Captive Portal HotSpot Gateway

RansNet HotSpot Gateway (HSG) is designed for large Wi-Fi venues to offer guest Wi-Fi access for Hotels, malls, hospitals, airports, tourism places, F&B, retail chains, or enterprises offering Wi-Fi services to visitors.

Help Venues to Get the Most Out of Wi-Fi At Lower Costs

Minimize investment cost, by fully utilizing RansNet complete Wi-Fi hotspot solutions, from gateway (integrated with WLAN controller), PoE switches up to Wi-Fi 6 Access points.

Maximize user experience, using dedicated computing appliance to manage user access and offload AP to guarantee end device wireless connection.

Monetize Wi-Fi infrastructure, with many opportunities to generate additional business incomes throughout user Wi-Fi journey.

Feature Highlights
HotSpot Gateway Models
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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 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.

Intuitive Web CMS

Built-in web based CMS (content management system) enables editing and customizing personalized portals at fingertips, without the need of any html coding

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Multi-Portals for Multi-SSID

One gateway can host multi-portals for multi-VLANs/SSIDs, with each portal mapped to different SSID/VLAN, to offer differentiated user experience and branding based on location/SSID.

Many design Templates

Extensive portal design templates for different use cases, eg. shopping malls, F&B and retails, hotels. The portals created from templates are device adaptive, and support multi-platforms.

Easy portal customisation

Builtin web CMS allows marketing personals to easily change user login methods and fully customize “look-and-feel” of the portals, eg. change logo, background pictures, text, colors, messages, terms, etc.

Vendor agnostic

Supports any 3rd-party wireless Access Points (AP) or even LAN-based connections, particularly valuable for venues with existing Wi-Fi to get more out of Wi-Fi.

Flexible deployment mode

Supports all-in-one on-premise mode (captive portal and AAA, all in local gateway), or cloud mode (local gateway, cloud Captive Portal/AAA).

Maximum uptime

Supports high availability (HA), either active/standby or active/active mode.
Supports seamless failover between HA peers, eg. logged in users don’t need to relogin when failover to backup unit

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 center by the business owners. Now with RansNet HotSpot Gateway (HSG), Wi-Fi is no longer a cost center, it is an investment.

HSG provides many opportunities for venue owners to monetize free Wi-Fi throughout user Wi-Fi journey. Having all monetization capabilities built-in as standard features, venues can easily enable the desired options with 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.

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Welcome customers
with more offers

Redirect users to external advertising website or survey pages upon sign in.

Gateway can schedule different redirect URL at different times for target user groups or portals.

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 contents, with built-in CMS templates.

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Promote and up-sell your offers

Before user gets the sign-in page, an optional advertisement can pop-up and it’s configurable to force user to watch the ads for x seconds before the can close the ads and proceed to sign-in.
Administrators can upload image/video contents and schedule ads to push to target locations at preferred timings. 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 cost center into revenue generating platform.

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Know your customers better

After user device connects to SSID, prompt survey form before user can proceed further. Different survey forms can be applied to different portals. Survey questions are fully customisable through web CMS.

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RansNet HotSpot Gateway (HSG) has builtin RADIUS/AAA server to authenticate user Internet access, either through captive portal or dot1x/EAP or MAC authentication. It comes with intuitive web interface for administrators to manage user accounts, create vouchers, defines access profiles and generate billing and analytics reporting.

HSG also integrates with many 3rd-party systems for flexible user sign-in options, including all common social-media providers, SMS providers, payment gateway providers, PMS vendors, etc. At the same time, HSG also has its own mboxapi which allows any 3rd-party system to integrate with HSG for user account management, apps sign-in and data retrieval for external analytics etc.

Multiple Authentications

Supports login via captive portal or seamless authentication via EAP. Supports MAC auto Login (eg. machine authentication)

Local RADIUS/AAA

Local built-in RADIUS/AAA server with intuitive web GUI to manage user accounts, pin-code, vouchers and create access profiles and run analytics and reports etc.

Seamless re-login

Supports auto re-login for authenticated users, for a configurable period, eg. hotel guest only needs to login once throughout their stay

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QR Code login

Supports QR code auto login. User scan QR code to get instant access

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Mobile App Login

Supports mobile app login using WISPr protocol. Free SDK is provided to integrate into customer’s apps, to provide seamless user experience

Direct Login

Supports direct login, with additional option to capture user info, eg. user key in email and click to login

Social Media Login

Supports social media login. Can auto pull and store user profiles into local database for further data analytics and user campaigns. Supported social media: facebook, twitter, linkedin, instagram, weibo, google+, line, wechat

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Self-registration via SMS

SMS self-registration (or SMS OTP login) support many SMS providers, eg. BulkSMS, InfoBip, Nexmo, SendQuick, MD Media, TechStudio, Asia Mediatel, Send Quick (Telarax), Generic SMTP based gateways

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Self-registration via email

Email self-registration (or email OTP login) can verify email authenticity. Can allow customers to set their own SMTP server for sending email OTP.

