Guides
Practical guides for ISPs and internet customers
How to set up RADIUS billing on MikroTik, automate expiry, move off Excel, find fiber faults and grow your ISP, plus what to ask before getting a new connection.
For ISP owners
- 7 min read
How to Connect MikroTik to a RADIUS Billing System (PPPoE)
Step-by-step RouterOS commands to point a MikroTik PPPoE server at a RADIUS billing system: RADIUS client, PPP AAA, rate limits, testing, and the local PPP secret mistake that breaks it.
Read the guide - 5 min read
How to Automatically Disconnect Expired Internet Customers
Stop disconnecting expired customers by hand. How automatic suspension works with RADIUS, why a running session stays up until it reconnects, and how to handle grace periods and reactivation.
Read the guide - 6 min read
Moving Your ISP Billing from Excel to Billing Software
A practical checklist for ISPs leaving Excel: what data to prepare, how to keep existing RADIUS usernames and passwords, common import mistakes, and what to do in the first billing cycle.
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How to Find a Fiber Fault Faster: OLT, Splitters and Shared Faults
Find FTTH faults before the phones ring: map OLT ports and splitters, use shared-fault logic to tell a cable cut from one bad ONU, and estimate optical loss along a path.
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How to Get More Customers for Your ISP
Practical ways for a local ISP in Pakistan to grow: keep the customers you have, get found on Google and Maps, use referrals and resellers, and receive verified connection requests from your area.
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ISPOpera runs the RADIUS server, the billing and the reminders for your ISP, and connects people who need internet with a provider in their area.