Wanted: Software to give customers timed HotSpot Access

Paul Brooks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I want to give my customers 20 minutes or so free access to a hotspot
> immediately after a $3 purchase (maybe more, or less)
>
> I thought I'd give a code on the reciept that would serve as a
> password... so somekind of interface to a Point of Sale System would
> be required.

Two things pop into mind.

First of all, there is NoCatAuth, which is a captive portal. Not
necessarily what you want (though I've never used it/seen it myself),
but worth looking into.

The second would be D-Link's hotspot router and ticket printer.

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Cameron Kerr

I want to give my customers 20 minutes or so free access to a hotspot
immediately after a $3 purchase (maybe more, or less)

I thought I'd give a code on the reciept that would serve as a
password... so somekind of interface to a Point of Sale System would
be required.

Anyone know of something like this? Software that links a POS with
Hotspot management would sell well, I believe.

All the hotspots I know are freebies that work if you're nearby. This
won't work in my case, because the transient and cheap nature of my
walk-by population.

thanks,
paul

You can use our software product FirstSpot (
http://patronsoft.com/firstspot ).

The user session log is in a ODBC table, so it should be quite easy to
export to a printer.


Cameron Kerr <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Paul Brooks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > I want to give my customers 20 minutes or so free access to a hotspot
> > immediately after a $3 purchase (maybe more, or less)
> >
> > I thought I'd give a code on the reciept that would serve as a
> > password... so somekind of interface to a Point of Sale System would
> > be required.
>
> Two things pop into mind.
>
> First of all, there is NoCatAuth, which is a captive portal. Not
> necessarily what you want (though I've never used it/seen it myself),
> but worth looking into.
>
> The second would be D-Link's hotspot router and ticket printer.