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Hotspot server setup
Hotspot Server Setup with Profiles
In this article i will cover how to setup HOTSPOT Server with
different profiles.
First we will configure interface that is connected to WAN.
/ ip address add address=192.168.1.5/24 network=192.168.1.0
broadcast=192.168.1.255 interface=ether1
Now one interface is configured and connected to WAN (with ip
192.168.1.5/24). Now we will configure second interface for our
Local Network.
/ ip address add address=10.10.0.1/24 network=10.10.0.0
broadcast=10.10.0.255 interface=ether2
Now we have both our interfaces configured and working. Next we
will setup our Mikrotik ROS as a DNS Server as it is a very good
practice for
setting up a DNS server. Goto IP > DNS then press Settings
button and fill in the appropriate information as per provided by
your ISP, when
done select the "ALLOW REMOTE REQUEST" line (it will allow
requests from your cleints to be processed).
Now we will setup a default ROUTE. Goto IP > Routes, press
the plus sign. Leave the destination field as it is, in the GATEWAY
field enter the IP
Address of the GATEWAY of you WAN interface.
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Now we will setup our HOTSPOT Server. Goto IP > Hotspot, in
the server tab you will see a button "Hotspot Setup" press it. A
new window will
popup asking you on which interface you want to setup HOTSPOT,
here select the interface that is connected to local network (in
our example it
is ether2). Press NEXT.
In step 2 it will ask you the IP of the server, by default it
will detect the IP which is set on the interface that we selected
in step 1. Just press
NEXT
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In step 3 it will ask you the IP range that will be used by the
DHCP server for providing IP's to clients. Here you can modify the
IP range, make
sure that it should be acceptable by SERVER. You can increase
and decrease the length of the IP range. When done press NEXT
In step 4 it will ask you to select any certificate that will be
used by the server. Select NONE and press NEXT.
In step 5 it will as you to define the SMTP Server, if you have
any. I dont have any SMTP Server setup with me so i just left it as
it was
(0.0.0.0). Press NEXT.
In step 6 it will as you your DNS Server's IP Address. This was
the first task that we finished. So Here no need to change any
thing. Just PRESS
NEXT.
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In step 7 it will as you to define a name your server, by which
clients will be able to access the HOTSPOT login/information page
through web
browsers. Setup what ever you want and press NEXT.
Now the last step. To create a user. By default it creates a
user admin with no password. Here you can set the password and user
name for the
default user. Change the values if you want and press NEXT.
Your Hotspot server is ready and configured. Now if you recieve
a message saying Router Disconnected, dont worry its just the
security of
HOTSPOT. First login to the HOTSPOT with user name and password
that you created in STEP 8. Now again open the WINBOX and again
goto IP
> Hotspot.
Now we will do some changes in the default settings to make our
HOTSPOT work in a better way.
In the Server TAB you will now see a server will be showing up
by the name "hotspot1", double click it and change the value
"Address per MAC"
to 1, for more security.
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You will see a LOGIN tab in the same window, and make sure that
only "HTTP CHAP" is selected in the Login By section. Now APPLY and
OK.
Now we will create a new User Profile. Goto User Profile TAB,
press the Plus Sign, name it what ever you want. Select the IP
Pool, hotspot
creates a pool by default with the IP Range that we set during
the HOTSPOT Server Setup. Now we will set the Download and
Upload
Bandwidth restriction. in the Rate Limit (tx/rx) set the limit
(i have set it to 512k up/down). Now press APPLY and OK.
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Now we will create a new user that will use the profile that we
just created. Goto Users TAB in the same window. Press the plus
sign, Select the
specific server or Select ALL. Set the User Name and Password
for the user. In the Profile Filed select the profile that we
created in the previous
step. Press APPLY and OK.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Your HOTSPOT Server is configured and running. Now test it.
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Article by Mudasir Mirza
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