Description
Features Highlights
Captive Portal for Any Wi-Fi Networks RansNet HotSpot Gateway (HSG) can easily overlay any existing or new Wi-Fi/WLAN infrastructure, without significant network changes, at minimum operational impact. All brands of WLAN products are supported as long as the network is properly provisioned to route user traffic to HSG. Immediately HSG transforms any WLAN network to deliver intelligent guest Wi-Fi services, and venue owners can start to customize branding portals and preferred user sign-in options without the need of any html coding.
Wi-Fi Monetisation Opportunities Throughout User Journey
Wi-Fi Monetisation Opportunities Throughout User Journey
Today, good and free Wi-Fi is a default facility that venue owners are expected to provide to their end customers, and Wi-Fi is often perceived as a cost centre by business owners. Now with RansNet HotSpot Gateway (HSG), Wi-Fi is no longer a cost centre, it is an investment. HSG provides many opportunities for venue owners to monetize free Wi-Fi throughout user’s Wi-Fi journey. Having all monetization capabilities built-in as standard features, venues can easily enable the desired options with an intuitive web interface, make unlimited promotional updates and run unlimited campaigns without any hidden costs.
Earn $$ from premium Wi-Fi
Can combine different sign-in options to offer free WI-Fi access and sell premium Wi-Fi for faster speed. Supported payment gateways include PayPal, iPay88, 2checkout, Wirecard.
Welcome customers with more offers
Redirect users to external advertising websites or survey pages upon sign-in. Gateway can schedule different redirect URLs for target user groups or portals at different times.
Online & offline Campaign
Engage users through collected user contacts (via social-media login or self-registration). Schedule email/SMS campaigns to target groups. Customize and create campaign content with built-in CMS templates.
Promote and up-sell your offers
Before the user gets to the sign-in page, an optional advertisement can pop up, and it’s configurable to force the user to watch the ads for x seconds before the can close the ads and proceed to sign-in. Administrators can upload image/video content and schedule ads to push to target locations at preferred times. This capability enables venue owners to extend free Wi-Fi infrastructure as an advertising space for external agencies/advertisers and profit from revenue sharing, turning Wi-Fi from a cost centre into revenue generating platform.
Know your customers better.
After the user’s device connects to SSID, prompt the survey form before the user can proceed further. Different survey forms can be applied to different portals. Survey questions are fully customisable through web CMS.
| Model | HSG-200 | HSG-400 | HSG-800 | HSG-1000 | HSG-2000 | HSG-5000 | HSG-15000 | HSG-25000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Multi-core | Multi-core | Multi-core | Multi-core | Multi-core | Multi-core | Dual CPU | Dual CPU |
| Memory (RAM) | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 16GB | 32GB | 32GB | 64GB |
| Gigabit Interface | 4 x GE | 4 x GE | 6 x GE | 6 x GE | 8 x GE | 8 x GE | 8 x GE | 8 x GE |
| 10G Interface (fiber or copper) | – | – | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Dimensions (mm) (WxHxD) | 231.9 x 44 x 152 | 231.9 x 44 x 152 | 231 x 44 x 197 | 231 x 44 x 197 | 430 x 44 x 450 | 430 x 44 x 450 | 562 x 88 x 430 | 562 x 88 x 430 |
| Weight | 1.64kg | 1.64kg | 2.5kg | 2.5kg | 6kg | 6kg | 13kg | 13kg |
| Power Consumption | < 18W | < 18W | < 60W | < 60W | < 230W | < 230W | < 420W | < 420W |
| Redundant Power Supply | – | – | – | – | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Design Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | 1U rack | 1U rack | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 40°C | 0°C to 40°C | 0°C to 40°C | 0°C to 40°C | 0°C to 40°C | 0°C to 40°C | 0°C to 40°C | 0°C to 40°C |
| Model | HSG-200 | HSG-400 | HSG-800 | HSG-1000 | HSG-2000 | HSG-5000 | HSG-15000 | HSG-25000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total HotSpot Instances (VLANs) | 200 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 2000 | 2000 |
| – Max Throughput per HotSpot Instance | 200Mbps | 200Mbps | 1Gbps | 1Gbps | 1Gbps | 1Gbps | 1Gbps | 1Gbps |
| – Max Concurrent Devices per HotSpot Instance |
200 | 500 | 500 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Total Throughput (w/ hotspot) | 500Mbps | 500Mbps | 2Gbps | 2Gbps | 2Gbps | 2Gbps | 5Gbps | 5Gbps |
| Total Current Devices (w/ hotspot) | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1000 | 2000 | 5000 | 15000 | 25000 |
| Total Throughput (w/o hotspot) | 1.5Gbps | 1.5Gbps | 2Gbps | 2Gbps | 3Gbps | 3Gbps | 5Gbps | 5Gbps |
| Total Concurrent Devices (w/o hotspot) |
2000 | 2000 | 5000 | 5000 | 10000 | 10000 | 50000 | 50000 |
| Multi-WAN Link Balancing (WAN Bonding) |
Up to 3 WAN links |
Up to 3 WAN links |
Up to 7 WAN links |
Up to 7 WAN links |
Up to 15 WAN links |
Up to 15 WAN links |
Up to 28 WAN links |
Up to 28 WAN links |
| Wireless AP management (MACC) | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| mfusion monitoring & management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online Firmware Patching and Upgrade |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stateful Firewall & DHCP Server | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Static, Dynamic Routing (OSPF/ BGP) |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NAT, PAT, SNAT, DNAT, Port forwarding |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPSec, GRE, SSLVPN, L2TPv3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPv4 and IPv6 Capable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VLAN, Trunking (802.1q), Bonding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HA w/ Stateful Failover | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Model | HSG-200 | HSG-400 | HSG-800 | HSG-1000 | HSG-2000 | HSG-5000 | HSG-15000 | HSG-25000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Login page templates and CMS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bandwidth Control (Static/Dynamic) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time/Data/Session/Device Control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whitelist by URL/Domain/IP/MAC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local Authentication (RADIUS) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS & Email Signup, Social Media, POS, CRM, LDAP, RADIUS proxy |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PMS/API/payment gateway integration |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Landing page and In-session ads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| User log and data Analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
