Create hotspot packages and their pricing. Set time and/or data quotas together with bandwith limitations for all your hotspots.
Generate and print hotspot vouchers; vouchers can be used to pay for subscriptions or reload customer accounts.
HotspotGator will maintain clear logs of all customer sessions showing the duration, data consumption etc.
Provide your users with our responsive hotspot pages and support multiple devices such as smartphones, tablets,PCs etc.
Set custom download and upload limits for each hotspot package.This ensures efficient bandwith utilization..
Support different authentication modes for your hotspot(s) such as Username/Password,Access Code etc to suite specific hotspot needs.
Accept payments from your customers directly to your account from a variety of payment gateways supported by our system.
With our powerful Rest API; developers can intergrate numerous applications with services offered by our platform.
We support the following brands.Click here to view a full list of the devices that we support.
Our pricing model is favourably uncomparable to most of our competitors, our packages provide all the features but only limit based on the maximum number of active and stopped customer subscriptions you can have at any one time during your subscription based on your prefered package.
$ 10 /Month
$ 25 /Month
$ 60 /Month
$ 100 /Month
$ 150 /Month
$ 200 /Month
Still not convinced your needs are accomodated by any our packages, contact our sales team via:
. We will customize a specialized package that best fits your specific needs.NB. Should you requre more resources, contact support for help.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY CHECKING THE "I AGREE" CHECKBOX IN THE REGISTRATION/SIGNUP PAGE; YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ANY USERS PREVIOUSLY SUSPENDED OR REMOVED FROM THE SERVICE OR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18; AND BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE.
This Service Contract and User License, hereinafter referred to as the "Contract" between the Customer (hereinafter referred to as "HOTSPOT OPERATOR") and IPLUS TECHNOLOGIES (hereinafter referred to as “SERVICE PROVIDER”) concerns the HotspotGator web application (hereinafter referred to as “WEB APPLICATION”), includes access via credentials/personal accounts (user name and password) to the WEB APPLICATION and may include printed material and "online" or electronic documentation. By using the WEB APPLICATION, the HOTSPOT OPERATOR accepts the binding conditions in this contract. Should the HOTSPOT OPERATOR not accept the terms and conditions of this contract, s/he may not access and use the WEB APPLICATION.
The SERVICE PROVIDER grants the HOTSPOT OPERATOR the non-transferrable, non sub-licensable and non-exclusive right to use the WEB APPLICATION , and does not extends this right to the HOTSPOT OPERATOR's associates, suitably identified by the creation of personal login credentials (user name and password).
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the SREVICE PROVIDER be liable for special, accidental, moral, indirect or consequential damages or other damages of any type, therein including, without limitations, damages for loss of profits or revenue, loss of confidential or other types of information, business interruption, physical damages, loss of privacy, failure to observe obligations including that of conduct in good faith or with reasonable diligence, negligence or other pecuniary or other type of loss, due to the use or inability to use the product or in any other way tied to WEB APPLICATION use or, in any case, in combination with any provision in this contract, even in the event of error, tort (therein including negligence), strict liability, breach of the SREVICE PROVIDER's contract or warranty even when the SREVICE PROVIDER has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the SREVICE PROVIDER be liable for any legal violations committed by the HOTSPOT OPEARTOR.
SERVICE PROVIDER will authenticate & authorize the END USER using a central radius server located at the SERVICE PROVIDER NOC.
SERVICE PROVIDER will account for END user internet usage based on the service plan charges and service plan types for each END USER that is active or can access services for any billing based on policies created for a particular service plan.
HOTSPOT OPERATOR will determine the prices for the hotspot packages together with the package limits.
HOTSPOT OPERATOR shall assume full responsibility for procuring, maintaining and paying all fees associated with the setting up of an Internet connection from an ISP chosen by HOTSPOT OPERATOR. In no event shall SERVICE PROVIDER have any liability in regards to ISP Internet Connection or to any equipment associated with the ISP. HOTSPOT OPERATOR is responsible for ordering the correct service options to support their END USER requirements.The HOTSPOT OPERATOR assures that the broadband connection agreement with their ISP is not prohibited from resale, and HOTSPOT OPERATOR shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend SERVICE PROVIDER from any and all claims made by such third party ISP arising from this agreement.
