MikroTik and Routers
Connecting, configuring and managing MikroTik routers for a hotspot business, including remote access and troubleshooting.
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 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 Remote Access Helps Manage MikroTik Hotspot Routers
If you look after hotspot routers installed at sites you cannot reach in a hurry, you already know how frustrating it feels when a small change turns into a...
How MikroTik RouterOS Handles Hotspot Authentication
When a guest joins your Wi-Fi and a login page appears, MikroTik RouterOS hotspot authentication is the part that decides whether that guest gets online. It...
How MikroTik Hotspot User Management Works
If you run a captive portal for guests, you already know the real job is not getting people online. It is deciding who gets online, for how long, and how...
How to Manage MikroTik Routers Behind NAT
You deployed a MikroTik router at a remote site, and it has been doing its job quietly. Then the day comes when you need to change a setting, check a log,...
How to Manage Multiple MikroTik Routers for a WiFi Business
Running one router is simple. You log in, set the network name, choose a password, and move on. Running several routers across different shops, stalls, or...
How to Configure a MikroTik Captive Portal for Paid WiFi
A captive portal is the gatekeeper of your paid WiFi. When a customer joins your network and opens a browser, the portal catches that request and sends them...
How to Connect a MikroTik Router to a Hotspot Billing Platform
Running a hotspot from local user lists on a single router works until you need to answer simple questions: who is online right now, which package did they...
How to Automate MikroTik Hotspot User Provisioning
Every hotspot starts small. You add some local hotspot user entries on the router, hand out the credentials, and everything works. Then the venue gets...