Those who live in densely populated centers, in the city, surrounded by buildings, in busy streets and who owns a bar, shop, pub or restaurant, could create a completely free and free wireless hotspot . This is not a simple operation that anyone can do, but if you are used to messing around with your computer and experimenting, you shouldn't have much difficulty.
Here is a really interesting guide that can give the opportunity to create this public wifi hotspot for free so as to share your ADSL connection, with an authorized access point.
Just to understand what we are talking about, you can easily create internet access similar to that at the airport, where there is an entry web page that requires payment of a sum.
This approach is different from creating a hotspot with Windows to share the connection.
In this case, the surfers will be hijacked, before starting to surf the web, in an authentication page that the owner can personalize perhaps by placing advertising banners of what he sells.
The most difficult step to turn your wifi connection into a hotspot is to install new firmware on the wireless router instead of the standard one.
DD-WRT is an open-source firmware for routers commonly used at home, which greatly improves their functionality, as well as providing greater performance.
To install the DD-WRT firmware, you need to see if your router is compatible from the list provided by the site itself.
There are a lot of brands and models so it should work for most routers on the market.
If the router is compatible, you can download the appropriate version of the DD-WRT for free and, following the instructions provided, install it on the router from the administration web interface.
There is a long list of routers compatible with the installation instructions for each one.
Different routers have different levels of compatibility: some are fully functional, others cannot exploit the full potential of the DD-WRT firmware.
In order not to risk problems and incompatibilities, it would be better to buy one of the router models described as absolutely 100% compatible with the DD-WRT firmware and with easy installation, so at least you can proceed without difficulty.
To set up the public and protected hotspot, after having installed the DD-WRT firmware, you must register to the HotSpotSystem online service which can be used free of charge to manage a free basic account with a personalized page.
The only thing that requires Hotspot System is to launch a tweet on Twitter that advertises the service.
HotSpot System can be easily configured and integrated into the router firmware.
There are different paid plans according to your needs but the free account is fully functional and not limited.
Paid subscriptions, however, have the advantage of being able to configure internet access on your router, making it pay.
After registering (by pressing the " subscribe " button), choose the Flash Hotspot option, send the tweet with your Twitter account and fill in the registration form.
From the "Personalize" section, you can create a personalized web page that will provide internet access .
To configure the router, you must access the DD-WRT panel and, from the Service -> Hotspot menu, enter the user name obtained when registering for the HotSpot System.
You also need to activate the special settings and activate the " Login on Splash Page ".
As Location Number leave 1 and save.
At this point, you automatically get an email from HotSpotSystem to say that wifi internet access has been created.
Adjust the wireless settings, change the SSID of the connection and remove the existing password to complete the configuration.
Now you should see the Wifi network open for everyone but blocked on the initial login page asking for a registration.
The start page can be modified and personalized with your own information.
Activating a public WiFi Hotspot is a great option for small shops or bars that want to attract or offer added value to customers.
Those who set it up from home could find, in this way, a means to advertise something to all those who try to connect to their network, and try to steal the wifi connection.
