Educational institutes need to provide internet access to students, faculty and employees. The main challenge facing these institutes is the regulation of internet usage while maintaining a viable network.DCN71 helps educational institutes provide regulated access to users in classrooms, libraries and also wireless access in dorms through extensive bandwidth controls over excessive usage. This ensures a reduction in costs. Additionally, as student research is usually limited to a set of a few websites, DCN71's web cache feature stores details of downloaded information and serves it up on receiving 'fresh' request. This helps prevent unnecessary traffic and ensures speed in delivery along with saving bandwidth.DCN71 has the inbuilt capacity to act as Access Gateway to manage and control internet access. Its' inbuilt RADIUS server and NAS (Network Access Server) ensure AAA prevent unauthorized access to internet facilities. The management can also control usage by implementing different bandwidth policies for staff and students. Further, Cyberoam, our content filtering product also restricts sites, as specified by the institute. These features help educational institutes reduce costs and improve services.DCN71 allows educational institutes to charge users for internet usage through pre-paid packages. The institutes can use this facility to provide access to non-institutional users, creating a new source of revenue.The extensive reports provided by DCN71 guide the management in creating internet policies on bandwidth and data transfer.Thus, DCN71 is an ideal billing solution for educational institutes. It provides institutes with tools for control and regulation of internet traffic, scalability, an inbuilt firewall for providing data security and an option of creating pre-paid accounts while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS)FEATURESBilling : DCN71 offers flat, flexible billing plans with peak and off-peak billing supported by pulse-based rating. Universities can offer promotions and discounts as well as launch date; time and usage based pre-paid and post-paid packages. It creates invoices facilitating the announcement of new promotional and discount offers in addition to carrying third party advertisements.Bandwidth and QoS Management : Universities and Institutes can implement bandwidth restriction based on subscribers and data usage in addition to quotas on individual or shared basis. DCN71 supports variable bandwidth allocation based on hours/days and data usage for customized services.Authentication, Authorization Accounting (AAA) : DCN71 supports PPPoE, RADIUS, SOAP protocols and is available with an inbuilt RADIUS server. It offers web-based authentication through client software and login via username and password. It provides authorization based on IP and MAC addresses and comprehensive accounting based on point of time, duration, and data usage. DCN71 redirects unauthorized users to a web-based authentication page, delivering higher ease of use.Zero configuration Networking : DCN71 allows even the novice users/students to connect their laptop/computer and access internet automatically. DCN71 creates a usable IP network for user without configuration or special server. It facilitates ease of use anywhere anytime.Reporting : DCN71 provides exhaustive reports in graphical and tabular format for bandwidth consumption, data transfer and for vouchers generated, consumed and balance as well. It also generates audit reports* of activity performed by the administrator.
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