It also cache youtube videos using VIDEOCACHE. * SQUID PROXY GW = SQUID v2.7 on UBUNTU Karmic Koala v9.10 / Xeon 3.6Ghz Dual / 8 GB Ram / WD 500 GB x3 SATA HDD (2 HDD reserved for Cache), This server acts as a proxy + Gateway machine for the Mikrotik, It also do URL Filtering blocking ads, it also have ZPH enabled so content available in squid cache should be downloaded at full speed (without package limitation) at user end. * Radius Server = DMASoftlab RM v3.9 installed on Fedora v10 / Xeon 3.6Ghz Dual / 4 GB Ram / WD 500 GB x2 Sata Hdd

(This can be done on Main MT also, but I prefer it this way) * Mikrotik RB750 = Just for HOTSPOT to redirect users to self care portal. It also redirects HTTP traffic to Proxy server. *Main Mikrotik = v4.17 x86 / Xeon 3.6Ghz Dual / 2 GB Ram / WD 500 GB Sata Hdd, This MT is serving as a PPPoE Server + NAT + bandwidth shaping. The hardware that I have used for this setup. A very famous radius server with all the option that a mini-ISP would required at unbelievably low price.

So I thought I should give a try to more rich feature radius server and after a lot of googling i decided to go with (FREERADIUS base ) DMASOFTLAB RADIUS MANAGER. I had previously setup this kind of scenario in a environment using Mikrotik built-in radius server called ‘User Manager’, but it have very limited basic features and all it can offer was a pre-paid type option and it doesn’t have many accounting features.

He asked my help to setup a scratch card base fully automatic system where user purchase scratch card, & using User self care portal web site, user may create his new ID or refresh his previous ID or change the service package according to the card package offers. ** You can implement your own SMS gateway in this function easily.Recently I was contacted by a friend who was really passionate in starting a mini-ISP type network setup for about 3000 users in the interior area of city. ** The default implementation uses HTTP->SMS gateway. ** Function: This function is used to send SMS message to a mobile phone.

DMA Softlabs Radius Manager