it need some minimal firewall functionality.

or can it somehow be directed to NoCatAuth or Wicap which runs
remotely (off site, on the internet somewhere) on a centralised server
and acts as the captive portal for clients trying to access the
network at any of the remote access point.

thanks.

by the way whats the cheapest access point that does captive portal.

There is a list of APs that do redirection here:
http://www.jpelectron.com/dnsredir-comparison2.htm

"zimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> what's the minumum your access point needs to allow it to be act as a
> hotspot acess point in a hotspot network.
>
> does the access point need the captive portal functionlity built in.
> does it need some minimal firewall functionality.
>
> or can it somehow be directed to NoCatAuth or Wicap which runs
> remotely (off site, on the internet somewhere) on a centralised server
> and acts as the captive portal for clients trying to access the
> network at any of the remote access point.
>
> thanks.
>
> by the way whats the cheapest access point that does captive portal.

That's a real nice list! Please add our Instant HotSpot the list, too.
Price is $649. In addition to doing redirection, it has built-in AAA
clients for accepting credit cards and adding advertising. A key
feature of the device is that it doesn't require a separate central
radius server or computer to operate. It's pretty much plug'n'play,
keeping down overall cost of ownership. http://www.InstantHotSpot.com/
for more info.

Thank you,
Michelle Pillers
Advanced Internet Access, LLC
http://www.aiallc.com/


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> There is a list of APs that do redirection here:
> http://www.jpelectron.com/dnsredir-comparison2.htm
>
> "zimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > what's the minumum your access point needs to allow it to be act as a
> > hotspot acess point in a hotspot network.
> >
> > does the access point need the captive portal functionlity built in.
> > does it need some minimal firewall functionality.
> >
> > or can it somehow be directed to NoCatAuth or Wicap which runs
> > remotely (off site, on the internet somewhere) on a centralised server
> > and acts as the captive portal for clients trying to access the
> > network at any of the remote access point.
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > by the way whats the cheapest access point that does captive portal.