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HotSpot Gateway (HSG)
Guest Wi-Fi that pays for itself
The RansNet HotSpot Gateway (HSG) turns any Wi-Fi venue — hotels, malls, hospitals, airports, F&B, retail — into a branded, monetized guest network. A complete captive-portal and AAA platform with a no-code CMS, every sign-in method, and granular access control, all managed from one console.
One platform
Every SD-WAN capability, plus guest Wi-Fi
HSG is a RansNet SD-WAN gateway at heart. It inherits the full platform — then layers a complete captive-portal and AAA hotspot stack on top. One appliance, one console, for connectivity and guest Wi-Fi alike.
- All CMG SD-WAN capabilities — multi-WAN, VPN overlay, firewall, routing, QoS, traffic steering
- Plus the full hotspot stack — captive portal, AAA/RADIUS, monetization, compliance logging
- Secure-by-default and centrally managed through mfusion
Capabilities
A complete captive-portal platform
Overlay HSG onto any wireless network and start delivering branded, policy-driven guest Wi-Fi — no HTML coding, no rip-and-replace.
Captive portal for any Wi-Fi
Overlay HSG onto any new or existing WLAN — any AP brand — with no major network changes. Client traffic is simply trunked to HSG by VLAN.
Multi-portal, multi-SSID
One gateway hosts many portals, each mapped to its own SSID/VLAN — differentiated branding and access rules per location or zone.
Built-in RADIUS/AAA
A local RADIUS/AAA server with a web GUI manages accounts, PINs, vouchers, access profiles, analytics, and reports — no external AAA needed.
Flexible deployment
Run all-in-one on-premises (portal + AAA local) or in cloud mode (local gateway with cloud portal/AAA) — whichever fits the site.
High availability
Active/standby or active/active HA with seamless failover — logged-in users stay connected when a unit fails over, with no re-login.
Seamless re-login
Authenticated users auto re-login for a configurable period — a hotel guest signs in once for their entire stay.
Adaptive bandwidth control
Patented adaptive bandwidth control re-allocates per-user speed to live link usage — maximizing experience and backhaul efficiency.
Multi-language portals
Present the portal in 10+ languages with an on-page switcher — guests pick their language during sign-in, at every venue.
Customization
Make the portal yours — no web designer needed
Start from a professional template for hotels, retail, F&B, or corporate, then shape everything in a no-code web CMS — and preview it live across mobile, tablet, and desktop before you publish.
- Pre-built, device-adaptive templates per venue type
- Full branding — logo, colors, background, welcome text, terms, promos, footer links
- Every sign-in method on one page — username/PIN, email/SMS OTP, direct/QR, social, payment, PMS
- 10+ portal languages, and a different portal per SSID/VLAN
Monetization
Turn Wi-Fi from cost center into revenue
Good, free Wi-Fi is now expected — but it doesn't have to be a cost center. HSG builds monetization in as standard: enable options from a web UI, run unlimited campaigns with no hidden costs, and profit from every step of the guest journey.
- Sell premium Wi-Fi for faster speeds via built-in payment gateways — PayPal, Midtrans, MasterCard, Ooreedoo
- Advertisement pop-ups before sign-in, scheduled to target locations and times — sell the space, share the revenue
- Redirect users to offers or surveys on login; schedule per group, portal, or time of day
- Email/SMS campaigns to collected contacts, built from CMS templates
Hospitality
Automated guest Wi-Fi, straight from your PMS
Integrate HSG with your property management system — Oracle Opera, via the industry-standard FIAS protocol — and guest Wi-Fi runs itself: no vouchers, no manual accounts, no front-desk involvement.
- Guests sign in with just their room number and last name
- Accounts auto-created at check-in and removed at check-out, synced in real time; room transfers update automatically
- Tiered HSIA — free standard, premium paid, or loyalty upgrades — to monetize connectivity per guest
- Capture guest contacts for post-stay marketing and loyalty analytics
- One consistent login experience across every property in the chain
Full AAA
Authenticate, authorize, account — built in
HSG's built-in AAA server covers the whole lifecycle: how users sign in, what they're allowed to do, and a complete audit trail for analytics and compliance.
Authentication (sign-in)
- Captive portal, EAP/802.1x, MAC auto-login
- SMS & email OTP self-registration
- QR-code auto login
- Voucher / PIN-code (POS-printed or via SMS)
- Mobile app login via WISPr (free SDK)
- PMS (Opera) & mboxapi integration
Authorization (access control)
- Multi-tier privileges & access plans
- Bandwidth control per network / VLAN / user / app / IP
- Adaptive bandwidth control (patented)
- Session, time-quota & data-quota limits
- Concurrent-login limits & anti-account-sharing (MAC lock)
- Delayed reconnection for fair free access
- Whitelist / bypass by IP, URL, domain, or MAC
Accounting (logging & analytics)
- Per-session records — user, MAC, IP, times, volume, speed
- Access logs — timestamps, src/dst IP, domain, protocol, ports
- Scheduled analytics reports (daily / weekly / monthly)
- Real-time live logs with filtering
- Searchable historical logs for forensics
- Archive to local storage or external FTP
- Compliance-ready (PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, and more)
Models & scale
From a single venue to 25,000 users
HSG scales from HSG-200 (200 concurrent devices) to HSG-25000 (25,000 devices), as a hardware appliance or virtual machine — the same software across the range.
Make guest Wi-Fi work for your business
Tell us about your venues and goals — we'll help you design a branded, monetized guest Wi-Fi rollout.
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