Please i need advice on my hotspot solution

Hi everyone,

I currently have a routeros installed on a pc that I’m using to run my hotspot.

Someone came to set it up for me and even though i was charged for the routeros recently noticed on
a little more reading that it is an old version (3.30), which possibly means I paid for something that was pirated.

Now I want to get rid of that set up and replace it with a routerboard.

Currently, the one i can have access to is an RB 750. My question is if I buy the RB750, will it function fully for a hotspot?
I don’t know what will be involved. since it is not wireless i believe i have to connect a wireless router to it.

So if i have the RB750 and a wireless router is that all i will need to set up my hotspot?
Will i get the latest version of RouterOs?

Please advise.

thanks,
max

Send your router ID to support@mikrotik.com and they will tell you if it is legit, and what it can be upgraded to.

The RB750 has a license for up to 200 hotspot users. Yes, you can use a wireless router for wireless access.

The RB750, at this point, should be upgradeabe to version 6 and 7 (when they come out) at no cost.

You can use a RB 751-2Hnd and have a Routerboard running hotspot and a powerful Wifi Accesspoint.
Verify from Mikrotik for your PC License and if it is legitimate u can attach any AP to it to have a Wireless hotspot as well.

My typical usage doesn’t go beyond 20 users so I think that is more than enough concerning number of hotspot users.

the supplier only have RB750 and is expecting RB951-2N. I actually want to have the hotspot without a system unit dedicated entirely to RouterOs.

So far this is my understanding is, and I would like to know if I’m correct.

  1. If I go for RB750, i can have routeros running if I connect a wireless router to one of the ethernet ports.
  2. If i go for RB951-2n, it has a built in wireless AP so i wouldn’t need a wireless router attached to it.
  3. More importantly, both routers have RouterOs built in so i don’t need to have a dedicated PC solely for routerOS.
    However, i can still connect via winbox on any pc on the network.
  4. I can have usermanager set up to generate vouchers on the router.


    Thanks in advance,
    max

u r right