Mikrotik and EasyHotspot, as Hotspot Billing System

In the previous post, we already know about the mikrotik hotspot. And the next experiments, mikrotik hotspot added a EasyHotspot as radius server. Can be seen in the picture. In this experiment, Chillispot and login page, on EasyHotspot, not used and should be removed. Mikrotik will replace the function of Chillispot and login page. Actual merger mikrotik with radius server, I've created, in a project by PT xxx. But I had forgotten what a hotspot billing system used. And it is not archived.

Configure Mikrotik as a Hotspot Server

 

There are many posts on how to configure Mikrotik as hotspot. But I am sure this is not the result of a cheat sheet. Even if some of section are the same, it was fate. Mikrotik is a friendly operation system, and is very easy to configured. Enough to know the concept of network, plus with a Winbox, then you will easily configure the Mikrotik, in accordance with your wishes. I configured wireless outdoor of mikrotik, as a hotspot. I forget the type of the mikrotik. It's been a long time. And now for the post on this blog, I configure the mikrotik hotspot again, but this time, the mikrotik is installed inside vmware.

Let’s begin.

Upgrade Squid Proxy Server, 3.1.22 to 3.3.3

A few days ago, suddenly, my squid proxy server (squid version 3.1.22 as transparent proxy) does not work or hangs. Weird... I've checked everything, but no luck. These are I have done,

1. check with command, ps ax | grep squid, ... ok.
2. check in /var/log/error.log,...no error, running well.
3. check on the firewall, shorewall, normal.
4. check router mikrotik, good.

How does a Hotspot Billing System Work ?

This is a great blog post, about the theory or explanation of how a hotspot billing system works. Do not just make it but do not understand how it works a hotspot billing system. Even with the understanding of the theory, this will greatly help us in making a billing system, and will easily fix it if there is damage. This is not my post original, but I copy it from blog’s Om Rafequl. Thanks Om.