Winbox

Compatibility

Social WiFi has been tested and is proven to work on the following configurations:

RouterOS versions:

  • 6.x

  • 7.5 and newer, tested up to 7.15.3 (hotspot doesn’t work on RouterOS 7.x below version 7.5)

The router should be accessed by using WinBox software

(downloadable at the manufacturer’s website).

If you are configuring on Mac, you should download this alternative software designed for macOS.

Connecting the device to the Internet

The router with factory settings should be connected to the Internet on first ethernet port (PoE in). The procedure of restoring factory settings can be found here.

The router needs to be connected to Internet source and, depending on the model, turned on with a proper switch.

Accessing the device’s administration panel

The PC should be connected to the second ethernet port of the device you are configuring. It should be receiving from it an IP address from the 192.168.88.2-192.168.88.254 pool.

After launching the program you will need to find the router on the list and log in using the login admin and leaving the password field empty.

If after logging in a window containing default configuration appears, press ENTER and close the window of the terminal

Device configuration

Interfaces → + → Bridge

Name
sw

OK

IP → Addresses → +

Address
10.8.0.1/16

Network

10.8.0.0

Interface

sw

OK

IP → Pool → +

Name
dhcp_pool_sw

Addresses

10.8.0.2-10.8.255.254

OK

IP → DHCP Server → +

Name
dhcp_sw

Interface

sw

Lease Time

3d 00:00:00

Address Pool

dhcp_pool_sw

OK

IP → DHCP Server → Networks → +

Address
10.8.0.0/16

Gateway

10.8.0.1

OK

Bridge → Ports → +

Interface
wlan1

Bridge

sw

OK

In case there is no wlan1 interface visible, it most likely means your MikroTik doesn’t provide WiFi by itself and you are going to need some access points connected to it. Please skip all the steps mentioning wlan1 and follow the guide on adding additional Access Points after finishing this guide.

If you wish to broadcast WiFi from an external Access Point, not directly from MikroTik, change wlan1 interface to ether3 in the following instructions. Also, make sure to connect your External Access Point to the ether3 port in your MikroTik device.

Configuring RADIUS

In order for Social WiFi to work you need to upload the files to your MikroTik device. To do that, please open the New Terminal window:

Copy and paste the following script to the terminal:

After running the script files have downloaded automatically.

Now, from the menu on the left select RADIUS → +.

Service
hotspot

Address

35.205.62.147

Secret

Paste the content copied from Radius Secret in Social WiFi dashboard as described in the previous step

Authentication Port

31812

Accounting Port

31813

Timeout

1000

Accounting Backup

Unchecked

Require Message Auth

yes for request resp (This field is only in RouterOS versions above 7.13. If you're using a lower version, you won't see it.)

OK

Configuring Walled Garden DNS

New Terminal → paste the below commands into the terminal (all commands can be copied and pasted at once)

Pasting will not work with CTRL+V; right click and select Paste instead.

Copy all of the below section

Configuring Captive Portal / Hotspot

IP → Hotspot → Server Profiles → default (click twice to access settings)

(in General tab) DNS Name
logging.sw.com

(in General tab) HTML Directory

change name to . (period) (If your Files section contains a “flash” folder, make sure this field says “flash/.” without question marks)

You can change the name of the directory by highlighting the previously set name and typing over it.

(in Login tab) Login By: HTTP PAP (uncheck everything else)

(in RADIUS tab) Use RADIUS: yes

Click OK

IP → Hotspot → Servers → +

Name
socialwifi

Interface

sw

Address Pool

none

Idle Timeout

00:05:00

Addresses Per MAC

(remove value and leave empty)

OK

Now, go to User Profiles tab and double click on default to edit. Set Keepalive Timeout to 3d 00:00:00.

Adding the MikroTik MAC address to the Social WiFi Dashboard.

The MAC address can be found in Interfaces -> ether1 (double click) -> MAC Address.

Copy the value from the "MAC Address" field and paste it in the Social WiFi panel. To do so, log in to your account in the Social WiFi Dashboard. In the “Access Points” tab, press “Add” (upper right corner), paste the MAC address you copied into the form (adding a name is optional) and click “Create”.

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