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<title>OpenWISP: OpenWRT Controller, public wifi, RADIUS, mesh networks</title>
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<h1>OpenWISP Features</h1>
<p>
OpenWISP is a modular network management system built on top of OpenWRT
(but designed to allow supporting multiple embedded operating systems)
that allows managing and automating several aspects of IT
network deployment, monitoring and management:
</p>
<ul class="ui bulleted link list">
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-config#automatic-registration" target="_blank">
registration/provisioning</a> of new nodes
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<li>
creation of <a href="https://openwisp.io/docs/user/vpn.html" target="_blank">VPN tunnels</a>
</li>
<li>
possibility of defining
<a href="https://openwisp.io/docs/user/templates.html" target="_blank">
configuration templates</a>
and
<a href="https://openwisp.io/docs/user/configuration-variables.html" target="_blank">
configuration variables</a>
to make the maintenance of configurations easier and faster
</li>
<li>
possibility of configuring
<a href="http://netjsonconfig.openwisp.org/en/latest/backends/openwrt.html#wireless-mesh-802-11s-example" target="_blank">
mesh networks
</a> as well as
<a href="http://netjsonconfig.openwisp.org/en/latest/backends/openwrt.html#wireless-settings" target="_blank">
wireless access
</a> points using WPA2, WPA3,
<a href="http://netjsonconfig.openwisp.org/en/latest/backends/openwrt.html#wpa2-enterprise-802-1x-ap" target="_blank">
802.1x (WPA enterprise)
</a>,
WPS, WEP, multiple SSIDs, etc.
</li>
<li>
possibility of deploying
<a href="http://netjsonconfig.openwisp.org/en/latest/backends/openwrt.html" target="_blank">
any network configuration supported by OpenWRT</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-monitoring/#device-status" target="_blank">
monitoring</a>,
collection of metrics, active checks, threshold definition and alerts
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://openwisp-radius.readthedocs.io/" target="_blank">
RADIUS</a> (for <a href="https://openwisp.io/docs/tutorials/hotspot.html">wifi hotspot systems</a> or ISPs)
</li>
<li>
responsive captive page with features like
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-wifi-login-pages#openwisp-wifi-login-pages" target="_blank">
user registration, SMS verification, social login</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-firmware-upgrader#openwisp-firmware-upgrader" target="_blank">
firmware upgrades</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-notifications#openwisp-notifications" target="_blank">
web and email notifications</a>
for important events happening in the network
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-network-topology#openwisp-network-topology" target="_blank">
network topology visualization</a>
for mesh networks and VPN networks
</li>
</ul>
<p>
The preceding list is not an exhaustive list but more like an overview of what OpenWISP can do.<br>
Read on to find more information and video demonstrations about OpenWISP.
</p>
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</a>
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The server side application is modular and highly extensible, programmable and hackable.
</p>
<p>
The web modules are built with
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.djangoproject.com/">Django</a>
a web framework which is widely used, easy to extend and has a rich ecosystem of
reusable components which can be used to create networking applications
that are tailored to the needs of your organization.
</p>
<p>
Its <a target="_blank" href="http://netjsonconfig.openwisp.org/en/latest/">configuration engine</a>
which generates the configuration for routers and networking devices is
written in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.python.org/">Python</a>
and based on <a target="_blank" href="http://netjson.org/">NetJSON</a>.
<br>
At the moment only OpenWRT is supported for production usage,
but an experimental
<a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/edoput/netjsonconfig-airos">
configuration backend for Ubiquiti AirOS
</a> is also available.
Moreover, the engine allows
<a target="_blank" href="http://netjsonconfig.openwisp.org/en/latest/backends/create_your_backend.html">
writing custom configuration backends
</a> to support any type of network OS which allows remote configuration.
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<h2 id="openwrt-controller">
OpenWISP Controller
</h2>
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<p>
This video shows how OpenWISP can be used as a
<strong>network controller</strong> and <strong>wifi controller</strong>.
</p>
<h2>Configuration Templates</h2>
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<h2>Geographic and Indoor Map</h2>
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<h2>VPN and x509 Certificates</h2>
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width="100%" height="400"
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frameborder="0"
allowfullscreen>
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<h2>Monitoring, Charts, Alerts</h2>
<p>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-monitoring#openwisp-monitoring" target="_blank">
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1GuB5HsyiZejBzXKZJnM8QJCUJt1Z5IkJ"
alt="openwisp-monitoring"
width="100%">
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</p>
<h2>Public WiFI Hotspot</h2>
<p>
<a href="https://openwisp.io/docs/tutorials/hotspot.html" target="_blank">
<img src="https://openwisp.io/docs/_images/hotspot-logout.gif"
alt="WiFi Login Successful!"
width="100%">
</a>
</p>
<h2>RADIUS management system (AAA)</h2>
<p class="center">
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alt="openwrt coova.org freeradius openwisp">
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<h2>Network Topology</h2>
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allowfullscreen>
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<h2>IP & subnet administration (IPAM)</h2>
<p>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-ipam#openwisp-ipam"
target="_blank">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openwisp/openwisp-ipam/docs/docs/subnet_demo.gif"
alt="OpenWISP IPAM"
style="width:100%">
</a>
</p>
<h2>Other notable modules</h2>
<ul class="ui bulleted link list">
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-firmware-upgrader#openwisp-firmware-upgrader"
target="_blank">Firmware upgrader</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-wifi-login-pages#openwisp-wifi-login-pages"
target="_blank">
OpenWISP WiFi Login Pages</a>
(frontend application for hotspot services that provides
features like public wifi sign up,
login, SMS verification, social login)
</li>
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