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Performance testing of an architecture of low-cost authentication Rural small-scale WISP Using Mikrotik hotspot and Freeradius server installed on Raspberry Pi 3

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Small-scale Wireless Internet Service Providers in rural areas (WISP) are always looking for secure and cost-effective solutions for their infrastructure. Therefore, this paper proposes an architecture for low-cost authentication Rural small-scale WISP Using Mikrotik hotspot and Freeradius server installed on Raspberry Pi 3. As the performance of this architecture testing was conducted, the result of using such a system was highly positive. The significance of this study is derived from the tested solution for low-cost infrastructure of WISP that it introduces.

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Almasri, M.J. Performance testing of an architecture of low-cost authentication Rural small-scale WISP Using Mikrotik hotspot and Freeradius server installed on Raspberry Pi 3. Wireless Pers Commun 121, 3223–3232 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-021-08871-9

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