Managed WiFi Solutions for Motels and Hotels
All motels and hotels provide wireless Internet access as part of a package of essential guest services. While some hotels and resorts charge guests extra for the Internet service, most motels and hotels offer free WiFi Internet for guests to use their smart-phones, laptops and tablets. You can increase page views of the business website using the Guest Internet custom login page feature.
Most motel and hotel owners give free WiFi Internet but see the service as an unavoidable expense. However by installing a Guest Internet gateway the Internet can become a business advantage. GIS gateways prevent abuse by controlling data speeds and by filtering Internet content. Guest Internet can block peer-to-peer connections and prevent guests sharing copyrighted music and video files. Protect you business from Internet dangers: prevent guests sharing copyrighted files to ensure you don’t get tangled in a lawsuit.
Characteristics.
- • High performance Internet gateways that are simple to install
- • Plug and play: the easy to use wizard speeds installation
- • Custom login page with client branding, choose from 12 backdrops or create your own design
- • Protect with the built-in disclaimer; the legal disclaimer can be edited
- • Seven login options are available
- • Authenticated access uses codes that are generated and managed on the unit
- • A firewall protects the business network from hackers with PCI DSS compliance
- • Master bandwidth control, and individual bandwidth settings for each code
- • Content filtering is available to ensure a family friendly Internet service
- • Monitor Internet utilization through comprehensive reports
- • Access code API for PoS and PMS applications
- • Remote access and configuration
- • Free Cloud management service
Many hotels and motels choose to use Guest Internet to provide a 2-tier Internet service for guests. A 2-tier service provides free Internet but with a limited maximum speed for downloads and uploads. A high-speed Internet service can be sold using the Guest Internet credit card payment gateway that connects to a PayPal business account.
The property manager can also choose to block access to specific websites, for example block access to Netflix but allow access to Netflix with the premium paid Internet service.
You might wonder "why do I need a Hotspot gateway? What are the benefits?"
We are here to help you!
Why do I need a Hotspot gateway?
If you offer or are planning to offer Internet access to your visitors, you will need to ensure that your network is protected and everyone has access to the Internet
without any visitors using the service unfairly.
A Hotspot gateway is a device that provides authentication, authorization and accounting for a wired or wireless network.
The Gateway has different types of access methods which are selected according to the business' requirements in order to control who has access to the network:
- • User agrees to the terms and conditions of use
- • Business provides a code (paid or free) to the user
- • User provides personal information (e.g. name, phone number, email address...) in order to connect to the Internet
What are the benefits of Guest Internet Hotspot gateway?
Guest Internet is market leading Internet Hotspot Gateway with content control.
Our low cost Internet Hotspot Gateway has no extra charges or monthly fees and provides the following:
- • Easy to install and manage
- • Free lifetime support
- • Promote your brand with a custom login page
- • Protect your network against malicious users
- • Fully manage public Internet access
- - Different types of login (agree with disclaimer, email login, and login with a code)
- - Setting limits to all the users or to individual codes - time limit, speed limit and data limit
- • Manage your units remotely with a free Cloud service
Guest Internet at a glance
Guest Internet products are completely web based, easy to setup, install and manage.
The GIS units offer 3 custom login page options:
• One of the 12 default background images can be selected when setting up the unit
• Upload a JPG image for a custom background
• Fully customized web page - for more information, please click here.
The admin interface is very easy to use, when you first install the unit, the wizard will guide you through the setup process.
We also have and online documentation that can help you at any point, from setting up and configuring to more advanced settings.
You can see our documentation here.
The GIS Cloud gives access to one or to many GIS products to be managed remotely, there is no limit to the number of products that can be monitored and managed using the Cloud portal,
and no limit to network growth.
For more information on the GIS Cloud, click here.
Our solution for Hotels and Motels
- Up to 50 rooms (GIS-R4)
- • Gateway supports one or more outdoor wireless access points
- • 150Mb/s throughput
- • Credit card billing option
- • Peer to peer P2P blocking that prevents illegal file downloads
- 50 to 100 rooms (option 1 GIS-R6)
- • Gateway supports multiple wireless access points
- • 200Mb/s throughput
- • Credit card billing option
- • Peer to peer P2P blocking that prevents illegal file downloads
- 50 to 100 rooms (option 2 GIS-R10)
- • Gateway supports multiple wireless access points
- • Credit card billing option
- • Peer to peer P2P blocking that prevents illegal file downloads
- • Dual WAN throughput up to 400Mb/s, with load balance and failover for high reliability
