RADIUSdesk - freeRadius Ubuntu 16 server Modern web interface and WiFi Mesh Controller

Welcome to my blog. This tutorial will show you the new look of freeRadius server web UI. We will see how to install the RADIUSdesk Updated version VM on VMWare workstation on windows 8.1 Pro. In this series we will discover different feature of the RADIUSdesk, Meshdesk as batman-adv WiFi mesh and more. RADIUSdesk is a free Open Source freeRadius Modern web interface developed by <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/dvdwalt/">dvdwalt</a>, <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/petravdw/">petravdw</a>. It is available as Virtual appliance as well as source on sourceforge.net. We will install VM ova file which has RADIUSdesk pre installed and config on UBUNTU 16.04 server by the developer. We will learn how to import it in your test environment and how to use it with different Radius Clients.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrFoqn7FYnJGGS3AXyP9oo_FicpBhafc8eu0BHpBKSgcFxP2kEkGYeb-aicq5l3YUTGMaz5NS1bJFrlOx3px7017ZAAAkufewk3HLHQmxzxmoX9gGyfqVYOdy59pBAGQk9blA6m8Okkc5/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrFoqn7FYnJGGS3AXyP9oo_FicpBhafc8eu0BHpBKSgcFxP2kEkGYeb-aicq5l3YUTGMaz5NS1bJFrlOx3px7017ZAAAkufewk3HLHQmxzxmoX9gGyfqVYOdy59pBAGQk9blA6m8Okkc5/s400/1.png" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">FreeRADIUS</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">RADIUSdesk offers:</span><br /> <ul> <li>A Modern dashboard for freeradius that is easy to navigate</li> <li>Easy to use API with third party integration</li> <li>Login pages applet for central hotspot login page management.</li> <li><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Support Social Login (Facebook, Google+ etc) integration for CoovaChilli and MikroTik.</span> </li> <li>BYOD device manager for any enterprise.</li> <li>Rights management for Realm and Managers.</li> <li>Extensive usage graphs for fine grained trend analysis and capacity planning.</li> <li>i18n. Easy translations. Also supporting rtl languages</li> <li>Advanced debug trace applet to allow real-time debug traces on FreeRADIUS by using Websocket. </li> <li>MESHdesk applet that helps to set-up, manage and monitor Batman-adv Wireless mesh networks<br /> <ul></ul> </li> <li> Google Map Integration to show actual position of Wireless Mesh Nodes</li> </ul> I assume that you are already familiar with basic how know of Windows 8.1 Pro and VMWare workstation or VirtualBox. So lets get to work :)<br /> <div> <ol> <li>Download the RADIUSdesk VM Virtual Appliance from <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/">sourceforge</a>.</li> <li>unzip it if it is in the <b>.tar</b> format or leave as it is if <b>.ova</b> format</li> <li>Open VMWare Workstation and goto file -> open... or just double click the <b>.ova</b> file</li> <li>Select and open the .ova or .ovf file of RADIUSdesk VM from the dialog box</li> <li>Wait for few minutes to complete the import</li> <li>Once import completes, setup the Network in VMWare, normally the first adopter is WAN port in RADIUSdesk VM, It is configured as DHCP client so make sure you setup this port on a DHCP to get IP address.</li> <li>Power on the RADIUSdesk VM, the first boot takes a little bit time, so be patient.</li> <li>Once you see the login prompt enter default login as username<b> = system</b> and password<b> = admin </b></li> <li>Type "ifconfig" without quotes on command line to check your IP address on VM machine</li> <li>Now open your favorite browser and enter "<b>YOUR_IP</b>" or "<b>YOUR_IP/rd</b>" in address bar and press enter</li> <li>The default login for the web UI of RADIUSdesk is username = <b>root</b> and password = <b>admin</b></li> <li>Waala .... we are done</li> </ol> Thanks for reading and watching.<br /> Visit my YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkg5BQEcyR414Z2MJ4qsdPw">HomeTech</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Please Support my YouTube Channel by liking and subscribing<br /> I spend more time on my YouTube Channel so all comments are replied 101% there<br /> Comments and suggestions are welcome to improve the tutorial and help other<br /> <br /> Share Happiness<br /> <div> <br /></div> See the video for Complete details</div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vz_0jYZnY-4" width="480"></iframe>

