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How to Block WiFi Access although Password is Known
We usually get internet connection from any ISP and buy any WiFi Router and then configure wireless/AP with password and configure DHCP Server to get connection from own WiFi devices. We use these WiFi Routers/APs at home, office, workspace or any other public places. Usually, we get connected to our WiFi using our provided WiFi password. Initially there will be no problem to keep your network safe using password authentication. But day by day your password will be known by anyone or any expert WiFi user can hack your password. So, it will be difficult to keep safe your network from unauthorized people just keeping only password authentication method. This issue can be solved restricting WiFi access by MAC address. MikroTik wireless/AP provides an easy way to filter unauthorized devices by MAC address. MikroTik Wireless maintains Access List. Devices those are allowed in Access List will be allowed to get connected to WiFi AP otherwise the connection will be denied although the password is correct. In this article, we will see how to block WiFi access based on device MAC address with MikroTik wireless/access point. How to Restrict WiFi Access with MikroTik Wireless The default authentication system of MikroTik WiFi [...]
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MikroTik WiFi Frequency Band and Channel Width Explanation | January 10, 2020
MikroTik WiFi frequency, band and channel width tuning is an important task in any wireless network. If we fail to setup WiFi frequency and channel width parameter properly, we will notice a poor performance of wireless network. WiFi is aimed at use within unlicensed spectrum and the unlicensed spectrum that is usually used for WiFi is 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band. 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands have multiple channels and these channels must be setup properly to get [...]
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How to Add New Domains to BIND DNS Server | July 5, 2019
DNS (Domain Name System) Server is an essential part to any computer network. So, it is always suggest keeping a DNS Server in every network. How to configure a DNS Server with BIND package was discussed in my previous article. A common question among the fresher admins of BIND DNS is how to add a new domain to BIND DNS Server. For this, this article is designed to discuss the proper way to add multiple domains to BIND DNS Server. [...]
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MikroTik Dual WAN Load Balancing with Failover using PCC | May 27, 2018
Hi geek, going through this article means you are finding Load Balancing as well as Link Redundancy solution for your MikroTik network because you already have multiple WAN connections or you are planning to lease multiple WAN connections. MikroTik has various Load Balancing and Link Redundancy methods such as ECMP, PCC and so on. ECMP method provides an easy configurable load balancing with failover solution but it has some known issues too in a large network. On the hand, PCC [...]
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How to Customize MikroTik Hotspot Login Page | September 12, 2020
MikroTik Hotspot is an awesome service that can be customized according to any organization need. MikroTik Hotspot is able to authenticate and authorize network users so easily. Besides premium Hotspot service, it can also be used as a public Hotspot network. Although public network is a free network service, it can be a better source of income by serving ads. As no user can get internet access without visiting Hotspot login page, the login page is main space for serving [...]
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MikroTik Firewall Basic Concept | October 6, 2017
MikroTik Firewall functions as a network security tool for preventing unauthorized access to networks as well as provides Network Address Translation functionality. So, a network administrator who is using MikroTik Router in his network cannot go a single day without MikroTik Firewall. Actually, the main duty of a MikroTik administrator is to maintain Firewall properly along with Bandwidth management after completing MikroTik Router basic configuration. So, a MikroTik administrator should have enough knowledge on MikroTik Firewall and so this article [...]
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CentOS 7 Partition Management with fdisk Utility | February 11, 2019
CentOS or Red Hat Linux is a popular server operating system to the system administrators. Almost all the system admins or IT guys who play with mail server, file server, proxy server and so on are so known with CentOS or Red Hat Linux and cannot go a single day without this operating system. The guys who are also wish to be a system admin should be familiar with CentOS or Red Hat operating system. In my previous article, I [...]
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PPPoE Server Configuration in MikroTik RouterOS 7 | December 2, 2023
MikroTik PPPoE is a client-server protocol and mostly used at the end ISP configuration where MikroTik RouterOS acts as a PPPoE Server and user’s WiFi Router acts as PPPoE client. MikroTik PPPoE Server can be used with MikroTik simple queue management. So, it helps to manage user’s bandwidth easily. People who are trying to do internet business should learn MikroTik PPPoE Server. Configuring PPPoE Server in MikroTik RouterOS 7 is so easy. If you have knowledge on basic RouterOS 7 [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot with Data Limit and Prepaid Billing System | January 19, 2018
If you are a network administrator and want to establish a network that will have data limitation package with prepaid billing system, MikroTik Hotspot Server with MikroTik User Manager Radius Server will be your best solution. Because, MikroTik User Manager is a poplar Radius application that will give facility to manage user data package as well as prepaid billing system efficiently. On the other hand, MikroTik Hotspot is a popular service that will help to connect your network user without [...]
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Single IP NAT Strategy in MikroTik Router | September 29, 2015
MikroTik Router has a lot of features which help to customize your network as your requirement. Sometimes, it may be your requirement that you need to allow per IP internet access. Normally, when you apply masquerade NAT rule in your MikroTik router, you accept all private IP will be masqueraded or a network block will be masqueraded. But if you do so and enable a DHCP server in your network, you may face a lot of unauthorized accesses in your [...]
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