Activation-code setup
Power on the Beacon, log in to SignalCost, and enter the activation code shown by the unit. SignalCost ties that device to the right company and office.
SignalCost Beacon
Add local AI control to any office.
Review office AI locally, apply company rules before provider use, and keep sensitive checks inside the office when your privacy setting requires it.
SignalCost Beacon
The small office device that helps you manage employee AI use before it turns into cost, risk, or customer-data exposure.
Reserve Beacon when you want simple local AI controls for an office, branch, or customer site without asking employees to change how they work.
Offices that want AI controls close to employees.
Business owners and MSPs that need simple rollout across many locations.
Teams that want sensitive prompt checks handled inside their own environment.
How it works
Add local protection to an office, managed from SignalCost.
Both versions answer the same business questions: who is using AI, what work it supports, whether it should be allowed, where it should run, what it costs, and what proof should be kept.
Choose what to connect
Use the same choices as Cloud: company browsers, computers, business apps, AI agents, or local Beacon activity. Start with the one your team already uses.
Check requests in the office
Beacon can check a request locally, decide whether it follows company rules, and then allow approved AI use.
See which AI services are used
Beacon helps SignalCost find AI services and show their activity. Optional network controls can be added later if your company needs them.
Managed from SignalCost
SignalCost shows which offices are active, which policies are installed, whether updates are current, and whether the local dashboard is healthy.
AI services
See the AI services your company already uses.
SignalCost can find supported services from normal activity. Connect an account later only when you need exact billing details.
SignalCost recognizes a supported AI service.
No account connection required.
You can see who used it, what it was for, and the estimated cost.
Ready for everyday reporting.
Connect the account only when you want invoice-level costs.
Your connection stays private.
You can start without connecting an AI account.
Add a billing connection later if you want to match activity to an invoice or manage which AI service receives company work.
See how AI services appearTHREE SIMPLE ANSWERS
Understand the work, the rules, and the result.
SignalCost turns technical AI activity into a clear picture your whole company can use.
See what’s happening
See which AI tools people use and the work they use them for.
Set rules and spending limits
Choose what is allowed, when someone should review it, and how much a team can spend.
Compare cost with results
See whether the time saved and work completed were worth the money.
Common questions
Straight answers for owners, finance, security, and operations.
Does the box replace Cloud?
No. Beacon is the office device. SignalCost Cloud still manages your account, policies, reports, billing, support, and device list.
What happens if connectivity drops?
Beacon keeps the latest approved rules locally and follows the fallback choice your company sets: keep running, stop risky requests, or stay local-only.
How hard is installation?
Beacon is designed so a small office can start without a custom IT project: plug it in, enter the activation code, start local capture, and install the native browser or managed source that fits the office. Add provider credentials later only when billing or routing requires them.
Do we need network enforcement?
No. Capture and provider discovery work without a proxy, browser certificate, or router change. Add optional router, DNS, inline, or proxy enforcement only when the company needs direct-provider bypass controls.
Keep prompt-sensitive work local
Beacon can make the sensitive decision inside the office while SignalCost receives the business record needed for reporting and audit.
Avoid a heavy technical rollout
Beacon detects the local router, DNS, and Beacon address so offices get a clear recommended path instead of a custom networking project.
Scale by site or MSP customer
Add devices by office, branch, or customer while keeping each site’s rules, reports, and evidence separate.
What you get
SignalCost Beacon works with the rest of SignalCost.
Cloud and Beacon are two ways to use the product. Your AI services, connected devices, rules, costs, reviews, reports, and history stay together.
Included
- Simple activation that connects the device to the right company and office.
- Connections for company browsers, computers, business apps, AI agents, and local activity.
- A local dashboard for setup, activity, AI services, health, support, updates, and rule tests.
- Local rule checks, with optional SignalCost help when the right category is not clear.
- Company-controlled prompt sharing, with limited records available when stricter privacy is needed.
- Optional network enforcement for offices that need router, DNS, inline, or proxy bypass controls.
- 90-day local traffic history by default, with Cloud Archive available for longer audit and reporting needs.
- Daily update checks, support tools, safe rollback, and company-controlled offline choices.
A practical way to start
- Small-office hardware unit in a SignalCost enclosure.
- Connects to the local office network and the SignalCost account assigned to that office.
- Rules and reporting managed in SignalCost with local enforcement options.
- Capture sources are installed from one catalog and bind to the company workspace without provider credentials.
- Designed for offices, branches, MSP customer sites, and teams that want AI control without a heavy technical rollout.
Cloud option
Explore CloudSignalCost Cloud
Create a workspace, connect one browser or device, review the AI services your team uses, set company rules, and manage spending. Beacon hardware is optional.
Start with SignalCost
Understand your company’s AI use.
Start with one browser or device. Add Beacon One later if an office needs local protection.