Dear Friends
I have the connetion decribed bellow
Internet ---->Firewall-------->Layer3 Switch—> Switch ( VLAN 1-54)
Vlan 1---------->AP--------->users
DNS
DHCP
EXCHANGE
SHARE POINT
Mikrotik
in vlan 1 to 54 we have a total of about 1200 users on a 20mb internet bandwidth
i wish to configure the mirotik as hotspot so that users on vlan 1-54 will be authenticated before accessing the internet
Kindly assist
Thanks guru for your quick reply
however the link you sent is a basic hotspot setup in the scenerio i was tryin to explain
the mikrotik sit on VLAN 1 as a client to the network and has only one interface
there are also other users on the same vlan such as DHCP server dns and computers the normal scenerio i work with is
Internet--------------> Mikrotik (2 Interfaces)-------> Users
This senerio is
Internet----->Layer2switch-----> Switches-------
–VLAN 1- 54------------DNS |----------User
DHCP |
Domain Cnt |
Mail Server |
mikrotik (one interface As a dude server)
A Hotspot by necessity must be run on a router that traffic from clients passes through, otherwise it can’t intercept that traffic. Ideally it should be the immediate next hop - the Hotspot router should be the client’s default gateway, in other words. In some scenarios it can sit further upstream.
It’s extremely hard to make out the network layout in an ASCII drawing that isn’t even wrapped in
tags to preserve spacing, but if the router that you're trying to implement a Hotspot on isn't a router that clients actually use because it's just another client on the same network then that Hotspot isn't going to be doing anything at all, and won't do you any good.
Thanks for your reply i now understand better
Please how do i solve this
i have 10.5.50.0/24 network on my network interface to the lan i am looking for a way to create a virtual network on same NIC so that i can apply queues and web filtering for users on 10.5.50.0/24 while executive users will be in the virtual network lets say 192.168.1.0/24
Thnaks
That’s exactly what VLANs are for. How are you currently using VLANs?
Actualy i do not have any switch which i can use for Vlan
I intend using the mikrotik it self
My main target is to enable webfiltering and queues for the Network (10.5.50.0/24)
other users i intend not to blok will be on the vlan
Creating VLAN interfaces: http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Interface/VLAN
Hotspots can be created on VLAN interfaces.
Of course you’ll have to distribute the VLANs somehow. Either through VLAN capable switches, or VLAN capable APs.
Thanks Alot for the info