The Public Spot offers a wide range of extended functions, options and parameters, which can be used to adapt it to the specific requirements of the application at hand.
In the following sections you will find information about:
- Multiple loginsBy default, the use of login data is restricted to login with one device. Find out how you increase this limit or completely remove this limit for a user account.
- Open access networks (no login)Setup additional networks so that Public Spot users can also reach them without logging in to the Public Spot to provide the user with additional information (e.g., customer web sites inside the company, event calendars in a hotel).
- User administration using the Web APIUse URLs to create and administrate Public Spot users with file links or scripts.
- Individual bandwidth limitationIndividually set uplink and downlink restrictions for each Public Spot user.
- Automatic cleanup of user accounts and mobile stationsUse the device's own functions to automatically delete expired Public Spot user accounts and improperly logged off mobile stations (WLAN only) from the device's internal databases.
- WLAN handover of sessions between devicesFind out more about the roaming possibilities of mobile stations between access points, and what special configurations are necessary so that your users benefit from the seamless handover of WLAN sessions.
- Authentication via RADIUSFind out how you can provide multiple RADIUS servers for authentication and accounting, and how you can chain them, in order to forward the user data to the appropriate backup system in case individual systems are unavailable.
- Accounting for Public Spot connections for commercial operationLearn more about the accounting functions provided by the Public Spot for commercial operations. These billing functions can be roughly divided into two models:
- Retrospective payment for the resources actually used (credit accounting)
- Service use on a debit payment basis (PrePaid)
- Using multi-level certificatesFind out how to load certificate chains on your device.
- Individual assignment of VLAN IDsFind out how to assign individual VLAN IDs to specific Public Spot users.
