UAG5100 User’s Guide
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Billing
26.1 Overview
You can use the built-in billing function to setup billing profiles. A billing profile describes how to
charge users. This chapter also shows you how to select an accounting method, configure a
discount price plan or use an online payment service by credit card.
26.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
) to configure the general billing settings,
such as the accounting method, currency unit and the SSID profiles to which the settings are
applied.
• Use the Billing Profile screen (see
) to configure the billing profiles for
the web-based account generator and each button on the connected statement printer.
• Use the Discount screen (see
) to enable and configure discount price
plans.
• Use the Payment Service screen (see
) to enable online payment
service and configure the service pages.
26.1.2 What You Need to Know
Accumulation Accounting Method
The accumulation accounting method allows multiple re-logins until the allocated time period or
until the user account is expired. The UAG accounts the time that the user is logged in for Internet
access.
Time-to-finish Accounting Method
The time-to-finish accounting method is good for one-time logins. Once a user logs in, the UAG
stores the IP address of the user’s computer for the duration of the time allocated. Thus the user
does not have to enter the user name and password again for re-login within the allocated time.
Once activated, the user account is valid until the allocated time is reached even if the user
disconnects Internet access for a certain period within the allocated time. For example, Joe
purchases a one-hour time-to-finish account. He starts using the Internet for the first 20 minutes
and then disconnects his Internet access to go to a 20-minute meeting. After the meeting, he only
has 20 minutes left on his account.
