Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction 1
1 What is...................................................................................................................................
Antamedia Bandwidth Manager ? 1
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2 Requirements
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3 How Can It Help You ? 3
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4 The User Interface 5
Part 5 Statistics 17
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1 Bandwidth Manager Log 17
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2 Connection Log 18
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3 Statistics Report 19
4 Usage...................................................................................................................................
Report 21
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1 MAC Whitelist
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2 IP Whitelist
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Introduction
1 Introduction
The Antamedia Bandwidth Manager is a Windows PC gateway software which helps you control and
limit the Internet usage, including download and upload rate, for every computer in your network.
Computers can be limited with specified time and quota per session, day time when access is allowed
and set to logout after inactivity. Our bandwidth shaper is suitable for various purposes:
- Home or neighborhood Internet sharing, user connection limitation, blocking child sensitive URLs based
on keywords
- Company Internet sharing, limitation, tracking what employees are visiting, and blocking sensitive
content, desired non-work related websites etc.
- Internet and game cafes where each computer can have different download and upload rates. No
additional Client software installations are required
Bandwidth Manager doesn't require any proprietary hardware so you can use any standard PC with two
network cards. It's hardware independent and you can use any type of Access Points, Routers, Switches
and other equipment. You can use it with WiFi, WiMax, LAN, Cable, DSL, Satellite and other type of
network connections.
The software includes statistics and reporting with many useful features.
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1.2 Requirements
The Antamedia Bandwidth Manager software should be installed on a standard PC computer, running
Windows OS. The Computer needs to have two network cards; one being connected to the Internet
and the other one to your network.
The Bandwidth Manager analyzes all the network traffic between computers on your network and the
Internet. If computer is logged in, the traffic is passed through the second network card to the Internet.
The Antamedia Bandwidth Manager has to be configured as a gateway for all the computers in your
network. On the first run, the Bandwidth Manager helps you configure your network through Setup
Wizard.
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generate profit. Best of all, it's automated, there is no maintenance fee for computers, licenses, software
and OS.
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From the main screen, represented on the picture below, you can choose one of the options:
If you prefer smaller computer icons, you can switch to compact view and display more computers on the
screen. The option is located in Bandwidth Manager - Setup - Options - Misc. Options page.
The inactivity field shows remaining time till the automatic logout. The inactivity is optional for every
account and a default number of seconds can be specified in Bandwidth Manager - Network page.
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Network Configuration
2 Network Configuration
Network Interface Network interface which connects the Bandwidth Manager to your
network
Autostart for selected Automatically starts the Bandwidth Manager control when the program
interface starts
IP address IP address of the selected network interface
Maximum users Maximum number of users connected simultaneously
Inactivity logout Automatically disconnects the user after the specified time of inactivity
Start Press the Start button to activate the Bandwidth Manager control
Stop Press the Stop button to deactivate Bandwidth Manager control
Save Save network settings
The first step in setting up the Bandwidth Manager is sharing the Internet connection. This step is
required in order to allow all the customers in your network to access the Internet.
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Network Configuration
After you configure the Internet sharing, please select Network Interface which connects your network
to the Bandwidth Manager. On a selected network interface the Bandwidth manager will activate the
integrated Web Server which is used to control and filter computers access to the Internet. By changing
the network interface, the IP address will be automatically filled in. Please enable Autostart and press
on the Save button to store your settings.
The last step is clicking on the Start button to activate the Bandwidth Manager engine. From that
moment the computers on the network will access the Internet based on your configuration from User
panel.
In case that network computers don't have access to the Internet, please check if
- the Internet connection is shared
- the computers in your network have correct connection settings (IP address, subnet mask, gateway,
DNS). Please make sure that the gateway IP of the client computers is the same IP as IP address in the
Network Setup page.
- Windows Firewall and other firewalls are configured to allow the Bandwidth Manager communication
- other web servers use port 80
- Skype uses port 80. Please disable this feature in Skype - Options - Connection - 'Use port 80 and 443
as alternatives for incoming connections' and restart Skype and the Antamedia Bandwidth Manager.
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For example, you are using ADSL to connect to your ISP, and your computer gets one public IP address
(like 202.102.43.11). Since all the customer computers in your Bandwidth Manager network should have
it's own IP address, you can use the NAT to do the translation between the local IP address (like
192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.254) and the public IP which ISP assigned to your ADSL. Of course, the NAT
can be used with any type of devices and it is not limited to ADSL.
To configure the NAT, you need to know how you are connected to the Internet. If you are using a
modem (like ADSL, Cable etc), please select the Dial-up modem.
