Bring your own hardware. Lumina communicates with keycard encoders, passport scanners, signature pads, and receipt printers directly through the browser — no proprietary drivers, no local server daemons, no vendor lock-in.
Legacy PMS vendors charge premium prices for hardware that only works with their software. A passport scanner from Opera costs $1,000+. Innsoft's signature pad bundle runs $850. These devices use proprietary drivers that tie you to a single vendor for the life of the hardware.
Passport and ID scanning via WebHID. Any standard USB document scanner works natively.
Keycard programming via WebSerial. Encode guest room keys directly from the browser.
Guest registration signature capture via WebHID. Standard USB tablets supported.
Folio and invoice printing via WebUSB or network print servers. No local driver install.
Standard PMS terminals require installing heavy desktop DLL wrappers or dedicated daemon scripts to communicate with physical peripherals. These drivers break on OS updates, require IT support to maintain, and create security vulnerabilities.
Lumina utilizes modern, browser-native WebSerial and WebHID APIs. You plug in a USB device, grant a single browser permission, and communicate directly — no middleware, no daemons, no IT tickets.
When your PMS vendor controls your hardware, switching providers means replacing every peripheral at the front desk. That's thousands of dollars in sunk cost creating artificial switching barriers.
Lumina works with any standard commercial USB device. Buy an $89 passport scanner from Amazon. Use a $45 Wacom signature tablet. When you upgrade hardware, your PMS doesn't care — it talks to the standard, not the brand.
Unlike local daemon-based approaches that run with system-level privileges, Lumina's peripheral connections operate inside the browser sandbox. Each device requires an explicit user permission grant. Data transmitted between the browser and the peripheral never touches the network — it flows directly over the local USB bus. If a guest's passport scan contains sensitive data, it's processed entirely client-side and encrypted before transmission to the cloud.
Payment processing is tightly integrated with the hardware bridge. Stripe Terminal smart readers connect via the browser's JavaScript SDK, enabling tap-to-pay, chip insert, and contactless NFC payments. The card number never touches Lumina's servers — it flows directly from the reader to Stripe's tokenization infrastructure. This places the entire property out of PCI audit scope.
Peripheral devices can be connected and disconnected at will. Lumina detects when a USB device is plugged in and automatically offers to pair it. If a keycard encoder fails mid-shift, the clerk unplugs it, plugs in a replacement, and grants permission — the system is back online in seconds. No restarts, no IT calls, no downtime.
Bring your own devices · Any standard USB peripheral · Zero driver installs
View Pricing