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Hot Box

It's a snap to set up a hot spot with these package solutions.

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This story appears in the March 2005 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

Many businesses now offer hot spots as a convenience andlure for customers. Restaurants, cafes and coffee shops are at theforefront, with most providing free or cheap access. Butentrepreneurs have had to sort through a heap of hardware, thendeal with installation. Now, many package solutions are availableto ease the pain.

One is the SMCEliteConnect 2.4GHz 802.11g wireless Hotspot Gateway Kit. Thecombined access point and bridge comes with security features likea firewall, and a mini POS ticket printer makes charging for accesseasier. The kit costs just under $900 (all prices street).

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