I have a design question regarding the deployment of the Mikrotik as an internet gateway for a DSL and Wireless setup for a shopping center. VDSL (DSLAM, Modems) will be used to provide connectivity for shops, while the wireless deployment will be for the mall visitors. I was wondering if the MikroTik can be used as an internet gateway and redirect traffic to a local billing software. In other words the mall is going to be its own ISP giving VDSL and wireless services.
The MikroTik can be a captive portal via the hotspot functionality. The billing portion however requires some of your own development depending on what you need and want. It has some payment functions via the UserManager package that can be optionally installed, and there are posts about how to use it on the wiki.
We have chosen to use this product for our locations that run hotspots for the login page and billing functions: http://myinnsite.com/
It creates the login pages and local content landing pages for you, uses a RADUIS server to authenticate guests, and guests can pay via credit card for access if desired. So you can offer paid only, a mix of free access and up sell higher bandwidth for purchase, or subscription plans. It all depends on what you need.
There are a few other options out on the internet as well if you take the time to look for them.
thank you for your answers. so i can use the RouterOS for both a Wifi Deployment and DSL deployment at the same time, with the Router OS authenticating both networks conncurently.
As long as the MikroTik is the layer3 hop for both networks then yes. Each interface on a MikroTik can be it’s own separate routed interface, so it’s a design decision how you want to link or separate the two networks.