MSG HotSpot Edition
Inventum's MSG appliances are in active use as hotspot controllers across multiple industry verticals. Invest in the MSG Hotspot Edition and upgrade to the MSG ISP-in-a-Box Edition using a simple software upgrade.
Public Hotspots & Hotzones
Deploying public wireless locations has never been easier. Connect one or more AP and use the MSG in its wireless LAN controller
- Acquire subscribers easily using browser driven self-registration.
- Authenticate using 802.1x (WPA & WPA2), portal, MAC, IP/CIDR, VLAN.
- Multiple SSID support for virtual AP deployments.
- Billing for unlimited & usage based plans with integrated per session speed limits.
- WiFi AP agnostic, works in bridge (layer 2) or routed (layer 3) mode.
- MSG also has a built-in Unified Threat Management (UTM) system.
- Complies with Lawful Interception requirements.
Hospitality Guest Internet Access
- Hotspot in a box for hotels & other hospitality venues - everything you need is on the MSG.
- Works with WiFi (any manufacturer) or other LAN network at your property.
- Customized property portal can be forced prior to allowing Internet access.
- Offer free or paid access. Supports major credit cards for payment.
- Interface with leading PMS systems including location awareness technology, allowing direct posting to room folio.
- Hotel chains can use multiple MSG to offer inter-property roaming plans.
- Promote hourly, daily, weekly or even monthly Internet service plans to guests.
Airport or Large Public Hotzones
- Enable large venue hotzones with hundreds of access points.
- Free & paid Internet access. Support credit cards, PIN scratch card & other payment mechanisms.
- Support multiple SSID for virtual networks that securely share the venue wide infrastructure between visitors & staff.
- Control Internet access on Public Internet Kiosks.
- Interface with airline systems, back-office systems & roaming aggregators using web services API of MSG.
Educational Campus Hotspots
- Enable a mixed use network for faculty, students & visitors.
- Support computers, PDA, IP phones & other network systems.
- Complete UTM functionality built into MSG keeps your network secure and healthy.
- User identity based content filtering & firewall policies.
- Policy based access including time-of-day schedules, permitted access location(s), restrict session speed and download quotas.
- Issue one-time-passwords to visitors while students and faculty can be authenticated against central LDAP, RADIUS or Microsoft Windows Active Directory.
- Offer free or paid Internet access anywhere in the venue. For example, charge for access when connecting from campus dorms & residences.
- Forced portal which can be linked to Intranet and other walled-garden services.