User`s guide

1-24 Introducing Visitor-Based Networking and YesWare
Software Release 2.30 YesWare Applications User’s Guide 08-01016-01
VBN web site customization
YesWare provides several methods for service providers to customize how the
VBN web site looks and functions for visitors. The following sections briefly
introduce each of these capabilities. Chapter 10, “Customizing the VBN web
site,” describes the operation and use of these YesWare capabilities.
VBN page customization
The "look-and-feel" of VBN authentication (and service-refusal) pages
determines how the initial connection looks to the visitor. All logos, colors,
and text (in non-functional fields) on these pages can be replaced with
information specific to the service-provider and/or host site. Authentication
pages are modified by retrieving the page from the YWS, and editing the page
using an HTML text editor.
Virtual Concierge
YesWare’s Virtual Concierge feature enables service providers to create a
host-specific site linked to the YWS and filled with free content and
advertising. The VBN visitor can browse the Virtual Concierge for free to
obtain information about local restaurants and host amenities, but will have to
accept the payment terms and conditions to receive Internet access. The
Virtual Concierge function is located in the InterProxy module.
Service-provider branding
YesWare enables service providers to select the name of the service on the web
page that is presented when the visitor connects to the VBN. Service-provider
branding is provided using the Add/Search Branding Setup function, which is
located in the System Setup section of the Port Manager module.
Figure 1-12 shows the default Branding Configuration dialog. The "Home
Page URL" entered in this dialog is used as the "home/splash" page presented
to users after authentication. See “Service-provider home/splash page
configuration” on page 1-25 for more information on VBN home page usage.
Figure 1-12
Default Branding Configuration dialog