Saturday, August 23, 2014

NYC Design Hotspots For Your Business Customers

By Deanne Shepard


When an Internet connection is provided within a certain area through a wireless local area network, or WLAN, this area is called a hotspot. NYC design hotspots will utilize routers to give people Wi-Fi connections within these hotspot areas. If you personally have a philanthropic or business organization, and you'd like to set up a hotspots for it, it's very easy to do. What you just need to do is to inform yourself on all the basic networking information and get the equipment.

Having a Wi-Fi hotspot for your business or organization could mean that you either charge a fee for use or simply allow anyone in the area to use it. Get informed of the conditions you signed with your Internet Service Provider, or ISP. As long as you understand the terms, you can choose the way you want to share the hotspot.

It's really important, again, that you read the ISP's contract with you. You must do this before you even design your hotspot so that you know you aren't violating any conditions you agreed to. It's most likely that for any home Internet connection, creating a hotspot is actually violating your contract. This differs for businesses, so you really should inform yourself about the rules before the hotspot is set up.

After you are informed of the terms and conditions the ISP and yourself have agreed to, it's time you start setting up the hotspot. Simply start by setting up your wireless router and check if you indeed can access the Internet through it. Then, decide what location you want people to have Internet access in. Keep in mind that an additional router antenna isn't required for small spaces like cafes or bookshops.

Larger areas such as parks, apartment buildings, or libraries will require something different. You must purchase a wireless antenna that is high-gain. This boosts your signal from your router for the entire area.

When you know what antenna to use, set up the wireless router in a place that will ensure your users will get the best connection. You should lift your router above the ground, and avoid placing it near any large or metal obstructions. The signal gets better as the line-of-sight is clear.

You have to ensure that you have the proper security in your network. You probably won't have to protect the network even more if your wireless connection is completely different for your home Internet. If you do use this same connection for both your business and home, though, you have to ensure that the connection has a guest feature that the public can access.

If your hotspot connection is indeed solely for your business, you can set up a WPA password on the router to limit the public's access to your Internet. You can then hand out the password to only your customers. If you choose to charge your customers, ask for payment upon receiving the password. You can also install router software that will ask for payment through the customers' computers before they can have the access.




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