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POS, Guest Wi-Fi, and Multi-Location Technology Built for Houston Hospitality

IT for Hospitality & Restaurants

Houston's restaurant and hospitality scene is one of the most competitive and fastest-moving in the country. Every outage during service, every PCI compliance headache, every guest Wi-Fi complaint costs money and damages reputation. LayerLogix delivers managed IT built for the realities of hospitality operations — fast response during service rushes, deep expertise in Toast, Square, Clover, Aloha, and Micros, proper PCI-DSS segmentation, and the multi-location management capabilities Houston restaurant groups need to scale.

SOC 2 Compliant
24/7 Support
30+ Years Experience

What We Offer

Comprehensive solutions tailored for Houston-area businesses

Point of Sale Support (Toast, Square, Clover, Aloha, Micros)

POS is the heart of a restaurant — when it goes down, revenue stops. We support all major platforms including Toast, Square for Restaurants, Clover, NCR Aloha, Oracle Micros, TouchBistro, and Lightspeed. Installation, network issues, printer routing, menu updates, and break/fix — handled fast.

PCI-DSS Compliance

Every restaurant that accepts cards is subject to PCI-DSS. We segment your cardholder data environment, implement the required access and monitoring controls, maintain SAQ documentation, and keep your processor happy — without burdening the FOH team with compliance busywork.

Guest Wi-Fi Done Right

Guests expect fast, free Wi-Fi. You need it segmented from your POS, protected against abuse, and ideally collecting marketing opt-ins. We deploy captive-portal guest networks that satisfy guests, protect your cardholder environment, and optionally integrate with your loyalty and marketing platforms.

Kitchen Display Systems & Printer Routing

KDS hardware, impact printers, and prep station displays fail at the worst possible moment — in the middle of a rush. We maintain your KDS and printer infrastructure, tune network paths, and respond fast when a station goes down during service.

Multi-Location Management

Whether you run two Houston locations or twenty across Texas, you need centralized visibility, consistent security, unified menus, and the ability to deploy changes across the entire footprint. We build managed infrastructure that makes multi-location operation simpler, not harder.

Back-Office & Labor System Integration

POS, inventory (MarketMan, Restaurant365), labor scheduling (7shifts, HotSchedules), accounting, and payroll all need to talk to each other reliably. We build and maintain the integration infrastructure that saves managers hours every week and keeps financials accurate.

Why Choose LayerLogix?

Serving businesses throughout the Greater Houston area including Houston, The Woodlands, Spring, Katy, Sugar Land, Conroe, Pearland, Dallas, Austin.

Never Lose a Rush to a POS Outage

Every minute of POS downtime during Friday dinner service is revenue gone forever — and customers telling friends about a bad experience. Our proactive monitoring and fast response keep you running when it matters most.

Pass PCI Audits Without Stress

Your merchant processor, brand franchisor, or corporate audit team will ask for PCI documentation. We maintain it as part of our managed service so compliance reviews are routine, not fire drills.

Delight Guests With Fast Wi-Fi

Guests expect to sit down, post their meal, and stream while they eat. We deliver fast, reliable guest Wi-Fi that separates from your POS, protects against abuse, and can drive loyalty program signups.

Scale From Single Unit to Multi-Unit

As you add locations, IT complexity grows non-linearly. Our managed approach gives you consistent infrastructure, centralized visibility, and the ability to open new Houston-area locations faster.

Protect Against Cyber Threats Targeting Restaurants

Restaurants are frequent targets — card skimmers, ransomware on back-office systems, and guest Wi-Fi attacks. We implement layered defenses that protect your payment flows, your operations, and your brand reputation.

Our Process

1
Restaurant IT and POS environment assessment
2
PCI-DSS scope review and segmentation planning
3
Network, guest Wi-Fi, and POS network design
4
KDS, printer, and kitchen equipment audit
5
Backup, continuity, and failover POS planning
6
Multi-location standardization and rollout
7
Staff training on POS security and phishing
8
Ongoing managed IT with rush-hour priority response
Built for Hospitality and Restaurants

A POS that swipes cards is a target the moment you open

Every card run through Toast, Square, Clover, Aloha, or Micros puts cardholder data in play, and one skimmer, RAM scraper, or flat guest network can pull your whole estate into PCI scope and a forensic investigation. Here is how we map controls to the pressures a Texas restaurant or hotel group actually hits during service.

