Key requirements are as follows:
- Centralized IT infrastructure management.
- Dedicated secured Wi-Fi access for guests.
- Secured private Wi-Fi access in the restaurant and bar for menu tablets only. The Wi-Fi needs to talk to the restaurant and bar server.
- All staff must have remote desktops for day-to-day work.
- A video surveillance system should be integrated with the virtual environment.
This is a scenario for a typical hotel establishment with an in-house restaurant. This example uses a central virtualized database server to store all information. Although it is an unconventional way to connect all departments with a single database (including a surveillance system), it is possible to use an all-in-one single solution to reduce cost and management overhead. In a typical scenario, separate software is used to handle different departments without data portability. In this example, unified management software connects all departments with a single database and a customized user interface for each department.
Secured non-filtered Wi-Fi connectivity is provided for all guests. DHCP is provided directly by the firewall. Secured private Wi-Fi is set up for restaurant menu tablets only. All menu tablets only connect to the restaurant/bar virtual server, with an IP of 10.190.1.5. All department thin clients and IP-based surveillance cameras are connected to the main network subnet 10.190.1.0:
