Wifi Tracking is it possible?

[Rick Sanchez]

Hi guys,

I'm looking to setup a wifi hotspot in my flat with my Raspberry Pi to track my PAs when their at work. As social is culling my hours again I need to know when carers actually arrive at mine.

I was going to create a Wifi hotspot with the aim of tracking the PAs location through an open Wifi (at the start to test) is this at all possible?

I read that I can use WPS to do this but cannot find out how I can do this.

Anyone know how?

[hoponbaby]

You wouldn't be able to force their phones to connect to the AP in the first place though?

[Over Carl]

What happened to the good old clock in/clock out system?

These can vary from a signature on a card to fingerprint verification by a special device which records entries in a database.

If you are planning to do this covertly, there probably will be data protection issues. Also lets say a carer arrived half an hour early so caught up with facebook/email on their mobile before the appointment time, then after you appointment they sat in their car for half an hour calling friends/family to make plans for the evening, your system could end up shafting you by an hour.

What happens if a carer changes mobile phone, forgets to take it to work or leaves it in the car?

Shame about these snags because otherwise I think it could have been quite an interesting project.

[JonEp]

I have a semi covert WiFi cam (I striped an eBay one and put it in a clock hung on the wall ) and it faces the inside of the front door. Captures every coming and going and door step interaction.

[unclex]

Google "raspberry pi wifi tracking" loads out there

hxxp://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/03/mail_this_hacker_board_to_attack_wifi_networks_across_the_globe/

[Rick Sanchez]

I thought of a simpler method. Instead of tracking location (need 3x Pi's) could I not just track Wifi access? I could run a script to log all connected devices with their mac addresses, time etc. Then I could build a profile based upon that information?

[Rick Sanchez]

Any ideas?

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[unclex]

Just run an open AP on a Linux box and log connection traffic, but that depends on the device. Some devices will require the user to connect. Mmmmmmm

[blacksheep]

So their Mac addresses will show who's who but you need to find out which phones that relates to.

Cant you just install a key swipe system, much easier (well will show entry)

[Rick Sanchez]

Hit a brick wall, ideas?

http://www.themagpi.com/issue/issue-...-access-point/
Configuring the wireless interface << i'm currently stuck on this at the moment mate, i can't work out how to access/edit this file. Any ideas?

[blacksheep]

Webcam? Unless there's something going on and then hires webcam ;-).

They they might have wifi turned off, an old phone without it (I know someone who still uses one), they might not have auto join wifi, I think even with wps you have to agree/press a button on the other machine (phone) anyway.

Do do they just normally come into your flat or are they in and out as you could put a sensor on the door to log times.

[Rick Sanchez]

Hi BS,

What I've done at the moment is created an open hotspot using Pi-Point. Do you know a way that I can get the Pi to create a log of user access?

[Rick Sanchez]

I've moved it into my lounge (headless) I tried logging in via Putty but it throws back:

Network Error: Connection Refused.

Any ideas?

[blacksheep]

I've got my phone set to not connect to networks it doesn't know - are you sure they will try connect?

[Rick Sanchez]

They all pretty much use my WiFi anyway. I think I might just use an RFID door lock or swipe card. I should be able to create a log shouldn't I??

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[blacksheep]

Yeah all the rfid stuff logs the card number - easy to see who's been in. Or as I said before a webcam, if anyone is going to dispute date/time they can do it for an rfid reader of as a webcam - webcam has added security bonuses too.

[Rick Sanchez]

I'll do both mate as I need CCTV to stop theft

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[blacksheep]

Not really read the article as im lazy but this could be of some use http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2014/11/...d-line-wavemon