The following Limited Warranty is the only express warranty granted to the HOTSPOT OPERATOR. Except for the warranty restrictions and as admitted by applicable law, the SERVICE PROVIDER provides the WEB APPLICATION "as is" and with potential defects and does not acknowledge any warranty, express or implicit, including, as an example, any implicit warranties or conditions concerning the marketability, suitability for a specific purpose except for the services indicated below, reliability or availability, accuracy or thoroughness, results, lack of viruses and lack or negligence or proficiency referring to the WEB APPLICATION.
If your account is not activated within 3 months, the SERVICE PROVIDER reserves the right to delete your account without notification.
This agreement shall be effective untill withdrawal or termination by either party.The HOTSPOT OPERATOR may withdraw from this Contract at any time, provided all SERVICE login credentials are destroyed. Furthermore, the SERVICE PROVIDER has the right to immediately terminate this Contract in the event of HOTSPOT OPERATOR breach of any important condition hereto, including the failure to observe privacy regulations and the use of the WEB APPLICATION for purposes extraneous to this contract. In the event of termination, the SERVICE PROVIDER agrees to destroy all WEB APPLICATION login credentials.
This agreement shall be effective untill withdrawal or termination by either party.The HOTSPOT OPERATOR may withdraw from this Contract at any time, provided all SERVICE login credentials are destroyed. Furthermore, the SERVICE PROVIDER has the right to immediately terminate this Contract in the event of HOTSPOT OPERATOR breach of any important condition hereto, including the failure to observe privacy regulations and the use of the WEB APPLICATION for purposes extraneous to this contract. In the event of termination, the SERVICE PROVIDER agrees to destroy all WEB APPLICATION login credentials.
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Should a Court or other legal body with jurisdiction in any Country deem a condition in this Contract invalid, this invalidity shall not effect the remaining conditions in this contract which shall continue to be legal and enforceable.
This contract is governed by the Kenyan law and any dispute that may arise on the interpretation and management of this user license shall be resolved using the governing law.
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HotspotGator is a software that allows you to manage both wired/wireless hotspots easily and efficiently providing radius authentication,authorisation
and accounting services.Click here to see the comrehensive features our product offers.
The solution is delivered as a
You need only a router that supports RADIUS Protocal (e.g. Mikrotik router) or a router on which you can install alternative firmware like OpenWrt, DD-WRT, CoovaAP. A full list of compatible devices can be found here .Follow the instalation guide for your router as outlined in the instalation guide.If you do not want to configure the router yourself you can contact sales@hotspotgator.com to purchase pre-configured one.
You need a stable internet connection; one that can be used to fully cater for the bandwith requirements for your customers, You can contact your ISP(Internet Service Provider) to find out the right capacity you need bassed on the number of users you are planning to support.
The wireless router or access point needs to be set as Open Authentication with no encryption. Thus the user can freely connect to the router WI-FI network but the connection does not provide any internet yet. As soon as the user opens the browser, they will be automatically redirected to a login page (captive portal). On this page they will be shown the hotspot packages created for the respective hotspot, users can then buy subscriptions based on their prefered package of choice.
Once the user has selected their package of choice; they are redirected to a shopping cart where they are allowed to pay using their prefered method of payment.
After successful subscription the users are redirected to the login page where they submit their credentials based on the authentication method set and are authenticated into the hotspot. After succesfull login the users are redirected to the status page; shown right; where they can view their session details together with the subscription details based on the package they subscribed to. From this point the user will be allowed access to internet and subsequent accounting starts between the router and our servers.
HotspotGator requires a router with firmware that supports RADIUS Protocal or a router on which you can install alternative supported firmware like OpenWrt, DD-WRT, CoovaAP. If you do not want to configure the router yourself you can contact sales@hotspotgator.com to purchase a pre-configured one.
