Internet Connectivity and Routing Solutions for Kiosks

Making big connections in small spaces.

How to set up the reliable, cost-effective network your kiosk needs.

Operating from an unattended kiosk is a great way to keep deployment and operating costs down – assuming you don’t have to spend a fortune to set up a network. You need reliable network connectivity for credit card payments, inventory management and other functions, but traditional wired solutions are impractical and cost-prohibitive for kiosks.

Challenge: High reliability at a bare-bones price

• Minimal onsite resources – Sites outside popular stores or on high-traffic corners don’t come with the infrastructure to easily set up a wired network connection.
• Space constraints – Trying to set up a DSL or cable connection in a five-square-foot box is challenging, to say the least.
• Cost issues – Reliability is essential to keeping costs in check, but even if you can set up wired connections, high-reliability T1 connections come at a very high price.

Solution: Primary connect and M2M from CradlePoint

CradlePoint offers the ideal alternative for kiosk operators: a complete, integrated solution for setting up a reliable, affordable Internet connection instantly. You’ll get the connectivity you need to accept credit cards in an unattended environment, and to do M2M transmissions to and from data centers that maintain inventory and other critical operating information.

In action: Reliable connections for a top DVD kiosk operator

One of the largest DVD kiosk operators in the US, with more than 27,000 locations, relies on affordable CradlePoint primary connect and M2M solutions for trouble-free transactions 24/7.

• Lower transaction costs – Reliable connectivity is key to being able to process credit cards in real time, which incurs a lower processing cost (3% per transaction) than when payments are made while the kiosk is offline (30% per transaction).
• Minimal deployment costs – With CradlePoint, the operator never has to worry about setting up a costly, complex infrastructure for traditional wired connectivity every time it adds another kiosk.
• Remote Management – CradlePoint solutions are manageable remotely using WiPipe Central reducing the need for your IT staff to physically interact with the deployed machines.