2. Introducing the WirelessGEST Product Family
The WGS5000 is the core component for the management of wired/wireless networks, enabling the
commercial offer of Internet access service. The WGS5000 gathers the most complete set of
functionalities available in the market at a low operational and maintenance cost, which allows a
fast implementation of a small scale Internet Service Provider.
The WGS5000 may be adapted to several markets, depending on its configuration and on the
client‟s requirements. The most common markets are the hospitality market (hotels), Estate condos,
business (companies and business parks) and places with high volume of people‟s traffic like
airports, train stations, public hotspots, etc. The next section, 2.1, makes a brief presentation of the
WirelessGEST solution for the different markets. For application examples, please check chapter 5.
2.1. WirelessGEST solutions
2.1.1. WGHotel
WGHotel is the solution for hotels [5.1]. It creates a network for public Internet access in the hotel,
separating it from the hotel‟s internal network, using a firewall. The WGHotel solution is prepared to
integrate the Internet billing with the hotel‟s billing system, by interfacing with the hotel‟s front-
office system. When a room is checked-in, the information is sent to the WGS5000 that
automatically generates a username and a password for that room. The login data can then be sent
to a ticket printer, located at the hotel‟s reception and this ticket may be attached to the room‟s key
card.
WGHotel may also provide 100% security to the hotel‟s clients when they connect to the public
network, through a cabled connection. With the WG3PSW (WirelessGEST 3
rd
-Party Switch) module
the room‟s Ethernet plug may be enabled at check-in and disabled at check-out, prohibiting its
usage when the room is not checked-in. WG3PSW may also configure one VLAN
per
room,
preventing communication between different rooms in the same LAN.
2.1.2. WGBizPark
The WGBizPark [5.3] is the solution for companies and business parks. When applied to a company,
it provides a hotspot for visitors. This hotspot is separated from the company‟s internal network,
allowing the visitors to have Internet access, but no access to the company‟s important documents.
The visitors will be asked to insert a username and password before accessing the Internet, which
provides the company with a tool to control who is using their Internet connection.
This solution is also prepared to provide VPN access to the company‟s internal network from the
outside, allowing the company‟s workers to have access to the company‟s network from home or
from any other point in the world.
When applied to a business centre, it allows the administrator to control the Internet service
provided to the residing companies.
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