By using QR code technology, your guests can easily connect their personal devices to the in-room TV and stream their favorite content on the big screen. Movies, TV shows, music and news can all be cast to the TV through the guest's own pre-installed apps.
By using QR code technology, your guests can easily connect their personal devices to the in-room TV and stream their favorite content on the big screen. Movies, TV shows, music and news can all be cast to the TV through the guest's own pre-installed apps.
With Hibox CastGate your guests can enjoy the same content as they do at home and experience modern in-room entertainment.
By allowing guests to cast their own content to the TV you do not have to pay for expensive channel packages and you increase guest satisfaction.
Our casting solution is powered by the Castgate and Google Chromecast.
The Hibox CastGate is a physical hardware server that controls the network access between the guests’ own devices and the Chromecast behind the TV. This allows using the Chromecast in consumer mode just like at home, without the limitations of the Chromecast guest mode.
Guests use info on the TV screen to pair their devices with the Chromecast, so they can only use the Chromecast in the same room, allowing for a secure connection that protects the privacy of your hotel guests.
As always, we developed this product in-house by ourselves, which allows us to quickly update the functionality if required. Most other companies buy the Chromecast management as a third-party service.
Since the CastGate is a local server, it can also be used for other purposes like:
Hibox CastGate is a truly multi-functional piece of hardware that simplifies the internal processes of your hotel tv system and improves the guest experience. Contact our TV Experts for more information by clicking the button below.
