Background
Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2009 is a biennial global investor’s summit organized by the state government of Gujarat. This event is organized and materialized with an idea of bringing business leaders, investors and policy/opinion makers in the market, under single platform to explore and understand the necessities of best business opportunities. The Global Investors Summit was started by the Chief Minister of Gujarat state Shri Narendra Modi with the glorious Navratri festival in the year 2003. With more than 8500 MoUs signed worth $241 billion in 2009, it offers a booming growth to the industrial development.
Core community of the industrial family from all over the world gathered here for resounding success in 2009. The summit witnessed more than 20000+ visitors per day along with 600-800 foreign delegates. The exhibition was spread over an area of 19, 200 sq. mt and designed in form of five different domes, holding more than 232 stalls from eminent companies of India along with facilities for Internet at conference halls and hotspots for visitors and clients.
The Challenge
24online’s partner client Aster Networks which specializes in integrating WAN & Voice/Video products, multi-vender for security & VPN appliances, enterprise-wide networks and providing continues training, support and value added services. Aster networks deployed its complete solution in the hugely popular even Vibrant Gujarat. The network setup was designed in way that all the domes and conference halls needed smooth and uninterrupted Internet Wifi connection.
And for that highly flexible and scalable solution was required, which could act as DHCP and should be deployable without interrupting the current network set-up. The DHCP will be responsible for leasing of IP address, maintaining the log of leased IP, authentication and bandwidth allocation. The Wi-Fi connection offered to the guests/clients/visitors at the exhibition was zero cost, the solution was expected to be capable of creating pre-paid walk-in vouchers by which customers can directly authenticate themselves with the username/password and start surfing. So, the solution was also responsible for creating package/plans and session building for billing & accounting for all the pre-paid vouchers as well as hold captive portal capabilities as a process of authentication for all the walk-in customers.
Thus, in-order to fulfill the requirement, Aster Networks believed 24online as the best alternative for qualitative and quantitative service.
Solutions
Understanding the network configuration and requirements of partner client Aster Networks as well as the viewing the challenge of multiple role based solution, 24online planned to offer a secured DHCP server with Walk-in pin module. 24online was configured accordingly with 500 concurrent user licenses to offer smooth connectivity of multiple users at the same time. 24online was connected through fiber-optic cables with the WAN network. And at the other end, 24online was connected with multiple L2 switches placed at different locations at the exhibitions where Internet connection was needed. Further, these L2 switches were connected with multiple access points placed at different locations like conference halls, hotspot, company stalls etc.
Administrator is allowed to create multiple packages/plans as per the requirement of the guests/visitors/clients etc. expected in the exhibition using 24online. Packages can be created on hourly, weekly, monthly or yearly basis. These package/plans are offered to the guests with the help of walk-in pin modules.
24online pin module enables these package/plans to be converted into pre-paid pins in printable formats, which can be easily available for purchase at the exhibition counter as pre-paid vouchers. The walk-in pin is provided to end user/walk-in customer with general details about the username, password and accounting details. Walk-in pins enable instant subscriber registration for walk-in customers and allows Internet access. This gave an additional mode for the client to generate revenue using 24online solution.
When 24online DHCP leases IP address to the guest while entering the network, it also displays captive portal web-page requesting username & password for authentication. The captive portal page is also configured accordingly that the administrator can brand themselves to their potential users. Administrator is free to add the company logo and messages on the captive portal web page, and modify as per their choice. Every customer was allowed surfing only after following the captive portal authentication process. After receiving accurate system generated username & password from customer, 24online DHCP server allocates the bandwidth to the customer and allows surfing as per the package/plan purchased by him. With the help of authentication at the user login, 24online restricts and avoids unauthorized Internet access which can incur malicious threats to the network.
24online easily managed multiple login of users and afforded equal distribution of bandwidth to all the customers without any interruption, as per their package/plan selection. Several file sharing, downloads and online presentations were delivered with ease. Administrator was also allowed to create multiple MIS reports on the basis of usage of the guest/visitor/client surfing, usage and IP address. Pulse based rating and pre-paid pins offered immediate access to the customers. Thus, 24online delivered smooth, smart and scalable solution for the promising exhibition in Gujarat.
“With the deployment of 24online, we could achieve smooth and easy distribution of bandwidth, an option to generate revenue and the most important - a secured wi-fi network using pin authentication of the users.Its a highly flexible and scalable product, and we are looking forward to use the product in our upcoming projects with various clients..!”- Mr. Mansukh Bhesania , Managing Director ,Aster Networks
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