PCI DSS v4.0.1 Req 5.2 - Anti-Malware

POS memory-scraping malware like BlackPOS or MalumPOS harvests card data from terminal RAM in the brief window before it is encrypted.

Our response

EDR and application allowlisting on every POS and back-office endpoint detect and block the scraper before it can read or exfiltrate track data.

PCI DSS v4.0.1 Req 1 - Network Segmentation (SAQ C)

Guest Wi-Fi shares a flat network with the POS, widening PCI scope and giving guests a path toward cardholder systems.

Our response

VLAN segmentation and firewall rules isolate the cardholder data environment from guest Wi-Fi and KDS traffic, with captive-portal guest access on its own segment to shrink and contain PCI scope.

PCI DSS v4.0.1 Req 8.4.2 - MFA into the CDE

A stolen back-office or vendor login reaches the POS and payment systems with no second factor.

Our response

MFA on all access into the cardholder data environment plus least-privilege accounts keep a single leaked password from reaching payment systems.

PCI DSS v4.0.1 Req 11.4.5 - Segmentation Pen Testing

A multi-unit or franchise rollout assumes segmentation holds, but no one ever proves the guest and POS networks are actually separated.

Our response

Standardized SD-WAN per site, central monitoring, and segmentation penetration testing exercise the isolation at every location annually and after each opening or network change.

PCI scope kept smallCard data environment isolatedSAQ self-assessment supportPOS uptime through the rush

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you support Toast, Square, Clover, Aloha, and Micros?
Yes — we support all the major hospitality POS platforms. We handle network issues, printer and KDS problems, menu and pricing updates, user management, hardware replacement, and coordination with the POS vendor when a platform-level issue needs escalation.
How do you handle PCI-DSS compliance?
We segment your cardholder data environment using VLANs and firewall rules, implement the required access controls and logging, maintain SAQ documentation, perform quarterly vulnerability scans where required, and coordinate with your processor. Most multi-unit restaurant operators fall into SAQ B-IP or SAQ C — we handle both.
What about guest Wi-Fi — is that hard to do right?
Surprisingly, yes — most restaurants get it wrong, exposing their POS network to guest devices. We deploy properly segmented guest Wi-Fi with captive portals, content filtering, bandwidth controls, and optional marketing integration. Guests are happy and your PCI scope stays clean.
Can you support us at 9pm on a Saturday night when the POS goes down?
Yes. We provide priority after-hours support for hospitality clients because we know when your pain is sharpest. Our response during dinner rush and weekend service is as fast as during business hours.
Do you help with opening new locations?
Absolutely. Opening a new restaurant involves network cabling, POS setup, Wi-Fi deployment, camera systems, back-office hardware, and more. We project-manage the IT portion of a new location buildout so opening day runs smoothly.
What about hotels and larger hospitality properties?
Yes — we support hotels, event venues, country clubs, and larger hospitality properties with more complex needs: PMS integration, guest room Wi-Fi, banquet space connectivity, back-of-house infrastructure, and multi-system integration.
Do you provide IT for Hospitality & Restaurants in Houston and nearby areas?
Yes. LayerLogix is based in the Greater Houston area and delivers it for hospitality & restaurants to businesses across Houston and the surrounding communities, including The Woodlands, Spring, Katy, Sugar Land, Conroe, Cypress, and Pearland. For most Houston-area clients we can be on-site the same day when something needs hands-on attention, and our help desk is available 24/7 the rest of the time. Call 713-571-2390 to check coverage for your specific address.
What does IT for Hospitality & Restaurants cost for a Houston business?
Pricing depends on your size and what you need, so we do not publish a one-size-fits-all number — but Houston businesses generally pay a flat, predictable monthly fee rather than surprise hourly bills. We start with a free, no-obligation assessment of your current setup, then give you a clear quote in plain English with no hidden costs. That way you know exactly what you are getting and what it costs before you commit.

Ready to Get Started?

Contact LayerLogix today for a free consultation. We serve businesses throughout Houston, The Woodlands, Spring, and the surrounding Greater Houston area.

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