By Laurel Gordon
RouterOS router management
ISPApp cloud managed Wi-Fi is a perfect alternative to Cisco Meraki and Ruckus.
With the increasing number of connected Wi-Fi devices and IoT ISPApp will help you manage, monitor, control, configure, your WI-Fi networks remotely.
Take real-time signal readings
Perform Wi-Fi site surveys.
Deploy faster – Instantly meet your network’s ever-changing needs
Manage everywhere – Easily run your operations from one cloud dashboard on any device.
Scale reliably – Grow your business with an ecosystem of apps and technology partners.
Manage an increasingly complex network environment with your existing IT support resources or meeting increasingly demanding user expectations
ISPApp is a multi-cloud and cloud-native network management-as-a-service platform that enables IT to deliver exceptional user experiences. Lean IT support teams can easily provision, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot a high-performance enterprise wired and wireless network via a single web dashboard or native mobile application.
Using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and state of the art machine learning techniques, IT departments now have the troubleshooting tools to react quickly to service-affecting issues and to stop network anomalies from rising to the service-affecting level. ISPApp classifies issues by severity, so you know where to focus first. Unplanned downtime plummets, service levels rise.
IT gets easy management and troubleshooting. Your end users get a consistently great experience that is fast, reliable, and secure. Everybody becomes more efficient and productive.
ISPApp software is compatible with any MikroTik Routerboard hardware running RouterOS including routers and switches with SFP+ 10G ports like the Cloud Core Router CCR-1072 and RB4011. ISPApp will be compatible with MikroTik routers with 100G ports and WI-FI6E when they become available. ISPApp works with the MikroTik hAP Lite, cAP AC XL, Audience, and LTE/5G CPE. With RouterOS you can still use webfig, RouterOS API, Winbox, and ROMON for remote management connectivity.
Network orchestration refers to actions a network controller performs in setting up devices, applications, and services in the network to achieve objectives. Network orchestration is a policy-driven approach to network automation that coordinates the hardware and software components of a software application or service. The network orchestration reduces the time taken to design and deploy new services and finally makes the real-time service provisioning possible.
Software-defined networking (SDN) technology is an approach to network management that enables rules-based, dynamic, programmatic network configuration in order to improve network performance and monitoring, making it more like cloud computing than traditional network management.
Differential backup and restore configurations.Set a restore point and undo configuration changes. Go back to a configuration snapshot.
Live statistics and real-time graphs for performance monitoring.
MikroTik wireless ISPs (WISPs) needing an easy solution to manage your deployments can use ISPApp for zero touch provisioning and a cloud alternative to The DUDE to manage your networks effortlessly.
MikroTik routers and switches are incredibly flexible. They allow users to customize almost everything, but they also require a high level of technical skills to be correctly set. This sometimes results in quite complex configuration and management procedures.
The MikroTik management software, the Dude, allows you to do a lot, but it can be hard to use if you’re not an expert. It doesn’t allow you to control everything from a single dashboard and to make changes quickly when you need to. On the other hand the interface is not very use friendly and requires a Windows application that does not work from your web browser.
However, ISPApp is the ideal solution to manage your MikroTik routers from your own cloud dashboard, mix and match other hardware vendors while still working everything from a single pane of glass.
ISPApp is a WiFi cloud management platform for IT professionals to manage and operate remotely WiFi access points and networks. The ISPApp platform allows MikroTik users to quickly install, configure and monitor their access points via the cloud through an intuitive web interface accessible from computers, tablets, and mobile.
MikroTik users can install the ISPApp firmware on their routers Ethernet switches and cloud-manage them from a centralized dashboard. The advantage of ISPApp is that users can deploy unlimited networks seamlessly with zero-touch provisioning on the ISPApp platform in a few clicks.
Furthermore, ISPApp’s vendor-agnostic capabilities allow users to mix and match access point brands. The platform works with the most popular networking brands like Ubiquiti, Mikrotik, TP-Link, and LigoWave. Thanks to partnerships with Hardware Manufacturers, users can buy selected Enterprise access points from Comfast, Amer Networks, Intelbras, and DCN, which comes with the ISPApp Operating System pre-installed, for a “plug&play” experience. With this high-performing line of routers, users can reduce the total cost of ownership by 80% compared to commercial enterprise routers.
ISPApp is ideal if you need a cloud-based system that lets you remotely control every aspect of your router configuration and network deployment, particularly when you need to deploy multiple access points in different locations from multi-vendors.
