YFiExplainSpecificProfiles

Introduction

This page can be used as a recipe book to create profile templates.
It contains various scenarios and with the sample template that will be able to handle the scenario.

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Voucher

Requirements

• A user can connect with only one device at a time
• Time cap -> up to 24hours of Internet usage available in a 48hour period
• Bandwidth limit -> download: 512kbps upload: 64kbps
• Data cap -> none
• Voucher should expire 3 months after it was generated

Equipment

• CoovaChilli captive portal

The profile template

Attribute
Tooltip text
Check/Reply
units
Comment

Misc -> Acct-Interim-Interval
Update account data interval
Reply
seconds

Misc -> Idle-Timeout
Disconnect after inactivity period
Reply
seconds

Chillispot -> ChilliSpot-Bandwidth-Max-Down
Max upload speed NB in kbits/second NOT bits/second
Reply
Bits/second
Note that Coova also can use WISPr -> WISPr-Bandwidth-Max-Up which is in bits/second. This can stumble you

Chillispot -> ChilliSpot-Bandwidth-Max-Up
Max download speed NB in kbits/second NOT bits/second
Reply
Bits/second
Note that Coova also can use WISPr -> WISPr-Bandwidth-Max-Down which is in bits/second. This can stumble you

Misc -> Simultaneous-Use
Limit the amount of concurrent sessions
Check
Bytes
It actually takes an integer value in our case it will be 1

Chillispot -> Max-All-Session
The total amount of time a user can spend online
Check
Seconds
24 Hours = 86400 seconds

The specific profile

Attribute
Value

Acct-Interim-Interval
120

Idle-Timeout
900

ChilliSpot-Bandwidth-Max-Down
512

ChilliSpot-Bandwidth-Max-Up
64

Simultaneous-Use
1

Max-All-Session
86400

Watch out for‌

• Check the value of swapoctets on CoovaChilli as the original one (Chillispot) had them in one direction and CoovaChilli has it in the other. I'm not sure though if it is only the accounting detail or also the attribute values that is swapped. Making one of the values very small and doing a download will probably be the quickest to see which is which.
• If you have Simultaneous-Use specified as 1 and the person reboot their machine or something similar while still logged into the captive portal; the next login request may not be successful since the back-end thinks they are still connected.

When creating the Voucher

• Select the specific profile.
• Select Valid for 2 days from first login (48 hours)
• Select an expiry date 3 months from today.