Can I ignore only wired portion of our network ?

[inquiringmind]

We have an internal network / ethernet system. We have software for our cafe already for that we wish to run on this.

We wish to use the FirstSpot only for the wireless segment.


Problem / question: our DSL connection is hooked directly into an Actiontec dsl modem/router/gateway. Our setup looks like this:

INTERNET --> ActionTec Modem/router/wireless (all-in-one) --> D-Link 5-port switch --> to our wired (not wireless) internal group/network of pc's and printers.

THEREFORE, since the dsl modem is also our wireless ap and router, it is not easily possible to 'insert' a pc box between the INTERNET and this wireless (ActionTec) modem.

What do you recommend?

Thanks!

Brett

[alan]

FirstSpot needs to sit between the Internet connection (e.g. ADSL) and WLAN AP. See http://www.patronsoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=436#436 for a similar case. So you might need an extra router or AP (depends how you structure it).
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[Evin]

We also have this setup. We would rather not purchase another server just for FirstSpot. Is there anyway that we can only direct the FirstSpot service to the AccessPoint with a dedicated IP address?
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[alan]

You can take advantage of the Scenero 3 : Centralized Topologies (refer to the chapter on Network Topology in firstspot_guide.pdf for details). There are 2 alternatives to set up this topologies:

1) You somehow control the route so that the Hotspot traffic will go through FirstSpot first before reaching the Internet. You might need a leased line or dedicated line to achieve this.

2) You set up a VPN-tunnel to a centralized location (which hosts FirstSpot), and then the traffic go out to the Internet. What this setup tries to achieve is to mimic pt 1) without the need of a dedicated line.
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