VSG-1200 User’s Guide

Table 20 System Setting: Billing: Billing Profile Setting (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Duration

Select a time period (minute, hour, day, week, month or Unlimited) and enter the

 

time unit in the field provided (not available for Unlimited).

Charge

Specify the unit cost in this field.

 

 

Check Time

Select Period Time Finish for time-to-finish billing method. Refer to Section 6.1.5

 

“RADIUS” on page 72 for more information.

 

Select Expired when and specify the time from the drop-down list box(es) for the

 

accumulate billing method. The subscriber accounts will be invalid once the

 

allocated time period is used up. This option is only available when you select the

 

Day, Week or Month option in the Period Time field.

Selective Unit

Specify the range of time units (between 1 and 99) a subscriber is allowed to

 

purchase at any one time.

 

The range is presented as a drop-down list box in the information pop-up window.

 

 

Bandwidth Limit

Note: You must activate bandwidth management to use this feature.

 

Refer to Chapter 16, “Bandwidth Management,” on page 141.

 

Set the fields below to configure the bandwidth limit for this billing profile.

 

 

Uplink

To use a pre-defined option, select the first option and choose a bandwidth from the

Bandwidth

drop-down list box.

Limitation

To manually set the bandwidth, select the second option and specify the bandwidth

 

in the field provided.

Downlink

To use a pre-defined option, select the first option and choose a bandwidth from the

Bandwidth

drop-down list box.

Limitation

To manually set the bandwidth, select the second option and specify the bandwidth

 

in the field provided.

Reset

Click Reset to restart configuring this screen again.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save the changes.

 

 

7.2 PMS (Property Management System)

Many hotels use a PMS device to perform in-room billing for services (such as room service, mini-bar, pay-per-view TV or telephone) that the guests use.

With PMS, the VSG allows subscribers to purchase additional time units online. In addition, subscribers can select from a number of different billing plans.

To use PMS for billing, first connect the VSG to a PMS device using the PMS port (refer to Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation and Connection,” on page 35), then configure the PMS settings on the VSG.

7.2.1 Port-Location Mapping Charge Modes

When you activate port-location mapping and PMS on the VSG, two charge modes are available: per room and per subscriber.

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Chapter 7 Billing Profiles and PMS Configuration