<html><head><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type" /></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#660000">I believe all of their hardware routers come with at least a level 4 license.<br>
Bandwidth should drive the decision.<br>
Note also that Mikrotik sells routers with built-in WiFi quite cheaply, even their access points are technically routers IIRC.<br>
There are a couple of Canadian resellers, I've had more luck with Xagyl but others have the opposite experience.<br>
Even the cheaper models can likely do the job, but I would spring for one of the CCR models rather have have to replace it again soon.<br>
Personally, I'm partial to a pfSense + Ubiquity solution instead, but all-Mikrotik should work well too.<br>
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-Adam<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On September 21, 2016 6:44:06 AM CDT, "Bradford C. Vokey" <brad@fsi.ca> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<p>Hello Andrew, <br />
</p>
<p>I mentioned your request for Captive Portal recommendations at
our last Manitoba Unix User Group general meeting. <br />
</p>
<p>The consensus was to purchase a MikroTik router and use their
HotSpot Gateway software
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:License#License_Levels">http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:License#License_Levels</a>).
Their level 4 license (a one-time fee of only $45) gives you
access to 200 active hotspot users at once and 15 days of initial
config support.</p>
<p>Here is a good article about setting it up:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mikrotik.com.my/hotspot-server-with-captive-portal-and-walled-garden/">http://www.mikrotik.com.my/hotspot-server-with-captive-portal-and-walled-garden/</a></p>
<p>Looks like a good solution to me!</p>
<p>Anyone have any recommendation as to *which* model MikroTik
router he should get for this hotel?<br />
</p>
<p>===<br />
Bradford C. Vokey<br />
<br />
Treasurer<br />
Manitoba Unix User Group<br />
===<br />
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2016-09-14 3:36 PM, Tech wrote:<br />
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<pre>Re: Anyone have any Captive Portal set-up experience?</pre>
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