These days, guests are requiring more from their hospitality services than ever before; the advent of decentralised out of office work, the growing popularity of WiFi and Bluetooth IoT gadgets, and the fact that guests regularly need to connect multiple devices means it’s absolutely crucial your business has a network that can keep up. IoT infrastructure also needs to support cutting-edge smart hotel rooms with smart lighting and blinds, keyless access control to the premises and other smart devices belonging to your customers - all of which need reliable and high-speed connectivity to stay responsive.
And guest satisfaction is only one piece of the puzzle; your network also needs to support everything that contributes to the smooth and seamless operation of your business, from staff communication with VoIP phones and instant messaging, to check-in desks and Point of Sale kiosks. A solid internet connection can mean the difference between seamless operation, and your business grinding to a halt.
Seems like a tall order doesn’t it? Luckily, HPE Networking Instant On has a solution!
With an impressive portfolio of access points and switches, you can rest easy that your business’s network requirements are supported; combining high-speed internet connectivity with a rich feature-set and a painless installation and setup, Instant On’s range of networking equipment can help keep your guests happy and your business humming.
Guest Requirements
Nothing sours an otherwise perfect stay like patchy or nonexistent WiFi in your room or common areas; guests are rapidly coming to expect a dependable and high-speed connection in every area of the premises, from the car park to the swimming pool.
As technology advances, your guest’s requirements for consistent WIFi will only multiply, meaning that not only do you need to ensure coverage for the entire premises, but your network must be able to manage the number of simultaneous connections too. Many guests will each connect more than one device to the WiFi like phones, tablets, laptops and more, and it’s essential that your internet infrastructure can handle the traffic.
As well as speed and coverage, a hospitality network needs to be secure; by necessity, your business is collecting more data from guests than ever before, from personal info like names and addresses to credit card details, and this data has to be securely routed and handled by every hardware device it passes through.
HPE Networking Instant On’s access points can offer all this and more; high-speed consistent WiFi that’s easy to set up, manage and monitor, and with sophisticated security features to make sure that everyone’s data stays where it should. Instant On’s Smart Mesh technology means that access points can work together to eliminate dead zones and cover even the broadest areas, offering seamless roaming for guests throughout the premises. Access points such as the AP22 and AP32 can handle up to 75 connected clients each with ultra high throughput WIFi 6E technology, and the AP27 can effortlessly expand your network outdoors by virtue of its weather-proof chassis.
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| AP22 | AP27 | AP32 |
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Business Requirements
So, your guests most certainly need dependable, high-speed WiFi - but your business does too!
We’ve all experienced the chaos that occurs when an entire business’s network goes down, and this is doubly true for businesses in the hospitality sector; strong network connectivity is absolutely essential for the smooth running of any hospitality business, supporting everything from the booking system, to the check-in desk, to staff communication throughout the premises with VoIP phones, emails and instant messaging.
Modern security systems like access controls and IP cameras all need a strong and consistent network connection too, as well as any smart features that the premises has like keyless entry to rooms, smart lighting, blinds and climate control, voice assistants like Alexa or Google Home, and more. Adding all this up can put immense strain on an unprepared network, leading to downtime and frustration for your guests and for you.
Complex networks such as these need a reliable support framework and HPE Networking’s switches can provide just that, offering anything from a simple plug-and-play unmanaged switch for instantly expanding networking capabilities, all the way up to 48-port L2+ powerhouses. Combining high switching capacity, tight security and a generous PoE budget, these switches can provide consistent, high-speed connectivity and strong security protocols, and are a breeze to provision, manage and monitor to boot!
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| R8R45A-ACC | JL813A-ACC | JL809A-ACC |
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Future-Proofing
If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last few years it’s that technology moves fast; making good decisions about your network infrastructure now can save significant money and time further down the line, meaning your business can keep up both with current technological trends and the burgeoning demands of your customers.
HPE Networking marries a sophisticated and powerful feature-set with an intuitive installation and setup process, so you’ll be able to handle whatever the future holds. Features like true-stacking on the 1960 range of switches such as the JL806A or the JL809A offer an instantaneous way to easily manage increased switching power by treating multiple linked switches as a single unit, while the smart-mesh technology built into the access points promises dead-zone free coverage.
In addition to the high-quality and feature rich hardware specifications, HPE Networking’s free Instant On app offers single-pane-of-glass management for any HPE device on the network, promising seamless, flexible and fully remote provisioning, management and monitoring of your business’s hardware. This combination of quality hardware, an innovative feature portfolio and at-a-glance remote management ensures that your business can withstand the test of time.
Conclusion
Carefully considering the requirements of both your guests and your business is no longer optional; it’s essential to making sure that everything runs smoothly. A good basis for your network means more responsive devices, seamless WiFi roaming for your guests, and quick and easy communication for your staff - all supported by sophisticated and intuitive security protocols, and able to be managed completely remotely from anywhere in the world.
Upgrading your network infrastructure with HPE Networking Instant On can not only significantly enhance your guest satisfaction and loyalty, but also improves your operational efficiency, tightens your security, gives you an edge over your competitors, and saves you money down the line.
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