Guides for running a paid WiFi hotspot business
Billing, vouchers, mobile money, MikroTik routers and the daily work of running a hotspot, written for operators.
How WireGuard Can Help Manage Remote MikroTik Routers
If you look after routers you cannot physically reach, you already know the feeling. A customer calls, a site starts misbehaving, or a firmware review comes...
How a WiFi Voucher System for Small Business Works: A Practical Guide for Cafes, Restaurants, Guesthouses and Salons
Every busy venue hits the same wall. A guest sits down, asks for the WiFi password, and you read it out. Ten minutes later the same password is on a...
How a WiFi Hotspot Billing System Helps Internet Businesses
Picture a busy cafe on a Saturday. One guest asks for the WiFi password, gets it, and shares it with two friends. Another guest wants an hour of access, so...
WiFi Billing System vs POS System
If you sell internet access for a living, you have probably heard someone say, "Just use a POS, it takes payments, so it should be fine." It sounds...
WiFi Billing Software for African Internet Businesses
If you sell WiFi in a neighborhood, a hotel, a school or a public venue, you know the pattern. Customers connect, some pay, some borrow a code from a...
What to Look for in Hotspot Billing Software
If you run a small ISP, a hotspot business, or a WiFi reselling operation, your billing system sits between your customers and your revenue. When it works,...
What Makes a Good WiFi Voucher System?
You know the moment. A guest asks for the WiFi password, a server recites it from memory, and a few minutes later the next table asks the same thing. The...
What Is RADIUS and Why Do Hotspot Operators Use It?
A hotspot often starts small. There is one router, a few guests, and a short list of people who are allowed to connect. A router is the device that links...
What Is Multi-Tenant Software and Why Does It Matter for ISPs
If you run a small or mid sized ISP, you already know the pressure. Subscribers want their accounts to work, invoices need to go out on time, and every new...
What Is Hotspot Billing and How Does It Work?
You start with a simple idea. You have a good internet connection, and people around you want to use it. So you share the WiFi password with a few regulars,...
What Is a Captive Portal and Why Does It Matter?
If you offer WiFi to customers, guests, or tenants, you have probably asked yourself a few practical questions. How do I decide who gets online? How do I...
How to Troubleshoot Common MikroTik Hotspot Billing Problems
A customer tells you, "I paid, but I still cannot browse." That sentence does not tell you what is broken. It could be a typo in a voucher code, a...
How to Track Vouchers from Printing to Activation
You print a stack of vouchers, hand some to a sales point, sell some over the counter, and later the numbers do not add up. Sound familiar? Prepaid internet...