Intellinet Network Solutions this month launched a new device that
solution providers can use to set up secure guest-access solutions for
their customers.
The new
GuestGate device, available now for an introductory
price of $199, lets customers offer free Internet
access to guest users in areas such as lobbies
and conference rooms without compromising the
security of their networks.
GuestGate also eliminates the
need for IT staff to spend time setting up secure accounts for guest
users or reconfiguring the network to accommodate them, he said.
For solution
providers, many vertical-market accounts are prime
targets for GuestGate, CEO Michael Thiel said.
"There are a lot of vertical market applications:
health care, legal, government -- wherever data
protection is critical, you have visitors that
need Internet access," he said.
Lyle McIntire, director of network solutions at 2-Way Communications
Service, a Newington, N.H.-based solution provider, said accounts such
as police departments and law firms are showing interest in GuestGate.
"Police departments often have
attorneys in doing discovery. They have a lot of privileged,
confidential information on their servers, and they tend to have
limited IT support in-house," McIntire said. "GuestGate is a really
easy plug-and-play solution."
GuestGate installs on the
existing network to provide wired and wireless Internet connectivity,
said Andy Schlieck, technical marketing manager for GuestGate.
"It protects the host network. If
a guest decides to try to snoop around, GuestGate will detect that and
block it," Schlieck said. Guest users are also protected at the IP level from each other via the vendor's Layer 3 Client Isolation technology, he added.
Solution providers stand to make
a 50 percent margin on GuestGate, based on its current pricing, Thiel
said. The price will increase to $249 on Jan. 1.
