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Guest Wi-Fi & Captive Portal

Guest Wi-Fi that does not put your business at risk, and can even pay for itself

A proper sign-in page for visitors, an isolated network they cannot escape, and — if you want it — a way to sell access by the hour, the day, or the gigabyte.

Click-through · Voucher · Paid access

Three ways to let people online

Pick the mode that fits your business. You can change it later without starting over.

Click-through
The simplest option. Visitors see your terms, click accept, and they are online. No code, no charge.
Voucher
Hand out a code for free access, for a set amount of time. Useful for a hotel that includes Wi-Fi in the room rate.
Paid access
The same code system, but each code is tied to a plan you sell. This is what turns guest Wi-Fi into a product.

Brand it, cap it, isolate it

A sign-in page that looks like yours, limits that protect your bandwidth, and a network guests can never break out of.

A live preview as you build it
Change your logo, colours, and welcome text, and see the real sign-in page update as you type. No code needed.
Time and data caps
Cap how long a session lasts and how much data it can use, whether the guest paid or not.
One-click guest network
A single action sets up an isolated VLAN, turns on the portal, and applies your caps together, so guests are online in minutes and never touch your real network.

What it comes with

3
Sign-in modes: click-through, voucher, and paid access
1 click
To set up an isolated guest network, portal, and caps together
CSV
Usage export, ready for your own billing or bookkeeping
Live preview
See your splash page update as you edit it

How people actually use this

A campsite selling day passes at the desk

The problem: A campsite wants to offer Wi-Fi as a paid extra, but has no way to sell time without a separate booking system.

What Firecradle does:
Build a day-pass plan with a price and a data cap
Print a batch of codes and hand them out at check-in
Guests type the code once and are online for the day
Export usage at the end of the month and reconcile it against sales

An office that just wants guests off the real network

The problem: A small office lets visitors use the Wi-Fi, but does not want a guest's laptop anywhere near staff computers or the office printer.

What Firecradle does:
Run the one-click guest network setup
Guests land on a portal, on their own isolated network
A time cap logs them off automatically at the end of the day
Staff devices and cameras stay completely out of reach

Everything here is included

No add-on licence, no separate box

Click-through, voucher, and paid access sign-in modes
Sellable plans with a price, time limit, and data limit
Usage accounting per code, tracked automatically
A CSV export for billing or bookkeeping
A what-you-see-is-what-you-get splash page editor with live preview
Time and data caps on any session, paid or not
A one-click guest network: isolated VLAN, portal, and caps together
Guests kept completely apart from your staff network

Common questions

Does Firecradle take the payment itself?

No. Firecradle defines the plan and tracks usage against a code, but taking the actual payment happens at your own till, booking system, or payment provider. A staff member hands over the code once the guest has paid.

Can I make the sign-in page match my brand?

Yes. The splash page editor lets you set your logo, colours, and wording, with a live preview, so the sign-in page looks like it belongs to your business.

What stops one guest from using all the bandwidth?

Every plan and voucher can carry a data cap and a time cap. Once either limit is reached, that session stops, regardless of how the guest is connected.

Do guests share the network with my staff and cameras?

Not if you use the one-click guest network setup. It puts the portal on its own isolated network, so a guest device can never reach your staff computers, printers, or cameras.

Guest Wi-Fi that pays for itself

Captive portal, paid access, and one-click guest networks are part of every Firecradle appliance. Try it free for 30 days.

No credit card required · Cancel anytime · 30-day free trial