Manufacturer | DD-WRT | Open-Mesh | CoovaAP | OpenWRT | CoovaChilli |
Acom |
HotspotGator allows you to manage multiple free and paid hotspots from a centralized interface.
HotspotGator enables hotspot users to signup by enabling signup in the respective hotspot profile, this can be turned off and users added by the hotspot operators through their portal.
HotspotGator enables hotspot operators to create custom plans that best suite their customes/hotspot users needs for their different hotspots. Packages/Plans define a time and/or data quota for limiting internet access. Allows also to specify the Download/Upload speed for accessing internet allowing fair distribution of the entire bandwidth resource while providing your users with good quality service and experience.
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HotspotGator subscriptions are created from hotspot packages and define the starting/expiration date,download/upload speed,
data consumed etc pertaining to the service the customer/hotspot user has subscribed or has been subscribed to.
Subscriptions can be created by.
Authentication Modes are the various methods through which customers are authenicated into the hotspot for internet access.
Supported methods include:-
HotspotGator is integrated with various payment gateways to anable customers/hotspot users to make online payments for their subscriptions.
Hotspot Operators get paid directly into their account, Hotspotgator does not charge any commission nor does Hotspotgator do revenue sharing
as seen with most hotspot billing companies.
Some of the payment gateways integrated are:-
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HotspotGator needs a router with firmware that supports the RADIUS Protocol or a router on which you
can install alternative supported firmware like OpenWrt, DD-WRT, CoovaAP. A full list of compatible devices can be
found here.
If you do not want to configure the router yourself you can contact sales@hotspotgator.com to
purchase a precofigured one.
The list of supported router firmwares include:
MikroTik is a router software and hardware manufacturer, that offers the most user friendly, up to carrier-class routing and network management solutions.MikroTik RouterOS is the operating system of MikroTik RouterBOARD hardware. It can also be installed on a PC and will turn it into a router with all the necessary features - routing, firewall, bandwidth management, wireless access point, backhaul link, hotspot gateway, VPN server and more
There are two ways to configure a Mikrotik with hotspotgator:-
The steps for configuring are as follows:-
Reset your router before starting.Use WinBox (a graphical user interface for configuring the Mikrotik Router OS, download it here ) and connect to the router. Remove configuration script when prompted.
If the router is getting internet via DHCP follow the steps below; if not go to preconfiguration Step 4
You must then have a Static IP address,a default gateway address and at least one DNS server address given to you by your ISP.
Follow the following steps:-
Follow the following steps:-
Follow the following steps to set up a radius client:-
There are two ways one can create a hotspot:-
You can create a hotspot account that you can use to access mikrotik from the hotspot, click Cancel if you prefere not to or follow these steps to create one:-
Connect a PC to the ethernet port configured with a hotspot and open your browser, A captive portal login page from our servers will load requesting user authentication.
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Follow the following steps to set up a radius client:-
Folow this guide to get up and running with hotspotgator:
This section enables you to configure your account with settings necessary for hotspotgator to manage your hotspot(s). Signin into your operator account and make changes as flows:-
This is the currency that you bill your customers, all packages, invoices and payments are made based on this currency.
If you plan on using pesapal as a payment gateway for your paid hotspots, follow the guide below.
This section enables you create a hotspot profile:-
Enter all the required fields relating to the new hotspot profile
This section enables you create a hotspot node. A hotspot node is a device/router that runs a radius client that communicates with a radius server. This can be a Mikrotik router or any router that supports radius.
Enter all the required fields relating to the new hotspot node
This section enables you create a hotspot package. A hotspot package enables you as the operator to create subscriptions for your hotspot users as well as allow users to subscribe for internet in your hotspot(s).
Enter all the required fields relating to the hotspot package
HotspotGator needs a router with firmware that supports the RADIUS Protocol or a router on which you
can install alternative supported firmware like OpenWrt, DD-WRT, CoovaAP. A full list of compatible devices can be
found here.
If you do not want to configure the router yourself you can contact sales@hotspotgator.com to
purchase a precofigured one.
The list of supported router firmwares include:
HotspotGator can be used as a hotspot management solution in a wide variety of areas,these are but not limited to