Other customers, such as Tier 1 ISP's, prefer storing the profiles in an external Radius server. The NRP-SSG offers the option of storing service profiles locally or externally in a Radius server. Note that when using Web selection, an external Radius server is required. Web Selection Web selection offers the ability for a user to select destination services using a standard Netscape or Microsoft web browser. Using a standard web browser, the Service Selection Dashboard server offers customers a menu of selectable services.
Customers can easily select services by pushing buttons on their web browser.
These services are dynamically turned on and off through web selection. Each service that is selected is accounted for by the SSG, allowing Service Providers to bill for individual services on a usage basis. With the Service Selection Dashboard menu, a single user can go to multiple destinations simultaneously, such as their company, the Internet or extranet. The SSG will forward the packets to the appropriate destination. The third version adds Web Selection to the PTA-MD version and licenses the Service Selection Dashboard server.