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 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...
MikroTik RADIUS Billing: How the Pieces Fit Together
You already know RouterOS well. You can read an interface list, spot a misbehaving client and trace a connection problem without much fuss. The part that...
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...
MikroTik Hotspot Billing Software: What to Consider
If you run shared WiFi for paying customers, you already know the hard part is not getting people connected. The hard part is charging them fairly,...
MikroTik Hotspot Billing in Africa: What Operators Need to Know
If you sell WiFi from a shop counter, a guesthouse lobby, a café or a small neighborhood network, you already know the real job is not just getting people...
How to Manage WiFi Customers Across Multiple Hotspot Sites
Running customer WiFi in a single cafe is manageable. You know the layout, you know the staff, and you can walk over to the counter when a guest cannot get...
How to Manage Staff When Running a WiFi Hotspot
Sooner or later, every paid hotspot owner reaches the same point. You cannot sit at the counter all day. You need people to sell vouchers, help customers...
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 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 Customers on a Public WiFi Network
Free WiFi is a simple way to make customers feel welcome. But free does not mean uncontrolled. If you want to manage customers on a public WiFi network, you...
How to Know When a Hotspot Router Goes Offline
When a hotspot router goes down, your customers notice before you do. Someone sits in a shop, taps your network name, gets nothing, and either walks out or...
How ISPs Can Manage Prepaid Customer Internet Access
If you run a small or mid sized ISP that sells prepaid plans, you already know the daily friction. Customers forget to renew. Payments arrive late. Someone...
How Internet Cafes Can Manage Paid WiFi More Efficiently
If you run an internet cafe, a gaming center or a shared access kiosk, you already know the daily rhythm. Customers walk in, ask for a computer or a WiFi...