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- Secure Your Private Network
- Protect Your Hotspot Users
- To Cover Large or Busy Areas, Consider Creating a Wi-Fi Mesh Network
- Place the Hotspot Gateway in a Central Spot
- Use an Identifying Network Name (SSID)
- Discover the Hotspot-Specific Firmware Replacement: CoovaAP
- Possibly Use a General Firmware Replacement
- Look into Using the Sputnik Service
- Look into 802.1X Authentication and WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Encryption
- Consider ZoneCD if You Have an Old PC Lying Around
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Possibly Use a General Firmware Replacement
Possibly Use a General Firmware Replacement
General-use, after-market firmware projects, such as DD-WRT and Sveasoft, also have hotspot features. For example, DD-WRT supports Chillispot, NoCatSplash, and Sputnik. These replacement firmwares also provide numerous other advanced features that can come in handy, such as a site survey tool to see details on nearby networks, QoS settings to manage traffic, and virtual LANs and multiple SSIDs to segregate the private and public access.