“WHO”
You will have total visibility and control over who is using your hotspot at all times. Zone Control allows you to choose from many types of registration.

Registration Options

• Username/Password
• Email/Password
• Validated Email/Password
• No Public Registration (message displayed with access instructions)
• Ticket System
• Shared Usernames
• Anonymous access with registration
• Anonymous access without registration
• Unauthenticated access

Web based registration is fast, easy and automatic. A user clicks a link, registers with your zone, and gets instant access. If you need more control you can disable web registration and use the ticket system, or register users manually in Zone Control.

Zone Control will also display all user activity. You can use the active session page to view all the users that are currently using your zone, or you can run reports and even download them into Excel(*.xls), or Word(*.doc). Active sessions and reports display the mac, username, ip, session start time, session length, and kilobytes up/down.

“WHAT”
Control what your users have access to while using your zone. By taking advantage of the user class system you can define how groups of users can access the Internet, and what they can access. Firewall rules and content filtering play a major role in protecting your network and users. You can also block P2P programs such as Kazaa, and BitTorrent.

Classes are concepts that NoCat had developed into their system to provide higher levels of access for trusted users. I have taken the same user class concept and added it to Public IP's fork of WiFiDog. I have also added the ability to funnel the classes through the content filter. The content filter can be applied to the Protected and/or Liberated class, or disabled completely.

The content filter can be customized to allow or block specific sites and URLs. You can also configure the "Naughtiness Limit" as well as what file extension should be blocked.

Firewall rules are also completely customizable for the Protected and Liberated classes. Trusted and Super users have very little that needs configuring since they have open access to the network. You can also block access to your "wired" network. Wireless users will not be able to access any computers on the other side of the gateway, unless you allow them to access the network. You can grant wireless users no access, partial access, or total access to your LAN. Partial access allows you to define IP addresses and ports to allow access. Super users have access to all network resources regardless of any settings for LAN access.

When a new user registers at your zone, the default action is to add the new user to the Protected class, but this can also be modified to be Liberated, or Trusted. End-User Classes and default settings are:

• Protected: ALLOWS traffic on 80, 443, and 110. Content filter enabled.
• Liberated: BLOCKS traffic on 21 25 445 1214 3689 6667 6699. Content filter disabled.
• Trusted: Firewall disabled. Content filter disabled.
• Super: Given network priority, pre-empt's traffic from other classes. Firewall disabled. Content filter disabled.

“WHEN”
Zone Control allows you to enforce limits on when users are able to access your zone. You can set your zone's "Open" and "Closed" times to only allow access during certain hours. You can define each hour of each day that users are allowed to access your network. When a user attempts to make a wifi connection to your network during off hours they will be redirected to a page that displays your logo and says "Sorry we're closed" with your available hours.

You can also define when the user can access your zone by setting the time limits for user classes. A user's time limit can also be adjusted individually. Zone Control allows you to limit a users 24 hour usage to a couple hours a day, week, month, or unlimited access.

“HOW”
Zone Control gives you total control over how users can access and use your Internet connection. Configuring registration options, firewall rules, and the content filter, allows you to make Zone Control what you want it to be. Be strict or lenient with the restrictions you impose on your visitors... It's your choice.