Windows
Compatible
Windows software with user-friendly interface. It doesn't require
any proprietary hardware so you can use any standard PC with
two network cards to setup bandwidth shaper.
Zero Client Administration
No client software installation is required.
Bandwidth
Limit Control (Traffic Shaping Management)
A Bandwidth limit is configured in Kb/s
for each account separately and represents speed a computer's Internet connection speed.
With Bandwidth Manager it's easy to set higher bandwidth for some of
your computers and lower bandwidth for others. Controlling individual
users bandwidth insures one customer can not interrupt the activity of
another.
Bandwidth Quota Control (Traffic
Quota Management)
A Bandwidth quota is configured in Mbytes
for every account and represents the total amount of traffic available
to a customer. Example: A customer can download 10 MB in one hour.
This option can be disabled if you want to limit only the connection speed.
Accounts
There are 3 ways to grant Internet access to computers in your network: Using
Accounts that specify the IP or MAC of a computer. If an IP/MAC is
found in the database, the computer is logged in and displayed in the
list Autologin - If enabled, a computer is logged in with default options (download, upload, quota, time etc) Using
Antamedia Internet Caffe Server to fully automate the login/logout
process. As soon as Member, Timecode or postpaid session is started,
Server will communicate with Bandwidth Manager and allow Internet
access to the computer where the customer started their session. At the
end of the session, access is blocked to the same computer, disabling
any Internet traffic. This can reduce bandwidth if some online game has
remained active or if viruses, spyware or trojans are consuming your
bandwidth
Account Options Download and Upload rate Quota (total amount of data in MB available) Unlimited
quota (if you wish to limit only download/upload rate) Time
left (If you wish to set limited time per session) Unlimited
time option Set
allowed access hours for login Account
can be temporary disabled Inactivity timeout (computer will be automatically logged out if there is no network activity within a specified
time)
MAC
Whitelist
Enables
specified computers (identified by MAC address of network card) to
pass-through the Bandwidth Manager. For example: allow your home
computer to acquire access without any limitations
Activity Log
Bandwidth Manager stores different actions,
including session start and stop, time of login attempts
etc. Database
is encoded and protected from unauthorized modifications
Login Password To access all software options, the administrator must enter a password. Staff will not be able to access and modify
account details if not authorized
Suitable for CyberCafés
Bandwidth
Manager is compatible with any available CyberCafé
management software
If
used with Antamedia Internet Caffe, operation is fully automated. You
can set different download and upload rates for your customers and
computer Internet connection is disabled on session end
Suitable for other businesses
Enterprise
that wants to provide
limited Internet access to guests Universities,
Schools or other
education institutions Conference
Centers Resorts,
Hotels, Motels Coffee
Shops Shopping
Malls Business
Centers
Network topologies
These are few examples of possible network topologies. In
each of these examples, one computer with 2 network cards
is required to run Bandwidth Manager software. This will be gateway for your computers.
Basic
network topology, few computers, switch, computer running
Bandwidth Manager
Basic
network topology with laptops (could be any other computer with
wireless card), access point connected to computer running Bandwidth
Manager, which is connected to broadband Internet with UTP cable on
second NIC. Type of connection can be different, this is just a basic
example
Third
example shows laptops and cafe computers. This is an example where
computers from your cafe gets predefined download/upload speed, and
visitors with laptops gets low speed surf for free (if autologin option
is enabled in Bandwidth Manager). After payment, laptops could be set
to get higher speed
Using
Accounts that specify the IP or MAC of a computer. If an IP/MAC is
found in the database, the computer is logged in and displayed in the
list
