How To Configure Hotspot Server in MikroTik
Hotspot is a way to
provide internet access to subscribers by means of an easy to use web
login interface. This gives the owner of the hotspot full control over
download limitations, speed/bandwidth management, billing
without tension to configure each client machine. Service of the
hotspot can be access just entering the credentials in any type of
browser without making any dialup connection. Personally, I like
hotspot very much it is very helpful in Wireless scenarios. Today I
will configure Hotspot for my wireless clients so, Lets start:
1. Log in to the freshly installed
router. Please ensure there is no previous configuration is held with
your routerOS as these configuration may conflict with new one.
2. First of all we will configure
Internet connection. You should have internet by means of DSL
Router/Modem or something like that. If you have DHCP service enabled
in your router/modem so we have to setup DHCP client option in our
MikroTik routerOS.
3. Next Step is to ensure that your
MikroTik can hand out DNS requests to clients which obtained from the
DHCP server. So check on allow remote requests.
4. Lets check and make sure your MikroTik has internet connectivity by sending a ping command to Google's Server. (8.8.8.8)
5. As you know I am configuring the
hotspot for my Wireless users so, I need to start configuring the
wireless interface to give connections to the clients. First of all I
will assign a new IP address to the interface. (If you are configuring
on wired media so just follow the same instruction on your eth2
interface). Choose whatever IP scheme as you want but must be different
from internet DHCP server.
6. After assigning the IP to client end
interface (Wlan) we have to configure this interface to accept wireless
connections. Click on the Interface button at the top right and then
proceed with double click on your wlan interface.
7. When the setting window appears,
click on the Wireless tab at the top and set the Mode to 'AP_Bridge',
This will configure the wireless card as an Access Point for clients to
connect to. Set the Band to 2GHz-B/G which is most common band where
wireless devices operates. SSID is the name of your wireless network
and can be set to whatever you want. In the last click Apply button and
then proceed with clicking 'Enable' button to turn the interface on.
8. Now interfaces settings completed.
Time comes to configure Hotspot setup, lets start Click on IP then
Hotspot and choose Hotspot Setup as showing in picture below.
9. Choose the Interface where hotspot server will run on, mine is wireless so I am selecting the same then click next.
10. Upcoming window will allow you to
choose the local address range of your hotspot. This will be based on
the IP address that we have already assigned to our wireless card.
Masquerade Network option must be checked to provide the internet to
the clients.
11. Here in this option we will choose
the IP address Pool (Range) for our hotspot network based on wireless
interface IP address assigned earlier.
12. Just click next as we are not using any SSL/HTTPS certificate here. If you have then upload here.
13. We are not configuring the SMTP server just leave as it is click on next.
14. This window will allow you to
specify DNS servers that will be given to the hotspot users/clients.
This is automatically based on the information received from the
internet DHCP server.
15. The DNS name is the name of your
network where your client will be re-directed when they want to login.
It would be react just like website which will ask from the users for
their Login ID/Password. It must be unique from any web/dns address on
the internet. I am using shery.net
16. Last option will ask to set up the username and password for first hotspot user for client use
.
17. Congratulations, the setup is now
complete. You can make users according to your need. Same like this you
have to configure the user profiles first according to speed limits
either you are giving 1mb or 2mb. It can be easily done in user
profiles.
I am sharing the link of video related to Hotspot Server made by Adeel in urdu.
If you want CLI based script then please visit the Sir Jahanzaib's Blog
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