Internet Policy

[helprequired]

Hello
Can someone point me in the right direction please. I'm setting up a small network for a charity. I would like to have a log in system where the user can login and log off, so I'm looking for free software which is easy to understand, just a basic one, no features where you pay by the go as these will be free.
I would like is to have a page with the internet policy where the user can click on I agree to this policy before being allowed to access the internet. How would I go about this, would this involve In me creating a php web page and set it to the home page, but this could be bypass if someone wrote the address in the address bar.

Any advice. Thanks or reading.

 

[DeathRayLoveMachine]

I've never done this myself, but you can do this with RADIUS. DD-WRT has built-in support for RADIUS authentication, but you'll still need a separate authentication server.

 

[DeathRayLoveMachine]

If you're not up to configuring a RADIUS server yourself, the guys at the DD-WRT forums can probably help you. (Anandtech might not be the best place to ask.)

BTW, the RADIUS server does NOT have to be on your network. It can be a remote server hosted by someone else, which would be quite a bit cheaper than buying one for yourself.

 

[naimcohen]

a firewall system called monowall can do this easily. It runs on a separate pc in-between the router and network

 

[DeathRayLoveMachine]

It turns out you can run an entire RADIUS server on any router that has DD-WRT, enough RAM and enough storage (or enough RAM and a USB stick). You can do this for $100 or so and the guys at the DD-WRT forum can help you set it up. I highly recommend this approach.

Be warned, this will be moderately difficult.

 

[jlazzaro]

this functionality is called a "captive portal"...there are plenty of free solutions, search around.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

this functionality is called a "captive portal"...there are plenty of free solutions, search around.

I think he is searching around, which is what brought him here...

 

[helprequired]

Thanks for the advice, i'm going to do some research and see which is the best solution. I'm using windows 7

 

[helprequired]

Thanks for the correct term "captive portal" jlazzaro. Very helpful. As I'm working on Windows, I'm finding a lot of free software for Linux. Found a free software that offers captive portal which is Untangle Lite which might solve that issue. Not tested this yet. Just now to find a solution for a login for the users now.