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AT-WR4500 Series - IEEE 802.11abgh Outdoor Wireless Routers
RouterOS v3 Configuration and User Guide
10
Hot Spot Service
10.1
HotSpot Gateway
Document revision:
4.2 (Tue Jul 04 14:49:38 GMT 2006)
Applies to:
V2.9
10.1.1
General Information
Summary
The RouterOS HotSpot Gateway enables providing of public network access for clients using wireless or
wired network connections.
HotSpot Gateway features:
•
authentication of clients using local client database, or RADIUS server
•
accounting using local database, or RADIUS server
•
Walled-garden system (accessing some web pages without authorization)
Quick Setup Guide
Given a router with two interfaces: Local (where HotSpot clients are connected to) and Public, which is
connected to the Internet. To set up HotSpot on the Local interface:
1.
first, a valid IP configuration is required on both interfaces. This can be done with
/setup
command
or by setting up the router manually. In this example we will assume the configuration with DHCP
server already enabled on the Local interface
2.
valid DNS configuration must be set up in the
/ip dns
submenu
3.
To put HotSpot on the Local interface, using the same IP address pool as DHCP server uses for that
interface: /ip hotspot add interface=local address-pool=dhcp-pool-1
4.
and finally, add at least one HotSpot user: /ip hotspot user add name=admin
These simple steps should be sufficient to enable HotSpot system
Please find HotSpot How-to's, which will answer most of your questions about configuring a HotSpot
gateway, at the end of this manual. It is still recommended that you read and understand all the
Description
section below before deploying a HotSpot system.
If this does not work:
•
check that
/ip dns
contains valid DNS servers, try to
/ping www.example.com
to see, that DNS
resolving works
•
make sure that connection tracking is enabled: /ip firewall connection tracking set enabled=yes
Specifications
Packages required:
hotspot
,
dhcp
(optional)
License required: Level1 (Limited to 1 active user) , Level3 (Limited to 1 active user) , Level4 (Limited to
200 active users) , Level5 (Limited to 500 active users) , Level6
Submenu level:
/ip hotspot
Standards and Technologies:
ICMP
,
DHCP
Hardware usage: Not significant
Description
RouterOS HotSpot Gateway should have at least two network interfaces:
1.
HotSpot interface, which is used to connect HotSpot clients
2.
LAN/WAN interface, which is used to access network resources. For example, DNS and RADIUS
server(s) should be accessible
The diagram below shows a sample HotSpot setup.