[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] ANNOUNCEMENT: Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting: OpenWISP

[Russell Senior]

Who: Eldo Varghese
What: OpenWISP, an Open Source Network Management System for OpenWrt
Where: 1930 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201-5304, Room 86-01
When: Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 7 PM
Why: The pursuit of technology freedom

https://calagator.org/events/1250481330

Summary:

There are many commercial wifi access point (AP) controller setups, ie a 
single management interface to control multiple APs. Until recently 
there wasn't a FLOSS method of doing this. OpenWISP 
(https://openwisp.org/) is a modular and programmable Open Source 
Network Management System for OpenWrt. In this presentation we will go 
over the simple installation and setup process, including connection to 
multiple OpenWrt access points.

Bio:

Eldo Varghese is a constant nomad that has settled in Portland as of 3 
years ago. Recently turned 40 and looking for more community in his old 
age. Currently works in an SRE/Devops role at a small non-profit 
academic journal (https://plos.org). Involved in Linux community in some 
fashion since 2007, and have used OpenWrt for the past 15 years.

Venue:

This month marks the return of PLUG to Portland State University, since 
the pandemic. Thanks to the Computer Science Department and to Andrew 
Greenberg for hosting us! The room is the traditional one in the 
basement of the PSU Engineering Building (also connected underground to 
the Fourth Avenue Building, or FAB). The outside door will be locked, 
but there should be someone present at the entrance to the Engineering 
Building to let you in starting at 6:40pm until 7pm. There will be a 
sign on the door with a phone number you can SMS if there isn't someone 
there to let you in immediately.

PS: We are going to need a volunteer to hang out by the outside door 
until start time to let people in, let me know if you are willing to do 
that. Thanks!


-- 
Russell Senior
PLUG Volunteer
russell at pdxlinux.org