The ISPApp platform offers different features to facilitate the configuration and installation of small and medium to large and complex WiFi networks:
Simple, secure web shell allows remote access with client-server software settings to request and send the client remote commands from the central server. The ISPApp cloud dashboard connects to the cloud terminal and command line shell access.
The ISPApp platform offers an intuitive and user-friendly interface: the deployment, configuration, and remote monitoring of WiFi networks become very easy and immediate, with no need for particular skills.
Centralized configuration of MikroTik access points
Users can increase efficiency with ISPApp by configuring, managing, and monitoring multiple organizations and networks, access points, SSIDs, and client routers from a single platform.
ISPApp lets users set the basic configurations of the network applied by default to all the same network access points. This feature ensures an issue-free, fast and easy provisioning of new access points, ideal for large-scale network deployments.
Additionally, in case of disconnection of an access point, the system will automatically restore the WiFi access point’s last working settings to avoid disruptions in the network.
It’s possible to monitor WiFi networks and control access points remotely. ISPApp enables users to monitor the WiFi network’s performance indicators thanks to real-time statistics at the WiFi network and access point level.
You can control how many client routers are currently associated with an SSID and how much bandwidth they are consuming. Also, you can identify possible bottlenecks in bandwidth consumption and demand and observe the Wi-Fi access points and home gateway routers health status, the number of connections requested increases. Furthermore, with ISPApp, you can reboot WiFi access points at a specific hour and weekday or schedule WiFi network maintenance to minimize downtime and maintain uptime.
ISPApp represents the best alternative to The DUDE and on-premises and hybrid-cloud deployments because there’s no need for physical hardware controllers, however you can self-host if you choose. ISPApp is cloud-native on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Micorsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform and our multi-cloud architecture guarantees the market’s highest security levels and online availability while running on a robust cloud infrastructure.
ISPApp takes care of many operations, including server maintenance, backup, security patches, and fixes, to ensure the system’s high availability for minimum downtime and productivity losses. Achieve five nines of online availability and service level agreement (SLA). Minimzes the amount of time outages cause the network to go offline
Network administrators can set the network’s basic configurations applied by default to all the cloud-managed access points in that network remotely. Thanks to the zero-touch feature, access points can be sent pre-configured to the customer’s site for installation. Also, it is possible to reconfigure access points without rebooting them or restarting the services, all from the ISPApp dashboard.
ISPApp offers multi-tenant and role-based administration capabilities for WiFi cloud management. Tenants can monitor and manage multiple organizations and networks of access points based on their permission levels.
The role-based administration feature reduces the risk of malicious configuration and isolates other collaborators’ parts of the network. ISPApp’s multi-tenant structure allows an unlimited number of administrators and offers greater scalability and flexibility when managing multiple WiFi network deployments of hundreds of access points.
Marketplace
ISPApp keeps building its marketplace to offer a vast wide range of third-party software applications users can integrate with the platform for added-value services. You can enable any application at no extra cost.
Are you ready to switch your networks and your MikroTik routers to the smartest alternative for network management?
Try ISPApp. Experience the power of managing your MikroTik routers with ISPApp from the cloud.
ISPApp is a RouterOS cloud controller solution that enables the remote management of any router running the Mikrotik RouterOS, including Mikrotik Routerboards and Intel x86 RouterOS like Cloud Hosted Router (CHR)
Compatible with RouterOS
ISPApp is built specifically for MikroTik RouterOS and ISPApp is also compatible with OpenWRT. You do not need to flash the firmware of your MikroTik router in order to get the cloud management features of ISPApp. Almost all Mikrotik routers are compatible with ISPApp, starting with some old RB750 to classic RB2011, RB3011, CCR models and hAP/SXT/LtAP Wireless and LTE routers.
Most of the features are compatible with old releases of RouterOS, but we recommend that you update your Routerboard to the latest firmware version before adopting your router on ISPApp.
ISPApp does not replace Winbox, which remains the most efficient tool to use when your Routerboard is available on your network. However, if you deploy some Routerboards in a remote environment, behind NAT or on LTE networks, then ISPApp will help you to get your hands on your Routerboard in any situation.
Among the features, ISPApp will enable in particular :
Check the health of your Routerboard in real time (CPU, RAM, Storage)
Get an email notification if your router becomes unavailable.
Automatically configure your routers using configuration exports, scripts, or backups.
Access the Webfig interface of your Routerboard as if it was in your lab (e.g even in a NATed network)
See the RouterOS logs to monitor its operations
Generate configuration backups and upload files
Geolocate your routers
ISPApp software is designed to be scalable and secure. It aims at enabling remote management features and automation tasks to ease the system administration tasks.
