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RADIUS and Sessions

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...

18 min read
Hotspot Billing Basics

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...

11 min read
Hotspot Billing Basics

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,...

25 min read
Vouchers and Fraud Control

How to Sell Internet Access With WiFi Vouchers

You already pay for an internet connection. Maybe it runs a small hotspot, a cafe, a guest rental, or a shared space where neighbors and travelers keep...

20 min read
Hotspot Billing Basics

How to Start a Paid WiFi Hotspot Business

A paid WiFi hotspot business is easy to describe. You buy an internet connection from a provider, set up equipment that controls who can use it, and sell...

27 min read
Africa and Uganda

How to Run a Paid WiFi Business in Uganda: A Step-by-Step Guide

Your hotspot is up. The router is blinking, the access point is covering the room, and people are connecting all day. The trouble is that nobody is paying.

42 min read
Hotspot Billing Basics

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...

15 min read
Hotspot Billing Basics

How to Manage a Growing WiFi Business Without More Manual Work

You got your first paying customers. Maybe a few regulars buy access every time they pass your spot, and a few resellers now sell your vouchers for you....

16 min read
MikroTik and Routers

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...

19 min read