We use a Readynet router that we provide to the ISP, and we charge $10 per month for the router (usually passed through to the end user). That $10 pays for the router with a lifetime warranty, and it pays for all end users support. We send the routers configured to report back in to the management server, so when the customer plugs it in, it pulls configs from the server for that ISP and we have access to it. We have several hundred end users using it now, and it they love it and it makes troubleshooting soooo much easier!
Layne Sisk ServerPlus 801.426.8283, ext 102<tel:801.426.8283%2C%20ext%20102> [New logo xl]<http://www.serverplus.com/> [http://i.imgur.com/VOz763A.png] [http://i.imgur.com/xvQYYWa.png]<https://www.facebook.com/ServerPlus365/> [http://i.imgur.com/ELG0AB1.png]<https://twitter.com/RealServerPlus> [Utah 100] [fast50-01] [Inc 5000] From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Bledsoe Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Managed WiFi question Thanks Layne and that's the kind of WiFi I mean. Managed WiFi is kind of a vague proposition. I'm asking about this kind - where you charge $x/mo more and handle it for the sub. How did it get managed in the first place and how did it get associated with a particular ISP and end-user subscriber? My 2 cents - ISPs need a competitive WiFi solution that rivals Eero, Luma, Google WiFi, etc. so that they can make money on that vs. letting someone else make money on that. Then how to minimize the friction of provisioning, installing it. I just got Cox and the Panorama WiFi thing is pretty painful for example. On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 4:50 PM Layne Sisk <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Our managed router solution gives us access to control the device remotely, including resetting and changing SSID and PW. If they screw it up we can almost always fix it because even if they factory reset it comes back to the server to get it’s configuration. Layne Sisk ServerPlus 801.426.8283, ext 102<tel:801.426.8283%2C%20ext%20102> [New logo xl]<http://www.serverplus.com/> [http://i.imgur.com/VOz763A.png] [http://i.imgur.com/xvQYYWa.png]<https://www.facebook.com/ServerPlus365/> [http://i.imgur.com/ELG0AB1.png]<https://twitter.com/RealServerPlus> [Utah 100] [fast50-01] [Inc 5000] From: Af [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Harold Bledsoe Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 3:25 PM To: af <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [AFMUG] Managed WiFi question Hi folks, For those of you offering managed WiFi to your subscribers, how do you provision the devices? And day 2, do you let the subscriber make changes? Thanks! -Hal
