H OTS POT GATEWAY180 System AdministrationSubscriber Interface MenuDefining the Billing Options {Billing Options}You can define various billing options for use with the Internal Web Server (IWS),based on:z Setting Up a “Normal” Billing Plan, including pricing and bandwidth.z Duration-based Billing Plansz Setting Up an X over Y Billing Planz Messages displayed to subscribers, including an Introduction Message, OfferMessage and Policy Messagez Billing schemes (units of access)z Free billing options (free access)z Promotional code options (for example, when offering a percentagediscount)Duration-based Billing PlansThe purpose of this feature is to let hotels create billing plans that work in a similarfashion to pre-paid telephone cards. This means that an operator can set the HSG’sInternal Web Server (IWS) to allow users online on a time “X” over period “Y” basis.Standard billing plans (where time “X” = period “Y”) can be used concurrently with“X” over “Y” plans. For example, multiple plans with flexible billing event optionscan be rolled out, such as:z Plan A: 24 hours, 256kbit/s downstream, 128Kbit/s upstream, public IPaddress, $15 charge.z Plan B: 8 hours to be used over 5 days, 512Kbit/s downstream, 256Kbit/supstream, private IP address, $35 charge.z Plan C: 1 week, 1Mbit/s downstream, 1Mbit/s upstream, public IP address,$99 charge.1. From the Web Management Interface, click on Subscriber Interface, thenBilling Options. The Internal Billing Options Setup screen appears:
