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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 doesn’t 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 β€œInterfaces” section in the menu on the left side of the page.

Click [Add New] button.

Select β€œBridge”

Insert new name: β€œsw” and accept by clicking [Apply].

Configure the bridge

Select section β€œIP” and subsection β€œAddresses” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Click [Add New] button.

Fill in the form:

You can leave the β€œComment” field empty.

Click [Apply].

Add IP address pool

Select section β€œIP” and subsection β€œPool” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Click [Add New] button.

Fill in the form:

Add DHCP server

Select section β€œIP” and subsection β€œDHCP Server” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Click [Add New] button.

Fill in the form:

Add address and gateway to the DHCP server

Select section β€œIP” and subsection β€œDHCP Server” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Select tab β€œNetworks” on the top of the page.

Click [Add New] button.

Fill in the form:

Configure your RADIUS

Select section β€œRadius” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Click [Add New] button.

Fill in the form:

Download hotspot files

Select section β€œQuick Set” in the menu on the top right of the page.

Write down or copy value of β€œMAC Address” field.

Open following page in any internet browser:

Type or paste β€œMAC Address” value from the previous step into β€œMAC address” 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 All…].

On the newly opened β€œExtract Compressed (Zipped) Folders” window click [Extract].

New folder will appear, containing files required for the following steps.

Select section β€œFiles” in the menu on the left side of the page.

If your Files section contains a β€œflash” folder, please place all files inside that folder. Otherwise, the files will be removed on router restart.

Click [Browse…]

Navigate to the extracted files from step Extract the .zip file. Select β€œlogin.html” and accept.

Repeat this steps for:

  • β€œmd5.js” file.

  • β€œrlogin.html” file.

  • β€œflogin.html” file.

  • β€œalogin.html” file.

Configure your hotspot

Select section β€œIP” and subsection β€œHotspot” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Select tab β€œServer profiles” on the top of the page.

Click β€œdefault” name.

Fill in the form:

Select section β€œIP” and subsection β€œHotspot” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Click [Add New] button

Fill in the form:

Select tab β€œUser profiles” on the top of the page.

Click β€œdefault” name.

Fill in the form:

Walled Garden – add a comment

Select section β€œIP” and subsection β€œHotspot” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Select tab β€œWalled Garden” on the top of the page.

Click [Add New] button.

Uncheck β€œEnabled”.

Clear the field β€œDst. Host”.

Fill in the form:

This comment is used by Mikrotik to insert dynamic rules. It should be spelled exactly as above.

Walled Garden – allow domains

You should be on the page opened in the previous step (12. Walled Garden – add a comment).

Click [Add New] button.

Fill in the form:

Repeat those steps for each of the addresses below:

Mandatory:

*.socialwifi.com 
sw-login.com 
*.youtube.com 
youtube-ui.l.google.com 
ytimg.l.google.com 
*.ytimg.com 
*.googlevideo.com 
yt3.ggpht.com 
*.l.googleusercontent.com 
*.facebook.com 
connect.facebook.net 
*.fbcdn.net 
www.googletagmanager.com 
www-googletagmanager.l.google.com 
www.googleadservices.com 
pagead.l.doubleclick.net 
www.google.* 
facebook.com 
*.facebook.com 
*.fbcdn.net 
accounts.google.* 
accounts-cctld.l.google.com 
ssl.gstatic.com 
fonts.gstatic.com 
gstaticadssl.l.google.com 
fonts.google.com 
accounts.youtube.com 
www3.l.google.com 
content.googleapis.com 
apis.google.com 
plus.l.google.com 
play.google.com 
www.google.com 
linkedin.com 
*.linkedin.com 
*.l-msedge.net 
*.dc-msedge.net 
*.licdn.com 
*.epsiloncdn.net 
*.akamai.net 
twitter.com 
api.twitter.com 
*.twitter.com 
*.twimg.com 
*.edgecastcdn.net 
*.akahost.net

(optional) YouTube widget

How to configure devices to make YouTube widget work?

Add bridge for WiFi

Select section β€œBridge” and subsection β€œPorts” in the menu on the left side of the page.

A list will appear. If it already has a bridge for interface called β€œwlan1”, remove it by clicking [-] button on the left side of it.

Click [Add New] button.

Fill in the form:

Set SSID

Select section β€œInterfaces” in the menu on the left side of the page.

Click β€œwlan1” entry on the list of interfaces.

Fill in the form:

Reboot

Select section β€œSystem” and subsection β€œReboot” in the menu on the left side of the page.

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