The latest member of Teleadapt's DeskHub family - the DeskBridge - solves this problem. By adding wired access to wireless networks through a retractable Ethernet cable all laptops and computers can participate in the wireless revolution!
The DeskBridge has been styled to fit in with any hotel guest room or hotspot d©cor, providing a refreshing, attractive change to the 'techie' boxes found in most cabled hotels and an easily understood point of connection for guests.
For the guest it's as easy as pulling out the cable from the DeskBridge and plugging it into their laptop. There's no need to install any software or drivers, or even supply their own patch cable! For the Hotel or Hot Spot operator the DeskBridge can come pre-configured for their specific wireless network, ignoring any other networks within the vicinity.
The DeskBridge is fully compatible with both IEEE 802.11b and g networks and can be customised to a customer's house branding and colour. It is weighted to stay put on the guest or hotspot desk and can be fixed to the desk if this is required. There also is a slot provided to hold tariff or promotional cards.
For the operator who wants to do the configuration themselves, network settings can be changed by accessing the HTTP interface from a web browser, allowing changes to the SSID and WEP, as well as MAC cloning and many other settings.
The DeskBridge is a unique solution to an unanticipated problem for wireless networks. Who would have thought that wireless profitability could depend on a spooled cable?
