AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting)
End-users must authenticate
(via username/password) before getting wireless access. Once authenticated,
they are authorized to use defined network resources, and restricted
from other resources, based on policy set by the network administrator.
Integration
with external AAA, NMS, billing
Global
Imaging uses a control center that is based on a set of open, extensible
interfaces
that facilitate integration with preferred third-party billing
systems, settlement systems, authentication systems (such as RADIUS,
LDAP,
EAP, NDS and Microsoft Active DirectoryÆ) and network management systems (such
as CA UnicenterÆ, IBM TivoliÆ, HP OpenViewÆ and OpenNMS).
Flexible Reporting
Global Imaging includes real-time telemetry and historical reporting of end-user
and AP bandwidth usage in hourly, daily, weekly and monthly durations.
Remote
AP management over the Internet
Global
Imaging network administrators manage the wireless network as a system
rather
than individual access points.
From a secure
Web interface, Global Imaging network administrators can remotely
flash-upgrade APs in the field, modify captive portal and redirect
pages, and change
the wireless channel and SSID. APís can be situated behind firewalls,
on private LANs, or on any network with a route to the Internet.