WebFig
These instructions will guide you through configuration of your Mikrotik to work with Social WiFi, but without using Winbox software. This solution could be useful if you are using an operating system other than Windows.
Please complete every step as detailed below.
Compatibility
Social WiFi has been tested and is proven to work on the following configurations:
RouterOS versions:
6.x
7.5 and newer (hotspot doesnβt work on RouterOS 7.x below version 7.5)
Connect the router
Plug an ethernet cable into port 2 of your Mikrotik. Plug in the other side into your computer. Insert internet cable into port 1 of your Mikrotik.
Open WebFig
Open an internet browser (Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.) and open page: http://192.168.88.1/ and choose WebFig in top right corner.
Add a bridge
In WebFig go into the βInterfacesβ section in the menu on the left side of the page.
Click [Add New] button.
Select βBridgeβ
Insert new name: βswβ and accept by clicking [Apply].
Configure the bridge
Select section βIPβ and subsection βAddressesβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Click [Add New] button.
Fill in the form:
| Enabled | Yes |
|---|---|
Address | 10.8.0.1/16 |
Network | 10.8.0.0 |
Interface | sw |
You can leave the βCommentβ field empty.
Click [Apply].
Add IP address pool
Select section βIPβ and subsection βPoolβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Click [Add New] button.
Fill in the form:
| Name | dhcp_pool_sw |
|---|---|
Addresses | 10.8.0.2-10.8.255.254 |
Apply |
Add DHCP server
Select section βIPβ and subsection βDHCP Serverβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Click [Add New] button.
Fill in the form:
| Enabled | Yes |
|---|---|
Name | dhcp_sw |
Interface | sw |
Lease Time | 3d 00:00:00 |
Address Pool | dhcp_pool_sw |
Apply |
Add address and gateway to the DHCP server
Select section βIPβ and subsection βDHCP Serverβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Select tab βNetworksβ on the top of the page.
Click [Add New] button.
Fill in the form:
| Address | 10.8.0.0/16 |
|---|---|
Gateway | 10.8.0.1 |
DNS Servers | 10.8.0.1 |
Apply |
Configure your RADIUS
Select section βRadiusβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Click [Add New] button.
Fill in the form:
| Enabled | yes |
|---|---|
Service | hotspot |
Address | 35.205.62.147 |
Secret | Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel |
Authentication Port | 31812 |
Accounting Port | 31813 |
Timeout | 1000 |
Apply |
Download hotspot files
Select section βQuick Setβ in the menu on the top right of the page.
Write down or copy value of βMAC Addressβ field.
Open following page in any internet browser:
Type or paste βMAC Addressβ value from the previous step into βMAC addressβ field.
Click [Get files].
Locate the downloaded file on your computer. It may be in Downloads folder.
Right click on the file and select [Extract Allβ¦].
On the newly opened βExtract Compressed (Zipped) Foldersβ window click [Extract].
New folder will appear, containing files required for the following steps.
Select section βFilesβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
If your Files section contains a βflashβ folder, please place all files inside that folder. Otherwise, the files will be removed on router restart.
Click [Browseβ¦]
Navigate to the extracted files from step Extract the .zip file. Select βlogin.htmlβ and accept.
Repeat this steps for:
βmd5.jsβ file.
βrlogin.htmlβ file.
βflogin.htmlβ file.
βalogin.htmlβ file.
Configure your hotspot
Select section βIPβ and subsection βHotspotβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Select tab βServer profilesβ on the top of the page.
Click βdefaultβ name.
Fill in the form:
| DNS Name | logging.sw.com |
|---|---|
HTML Directory |
|
Use RADIUS | yes |
Login By | HTTP PAP |
Apply |
Select section βIPβ and subsection βHotspotβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Click [Add New] button
Fill in the form:
| Name | socialwifi |
|---|---|
Interface | sw |
Address Pool | dhcp_pool_sw |
Idle Timeout | 00:05:00 |
Apply |
Select tab βUser profilesβ on the top of the page.
Click βdefaultβ name.
Fill in the form:
| Address Pool | dhcp_pool___sw |
|---|---|
Keepalive Timeout | 3d 00:00:00 |
Walled Garden β add a comment
Select section βIPβ and subsection βHotspotβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Select tab βWalled Gardenβ on the top of the page.
Click [Add New] button.
Uncheck βEnabledβ.
Clear the field βDst. Hostβ.
Fill in the form:
| Comment | place hotspot rules here |
|---|---|
Apply |
This comment is used by Mikrotik to insert dynamic rules. It should be spelled exactly as above.
Walled Garden β allow domains
You should be on the page opened in the previous step (12. Walled Garden β add a comment).
Click [Add New] button.
Fill in the form:
| Dst. Host | sw-login.com |
|---|---|
Apply |
Repeat those steps for each of the addresses below:
Mandatory:
(optional) YouTube widget
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Add bridge for WiFi
Select section βBridgeβ and subsection βPortsβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
A list will appear. If it already has a bridge for interface called βwlan1β, remove it by clicking [-] button on the left side of it.
Click [Add New] button.
Fill in the form:
| Interface | wlan1 |
|---|---|
Bridge | sw |
Apply |
Set SSID
Select section βInterfacesβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
Click βwlan1β entry on the list of interfaces.
Fill in the form:
| Enabled | yes |
|---|---|
Mode | ap bridge |
SSID | Your desired network name |
Apply |
Reboot
Select section βSystemβ and subsection βRebootβ in the menu on the left side of the page.
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