Provision with plug ‘n play ease.
Access points behind firewalls? No problem.
Gain complete control.
Reboot or ping APs over the web. Quickly view active Wi-Fi sessions and network policies applied to any device. You can even remotely terminate any user on your network.
Run commands on APs in the field
Burnish your brand.
You work hard to give your customers a great experience. With SputnikNet, you can easily offer Wi-Fi services that engage customers with your brand.
If you are a service provider, show your venue customers how they can deliver branded or co-branded Wi-Fi services that meet their business and marketing goals.
Multiple captive portals
Web 2.0 goodness
Use advanced web features such as CSS, JavaScript, and Flash animations to create an outstanding customer experience. Virtually anything you can design can be displayed on captive portals.
Create a compelling customer experience.
SputnikNet gives you complete control over customer experience, access limits and Wi-Fi business models. Offer free, branded, ad-supported or paid Wi-Fi services—or a mixture of these and other approaches—across your network or even on a single access point.
Multiple authentication methods
Enable users to authenticate via simple clickthrough, access code, or username/password. SputnikNet can generate random access codes for you, or you can easily upload your own.
Device authentication
Enable devices—printers, security cameras or VoIP phones—to authenticate onto your network automatically via MAC address. Or enable approved customers to skip captive portal login altogether.
Flexible time or bandwidth limits
SputnikNet makes it easy to set time or bandwidth limits. You can also stop users from abusing your bandwidth by blocking peer-to-peer file sharing applications.
Powerful payment options
Set up your own rate plans, and accept PayPal or credit card payments in more than 144 world currencies. Keep all of your revenues—Sputnik doesn't take a cut.
Simple network security
Allow employees to use Wi-Fi for access to internal networks, but block guest users from private networks. If you need more fine-grained control over network security, Sputnik provides the ability to design and apply allow, deny, port-forwarding and destination NAT policies.
Kid-safe networks
SputnikNet makes it easy to build family-friendly hotspots. You can apply OpenDNS to any or all of the access points on your network to block inappropriate content and phishing scams.
See what’s going on.
You need to stay on top of the status of your Wi-Fi network. SputnikNet comes with a variety of powerful reporting tools that will let you track the status of your network in real time. You can have reports regularly emailed to you, or download them for analyzing in a spreadsheet.
Track usage by Wi-Fi client or by access point. Use the information for capacity planning or blocking bandwidth abusers.
Get updates automatically emailed to you if an AP on your network goes down for any reason.
Add custom reports as you need them.
You can even have custom-branded user access reports emailed to your venue customers. For example, if you are providing Wi-Fi to a coffee shop or chain of hotels, each could receive daily, weekly or monthly access reports for the access points on their networks.
SputnikNet Features and Pricing
SputnikNet costs scale as you grow, based on the number of Sputnik-powered access points (APs) and gateways you "subscribe" to your SputnikNet account. There are three levels of device subscriptions: NMS (network management for range extenders), Standard (for Wi-Fi APs/routers), and Pro (for high-volume network gateways).
| Sputnik Agent NMS Mode | Sputnik Agent Standard Mode | Sputnik Agent Pro Mode | |
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| Device class | Range Extender | Access Point/Router | Network Gateway |
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| Maximum authenticated users | N/A | ~30 simultaneous | ~100 simultaneous |
| Monthly Fee (SputnikNet subscription), or | Free | $19.95 per AP | $49.95 per gateway |
| Annual Fee (SputnikNet subscription) | Free | $199.50 per AP | $499.50 per gateway |
Please note:
- Neither SputnikNet nor Sputnik Agent firmware have per-user limits. However most APs tend to physically max out at about 30 simultaneous users. The Sputnik 720, which requires Sputnik Agent Pro, can handle around 100 simultaneous users.
- Sputnik Agent NMS ("network management system") mode lets you manage range extenders for free. But you must have at least one Standard or Pro subscription assigned to your account.
- SputnikNet subscription volume discounts kick in after 10 APs or gateways.
SputnikNet
SputnikNet is the super-flexible, web-based management system for Wi-Fi hotspots and hotzones. Click on the post-it icons below to see more details about SputnikNet's key features.