Why is a radius server an issue. Freeradius is simple, stable, and mature.
Not sure if I'd recommend it starting out this way, but we use Netsuite which is integrated with our radius server. If a NAS/BNG doesn't work with Free radius, we don't need it. On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 7:38 PM Matt Hoppes < mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > I know IEA has been around for ages. But it requires a radius server. > There’s still no way to make it work without one and still rate limit > customers at the head end correct? > > For me that’s a show stopper. > > On Dec 23, 2019, at 8:25 PM, Jesse DuPont <jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net> > wrote: > > People will mock this, but you should look at Emerald. It isn't nearly as > pretty as Sonar or Splynx, but it is very mature, extremely flexible and > functional, and very fast. Support is super responsive and competent. It's > also a great value; annual cost is about $1200 for support and licenses are > one-time buy per active account. Even after having ours hosted in an Amazon > XL compute VM, it's still very cost effective. Point in case: we switched > away from one of the currently popular pay-per-sub ones and our annual cost > went from $24K to about $6K and we lost zero functionality. > We're dual-stacked (v4/v6) and billing is fully integrated with RADIUS > (either PPPoE or DHCP w/dual-stack queue on Mikrotik), including having > currently-assigned v4 address and v6 prefix in billing (and a log of past > assignments). When customers are behind on their bill, they get different > RADIUS attributes, which shoves them behind our implementation of a > hotel-style captive portal so they have a shot at seeing our "you haven't > paid" landing page. > And FWIW, accounts on annual payment are truly annual, not 12 months. > > *Jesse DuPont* > > Network Architect > email: jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net > Celerity Networks LLC > > Celerity Broadband LLC > Like us! facebook.com/celeritynetworksllc > <celeritynetworks-GIF.gif> > > Like us! facebook.com/celeritybroadband > > On 12/23/19 10:50 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > One month is due but the invoices will print a full 12 months of charges. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 6:37 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> It increments and only shows 1 month due >> >> On Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 12:51 PM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> wrote: >> >>> 12 month prepay is exactly how you would do annual billing. It works >>> for me and a bunch of customers... >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 4:22 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> does freeside handle annual billing? Powercode has never had a clean >>>> way to do it other than 12mo prepay or something >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:13 AM dave via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> We still use freeside and now added preseem recently and seeing how >>>>> well the mapping goes but we have integrated cacti as well into freeside >>>>> so >>>>> customers can see their actual usage. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <Vcard.jpg> >>>>> On 12/16/19 10:37 AM, Matt wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Looking at outsourcing our database, ticketing and billing platform. >>>>> What is everyone using? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
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