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Sponsor Authentication Methods

Local Database - Sponsor accounts are stored in the local database
Active Directory - Sponsors are authenticated against Active Directory
Active Directory Single Sign On - Sponsors are automatically authenticated against AD via Kerberos
LDAP - Sponsors are authenticated against an LDAP Server
RADIUS - Sponsors are authenticated against RADIUS Server
Client Certificates - Sponsors are authenticate via a Client Certificate presented by their browser

Notification Methods

Customized Print-out - Guest Manager can automatically generate fully customized print-outs containing the guests details
Email - Guest Manager can send guests details via email
SMS - Guest Manager can send guests details via SMS text message through any SMTP-SMS gateway.

Guest Authentication and Provisioning

RADIUS support - Guest Manager contains a RADIUS server and can be used to authenticate guests from any RADIUS capable network enforcement device, such as Wireless Controllers, Network Switches, Routers, Firewalls and Proxy Servers
Cisco NAC Appliance - Guest Manager can provision and manage guest and device accounts to the Cisco NAC Manager Appliance
Cisco ACS 5.x - Guest Manager can provision and manage device accounts to Cisco Access Control Servers running 5.0 and later

Time Based Accounts

Start/End - Allows Sponsors to define 'Start' and 'End' times for Guests account duration.
From Creation - Allows Sponsors to define a length of time for Guest access from the moment the account has been created.
From First Login - Allows Sponsors to define a length of time for Guests from their 'First Login'
Time Used - Allows Sponsors to create a time period during which a Guest user can login.
Time Restrictions - Allows the Sponsor to define when guests can or can not login, commonly used to block access out of office hours.

Guest Roles

Guest roles provide a way to give different levels of access to different guest accounts.
Specify different NAC Managers for which each guest account will be provisioned on.
Assign additional RADIUS attributes if Guests are authenticating on a RADIUS client device such as a Wireless LAN controller.
Allow access to guests from certain IP address ranges.

Guest Portal

Customized authentication pages—Allow guest portal pages to be located on the Guest Manager instead of on each captive portal device, providing a centralized location for configuration and display.
Guest Self Service—Allows guests to self register by entering their details to create their own guest accounts.
Credit Card Billing support—Enables administrators to allow guests to purchase guest accounts by linking into payment gateways to purchase accounts.

Interface Customization

Customize the sponsor user interface text using templates within Guest Manager.
Change the default Acceptable Use Policy to suit your organizations needs.
Create a customized template when you need to modify the account details and instructions that are provided to the guest.
Guest Manager provides Print, Email, and SMS templates that allow you to customize the information that is printed, emailed, or text messaged to guests.
If you want to change the default presentation for sponsors and guests, you can add one or multiple templates that you can store separately on the Guest Manager and modify as desired.

Internationalization

Guest Manager also provides the sponsor interface and guest instructions in many other languages.
Languages translated and available on Guest Manager include - French, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Swedish and Arabic.

Billing Support

Pre-paid Account Support - Creates random accounts that can be exported for printing on scratch cards etc.
Credit Card Support - Supports Authorize.net payment gateway. *Others planned

Application Programming Interface

A simple XML Web based API, easy to use with any language providing the following functions:

Reporting

Full reporting functionality with Guest Manager using devices such Firewalls, Proxy Servers and Routers to receive syslog information and enabling a full audit trail of a Guests access to a Guest network.
Administrators have full system logging capability using Audit, Application and Support logs.
Full Sponsor reporting with Summary reports, Activity reports and Access reports.
Full Guest reporting with Accounting, Audit and Activity reports.

Supported Platforms

VMware - ESX 3.5, ESX 3.5i, ESX 4, ESX 4i, Workstation 5.0 or later, Server 1.0 or later, Fusion 2.0 or later.
Customer Provided Servers -
- IBM - X3250, 1GB Memory, 250GB SATA Disk Drive.
- Dell - PowerEdge R210, 1GB Memory, 250GB SATA Disk Drive.
- HP - Proliant DL160, 1GB Memory, 250GB SATA Disk Drive.
Identity Networks ID2010 Appliance -
- Form Factor - 1U Rack Mount - 42.6 H x 431 W x 393.7 D (mm)
- Processor - Quad-core Intel Xeon 3430 (2.4Ghz, 8M Cache)
- Memory -1GB DDR3 1066Mhz
- Hard Disk -250GB 3.5 inch SATA (7200 RPM)
- DVD Drive -16X SATA DVD-ROM Drive
- Network Interfaces -2 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet Interfaces
- Serial Ports - 1
- Power Supply Output Rating - 150W
- Input Range (AC or DC) -100-240VAC
- Power Supply Efficiency at Specified Loadings -74.15%@10%, 82.6%@20%, 86.0%@50%, 85.8%@100%
- Power Supply Power Factor at Specified Loadings -0.96@10%, 0.98@20%, 0.99@50%, 0.99@100%

Replication and Backup

High Availability allows a pair of Guest Managers to synchronize their data in real time.
Active/Active resilience provides the ability for the solution to carry on working in the event of loss of connectivity or failure to a single unit. Under normal circumstances both units can service requests.
Guest Manager backups can be scheduled to occur daily, weekly or monthly
Backups are stored locally or automatically transferred to an external FTP server

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