User`s guide

Introducing Visitor-Based Networking and YesWare 1-23
Software Release 2.30 YesWare Applications User’s Guide 08-01016-01
Visitor authentication
YesWare visitor service access is controlled using "authentication" web pages
that require the user to provide the appropriate information before access is
granted to the Internet or other YesWare services.
Authentication page usage
YesWare uses several types of authentication pages. The authentication page
used by a VBN port is determined by the Port Use Context provisioned for the
port (see “VBN billing methods and the Port Use Context” on page 1-15). For
example, ports configured with the credit Port Use Context for Credit-Card
Billing are presented with a "credit" authentication page (credit.vbn), while
ports configured to use Auth Code Billing are presented with an Auth Code
authentication page (authcode.vbn).
Figure 1-11 shows an example of the default hospitality guest room
authentication page (guest.vbn). Note that "guest.vbn" pages can be
configured to use Auth Codes in addition to billing to the visitor room.
Figure 1-11
Default "guest.vbn" authentication page
Failed visitor authentication
Visitors who fail to successfully authenticate are directed to "service-refusal"
pages that indicate that successful authentication is required for service access.
YesWare enables service providers to customize each authentication page
type, including text and graphic replacement. See “VBN page customization”
on page 1-24 for more information.