Need Paypal/Authorize.net advice: Port 80 blocked by ISP

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I am setting up my first paid hotspot with User Manager. I am reading that Paypal and Authorize.net need a public url and/or IP address and http port 80 on my Mikrotik for payment transaction acknowledgment. But my WISP is blocking port 80 so they can administer their CPE!!

Is this going to be a problem???

Just point me to some search terms or topics and I’ll take it from there (I hope).
Thanks!

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PayPal requirements

To allow PayPal payments for users the following requirements must be met:

  • User Manager v3.0 (>= 3.0beta6) or v2.9.x (>= 2.9.41) package installed on the router. See: Getting started;
  • User Manager subscriber created (See: Getting started);
  • Subscriber must have merchant PayPal account;
  • Web server on the router must be configured to support secure SSL connections (See HTTPS connection enabling);
  • HotSpot router should contain entries in 'walled-garden to User Manager router and Paypal webpage,

Authorize.Net requirements

To allow Authorize.Net payments for users the following requirements must be met:

  • User Manager v3.0 (or v2.9.x, >= 2.9.40) package installed on the router. See: Getting started;
  • User Manager subscriber created (See: Getting started);
  • Subscriber must have merchant account in Authorize.Net gateway;
  • Web server on the router must be configured to support secure SSL connections (See HTTPS connection enabling);
  • HotSpot router should contain entries in 'walled-garden to User Manager router and Authorize.net webpage,


    HTTPS runs on port 443 (by default), not port 80.

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/User_Manager/User_payments

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fewi,

Thank you VERY much for the reply! I already had that wiki page printed out and notes scribbled on it :slight_smile:

3.Secure response. When checked, PayPal will send response via HTTPS. Otherwise response will be send via HTTP;

I guess my concern was the HTTP response from Paypal using port 80…

If I get a SSL certificate for HTTPS, does that mean I will be using port 443 instead of port 80 and it won’t matter that my WISP is blocking port 80?

Thanks again for helping me surmount this steep learning curve.

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Yes.

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Awesome! I’m staking a lot on this business… thanks for reducing the worry load :laughing: