Learn how to build a custom 4G/LTE router hotspot using a Mikrotik Routerboard RBM33G, a miniPcie LTE/4G modem, and Rooter, a specialized fork of OpenWrt. Explore various use cases for this DIY hotspot, including off-grid connectivity, failover solutions, and bandwidth aggregation. Discover the advantages of building your own hotspot and using Rooter over OpenWrt. Follow step-by-step instructions on obtaining and flashing Rooter, mounting the modem, selecting appropriate cases and antennas, and configuring the system. Gain insights into different 4G connection methods and conclude with a quick speed test to verify your newly created hotspot's performance.
Overview
Syllabus
What we need to build our own hotspot
Who would use this ? Why ?
Use case 1 - off grid
Use case 2 - Fail over
Use case 3 - bandwidth aggregation
Why make and not buy?
Why use ROOTER and not OpenWrt ?
Why I used the Mikrotik Routerboard RBM33G
4 ways to connect to 4G
How to get Rooter
how to flash Rooter
Mount the Modem into the case
The case and antennas
How to configure Rooter
Quick speed test
Taught by
OneMarcFifty