If you are connected through a switch, a router or some other device, please specify LAN.
As a NAT Network Interface, please select the network interface which connects the Bandwidth
Manager to the Internet.
The last option to configure is the DNS redirector. Please type here one of the DNS addresses specified
by your Internet service provider, or any other working DNS server. This option helps in those cases
when the customer has incorrectly configured DNS address. Bandwidth Manager will redirect client to the
correct address and the DNS query will be resolved.
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Database Server
3 Database Server
The Database server can be installed on the same computer as the Antamedia Bandwidth Manager or
some other computer. For small installations (100 simultaneous users) the Database Server can be
located on the same computer, assuming that such computer is fast enough to handle all the tasks.
Please use theTask Manager to monitor the system resources and the CPU usage. When idle, Bandwidth
Manager and Database Server do not show any significant CPU usage. However, with a large number of
concurrent users, the Bandwidth Manager and Database Server might reach 40-50% of CPU usage, and
this is a sign to move Database Server to the other computer.
On installing the Database Server, the Installer will start the ADBConfigurator (Antamedia Database
Configurator) which will perform the maintenance, update and add new database tables, stored
procedures, triggers etc.
Recommendation: To keep your database safe, please use UPS (Uninterruptible power supply) on the
computer where the Database Server is installed. In case of power issues, database will remain intact.
Power problems might lead to the corrupted database and cause downtime. You can learn more about
UPS in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterruptible_power_supply
Repairing database: If you already have a database problem, please close the HotSpot and run
ADBConfigurator, which is located in the same folder as the Database Server. Select the Accounts tables
and click on the Repair button. In most cases the database can be fixed successfully.
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'DBServer IP Address' - It is the IP address of the computer with installed 'Database server'. If the
'Database server' is installed on the same computer with the Bandwidth Manager use the local host IP
address 127.0.0.1
'DBServer Port' - Specify port used by 'Database server'. The default port is 12010*.
'DBServer Username' - Type 'Database server' username. Default username is Administrator*.
'DBServer Password' - Type 'Database server' Password. Default password is EDBDefault*
'DBServer Compression' - If the Bandwidth Manager is connected to the 'Database server' through the
Internet it is recommended to use higher compression to get a faster response from the database.
'Save & Reconnect' - Save the settings and reconnect the Bandwidth Manager to the Database Server
*Please note that default port, username and password can be changed from the Database Server
configuration menu
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Note: the Database server IP address is the IP address of the computer where the Database server is
installed. In case that the database server is located on different location than Bandwidth Manager server
as IP address type your server computer Public IP address.
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How Bandwidth Manager Controls Connected Computers ?
Besides the access based on the defined known Users, it is possible to configure the access for the
unknown users on the network.
Enable Autologin and configure login parameters for the unknown users on the network.
'IP address' - Specify user computer IP address that will be used for login.
'MAC' - Specify user computer MAC address that will be used for login.
'Download' - Set maximum download speed that computer can download from Internet. Download
speed is represented in: KBytes, Kbits, MBytes or Mbits,
'Upload' - Set maximum upload speed that computer can upload to the Internet. Upload speed is
represented in: KBytes, Kbits, MBytes or Mbits
'Quota' - Set bandwidth quota that computer can download or upload from the Internet. In the right
dropdown menu select if the quota is represented in: Bytes, KB, MB, GB or TB
'Unlimited quota' - Unlimited Quota checkbox enabled means that bandwidth quota is not limited for
computer.
'Time' - Limitation of the time a computer can spend on the Internet via Bandwidth Manager
'Unlimited time' - Unlimited Time checkbox enabled means time that computer time on the Internet is
not limited from the Bandwidth Manager.
'Description' - Give the name to the Price Plan so that you can find it easy when generating an account.
'Allow login in time interval' - Tick this option to enable computers autologin only in a selected time
interval.
'Pause between logins' - Use it to set the time limit between two logins from the same computer.
'Maximum allowed logins' - Use this option to set maximum number of allowed logins.
'Expire' - With this option is the defined user expiration date. Set a computer user expiration date in the
field or untick the option if you want to disable the account expiration.
'Bandwidth quota daily limit' - Specify how much Internet bandwidth a computer can use per day.
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When a daily limit exceeds, the computer will be logged out automatically.
'Limit daily time usage' - Specify how much time a computer can be logged per day. When a daily limit
exceeds, the computer will be logged out automatically. Autologin for computer will be enabled again on
the following day.
'Limit number of daily logins' - Specify how many times a daily computer can login to the Bandwidth
Manager.
'Inactivity timeout' - Use it to enable automatic logout if a client does not use the Internet bandwidth
for a specified time period.
