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How to Separate MikroTik Hotspot and DHCP IP Pool
MikroTik default Hotspot Setup comes with a DHCP Server (which uses same IP Pool of Hotspot Server) to provide IP address and other network information to a connected device. Using this automatic IP address connected device can access Hotspot login page. After successfully login, a one to one NAT IP address is also assigned for the device and this process happens internally in Hotspot Server. User device cannot know this one to one NAT IP assigning. However, Hotspot Server actually occupies two IP address for a successfully logged in user. For this, sometimes Hotspot IP Pool gets congested and new user cannot be able to connect to Hotspot network and hence Hotspot network get hampered. To overcome this situation we can configure DHCP IP Pool and Hotspot IP Pool separately. If we do so, DHCP will provide IP address from its own IP pool and Hotspot will also assign one to NAT IP address from its own IP Pool. For using two different IP Pools, there will be no IP shortage and Hotspot network can run smoothly. To configure separate IP Pool for DHCP and Hotspot network, we need to apply some tricks and in this article I will discuss [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot Free Trial Internet Setup | August 14, 2020
MikroTik Hotspot is an awesome Hotspot internet solution. It has a lot of features to customize any Hotspot service. Sometimes we may require providing free trial internet in a Hotspot service. MikroTik Hotspot provides easy solution to provide free trial internet to the new user before going to paid version. In my previous article I discussed how to configure MikroTik Hotspot using Winbox. In this article I will discuss how to configure free trial internet in MikroTik Hotspot Server. Free [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot Customization | April 5, 2017
Hotspot is one of the most popular services in MikroTik router. MikroTik Hotspot Gateway is a policy to authorize network clients before to access local network resources as well as public network resources through MikroTik router. In a Hotspot network, the user can login or authenticate using almost any web browser, so there is no need to install any additional software to client end. As Hotspot login prompt is a webpage, Hotspot service can effectively be used as an advertising medium of [...]
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OpenVPN Client Configuration in Windows 10/11 | June 29, 2022
OpenVPN is an excellent VPN solution for transmitting data securely over public network. Configuring an OpenVPN Server either on MikroTik RouterOS or Ubuntu Server, we can access local servers or devices from remote place using Windows 10/11, Android or MacOS. How to configure OpenVPN Server in Ubuntu Server was discussed in the previous article. In that article, I also discussed how to create a new OpenVPN client (for Windows OS) who will be able to connect the OpenVPN Server. So, [...]
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MikroTik User Manager RADIUS Installation on RouterOS 7 | July 5, 2022
The User Manager is a MikroTik provided RADIUS Server packages. It can be used to manage users for small or medium level business. User Manger is not a default RouterOS packages. So, we have to install user manager as an extra package in RouterOS 7. RouterOS 7 has brought a massive change on User Manager package. The most important change is managing User Manager from Winbox while in RouterOS 6 the User Manager package can only be managed from Web [...]
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Create System Restore Point in Windows OS | August 27, 2015
System Restore utility in windows operating system helps a windows user to take one or more snapshots of his/her windows system when windows operating system is working well. If any system crash occurs in future due to virus attack or critical system update or any unwanted program, the system can be reverted to its previous snapshot when windows OS was working well. So, System Restore utility in windows operating system is a very helpful service for windows users to protect [...]
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MikroTik RADIUS Server Setup with User Manager – RouterOS7 | August 4, 2022
MikroTik User Manager RADIUS Server is an awesome service for user Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) for a small or medium business. User Manager RADIUS Server can be used to maintain Hotspot, PPP, DHCP, IPsec, Wireless and System User authentication. In RouterOS 7, User Manager has come with new features and looking, specially, maintaining from Winbox. As User Mange package does not come with the default system package in RouterOS 7, we have to install User Manger package manually before [...]
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Boost Network Performance with MikroTik FastTrack in RouterOS 7 | October 27, 2025
Network administrators often face the challenge of balancing speed and stability. MikroTik’s FastTrack feature, introduced in earlier RouterOS versions and optimized in RouterOS 7, is a game-changing solution that dramatically enhances performance by reducing CPU load and improving packet handling efficiency. 🚀 What Is MikroTik FastTrack? FastTrack is a special processing method in RouterOS that allows packets from established and related connections to bypass the standard connection tracking process. In simple terms, once a connection is identified as safe and [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot Login by MAC Cookie Configuration | July 10, 2020
MAC Cookie is a newly introduced Hotspot feature in MikroTik Router. MAC Cookie is specially designed to improve accessibility for smartphones, laptop and other mobile devices. MAC Cookie is not a basic login method rather it is an extension of basic Hotspot login method such as HTTP CHAP, HTTP PAP and HTTPS. So, when MAC Cookie is used with these basic Hotspot login methods, it improves the Hotspot user accessibility. In my previous article, I discussed MikroTik Hotspot basic configuration [...]
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MikroTik VLAN and Bridge Configuration | September 19, 2017
VLAN and Bridge are two useful features in MikroTik Router. These two features are frequently used in any MikroTik network configuration. VLAN divides a physical interface into multiple logical interfaces. So, you can isolate your network into multiple logical networks on a physical interface. On other hand, MikroTik Bridge integrates multiple physical interfaces in a logical interface. So, you can extend your broadcast domain on multiple physical interfaces and can extend your popular services such as PPPoE or DHCP on [...]
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