I set up a hotspot gateway for a customer as a way of central management for a dozen Engenius APs. They do not like that the HS requires the browser to be open for logins, and are asking for a simple wep style password that keeps users logged in indefinitely. My gateway does not use any wireless interfaces. Is there some way to generate a login for users attempting to access an ethernet port?
I do have a freeradius with ldap server setup for authentication with the hostspot. Not sure if it can be part of the solution, or needs to be pulled. I am fine either way.
The rough equivalent would be 802.1x (it’s the wired counterpart to 802.11i, which is WPA2), which would not be implemented on the router but on the switchport they connect to (just like WEP wouldn’t be implemented on the router, but on the AP).
It must be supported by the switch.
I am using a 450G board/switch. I looked around for something obvious, but didn’t see anything off-hand. Is there a Mikrotik switch that supports 802.1x