hi to all , im from spain and im new on this forum and i have some doubts about this product
i have in mind to deploy a wisp , but i never used mikrotik software or hardware , and i have questions about if this option is right for my project
this hardware can act as authentication server against wisp users? works with the mac of the client adapter? if not what i need to do this purpose massively?
how can i know the max users that supports ?
i dont know this hardare so , if you consider something interesting to know tell me
you can authenticate with the built in hotspot, or pppoe. (or several other, but lets stick to this). Both methods can use the internal auth, radius or the built in radius/billing server “userman”.
The limits would not be hard coded, but rather based on the number of queues, firewall filters etc. Raw speed on pppoe, no filters, no firewall and the only queues handled by pppeo rate limits you should be able to get several hundred users on one rb1200 with dozens active and upwards of 100mb traffic. Need more, go up to a 1100AH, with PPPoE and a radius server, its also quite easy to split your load amongst several concentrators (rb1200 in this instance).
I had problems with the 1200 when they first shipped but firmware updates have stabilized the boxes and I have a couple that have been up over a year.
Also wanted to chime in . If you want to get acclimatised to RouterOS , picking up some cheap RB750’s and playing with them hands on is a great way to learn practically how the devices work and develop a cheap training lab.For the most part most of the functionality of the more expensive units is also available in the cheaper units for testing.I would also highly recommend the training before you decide to deploy these devices for a project.Check out the Mikrotik Wiki’s and MTK forums for configuration examples for things you want to accomplish (etc shaping,radius,vlans).
On a further note you can deploy RouterOS to X86 hardware if you want even more power so throughput/capacity is for the most part limited to your budget.