ControlAP™ running on a PC or laptop (Windows, MacOSX, Linux), with two network adapters where one connection can be a USB connection (to the modem) and the other can be an ethernet connection (or a usb to ethernet adapter) connecting to a LAN connection on your Access Point.
Main features:
- Runs on all major platforms:
Win95/98/Me/NT/XP/2000/2003, MacOS/X, Linux, PDAs: Sharp Zaurus, iPAQ/PocketPC. Access Points: Linksys WRT54G, Netgear and others using 3rd party firmware.
- Easy installation and auto detection of network settings on most platforms.
- Provide a customizable captive portal web page (display a page before allowing access) locally or redirect to an external URL.
- Provide a local hotspot home page users can go back to. (easy logout - no pop-ups)
-Secure your access point by adding Username / Password access.
- VOIP Prepaid Calling Card support with Asterisk PBX software. Supports all database servers and available for all platforms, Windows, MacOSX, and Linux. Can also support Asterisk running inside APs or embedded devices.
- Pay at Counter Billing: manage and bill for time at the sales counter with the user management interface by assigning any temporary username the user chooses.
- eliminate username/passwords
- encourage users reluctant to paying online to pay at the counter.
- Out of the box support for credit card billing. Use an existing billing system to generate revenues immediately or build your own.
- Set your own prices and plans for credit card billing and avoid service providers that split revenue and/or charge fees. (requires a merchant account or PayPal and a SSL certificate)
- Supports external authentication (interface with existing authentication servers or build your own).
- Secure (SSL) remote hotspot administration, and remote web page customization. No html editing required to change messages. Limited to http with embedded edition but has IP access control.
- View usage statistics graphically with standard web statistic software (e.g. AWStats). ControlaAP logs are compatible with web usage analysis software, providing overall and user specific statistics.
- Offline web page caching. Ideal for serving web sites at offline remote locations
(e.g. in a subway). Both file based locally or integrate with a 3rd party web proxy/cache server.
- Supports NAT and additionall VPN depending on OS support for VPN, IPsec etc.
- Real-time usage monitoring, and logging including syslog. (1)
- Add redirected advertisements (not pop-ups) and generate ad revenue!
- Downtime Scheduling: schedule what hours to turn off and on automatically.
- A small footprint that enables it to run on handheld devices and embedded devices: Soekris boards, Linksys WRT54G
- Supports 200 simultaneous users per hotspot location.
- Audio and custom notification (e.g. email notification) of user access.
- In addition to supporting standard AP hardware, you can create an AP with only a wireless client card. (using ad-hoc on Windows or the HostAP mode with Linux or setting Internet Sharing in MacOSX)
- Runs as a background service. No need to stay logged in or run an OS in GUI mode.
- Supports VOIP integration for third party VOIP software by providing option to configure notifications (user MAC/IP) for third party software that requires this. Also allows built in DHCP server to serve internet IPs for VOIP solutions that do not support NAT.
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