Segregated VLAN
Guest traffic on its own network segment, firewalled away from your business systems entirely.
Internet Access
Managed Wi-Fi With Guest Portal
One shared Wi-Fi password puts your guests, and everyone they ever passed it to, on the same network as your servers and accounts software. A properly segregated guest network gives visitors the internet without giving them a route to your data, and keeps a record of who connected.
What this protects
Open to visitors, closed to the business network
A shared office password is a data risk you cannot recall once it is out. A segregated guest network gives visitors what they need and keeps them away from the systems that hold your customer records.
Your network, kept separate
Guest traffic runs on its own VLAN, firewalled away from servers, shared drives and accounts software, so a visitor device cannot reach your data.
A record that answers the question
The portal logs who connected and when, which helps with GDPR and saves guesswork if something ever goes wrong.
Access that expires
Time-limited codes stop old credentials circulating, so a guest on a six-month-old password is locked out on the next visit.
A shared password is not a guest network
The common setup is to give visitors the same Wi-Fi password the staff use and hope for the best. That single shared key sits on the same network as your servers, your shared drives and your accounts software. Once it is out, it is out.
A proper guest network runs on its own VLAN, isolated from the business network by the firewall. Guests get internet access and nothing else. No shared drives, no printers, no route to your line-of-business systems.
On top of that, a captive portal gives you control. Visitors land on a branded page, accept your terms, and are granted access for a set time. You get a record of who connected and when, which helps with GDPR and can save a lot of guesswork if something ever goes wrong.
What we set up
Captive portal
A branded landing page where visitors accept your terms before they get online.
Time-limited access
Codes that expire after an hour or a day, so old credentials stop working and passwords do not circulate.
Staff and guest split
Your team keeps its own secure network, with no exposure to visitor devices.
Logging
A record of connections, useful for compliance and for knowing who was on the network and when.
Coverage done properly
Access points placed on a proper survey, so guests get a usable signal without compromising security.
What a proper guest Wi-Fi setup gives you
- Guests on their own isolated network, not the one your business runs on
- Time-limited access rather than a password that never changes
- A branded portal that shows your terms and, if you like, your logo
- No route from guest devices to your servers, printers or shared drives
- Connection records that answer a compliance question without a scramble
- Wi-Fi coverage designed for the whole space, rather than the room with the router
Questions we get asked about Managed Wi-Fi With Guest Portal
Because it puts visitors on the same network as your business systems, and once shared that password is effectively public. A segregated guest network gives them internet access without giving them a route to your data.
Not necessarily. It can be a simple terms-acceptance page or a code issued at reception. We set the level of control to suit your premises.
A segregated network with controlled access and logging helps you meet your obligations, and it keeps guest devices off the network that holds personal data. We handle the technical side; policy wording is your call.
Yes. The portal can collect details or issue codes, depending on how you want to manage visitors, though it is worth keeping it quick and friction-free.
It can. We survey the space and place access points properly, so both staff and guest networks hold up under load rather than fading in the far corners.
Not sure whether you need managed wi-fi with guest portal?
Book a free 60-minute health check. We will tell you what you actually need, including when the answer is nothing.