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What is the DHCPatriot?

 

The DHCPatriot from First Network GroupThe DHCPatriot is a high-availability DHCP server with optional captive portal technology and can be deployed in any network or connectivity situation.

 

Captive Portal Technology on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Captive Portal Tech

With the optional Captive Portal users experience the easiest way to authenticate.

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 Easy Web Setup on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Easy Web Setup

Setup and maintain the whole system right from the intuitive web interface.

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24x7 Maintenance and Support on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Maintenance & Support

Maintenance service provides access to all updates and 24x7 health monitoring and response.

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 Redundant capacity built-in on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Two for One

Every DHCPatriot is really two systems in one. The primary and secondary server make for a fully redundant system.

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Remote Access API's on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Remote Access API's

Interact with the DHCPatriot in many new ways and integrate into your current systems.

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 Full reporting and graphs on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

The Power of Data

Stay up-to-date or view past IP addresses, connections, online sessions and more.

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How will the DHCPatriot help my network?

 

The DHCPatriot is more than just an extremely flexible DHCP & authentication server. It is a network appliance designed to provide visualization of IP address utilization as well as a complete customer session records historically and real time.

 

Whether using the internal authentication, or an external RADIUS server, the DHCPatriot provides powerful tools for viewing MAC Address/IP Address/username/time correlation necessary for abuse complaint resolution, subpoena requests, network security monitoring, as well as broadband CALEA compliance.

 

What are others saying about the DHCPatriot?

 

  • “The DHCPatriot should have a Chevy bowtie on the front it's so reliable!” - Peter Legune, Citizens Telephone

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  • "The DHCPatriot is ROCK SOLID! Best IT purchase I ever made!" - Gary Walton, Westex Telephone

 

Why should I choose the DHCPatriot?

 

While there are other devices and applications that provide some of the features, none of them provide the total package. 

How the DHCPatriot compares to other possible options.

 

 

At a glance:

 

  • Simple menu based system configuration via console or SSH
  • Easy web based setup of DHCP and advanced system tasks
  • Full hardened firewall system
  • High availability/fully redundant device configuration
  • Full access to DHCP and system logs with search capabilities
  • Full IP usage statistics with graphs
  • Access to some data externally via SNMP
  • Some data and configuration tasks accessible externally via a simple API

 

Optional features:

At no additional cost:

 

  • User based authentication of connected devices
  • Temporary/permanent customer suspension (no more physical disconnect of customers)
  • Supports leaving a note for the customer upon suspension
  • Powerful search tools for present and historical sessions
  • Fully featured integration with RADIUS or use built-in authentication and user management

 

Captive Portal Technology

Captive Portal Technology on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Enable the optional Captive Portal Technology and all traffic in or out of the end-user's computer is captured and redirected to the DHCPatriot.

The DHCPatriot relies on policy routing setup in your core router or switch instead of an intrusive in-line device.

When the end-user opens any web page, they will be shown the DHCPatriot login page. This page is tied to their account information and can be completely customized to match your brand or network type.

You can secure username and password Captive Portal Technology customize the display information with info, such as Captive-side IP Address and Captured MAC address to make any technical support inquiries even easier.

Easy Web Setup

Easy Web Setup on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

The DHCPatriot features a full-featured web interface for access to all the features and information stored on the system.

You'll have easy access to setting up shared networks to help separate different user groups based on connectivity type and unique subnets within them. And viewing authenticated user information and session data makes CALEA compliance, abuse complaints and subpeona requests simple.

The DHCPatriot user-level access configuration gives you the ability to restrict certain access to different levels of users within your company as well. A low-level access is great for Customer Service Reps & Technical Support to validate user states or even authorize a customer themselves right on the device.

easy web-based setup and interface

To see how easy it is to setup, monitor and maintain the DHCPatriot, contact us today for a free online demo.


Maintenance & Support

24x7 Maintenance and Support on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

The most reliable device is the one that has a live backup ready-to-go and one with a clear support structure.

We've built the DHCPatriot from the ground up to be safe, secure and reliable. From its custom LINUX OS, to its built-in redundancy this high-availability device is built to go and go and go.

But where it really shines is the maintenance and support service. With it, you receive complete coverage on hardware replacement, access to all software releases (minor and major*) and 24/7 health monitoring and human response.maintenance service and support on the DHCPatriot The first year of the Maintenance contract is included FREE with the purchase of each DHCPatriot.

*Major releases are dependant on current hardware and active maintenance service.

Two for One

Redundant capacity built-in on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Comprised of two 1u rackmount units, the DHCPatriot functions in a 100% High-Availability environment.

Each unit is load balanced to the other providing very effective hardware utilization.

redundant high-availability

And in the unlikely event that one unit fails to function, the other unit can instantly take on the full duties of the system. Seamless and simple.

Remote Access API's

Remote Access API's on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

Remotely access the core features and functionality of the DHCPatriot and integrate them into your own software.

Your Customer Service software can easily be configured to interact with the DHCPatriot, allowing you to disable an account and then suspend the session on the DHCPatriot and post a reason why to the customer's specific log on page.

remote access apis api data dataset

If you are using the built-in RADIUS service on the DHCPatriot you can remote access password reset functionality as well.

The Power of Data

Full reporting and graphs on the DHCPatriot from First Network Group

The DHCPatriot makes it easy to track IP address usage and allocation and find specific customer session data in real-time or historically.

The built-in search makes finding the data simple and intuitive.web interface custom reports and graphs This makes resolving abuse complaints and maintaining CALEA compliance or addressing subpeona requests quick and easy.