Hotspot Hardware

RouterOS General
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Greetings,


Ive been wandering around the net for a decent hotspot solution only to discover that the trusty Mikrotik Routerboards will do the job just fine. I am however curious as to what hardware is common to a average hotspot installation.

Let’s say I would have a small amount of simultaneous connections, 12 with a internet uplink of 512kbit. Surely i would not need an extreme setup intended for high throughput ? Im guessing that a mere RB411, R52 and a 10bdi antenna would suffice, correct me if I’m wrong.

Can someone give me an example of their hotspot hardware config that’s currently in use?

Kind Regards

Hotspot: outdoor to indoor R52N link with omni ant - issues
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RB 411 can’t build as hotspot. So you need RB411A or higher that you can build as hotspot.

For how to make hotspot in mikrotikvyou can visit : http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/How_to_make_a_HotSpot_gateway

If you want use usermanager for your hotspot visit : http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/User_Manager/Hotspot_Example

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I have indeed read those articles but i was more interested in the actual hardware used for the setup’s of MIkrotik users. e.g. did you use a 433 or a 433AH, kick ass radios, kick ass antenna’s or just something plain and simple ?

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I’ve ever tried setup hotspot using 411AH, 433 and 433AH using R52. When I use 9 db omni antenna, its be able to covered arround 100 meters. If you want larger covered area you need higher gain of your antenna.