RADIUSdesk - freeRadius Ubuntu 16 server Modern web interface and WiFi Mesh Controller

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RADIUSdesk - Install FreeRadius Ubuntu 16 Server VM Machine on VMWare WorkStation #1

Today I am going to show you how to install the RADIUSdesk VM on VMWare workstation on windows 8. In this series will be going to discover different feature of the RADIUSdesk. This is free Open Source FreeRadius web interface developed by <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/dvdwalt/">dvdwalt</a>, <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/petravdw/">petravdw</a>.<br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">FreeRADIUS</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">RADIUSdesk offers:</span><br /> <ul> <li>A Modern dashboard for freeradius that is easy to navigate</li> <li>Easy to use API with third party integration</li> <li>Login pages applet for central hotspot login page management.</li> <li><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Support Social Login (Facebook, Google+ etc) integration for CoovaChilli and MikroTik.</span> </li> <li>BYOD device manager for any enterprise.</li> <li>Rights management for Realm and Managers.</li> <li>Extensive usage graphs for fine grained trend analysis and capacity planning.</li> <li>i18n. Easy translations. Also supporting rtl languages</li> <li>Advanced debug trace applet to allow real-time debug traces on FreeRADIUS by using Websocket. </li> <li>MESHdesk applet that helps to set-up, manage and monitor Batman-adv Wireless mesh networks<br /> <ul></ul> </li> <li> Google Map Integration to show actual position of Wireless Mesh Nodes</li> </ul> <br /> It can be downloaded from sourceforge. I will am going to show you the install VM ova file which has RADIUSdesk pre installed and config on UBUNTU 16.04 Server by the developer. I will show how to import it in your test environment and how to use it with different Radius Clients.<br /> <br /> I assume that you are already familiar with basic how know of Windows 8 and VMWare workstation or VirtualBox. So lets get to work :)<br /> <div> <ol> <li>Goto sourceforge and download the RADIUSdesk VM.</li> <li>Unzip it if it is in the .<b>tar</b> format or leave as it is if <b>.ova</b> format</li> <li>Open VMWare Workstation and goto file -> open...</li> <li>Select and open the .ova or .ovf file of RADIUSdesk VM from the dialog box</li> <li>Wait for few minutes to complete the import</li> <li>Once import completes, setup the Network in VMWare, normally the first adopter is WAN port in RADIUSdesk VM, It is configured as DHCP client so make sure you setup this port on a DHCP to get IP.</li> <li>Power on the RADIUSdesk VM, the first boot takes a bit time, so be patient.</li> <li>Once you see the login prompt enter default login as username = <b>system</b> and password = <b>admin </b></li> <li>Type "ifconfig" without quotes on command line to check your IP address on VM machine</li> <li>Now open your favorite browser and enter "<b>YOUR_IP</b>" or "<b>YOUR_IP/rd</b>" in address bar and press enter</li> <li>The default login for the web UI of RADIUSdesk is username = <b>root</b> and password = <b>admin</b></li> <li>Waala .... we are done</li> </ol> Thanks for reading and watching.<br /> Visit my YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkg5BQEcyR414Z2MJ4qsdPw">HomeTech</a><br /> <br /> Please Support my YouTube Channel by liking and subscribing<br /> I spend more time on my YouTube Channel so all comments are 101%  replied there<br /> Comments and suggestions are welcome to improve the tutorial and help other<br /> <br /> Share Happiness<br /> <div> <br /></div> See the video for more details<br /> <br /></div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6NLmIvnC1W0" width="560"></iframe>

