Additional Gateway · More than one gateway at a site
A second gateway for a large site, and still one site
A very large site can run more than one Simply5 Gateway. The first is the primary and carries every feature. Each additional gateway takes zones of its own to share the load, while sign-in, licences and the console stay one site.
An add-on to the Campus suite
One add-on for each additional gateway, paid once, by the size of the gateway. Nothing else is charged per gateway.
People and licences do not notice the second box
Everything that decides who gets online sits above the gateways, so adding one changes nothing for the people who connect.
One sign-in
A person’s access belongs to the site. It is accepted on whichever gateway their device is behind.
Capacity, not a spare
An additional gateway shares the load. It does not take over as the primary by itself if the primary fails.
One pool of licences
The site’s licences are shared by all its gateways, first come first served. There is no share to set for each gateway.
One status
The site reads Degraded when one gateway is offline and Offline only when all are.
What it carries, and how it reaches the internet
It is there for load: more zones and more people than one gateway should carry.
Zones of its own
An additional gateway carries new zones, such as a hostel block or a new wing. The zones you already run stay where they are.
Internet through the primary
It can take its internet through the primary, on a network kept apart from guests and staff, or from an internet line of its own.
A sign-in page for each zone
Every zone on the additional gateway has its own sign-in page and its own networks.
The same rules on both
The sites people may open before signing in, shared speed limits and schedules apply on every gateway.
Wired, for sign-in zones
An additional gateway is wired only and carries the networks people sign in on. Private networks stay on the primary.
The primary keeps the rest
Port Forwarding, Access Control, OfficeLink, Room TV and managed network devices run on the primary gateway.
A short set-up, in the console you already use
Nothing is sent to a new gateway until a site admin has finished its set-up.
It announces itself
When the new gateway is assigned to your site, the console’s top bar says it is waiting for its set-up.
Four steps
Name it, choose how it reaches the internet, name its zones and review. The console then says where to plug it in.
A tab for each gateway
Internet sources, networks and zones are shown per gateway, so it is always clear which box carries what.
Replacing a faulty unit
A replacement takes over the role, zones and settings of the unit it replaces.
Goes with
Each of these builds on the Simply5 Gateway at your site and is run from the same console.
From order to live
- 1
Add it to your Campus plan
One Additional Gateway add-on for each extra unit. We help you choose its size.
- 2
We assign it to your site
Simply5 support assigns the new unit. It comes online idle and carries nothing yet.
- 3
A site admin sets it up
From the console’s top bar: a name, its internet, its zones, then a review.
- 4
Plug it in
The console says which port the cable goes to. The new zones are live, and the site is still one site.
What you get
Included
- One more Simply5 Gateway at the same site
- Zones of its own, with their own sign-in networks
- One sign-in, one pool of licences and one console
- Internet through the primary or by its own line
- One site status across every gateway
- A guided set-up for site admins
Order online in India. Hardware ships to your site, ready to plug in.
Ready when you are.
Order online and your Simply5 Gateway ships already tagged to your order, ready to plug in.
Order online in India. Hardware ships to your site, ready to plug in.