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WiFi Hotspot Guides

Plain answers to the questions venue owners, ISPs and integrators ask about captive portals, MikroTik hotspots, vouchers and selling WiFi.

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What Is a Captive Portal? Meaning, How It Works and Why It Matters
The page that appears before you can use hotel or café Wi-Fi is a captive portal. Here is how it works, why businesses use one and what to look for in the software.
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MikroTik Hotspot Setup With a Cloud Captive Portal and RADIUS
A practical walkthrough of connecting a MikroTik router to a cloud captive portal over RADIUS, from network planning to testing and fixing the usual problems.
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Hotel Guest Wi-Fi: How to Plan, Secure and Manage It
How to run hotel guest Wi-Fi that works on check-in day: separate networks, simple login, plans that match the stay, and a checklist before you go live.
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How to Sell Wi-Fi Plans on Your Captive Portal With UPI
Turn your Wi-Fi into a paid service: how to design plans, take UPI payments before the guest is online, log them in automatically and reconcile the money.
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Wi-Fi Vouchers Explained: Time, Data, Printing and Security
Vouchers are still the simplest way to hand out Wi-Fi at a counter. Learn when to use them, how to design and print them, and how to stop them being misused.
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How to Start a Wi-Fi Hotspot Business in India
A practical look at running public Wi-Fi as a business: how ISPs and resellers work with venues, share revenue, pick locations and check the basics before launch.
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