Billing Records Mirroring; Radius Support - Nomadix Universal subscriber gateway User Manual

Billing Records Mirroring

Multiple USG units can send copies of credit card and Property Management System
(PMS) billing records to external servers that have been previously defined by system
administrators. The USG assumes control of billing transmissions and saving billing
records. By effectively "mirroring" the billing data, the USG can send copies of
billing records to predefined "carbon copy" servers. Additionally, if the primary and
secondary servers are down, the USG can store up to 2,000 PMS or credit card
transaction records. The USG regularly attempts to connect with the primary and
secondary severs. When a connection is re-established (with either server), the USG
sends the cached information to the server. Customers can be confident that their
billing information is secure and that no transaction records are lost.

RADIUS Support

With the appropriate product license, the USG supports Remote Authentication Dial-
In User Service (RADIUS). RADIUS is an authentication and accounting system
used by many Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
RADIUS enables ISPs to maintain a very large central database of users. By using
RADIUS, service providers can implement policy-based management of their
subscriber base. RADIUS also helps ISPs to collect statistical data about their
networks (for example, the amount of time users spend online).
By integrating RADIUS with the USG platform, ISPs can now store in the RADIUS
database the bandwidth each subscriber is allocated. For example, when a subscriber
logs in, the RADIUS server will send the USG the bandwidth parameters and the
USG will obey them. If a subscriber wants a faster bandwidth, they can simply go to
their ISP's home page, select the new service, and log in again. In this event, the ISP
can collect the data provided by the subscriber's input and update the subscriber's
RADIUS record. Whenever the subscriber logs in, RADIUS informs the USG of the
subscriber's new parameters.
The USG's RADIUS functionality also includes an accounting feature that allows the
USG to post "accounting start" and "accounting stop" records to the RADIUS server.
ISPs can use these records to accurately track the usage on their networks.
Some of the key benefits of supporting RADIUS include:
Minimal administrator setup tasks.
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No human intervention.
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No technical support calls to effect changes.
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Subscribers can control their own level of service.
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Allows ISPs to track the usage on their networks.
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