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Designing wireless coverage for a school

With the introduction of BYOD programs, it is crucial for schools to provide wireless networks to the school communities. The school environment presents a challenging scenario to set up a reliable wireless network. I am going to describe the design and implementation of the wireless network in a school that I worked with. After the new implementation, each classroom was able to achieve an average of 60 – 80 Mbps. This school subscribes to an 80 Mbps internet plan, which is considered a fast plan in Jakarta. The original network When I started working in the school, there were Wi-Fi…

Install FreeRADIUS on Ubuntu Server 18.04.3

FreeRADIUS is an open source application that allows network to authenticate users who want to access network resources, such as the internet. Some routers provide built-in hotspot features that provide such function, but they usually lack comprehensive features for school use, such as tracking of usage. Since FreeRADIUS is available free for use, most enterprises use it to authenticate their users. In this tutorial, I would go through the steps to install and set up FreeRADIUS on a Ubuntu Server 18.04.3. The tutorial is divided into two parts: Apache, MariaDB and PHP, and the installation of FreeRADIUS itself. Install Apache…