is there a way to use the Broadband app on pc or mac

[Philk12]

we run a small business and want to share our wifi with customers but the shop is staffed by different people and so we need the app to be always in the shop rather than on someones phone who may not be working that day. Is theer a way to install the app on anything other than a phone.

thanks

Phil

[CrimsonLiar]

I guess the question is what do you want to be doing with the app?  I ask because it could get very messy and leave your connection effectively insecure.

It's perfectly possible to run an android emulator on a PC or MAC but you'd still probably need to sideload the VF app.  But it's messy, not straightforward, won't automatically update and opens up your network to potential security breaches.

The simplest answer is: Does anyone have an old mobile or tablet?  It can be the most basic of phones, won't need a SIM, and it could be securely left in the business all the time.

Beyond that, there are small business routers designed for easy customer logins, or you could use a wire access point with it's own network SSID and just rotate the passwords as needed to prevent abuse.

More info on what your goal is/what you are trying to do, rather than how you are trying to do it, and we may be able to give you more help!

[Philk12]

Thanks. The emails that Vodafone send out when you first take the service imply that the app is the ideal way to manage guest access being able to change the login regularly to prevent abuse and being able to produce a QR code for guests seemed like the easy way to do it. I'm fine with setting the router up and changing guest passwords in it but just thought Vodafone had sorted an easier way to do it and being able to produce the QR code makes it much quicker for guests to use it as no one enjoys typing passwords in plus a QR code means its easier to make sure guests dont share the password with people who arent in our premises. (We are adjacent to a playpark and want people to be our customers not just next door users)

[Jayach]

You don't need the app to administer the guest network, you can do it in the router interface.

[CrimsonLiar]

While true that you don't need the app, for the average user the app is more straightforward, more difficult to mess up, and makes it easier to recover from basic errors.