InterContinental Hotels

Intercontinental's new standards for guest Internet access are some of the highest in the industry.

The 10 most significant updates you may face in complying with
IHG’s complete High-Speed Internet Access:

1. Faster Internet Service Provider
2. Faster, Stronger Wireless
3. No single point of failure
4. Service contract for a 4-hour Mean-Time-To-Repair
5. Guest usage and network reports on demand to IHG
6. Annual review of HSIA, equipment update every 3 years
7. Port-level management, port-level blocking and virtual networks on demand for both wired and wireless networks
8. Bandwidth shaping by application (web pages vs. video streaming or VoIP calls)
9. SMTP routing with spam filtering
10. Regular password updates

IHG's 'Certificate of High Speed Internet Access Requirements' checklist has 21 questions on technology that you probably don't deal with on a regular basis. If you are concerned about the time and effort required to check everything on the list we're happy to help. Even over the phone we can help you complete the checklist in as little as 30 minutes.

To complete the checklist yourself you just need a laptop with WiFi and a wired network connection. Keep in mind that the checklist does not cover the entire compliance process (IHG's 50 page standards document, ask if you need a copy), but it does touch on some of the most important metrics.

If you are not a current GuestNetworks client, we are happy to help in the interest of ensuring that everyone gets through the upgrade process. Just give us a call at 208-331-1316 and we'll schedule a time to walk you through the checklist.