Wifi kiosk

From Kiwix
Revision as of 08:12, 12 February 2011 by Kelson (talk | contribs) (New page: This page is a HOWTO to create a Kiwix '''Wifi kiosk''', a simple wifi hotspot which allow user to surf on Wikipedia using kiwix-serve and also provide all necessary files to download. ==...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

This page is a HOWTO to create a Kiwix Wifi kiosk, a simple wifi hotspot which allow user to surf on Wikipedia using kiwix-serve and also provide all necessary files to download.

1 - Hardware

Almost all hardware may be able to help to build such a wifi hotspot. We use a small PC based on a x86 and using a USB wifi dongle. To install Debian on the computer, we use an additional USB HD.

2 - OS Installation

Install unetbootin and start it. unetbootin propose you to install a debian stable netinstall on your USB key, do it. Boot your target computer on the usb key and install Debian stable choosing the options "Web server" and "SSH server".

3 - Install additional packages

You should now be able to connect to you computer using SSH, you may consequently to all the next steps remotly. Install the following packags : wireless-tools, dnsmasq Check that you wirelss card is correctly recognized.

4 - Configuration network

Retrieved from "https://wiki.kiwix.org/w/index.php?title=Wifi_kiosk&oldid=2677"