Managing an Internet Cafe
NAT32's Administration functions support the management of users in Internet Cafe applications.
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The Usage Manager is started by clicking the ![]() In this example, all machines are enabled and communicating via NAT32. The Time (in minutes) since when the machine first sent a packet after being enabled and when the machine last sent a packet is shown. The number of packets sent (Usage) is also shown. A machine can be disabled by selecting it and then clicking Disable. The usage figures for that machine are displayed in a pop-up dialog box when the operator clicks the Disable buttton. Thereafter, the machine remains disabled until the next customer uses it for Internet access. A machine can be enabled by selecting it and then clicking Enable. This resets the Usage and Time values and enables Internet communications. A machine can be enabled for a specified number of minutes. |
The Administration dialog is refreshed every minute, but the operator may click Update at any time to update the display.
Of course, an admin command is also available, allowing usage to be monitored from a remote machine via a Web Browser as described here.
NAT32 supports DHCP configuration of private machines. This feature allows customers to connect their Laptops directly to an Internet Cafe LAN. All the customer needs to do is to configure the Laptop's TCP/IP stack to "Assign an IP Address automatically". Thereafter, the Laptop will have full Internet access and will appear in the Admin dialog box.