AG 5500
The Subscriber Interface 249
The initial login page can be presented in various ways, depending on the system’s
configuration. The AG 5500 supports any of the following methods and tools:
z Internal and external Web pages.
z External “portal” page for redirection.
z User name and MAC-based logins (simultaneous or stand-alone).
z User-selectable options and parameters (for example, defining the time purchased).
z Interaction with a Property Management System (PMS) and Web interfaces enabling
administrators to edit the subscriber’s input.
Only subscribers that are correctly identified and authenticated are authorized to access the
system. Once authorized, the subscriber’s activity is logged and billed through the AG 5500’s
Accounting module.
The Accounting module fully supports the following functions:
z Credit card billing (for example, interaction with AuthorizeNet).
z User name and password verification.
z Billing verification.
z Per port-location (for example, room or unit) billing.
The Authentication module can support user name and MAC address
authentication simultaneously.
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