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Customisable profile capture

Email/SMS self-registration can capture and store below user profile info (configurable options via CMS), Firstname, Lastname, Email, Mobile, Gender, Address, Country, Zip Code, Race, Religion, Nationality, Profession, Company Name, Interests, Marital Status, Birthdate, Passport/NRIC

Voucher Management

Have local voucher management system for easy generating vouchers. Vouchers can be printed by integrated POS printer (eg. EPSON, STAR), or sent via SMS.

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API for any authentication

Works with external RADIUS server. Integrates with PMS (Opera) and any CRM via their respective API. Allows any 3rd-party system to integrate with HSG via mboxapi.

The HSG builtin AAA server comes with fully featured RADIUS authorization capabilities, and enforces user access control by speed, time, data volume etc. Business owners can easy define multi-tier privileges to offer differentiated user experience, or sell premium Wi-Fi with different billing plans, or whitelist special network devices or destinations etc.

In addition, RansNet patented adaptive bandwidth control feature allows venue owners to fully maximize their back-haul investment to provide best possible user experience.

Allow multi-tier privileges

Supports multi-tier privileges and access plans, based speed & time. Can set authorisation per account or per profile (per user group)

Bandwidth control

Limits speed (QoS) per network, per VLAN, per user, per application, per IP/host

Adaptive Bandwidth Control

Can adaptively re-allocate per user speed, varying to link usage, to maximise user experience and efficiently use available link capacity.

Session Management

Manages access time per account, eg. idle timeout, session timeout, total access time, access time per day, per week, per month

Time Quota Management

Sets absolute expiry date/time per account, eg. valid till dd/mm/yy

Adaptive Time Management

Sets adaptive expiry date/time per account, eg. expiry in xx day/hours upon first use

Data Quota Management

Manages data usage (quota management), eg. total volume (upload/download), volume per day, per week, per month

Limit concurrent usage

Limits simultaneous logins per account

Disconnect Abuse User

Kick-out/disconnect/disable users through intuitive web console

Prevent account sharing

Can lock each account to one or multiple sets of authorized MAC. Auto detects and sets MAC upon first login, important for selling premium Wi-Fi

Delay reconnection

Delays reconnection (session wait) for fair free access sharing. Eg, free users are given 30 minutes free access per session, and must wait for 30 minutes before reconnect for next free session.

Multiple bypass options

Supports multiple whitelisting options., eg. by destination IP/network, URLs, domains; by source IP/network; by source MAC.

Detail Access Logging and Reporting for Analytics and Compliance (Accounting)

Regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and many others, are requiring organizations to implement comprehensive security measures, which often include collecting and analyzing logs from many different sources.

RansNet HSG tracks all user connection sessions, login attempts and access logs, with detail timestamps and packet header information (source, destination, protocols, port no, etc). The logs are stored in local storage for immediate analysis and investigation, and can be archived out to external FTP servers for long-term retention.

These features provide venue owners full visibility on the traffic usage and comply to security regulations and audits.

Record login sessions

Captures per hotspot session details, minimum including: Username, Device MAC, IP Address, Start Time, Stop Time, Total Time, Total Uploads (MB), Total Downloads (MB), Gateway IP (NAS IP), Allocated Speed, Device Type

Log access details

Captures user access logs, through firewall logs, web proxy logs or netflow, minimum including: timestamps, source IP, destination IP, destination domain (DNS query), protocol, source/destination ports

Analyze & Report

Analyzes logs against pre-fined rules and alarm for anomalies. Schedule reports on daily, weekly or monthly basis, or any selected time/date range. Analytics reports include: Total logins, Unique users, Repeat users, Average dwell time, device types, demographics, locations, Top users by time usage, bandwidth usage, data volume usage, or login methods.

Real-time live logs

Displays live access logs through web GUI at lightning speed. Many filtering options for admin to troubleshoot any incidents.

Search historical logs

Historical logs are stored in local storage, with intuitive GUI to search and discovery historical activities. Important for security forensic investigations.

Archive for log retention

Able to auto archive logs to local storage and external FTP server for long-term log retention and audit compliance requirements.

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	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

HSG Series Datasheet