From ISP admin

3.48 - 02.11.2010 EN

BUGS

• fixed minor bugs reported by users
• in the case when import from Post contains more companies the system will import all data correctly. In the past there was a bug which caused that only first company in the list was imported
• it is no longer possible to left empty field of client's name in the client card while adding a new client into the system( In the past it was possible to save without name but not to edit )
• fixed bug in billing module. In last version it was possible to set up date "Invoice from" without second part "Invoice to" and system created an invoice for whole month.

NEWS

• when the WiFi client is non-active longer than 30 days and monitoring of WiFi signal is enabled so in the case old graphs are deleted to save free space on HDD
• it is possible to set periodic restart for the Router (Mikrotik, UBNT) by selecting the checkbox "Restart of the router" and choosing period (Daily, weekly, monthly). When daily period is enabled it is possible to set specific time for restart. When weekly period is enabled it is possible to set specific day (Monday - Sunday) for restart. When monthly period is enabled it is possible to set specific day (1 - 31) for restart.
• in the menu tab "Routers" there it is possible to check connection to the router to see type of the router, SW version, CPU, etc.
• for each router (menu "Routers") there is displayed version of HW (e.g.: RB411, RB433AH, etc.), HW version information lies below name of the router.
• the menu tab "Routers / Mikrotik status" renamed as "Routers / Router Status"
• the menu tab "Other / Maps" is now available for all administrators. In the past this function was visible only for "main admin" or "master admin".
• printing the settings (in "client card / Information / Print settings") always contains name of router what the client is connected on.
• each photography in client card is resized to fit the screen. larger view is available by clicking on the photo.

Support of Ubiquity units

• in the menu Tab "Routers" there is possible to add a new type of router "Ubiquity". If it is chosen there is option to set SSH username and password. Communication within is provided only through SSH so it must be enabled on Firewall.
• When a Ubiquity device is added to the system so in the case there is possible to "check connection" by clicking on icon. It is the same as check connection on Mikrotik devices.
• if communication through SSH is sucessful the system starts to read interfaces (ath0, eth0) automatically and also starts to draw graphs of transmition on individual interfaces. By clicking on the graph icon there is possible to display detailed information about data transmission. The system also draws CPU loading, Ping, current uptime from hte last reboot of the system.
• below the Ping graph icon there is an information about Ubiquity unit SW version
• when the mouse cursor rollover name of ath0 interface the system displays detailed information about WiFi interface (like SSID, frequency, distance, etc.).
• next the name of the interface is an information about number of clients and SNR reported by unit. Next these informations is an icon to display detailed graph. The graph contains informations like Signal, Noise, CCQ, etc. If an unit has enabled "Airmax" mode so in the case system can display "Airmax quality" and "Airmax capacity" reported by unit in percentage.
• in the menu tab "Routers / Router status" there is a popup menu to choose type of the router (Mikrotik / Ubiquity).
• in the menu tab "Routers / Router status" each router has icon (Mikrotik / Ubiquity) for simpler identification.
• if the communication with Ubiquity unit is successful in the case the SSH icon is green, in opposite the icon has red color and the system displays an error message in "HW version" column.
• the system displays current verion of firmware, CPU type, unit type (e.g.: Rocket M5, NanoBridge M5, etc.) for each UBNT unit.
• in the menu tab "Routers / Router status" there is displayed current number of online WiFi clients. By clicking on this number it is possible to display detailed information about clients including Signal graphs of each client.
• for present the system supports only passive mode (monitoring of UBNT units). Full management of Ubiquity units will be released in next version (3.49).
• Implementation of Ubiquity devices is in the experimental phase so small bugs may occurs.

MIKROTIK

• settings of tariff (menu "Settings / Tariff") contains an option to set not only FUP limitation for decreasing connection speed but in this version it is also option to set limitation at Burst (download, upload, priority).

