server feature comparison

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How does Viator Network's full-featured Egress™ Server stack up against the competition (with similar user limits)? Pretty well if you ask us. These tables are based on published documentation provided by the manufacturer.

  • Yes = Included
  • No = Not included
  • None = Not available or no comparable feature available

Common Features

Egress™ Server (Full Version ) Advantages:

 
Egress™ Server
Cisco BBSM
 Nomadix IP3
S.R.P. (U.S)
Call for Price
$11,500+
 $4.995+ $5,600+
Operating System
Linux 7.3
Windows 2000
 RTOS Embedded Linux
Standard Processor
Pentium™ 4 or Xeon
Pentium™ III
Pentium™
Pentium™
Standard Port Licenses
Unlimited
Unlimited
 2000 1000/3000
Enterprise Class Hardware
Yes
Yes
 No No
Proprietary Hardware
No
No
 Yes Yes
Concurrent user limit
2,500
2000
 2000 1000
Free 30-day trial version
Yes
No
No
No
Credit Card Interface
Included
$399
 $1195 $750
RADIUS Server/Client
Included
Requires additional hardware
$1,195
$1,500
PMS Connectivity
Included
Included
$1,195
$750
Meeting Room Scheduler
Included
Third-party
 No $750
Firewall
Included
Requires third-party hardware and software
Included $750
Point-level upgrades
Free for one year
$2,995
 $800 Free for 90 days
Hardware Warranty
3 years on-site,
parts and labor
1 year parts
 1 year parts 1 year parts
Intrusion Detection
Yes
No
 No No
Anti-Virus Protection
Yes
No
 No No
VisualWare™ Network Monitoring
Yes
No
 No No
Multiple billing interfaces
Yes
No
 No No
Boingo Wireless Certified
Yes
No
 Yes No
Required to upgrade database
No
 No No
User-selectable Bandwidth Control
Yes
No
 No No
Single/Multi-day billing
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Bill wireless access to room number Yes No No No
Support for PDAs
Yes
No
 No No
Create your own customizabled billing scenarios
Yes
No
 No No
Offer users dynamic and static IPs
Yes
No
 No No
Third-party Proxy Support
Yes
Yes
No
No
Price by bandwidth
Yes
No
 No No
Automatic switch discovery and configuration
Yes
Cisco Only
Yes
No
Tagged VLAN Support
Yes
Yes
 Yes

No
Supported switches
  • 3Com Superstack II
  • 3Com Superstack 3300
  • Allied Telesyn CentreCOM 3726XL
  • Allied Telesyn AT-8124XL
  • BayStack 310-24T
  • BayStack 450-24T
  • Cisco 1900
  • Cisco 2900XL
  • Cisco C2900XL
  • Dell PowerConnect 3xxx
  • Dell PowerConnect 5xxx
  • D-Link 3224
  • D-Link 3226
  • Linksys PC22224
  • Foundry FastIron
  • Foundry NetIron
  • Intel Express 520T
  • HP Procurve 2524
  • HP Procurve 4000M
  • HP Procurve 4108GL
  • SMC TigerSwitch 6948L2
  1. Cisco Catalyst
Supported DSL switches
  • Egress DSL
  • PairLink PL2000
  • Cisco LRE
  • Corecess 6624 (VDSL)
  • Tut Expresso GS (DSL)
  • Copper Mountain CopperEdge
  • SMC 7724M/VSW
  • ZyXEL AES-100 (ADSL)
  • ZyXEL PES-1014 (HomePNA)
  1. Cisco LRE
Supported Wireless Access Points
  • Nokia (802.11b)
  • Proxim (802.11a/b/g)
  • Apple AirPort (802.11b/g)
  • Aironet (802.11a/b/g)
  • Linksys (802.11a/b/g)
  • NetGear (802.11a/b/g)
  • D-Link (802.11a/b/g)
  • Orinoco (802.11a/b/g)
  • SMC (802.11a/b/g)
  • WaveCast (802.11b)
  1. Cisco Aironet
Supported Property
Management Systems
  • Standard HOBIC
  • Choice Profit Manager
  • Micros/Fidelio
  • Lanmark/SoftBrands
  • CLS
  • Hilton H1, H2
  • Tesipro
  • Comtrol Thin Server
  1. Protocol Technologies
  2. Standard HOBIC
  3. Micros/Fidelio
  4. XIOX
  5. Hilton H1, H2
Credit Card Processors
  • Verisign
  • PsiGate (Canada)
  • Authorize.net
  • Clear Commerce
  • Trust Commerce
  • YourPay
  1. ICS CyberSource
Free Driverless Printing
Yes
No
 No No
Video-on-demand support w/separate billing
Yes
No
 No No
Users roam between wired and wireless connections
Yes
No
 No No
UPS Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Web Portal "Walled Garden" templates
Yes
Yes
No
No
Macromedia Contribute compatible
Yes
No
 No No
OEM licenses available
Yes

No

 Yes No
30-minute installation
Yes

No

 No No
Number of patches to install at setup
None
15-30
?
15

Common Features

  Egress™ Server Cisco BBSM
Nomadix
IP3
Server Size
1U
1U
2U
1U
Plug-N-Play for DHCP and static-IP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
E-Mail/SMTP redirection
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP address change tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Web-based configuration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Location-based services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Forced portal page/"Walled Garden"
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Per-port billing and access control
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Internal portal support
Yes
Yes
No
No
Web-based reporting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
VPN support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote server management
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Supports Windows 95/98/ME/XP/NT/2000
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Supports Macintosh OS7x - OSX
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Supports Linux and UNIX
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

updated: March 20, 2004