ISPApp is a RouterOS cloud controller solution that enables the remote management of any router running the Mikrotik RouterOS, including Mikrotik Routerboards and Intel x86 RouterOS like Cloud Hosted Router (CHR)
Compatible with RouterOS
ISPApp is built specifically for MikroTik RouterOS and ISPApp is also compatible with OpenWRT. You do not need to flash the firmware of your MikroTik router in order to get the cloud management features of ISPApp. Almost all Mikrotik routers are compatible with ISPApp, starting with some old RB750 to classic RB2011, RB3011, CCR models and hAP/SXT/LtAP Wireless and LTE routers.
Most of the features are compatible with old releases of RouterOS, but we recommend that you update your Routerboard to the latest firmware version before adopting your router on ISPApp.
ISPApp does not replace Winbox, which remains the most efficient tool to use when your Routerboard is available on your network. However, if you deploy some Routerboards in a remote environment, behind NAT or on LTE networks, then ISPApp will help you to get your hands on your Routerboard in any situation.
Among the features, ISPApp will enable in particular :
Check the health of your Routerboard in real time (CPU, RAM, Storage)
Get an email notification if your router becomes unavailable.
Automatically configure your routers using configuration exports, scripts, or backups.
Access the Webfig interface of your Routerboard as if it was in your lab (e.g even in a NATed network)
See the RouterOS logs to monitor its operations
Generate configuration backups and upload files
Geolocate your routers
ISPApp is designed to be scalable and secure and aims to enable remote management features and automate tasks to ease the system administration.
Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT) Firewall
ISPApp works behind a carrier grade NAT firewall and double NAT
Works with DHCP dynamic IP addresses
ISPApp works with public, private, static, and dynamic IP addresses like DynDNS
No need for RADIUS or PPPoE
Simplify your network architecture with ISPApp so you no longer need to have extra layers of networking for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA). Automatically script policy templates and change admin passwords or remove user accounts accross your entire network.
IP geolocation and ASN lookups to get more information about the carriers. Wi-Fi positioning system to identify the location of the device based on the WI-Fi networks that it can see. GPS latitude and longitude and subscriber service address
Offline alerts, IP address changes, OSPF flaps, power outages, carrier changes, link downs, rogue DHCP server, DHCP pool exhaustion, Ethernet interface and port flaps, Changes to system and link uptime and connection time. Estimate the distance of the links and estimate the ideal signal levels and deviations from optimal signals.
Automatically your subscriber account access and plan speeds
Usage bandwidth rate limit and throttle using simple queues, CAKE, and FQ-CoDel. See traffic and bandwidth utilization. ISPApp with MikroTIk is a perfect alternative to SNMP in 2022. Automatically disconnect subscribers who don’t pay and automatically restore their services after you receive payment.
Software defined networking is the programmatic control of a network and our server API allows you to control your network without opening ports on your routers and exposing them to exploitation and security risks. With ISPApp you can close the inbound connectivity on your devices and totally secure them from inbound attack and exploitation. Most router vulnerabilities are related to open ports on the routers. The API also allows Integration, automation, programmatic control, logic and rules, and AI/ML
ISP billing software is a robust and cost-effective solution for Internet control, bandwidth limiting (daily, monthly), payment processing with vouchers and credit cards and powerful analytics. ISPApp is cloud native software in a dedicated cloud datacenter environment like AWS, Azure, GCP. It’s easily scalable by adding new Wi-Fi access points and routers. There are no on-premises appliances or controllers necessary but you are welcome to self-host.
Automatic bulk changes, send commands, scripts, change configurations on many MikroTiks
Fixed wireless access (FWA)
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
5G
PON
Fiber
WiSP
Unlicensed outdoor point-to-multipoint (PTMP)
Typical Equipment
Disaster Recovery
Automatically back up and resotre device configurations for rapid recovery when equipment fails. Monitor real-time configuration changes and see a historical log of device health status. See overall router availability and online/offline status. Instant email alerts during power outages. Track configuration changes over time and undo configuration changes from yoru cloud dashboard. packages
Cloud network management system (NMS) dashboard network performance monitoring with live graphs and charts to identify issues with ping latency using ICMP.
Simple visual charts and performance monitor graphs show received signal strength indicators of access points and stations along with their Wi-Fi status of all connected IoT devices MAC address and hostnames. Bandwidth traffic utilization on the link and interfaces.
Historical system event logs show history of the device and system health and status. Update Upgrade firmware packages
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