RADIUSdesk - Install FreeRadius Ubuntu 16 Server VM Machine on VMWare WorkStation #1

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WiFi Mesh Network - Deploy Community Based WiFi Network with Commotion # 2

In previous post We have learn and install the commotion firmware on UBNT Bullet M2. Here i am going to show you the initial setup when you first login to the router. Before starting the configuration you must know following as these are very important when extending your WiFi Mesh network in future.<br /> <ol> <li>Network Name - What is name of your Network? like MyNet, MyMesh, CommunityMesh etc</li> <li>Node Name - What is name of this Node? like MyMesh-AP1 etc</li> <li>Admin password - will be used to login to a specific Node or AP for administration.</li> <li>AP Password - Used by clients and user to connect to AP. Its a security key</li> <li>WiFi Channel - The channel on which the Mesh will work. It should be same on all AP in the Mesh. Dual radio AP can have separate channel on Both Radio as they can work on different frequencies band. i.e 2.4GHz and 5GHz  </li> </ol> All these information need to be decided before head and properly noted for future reference and expansion of your Mesh network.<br /> You can see the step by step configuration in video tutorail as well. Subscribe to my youtube channel more videos<br /> Your comments and suggestions are welcomed.<br /> Thanks for reading and watching.<br /> Visit my YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkg5BQEcyR414Z2MJ4qsdPw">HomeTech</a><br /> <br /> Please Support my YouTube Channel by liking and subscribing<br /> I spend more time on my YouTube Channel so all comments are 101%  replied there<br /> Comments and suggestions are welcome to improve the tutorial and help other<br /> <br /> Share Happiness<br /> <div> <br /></div> See the video for more details<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iU1pZBYoMF4" width="560"></iframe>

WiFi Mesh Network - Deploy Community Based WiFi Network with Commotion # 2

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WiFi Mesh Network - Deploy Community Based WiFi Network with Commotion # 1

There are lots of Mesh Firmware available on the net. Some are free and some paid. Mesh Network is the easy way to deploy the WiFi network in shortest possible time and resources. Here I will try cover the step involve in setting up your Wireless Mesh Network in a community using Commotion Firmware. Commotion is an Open Source Firmware available for a verity of low cost Routers and Access points. It can also used on verity of devices such as smart phone, Laptop, PC etc which becomes part of your MESH. It is basically developed for deploying WiFi mesh in emergency and disaster management. You can check the firmware for your router on commotionwireless.net.<br /> I will install the firmware on UBNT Bullet M2 in this Tutorial.<br /> <ol> <li>Download the firmware for your router or access point from commotionwireless.net</li> <li>Set the Static IP address on your PC or Laptop i.e <b>192.168.1.254 </b>as in my case.</li> <li>Connect your router via ethernet cable. <b>Don't use WiFi connection.</b></li> <li>Login to your router. </li> <li>Goto System and browse for firmware file to upload and update it.</li> <li>Wait for a movement to complete the firmware update.</li> <li>After complete change your IP address setting to <b>Obtain IP Automatically.</b></li> <li>Open the browser and enter http://thisnode or IP address of node/ access point.</li> <li>You will see the initial configuration page. <b>Done !!!</b></li> </ol> You can see the video tutorial on youtube. Your comments and suggestions are welcomed :)<br /> Thanks for reading and watching.<br /> Visit my YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkg5BQEcyR414Z2MJ4qsdPw">HomeTech</a><br /> <br /> Please Support my YouTube Channel by liking and subscribing<br /> I spend more time on my YouTube Channel so all comments are 101%  replied there<br /> Comments and suggestions are welcome to improve the tutorial and help other<br /> <br /> Share Happiness<br /> <div> <br /></div> See the video for more details<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/16-XwOhllJI" width="560"></iframe>

WiFi Mesh Network - Deploy Community Based WiFi Network with Commotion # 1

There are lots of Mesh Firmware available on the net. Some are free and some paid. Mesh Network is the easy way to deploy the WiFi network i...

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