A CCESS GATEWAYviiTable of ContentsTable of Contents ........................................................................................................... viiChapter 1: Introduction .................................................................................................. 1About this Guide ....................................................................................................................... 1Organization.............................................................................................................................. 1Welcome to the Access Gateway.............................................................................................. 2Product Configuration and Licensing ............................................................................... 2Key Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................ 2Platform Reliability............................................................................................................ 3Local Content and Services ............................................................................................... 3Transparent Connectivity .................................................................................................. 4Billing Enablement ............................................................................................................ 4Access Control and Authentication.................................................................................... 5Security .............................................................................................................................. 55-Step Service Branding .................................................................................................... 5NSE Core Functionality ............................................................................................................ 6Access Control ................................................................................................................... 7Bandwidth Management .................................................................................................... 8Billing Records Mirroring ................................................................................................. 8Bridge Mode ...................................................................................................................... 8Command Line Interface ................................................................................................... 9Credit Card ........................................................................................................................ 9Dynamic Address Translation™........................................................................................ 9Dynamic Transparent Proxy.............................................................................................. 9End User Licensee Count ................................................................................................ 10External Web Server Mode .............................................................................................. 10Home Page Redirect ........................................................................................................ 10iNAT™ ............................................................................................................................. 10Information and Control Console.................................................................................... 11Internal Web Server ......................................................................................................... 12International Language Support...................................................................................... 13IP Upsell .......................................................................................................................... 13Logout Pop-Up Window .................................................................................................. 13MAC Filtering.................................................................................................................. 14Multi-Level Administration Support ................................................................................ 14NTP Support .................................................................................................................... 14Portal Page Redirect ....................................................................................................... 14RADIUS-driven Auto Configuration................................................................................ 15
