Custom restaurant Wi-Fi
Visitors sign in through a page displaying your logo and terms, staying on a network kept apart from registers and staff devices.
Connections operate differently depending on layout and foot traffic. Setup matches physical spaces and keeps point-of-sale devices on a separate network over the same cables.
Diners want to check messages or share photos without interrupting meals. Setup accounts for brick walls reducing coverage, while registers run separately on internal networks.
Outdoor patrons spread out along bars and railings. Sealed outdoor units handle weather while keeping signals strong outside main buildings.
Customers sit for hours working on laptops. Bandwidth controls stop single users from downloading large files and slowing down service for everyone else.
Large crowds gather on weekends, bringing dozens of devices into open spaces. Design counts connected phones at peak to ensure capacity while blocking unwanted file transfers.
Multiple locations require consistent setups and centralized management. Managers handle several sites from a single dashboard on one console without paying per-unit licenses or monthly platform fees.
Visitors reach only internet connections. Point-of-sale systems, cameras and staff hardware are kept apart in an internal zone. Operations run over the same cabling without exposing local hardware to guests.
Illustration shows an example guest zone setup
Connections start with a welcome screen. Options range from simple passwords to generated vouchers, giving visitors access while keeping them off your internal network.
Managers monitor connections during busy shifts using the Network app. Controls allow quick adjustments to keep main internet lines clear for critical operations.
Your card terminals and phones switch automatically to a second carrier when the main line fails. Guest Wi-Fi can stay off the cellular backup while critical devices continue operating. A cellular line requires its own data plan.
PCI Security Standards Council guidelines say brick-and-mortar businesses offering free Wi-Fi need a separate network for processing payments. Your card processor and payment brands set the actual validation requirements.
Terms accepted by guests remain your own words. Management supplies the text for sign-in pages, listing rules visitors must accept before getting online.
Plaster over metal lath, block walls, stone chimneys and foil-backed insulation reduce coverage significantly. Surveys walk buildings with meters, reading signal strength at far corners.
Walkthroughs show sign-in and voucher screens live, letting you see exactly what your visitors encounter when connecting to a guest network.
Every cloud gateway includes a guest zone on by default, keeping customer Wi-Fi apart from staff systems without extra hardware to buy.
Surveys record incoming internet services and determine which internal systems must stay entirely separate.
Network plans keep registers apart from guest devices. Decisions happen before ordering any equipment.
Technicians pull individual Cat6 cables to switches that power each access point directly.
Handover includes a test from a visitor's phone. Checks confirm guest networks stay apart from card terminals.
Card terminals sit on dedicated internal networks separate from guest Wi-Fi. Default settings block visitors from seeing or accessing any point-of-sale hardware.
Phones move between indoor access points and sealed outdoor units without requiring visitors to sign in again. Settings remain consistent across all physical areas.
Welcome screens display custom colors, logos and text. Setups include specific terms your customers must accept before reaching internet connections.
Internal zones are kept apart from visitor devices. Optional speed limits restrict individual guests from crowding the main internet connection during peak dining hours.
Managers handle several locations from one dashboard. Setups require no per-unit licenses or monthly platform fees while maintaining consistent rules everywhere.
Call (844) 422-7000 or book a walkthrough to separate your card terminals from guest devices.