'Active' - With this option you can specify if a computer user account can be used for a access or not.
'Add User' - When you configure login parameters for a known user press the Add User button to save it
and add it to the Users list.
'Remove User' - To remove the user from the User list, select the user and press the Remove User
button.
'Clear & New User' - Press the button to reset the setup user computer fields for new configurations .
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How Bandwidth Manager Controls Connected Computers ?
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If you enable the use of an option 'Inactivity timeout' from the Setup - Network - Network Setup page,
the session will be automatically closed and the user disconnected after a specified time period.
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Statistics
5 Statistics
Integrated filter shows all logs for specified time period. In From/To fields define time period and press
Show button.
Bandwidth Manager log have ability to show all the logs for a specified computer. In the field define the
login IP or the MAC address and press the Show button.
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In case that the Autologin option is enabled, the connection log will show which connection was granted
to the login, based on the autologin options.
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To get the Statistic report in the Chart mode press 'Chart' button and define the time period in 'Date
Range' or 'From / To' fields. In the Chart mode the Bandwidth Manager shows the statistics report for
each day separately. Choose the category: The Time usage, Download, Upload or Logins. Press the '
Table' button to get statistics report in the table for s selected time period.
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To get the usage report for a specified time period in 'Date Range' (Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days etc.)
or From / To fields specify the dates and press the 'Show Usage Report' button.
To get a complete usage report for a specified customer define its account username in the 'Filter by
Account' field, the IP address or the MAC and press 'Show Usage Report' button.
The Usage report can be used for top lists and it shows the users with the highest amount of download,
upload, the time usage, sales and the number of sessions. Just select the conditions in the 'Report Type
' drop down menu.
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URL Tracking and Filtering
To add a new keyword or an extension type it in the Add keyword or extension field and press the Add
button. When you finish, press the Save button.
To remove the keyword or the extension from the list, select it from the list using the left mouse click and
press the Remove button. Press the Save button to save the changes.
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To add a keyword which is filtered by the Bandwidth Manager type it in Add keyword to list and press
the Add button. Press the Save button.
To remove the keyword from the list select it from the list using the left mouse click and press the
Remove button. Press the Save button to save the changes.
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URL Tracking and Filtering
6.4 How to block access to specified web pages and ftp servers ?
The outgoing traffic is filtered with the IP and blocking rules. To block access to some ftp server or SMTP
you can define the IP and the port range. Define 'Starting IP address', ' Ending IP address', '
Starting port' and 'Ending port'. Use the Add button to add the IP/Port rule to the list. To remove a
specified rule from the list select it with the left mouse click and press the Remove button. Use the
Save button.
To block specified website add web site URL address in 'Block website URL' and press Add URL
button.
When a specified FTP server or website is blocked, customer web browser is redirected to the restricted
page (to the Bandwidth Manager IP address and port 78). Instead of a restricted page you can redirect
the user to some other website specified by the IP address and the port. The IP address is specified in
the 'Redirect blocked website to IP' field and the port in 'Redirect to port'.
Please note that each IP/Port modification requires saving the changes.
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URL Tracking and Filtering
*The URL Keyword option is active only when the URL Tracking is enabled.
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Computers Which Should Pass Without Authentication
To add a new computer that should pass through the Bandwidth Manager without authentication, type
the MAC address in Add MAC to whitelist and press the Add button.
To remove a computer from the whitelist select it with the left mouse click from the whitelist and press
the Remove button.
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7.2 IP Whitelist
Besides MAC addresses computers that should pass through the Bandwidth Manager software can be
recognized by the IP address.
To add the computer IP address that should pass to the internet through the Bandwidth Manager
software without authentication, type the computer IP address in the Add IP to whitelist field and
press the Add button.
To remove a computer from the whitelist, select the computer IP address in the whitelist using the left
mouse click and press the Remove button.
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Allow Access to Specified Web Pages Without Authentication
In the Bandwidth Managert software - Setup - Whitelist - Host Whitelist tab you can see two different
filelds: Add host IP to whitelist that is used to type the host IP address and Add host URL to
whitelist used to type the host URL address. Press the Add button to add the host IP or the host name
written in the field to the whitelist.
To remove the host IP or the URL address select it from the whitelist with the left mouse click and press
the Remove button.
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Defining Main Administrator Password
Confirm the Administrator password in a new pop-up menu and press the OK button.
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Additional Bandwidth Manager Options
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Autologin Ports Configuration
Tick the 'Enable Autologin' option on Users - Autologin tab to allow autologin.
*Required Bandwidth Manager software restart after enabling or disabling autologin feature
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