Hotspot Networking Solutions

For Restaurants & Cafe's

The widespread availability of WLAN-enabled laptops and personal digital assistants (PDAs) is allowing the business person and consumer to gain easy, wireless access to the internet just about anywhere, all at broadband speeds. Users will soon be demanding high-speed internet access not just at work and home, but also in public locations, such as restaurants and cafes. Offering wireless broadband internet access in your eating or drinking establishment will not only differentiate your establishment from the competition and attract new business, but will also generate incremental revenue for your property.

Today, 3,000 Starbucksª locations are becoming high-speed internet locations. By 2007, 35% of restaurants and cafes

Key Benefits include:

Additional Revenue

Generate additional sources of revenue by offering your customers wireless broadband internet access. Offering wireless internet access will encourage customers to stay longer and spend more, allowing you to capture more revenue per customer.

Minimal Upfront Expenditures

Offering wireless broadband services in your eating/drinking establishment requires minimal upfront costs. The service pays for itself with only minimal usage. Only one access device is typically required to cover an entire restaurant or cafes.

Differentiated Service / Increased Customer Satisfaction

High-speed wireless internet connectivity can be a key differentiator that makes customers choose your eating/ drinking establishment over others. Offering internet access will also increase customer satisfaction and build customer loyalty.

Location-Based and Personalized Services

Using ProntoÕs solutions enables you to provide customers with a variety of location-specific information and advertisements. You can also offer incentives for customers to use the service, such as free-trial coupons and pre-paid cards, sell ad space on your customized portal to nearby establishments, and offer on-site printing services.

Easy-to-Use

Initial usage is easy for customers with WLAN-enabled laptops or personal digital assistants (PDAs). ProntoÕs system simply redirects the customersÕ browsers to a proprietary web page where they can easily logon and purchase high speed internet access from the wireless internet service provider (WISP) serving your establishment.

Advanced Security

Pronto's solution offers IPSec-based security, ensuring that every customer connection and data transmission is safe from hackers.

Turnkey Solution for

Fast and Easy Deployment

Installation is fast and easy due to Pronto's plug-n-play design. Initial installation requires no on-site technical assistance or additional cabling. All system configuration is performed remotely at a centralized data center by your service provider.

Easy User Access and Automated Customer Billing

The Pronto system offers several easy ways for users to purchase internet access, such as through credit cards, coupons, or pre-paid cards. The Pronto system also offer several automated billing options.

Complete Network Management

All network installation and administration is provided by your WISP. Your WISP also provides ongoing maintenance and technical support, creating no new responsibilities for your employees. Toll free

customer service is also

provided.

General

The Hotspot Networking System can support a variety of backhaul methods, including DSL, Cable, Fiber, T1, wireless, satellite, etc. that connect to a local Ethernet LAN.

Network Design Considerations

For most restaurants and cafes, only one Hotspot Controller would need to be deployed on the premises. In a typical restaurant/cafe environment, a single Hotspot Controller can be used to cover 300 feet in all directions.

Hotspot Controller Installation

The Hotspot Controller is connected to the restaurant/cafe's existing LAN via an Internet Interface at the designated location. An internal wired LAN can be connected to the DMZ interface of the Hotspot Controller to allow for unauthenticated, high-prioritized internet access for employees.

For restaurant/café LANs with DHCP servers, IP addresses are automatically sent to Hotspot Controllers for immediate setup. For LANs with static IP addresses, the IP address can be configured during pre-shipment via a web-based interface.

If the network is protected by a firewall, appropriate access should be opened for the Hotspot Controller.

Printer Setup

A Post Script printer can be connected to one of the USB ports on the Hotspot Controller to allow users to print documents at the hot spot location, if desired. To enable printing from a particular Hotspot Controller, a configuration file is sent to the Hotspot Controller from the Pronto Hotspot Provisioning & Operations Support System (OSS) server software at the Network Operations Center (NOC). The amount to charge per printed page is also configured at the NOC.

Remote Auto Provisioning / Setup

Once Hotspot Controllers are deployed at the hot spot location, all initial configuration is done at the NOC running the Pronto Hotspot Provisioning & OSS server software. The NOC is operated either by the restaurant/cafe's service provider or Pronto Networks under our Hotspot Managed Services arrangement.

For more information:

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Beach Wireless, Inc

Corporate Headquarters

13202 Myford Rd #208

Tustin, CA 92782

714-389-1722