I know I can secure my WiFi via MAC address restrictions and WPA encryption.
I have a WiFi router without access restrictions and an Internet connection. I want to configure the router so that it should allow any user to connect over WiFi, but until I permit them they won't be able to use the Internet or engage in any sort of communication with other clients.
I would essentially be an administrator and would allow the users to use my resources, just like we connect to our ISPs.
Is this possible? Is there any software or tools available to do this?
Best Answer
There are a couple of technologies that will allow this. One is 802.1x plus RADIUS, but that is more geared towards an enterprise situation. The other is a called Captive Portal. That is more like what you see at a McDonalds or Starbucks or airport before you can get on the wifi there. You can get routers with a captive portal system for guest access, and iirc dd-wrt supports this.