Implementation guide
RADIUS Hotspot Authentication and Accounting
Central AAA helps multiple hotspot gateways use consistent identity and policy. The customer portal, payment or voucher journey still needs to establish who should receive access and for how long.
Use the interface and documentation together.
The capture below shows the related ISPbills product area. Follow the linked documentation for current fields and prerequisites, then validate the exact device, provider, software version, failure path and rollback before production use.
Plan the complete path, not one isolated setting.
Centralize Hotspot users, plan authorization, session accounting, vouchers and subscriber state with RADIUS and ISPbills. Confirm the exact device, software version, provider contract and failure behavior in a representative environment before production rollout.
Establish identity
Create or verify the user through the approved signup, staff or voucher workflow.
Authorize the offer
Return the time, data, speed and session policy associated with the purchase.
Account and expire
Track the access session and enforce the configured validity and renewal behavior.
Prove the boundaries before automating them.
Record expected results, failure signals, the person who can approve a change, and the rollback path. Product support depends on the deployed architecture and integration version.
- Captive portal handoffTest this requirement with representative data and retain the result in the implementation plan.
- Voucher and user uniquenessTest this requirement with representative data and retain the result in the implementation plan.
- Time or data accountingTest this requirement with representative data and retain the result in the implementation plan.
- Concurrent login and expiry policyTest this requirement with representative data and retain the result in the implementation plan.
Implementation answers
Can multiple hotspots use one RADIUS server?
Yes. Register and secure every NAS, and define how site-specific policy is selected.
Can vouchers authenticate through RADIUS?
They can when voucher credentials and policy are represented in the configured AAA data source.
Does RADIUS host the captive portal?
No. The portal and gateway deliver the web journey; RADIUS evaluates compatible authentication and policy requests.
Bring the actual routers, access design, billing rules and failure cases.
Explore the online workspace or ask ISPbills to review compatibility and migration scope.