Security - FIREWALL

• from version 3.47 is possible to set firewall parameters to restrict access for individual services in the system (menu "Settings / Sys. settings / Security".
• from version 3.48 the active firewall is requested and after each login the system makes a control. If firewall is inactive so the system displays information page with description how it is possible to set it up.
• if provider doesn't care of mentioned security reasons or doesn't want to use integrated firewall (e.g. Firewall is provided as central or by own scripts), so in this case it is possible to disable infopage after login-in to the system. Go to menu tab "Settings / Sys. settings / Security" and add a new rule:

IP address = "127.0.0.1"
Rule description = "Disabled"

• when the firewall is deactivated the system delete all firewall rules on the server and in the case of using own firewall it is neccessary to set it up again.
• detailed information about firewall settings are available in changelog v. 3.47.

SCHEDULING

• in the menu tab "Scheduling / Daily" there is information about total number of pending tasks.
• when adding a task there is an option to check Client number. For simpler searching there is possible to type name of the client and system will display possible results automatically. Search option works even if you type name withou diacritical marks.
• in the tab "Scheduling / Free" there is a checkbox "Show this page after login" to see pending tasks after logining-in to the system.
• in the menu tab "Settings / Codebooks / Plan type" there is possible to define code-book for tasks in Scheduling. There is also possible to define different colors for each groups of tasks and defined color will be highlighted in the plan.

INVOICING

• now it is possible to set VAT / TAX rate with two decimal points (e.g.: 13,50) in the menu tab "Billing / Settings" vatiable "dph". (Ireland localization)
• now it is possible to invoice VoIP data once for 2 months period back. It is possible to set in the menu tab "Settings / Sys. settings" variable voip_offset" and set value to "2".
• for faster work with cash payments the system offers print and display options of TAX document when receive cash payment.
• in client card in the Bookmark "Invoicing" there is an information, next to invoices, about payment method (bank transfer, cash, PayPal, etc.)
• system now doesn't recognize between private or legal person and display Company ID and VAT ID on each invoice.

INVOICING Pro-forma invoices

• each Invoice group has an option to create pro-forma invoices. In the menu tab "Billing / Settings / Invoice groups" there is the checkbox to active this funcitons for each group.
• below the checkbox it's possible to set "Name of pro-forma invoice". This text will be displayed on invoice as watermark. Default value is "Vyzva k platbe" (in Czech) and it means "Call for payment".
• in detail of each invoice group "Billing / Settings / Invoice groups" there is possible to send note which will be displayed only on pro-forma invoice. When the pro-forma invoice is paid so on the normal Invoice this note is not displayed. In this text it is possible to use system variables (e.g.: $EMAIL$ - will be displayed as real client's email address from client card).
• there is no due date on pro-forma invoice (cause it isn't a TAX document), number of invoice and specific symbol
• When the pro-forma invoice is paid so in the case system creates standard invoice atuomatically (TAX document), with all requirements. At bottom of the invoice there is information about price which will be paid by pro-forma invoice and also number of pro-forma invoice to check. In the most case the price result on invoice is 0. In the case when client pay less money than needed so the invoice is still marked as outstanding.
• when the payment is succesfull the system creates an invoice in 5 minutes and send it to client's email, but only in case when it is filled in client card and client has enabled "Sending invoices by email".
• in the menu tab "Billing / Settings / General" there is possible to set variable "proforma_mail_copy". If there is filled an email address so in the case the system sends all created invoices as email copy to this email.
• in the menu tab "Settings / Other / Email templates" there is possible to set one template as default. This default template will be used when the system creates invoices (based on paid pro-forma invoice) and send to the email address as copy.
• in the menu tab "Billing / Settings / General" there is a variable "proforma_prefix" used as variable symbol for pro-forma payments. Variable symbol is random 10 points number which start with defined prefix.

NETFLOW

• in the menu tab "Settings / Sys. settings / General" there is a variable "netflow_datastore_days", what defines how long does the system keep data from NETflow on HDD. Default value is 365 days.

CMTS

• full integration of headend ARRIS C4
• system now reads all informations about upstream and downstream installed on headend. For each downstream are displayed detailed information about logical channel, modulation, frequency, bandwidth, power of transmission and SNR.
• for each downstream system displays number of online clients and un-registered users on headend. Rollover this number by mouse will display detailed information about number of connected users.
• for each downstream the system draws SNR graph.
• in the menu tab "Routers" there is well-arranged displaying "SNR of all headends".