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Public Space Parameters
Figure 5-27 Default New User Screen that Appears to Subscribers
• Edit the Introduction Message.
— The default Introduction Message is “Please Choose from the following plans.”
• Edit the Offer Message.
— The default Offer Message is “How many days of Internet access would you like to purchase?”
•Edit Policy Message.
— The default Policy Message is “Contact your service provider with questions.”
NOTE
See Subscriber Messages for information on how to customize the text that appears on the other login pages
presented to customers.
4. In the Minimum Units of Access to Purchase field, define the minimum units of access that subscribers must
purchase.
5. Select a Units of Access (Minute, Hour, Day, Week, or Month) for your subscribers.
NOTE
You must use the same Unit of Access for all of your billing plans.
6. If you plan to offer a free billing plan (see Creating a Free Billing Plan), configure the Free Billing Options.
•The Default Free Access Time specifies (in days) how long a customer will have uninterrupted free Internet
access.
•The Maximum Lifetime specifies (in days) the maximum amount of time a customer can use the free billing
plan.
• The Web browser interface labels this parameter in Mins but it should be Days.
• For example, if you set Default Free Access Time to 1 day and Maximum Lifetime to 2 days, here is how
the customer interacts with the AP:
— Customer enters hotspot and is prompted to select a billing plan.
— Customer selects free billing plan.
— Customer has free access for one day.
— After one day, the customer is prompted again by the New User screen to select a billing plan.
— If the customer again selects the free plan, he will have free access for one more day (since the Maximum
Lifetime for free access is set to 2 days).