UISP IP Provisioner

Archous Networks recognizes the need to have subscribers tracked and authorized via a central source of truth.  We believe UISP,  with proper plugin development combined with external automation and orchestration,  can be adapted to support central subscriber authorization.  Fundamentally our plugin enables UISP operators to have a single pane of glass for adding subscriber MAC address or PPPoE account information directly to UISP services.  With our solution there's no more need to swivel-chair between the CRM module and NMS module to add 3rd party devices or UISP Keys.  There's no need to ensure that the subscriber's CPE equipment is UBNT and attached to UISP with a UISP Key.  An operator can simply select a device that exists already in the NMS module,  type in the MAC address of an authorized device,  or type in subscriber PPPoE credentials to authorize a device.  The premise is that all features are supported on native UISP and 3rd party devices -- regardless of the type, make, and model. If it has a MAC address it's supported.

From a MAC address perspective some operators prefer to use the MAC address of an upstream bridged CPE device instead of subscriber devices which can change over time.  This is where DHCP option-82 support comes in handy to reduce administrative overhead of having to track customer equipment MAC addresses if that is undesirable.

We also support provisioning static IP address assignment (DHCP reservation  or Framed-IP) as well as route assignment (static route or Framed-Route) via the same CRM pane of glass.  The subscriber's service QoS (upload and download speeds) are also automatically enforced on the IP address and route assignments via rate limiters on the BNG.

For all unknown devices that exist on the network but are not attached to a service in CRM, we enforce subscriber portal redirect, restricted IP lists, and default QoS rate limits.