Small business
Bakeries, pharmacies and fuel stations
The customer stays fifteen minutes and the person at the till is there to sell. The portal opens by itself, the SMS code arrives, the record is kept on the box; nobody has to do anything.
- One AP + box is enough
- Cashier does nothing
- Portal opens by itself
- Till coupon optional
The cashier is there to sell, not to run Wi-Fi
In a small shop nobody sets up or manages the Wi-Fi. The cashier is there to sell; even answering 'what's the Wi-Fi password?' slows the queue. Write the password on a card and everyone connects, but you have no idea who; the record-keeping duty stays with you.
The customer profile is different too: fifteen minutes in a bakery, a wait for a prescription in a pharmacy, a coffee at the fuel station while the car is washed. None of them fills in a long form; the login either takes seconds or the customer gives up.
A fuel station adds a layout problem: there is distance between the forecourt and the café, and the pump automation must be kept strictly apart from the guest network.
One access point still carries the duty
A bakery, pharmacy or fuel station that opens internet access to its customers counts as a mass-use provider under Law 5651, whatever its size. The law expects the business to keep internal IP assignment records, protect them with a timestamp and retain them for 2 years. Having a single access point does not change the duty. This page is not legal advice.
This page is not legal advice; confirm your obligations with your legal adviser.
Set-up: modem, one AP and the box
- 1
Starter kit: the existing modem, one access point and the box. The box plugs in between the modem and the access point; the modem stays, no static IP is needed.
- 2
The till computer, card terminal and pharmacy software never join the guest network; they stay on a separate VLAN or are kept outside the portal with a MAC exemption.
- 3
At a fuel station the pump automation and camera recorder stay strictly on a separate network; the guest SSID covers only the café and waiting area.
- 4
Start with the 'standard' template; shorten the session for brief visits.
Login: SMS code, optional coupon
Sign-in method
- SMS code
- Coupon
The customer joins the Wi-Fi, the portal opens by itself and they type the code that arrives on their phone; the cashier is not involved. If you prefer, hand out a coupon with the receipt; that limits access to paying customers. Our recommended 'standard' template: 10/5 Mbps, 2-hour session, 15-minute idle timeout, 2 devices, 1 GB per day.
Ready-made plan templates
Speed, session and device count are set per plan on the box, independent of the access point brand. The values below are our own lab recommendations and can be changed in the panel.
- Recommended for this sector
Standard
Cafés, restaurants, shops, bakeries, salons, gyms
- Speed (down / up)
- 10 / 5 Mbps
- Session
- 2 hours
- Idle timeout
- 15 min
- Devices
- 2
- Daily quota
- 1 GB
- Remembered device
- Off
Keeps tables turning; a guest who wants more gets a coupon from the till.
Conference
Events, fairs, waiting lounges, cinemas, bank branches
- Speed (down / up)
- 5 / 2 Mbps
- Session
- 4 hours
- Idle timeout
- 10 min
- Devices
- 1
- Daily quota
- 500 MB
- Remembered device
- Off
Low speed and one device for many simultaneous users; capacity 250 concurrent devices.
Staff-guest
Offices, factories, office towers, logistics, tutoring centres
- Speed (down / up)
- 20 / 10 Mbps
- Session
- 10 hours
- Idle timeout
- 30 min
- Devices
- 3
- Daily quota
- None
- Remembered device
- 30 days
Registered users or coupon groups; separate groups for suppliers and subcontractors.
Extended stay
Hotels, serviced apartments, dormitories, hospitals, residential complexes
- Speed (down / up)
- 15 / 5 Mbps
- Session
- 24 hours
- Idle timeout
- 30 min
- Devices
- 3
- Daily quota
- 5 GB
- Remembered device
- 7 days
No new code every day; in dormitories the remembered window can span the whole term.
What is recorded
- Verified phone number (encrypted, masked in the panel) or coupon code
- Device MAC address and assigned internal IP
- Session start and end time
- Daily hash chain and timestamp
What is not recorded
- Websites visited
- Messages and content
- What the customer bought (till data never reaches the box)
- Location
Example scenario
Example scenario: a fuel station on the edge of town
- Problem
- Customers in the station café keep asking for the Wi-Fi password; it is written on a board, and the café network shares a modem with the pump automation. Nobody knows who is connecting, and the shift staff have no network skills.
- Solution
- The installer moves the pump automation and cameras to their own VLAN and places the box between the modem and the café access point. Login is by SMS code on the 'standard' template with a 2-hour session. Customers waiting for a car wash can get an optional 1-hour coupon from the till. The low SMS credit alert goes to the owner's Telegram.
- Outcome
- Shift staff no longer get Wi-Fi questions; the portal opens on its own. The pump automation is fully separate from guest traffic. Records are stamped daily and stored on the box, and the owner checks the panel when needed.
An illustrative example; no real business is named.
Frequently asked
Does the cashier have to do anything?
No. When the customer joins the network the portal opens by itself; they type the code sent to their phone and they are online. The cashier neither gives out a password nor opens an account. If you want to use coupons, they are handed out with the receipt, and that too is optional.
I have one access point. Is that enough?
For a small shop, yes: the existing modem, one access point and the box are the starter kit. The box scales to 250 concurrent devices; when the space grows you add access points, not a new box. The access point brand does not matter and no extra licence is needed.
At a fuel station, can it share the network with the pump system?
It should not. Pump automation, payment terminals and the camera recorder stay on a separate VLAN; only the guest network passes through the box. Your installer makes that separation. The box is a firewall that isolates the guest network, but it does not replace an enterprise UTM.
What changes for a customer waiting in a pharmacy?
Nothing; the customer connects with an SMS code and waits while the prescription is prepared. The pharmacy software and prescription system never join the guest network. The box keeps an access record only; what the customer bought or which site they visited is not recorded.
Do I need to hire an IT person for installation and upkeep?
For the initial installation, an installer who connects the modem, access point and box is enough. After that the box runs on its own and alerts you by e-mail or Telegram when the disk is filling up, a timestamp could not be obtained or SMS credit is running low. Nobody needs to open the panel in day-to-day business.
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