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Managed WiFi for Apartments, Student Housing & Co-Living

Building-wide WiFi for apartment blocks, student accommodation and co-living spaces, with a login per resident, fair speed for everyone, accounts that start at move-in and stop at move-out, and the whole network managed for you.

Why one shared password does not work in a building

Apartment buildings, student residences and co-living spaces have the opposite problem to a hotel: the same people use the WiFi every day for months, all at the same evening peak, and they expect it to work like home broadband. A single shared password means a handful of heavy users slow down everyone, nobody can be cut off when they leave, and there is no record of who did what when the internet provider forwards a complaint.

iberry runs these buildings as a managed WiFi network: each resident gets their own login with their own speed and data allowance, the line is shared by rule, and accounts are created and ended with the tenancy.

What the building gets

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A login per resident

Each resident logs in with their own account or code, valid for their tenancy, with a limit on how many devices they connect.

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Speed tiers

A standard speed included with the rent, and faster tiers for residents who want them. Payment is collected by the operator, with the rent or at the desk.

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Move-in, move-out

Accounts start on the move-in date and expire on the move-out date, so nobody keeps using the network after they leave.

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Common areas

Lounges, study rooms, gyms and rooftops on the same network, with day codes for visitors.

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Separate staff network

Office, CCTV and access control on their own networks, unreachable from residents' devices.

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Records

Every session recorded per resident and device, so a complaint about a specific time has an answer.

Designed as one network

Coverage in a residential building is planned like a hotel's: access points in or between units rather than only in corridors, a switch per floor, two internet lines with automatic failover, and a gateway that manages logins and limits. The hardware is standard MikroTik, TP-Link Omada or Ubiquiti UniFi equipment, so an existing installation can often be kept and brought under management. See hotel WiFi network design for the layout.

The network is monitored from the cloud, so a dead access point or a failed line is seen and fixed before the residents' group chat finds it.

Where it is used

Apartment buildings and MDUs

Rental blocks and serviced apartments where the landlord provides WiFi as an amenity.

Student accommodation

Purpose-built student housing and university residences with hundreds of residents online at once.

Co-living and PGs

Shared-room and co-living operators with frequent move-ins. In India see hostel, PG and campus WiFi.

Staff housing

Worker and staff accommodation on resorts, factories and project sites.

Frequently asked questions

What is managed WiFi for apartments?

The building owner or operator provides WiFi across the building as part of the rent, and a provider such as iberry runs it: coverage, a login per resident, speed limits, move-in and move-out, monitoring and support. Residents do not need their own broadband.

What does MDU WiFi mean?

MDU stands for multi-dwelling unit - an apartment building, student residence or similar building with many separate households. MDU WiFi is one managed network serving all of them.

Can residents pay for faster WiFi?

Yes. The operator can offer a standard speed with the rent and faster tiers on top. iberry applies the tier to the resident's login; the operator collects the payment, because the platform does not take card payments on the login page.

Where is resident data stored?

In the iberry cloud, hosted in India. For residents in the UK or EU that is a transfer to a third country under data-protection law; check with your data-protection adviser before you start.

Do you work outside India?

Yes. A local installer fits the hardware to our plan and we configure, monitor and manage the network remotely. Projects outside India are quoted individually.

Tell us about the building

Country, number of units and residents, floors, and the internet line available. Published plans in India: ₹30,000 one-time for 30-40 rooms, ₹50,000 for 40-60 rooms and ₹99,000 for large and five-star hotels, each with ₹15,000 yearly maintenance. Outside India every project is quoted on its own, because the hardware is usually bought locally.

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