GAMA Application Overview - GAMA is a software tool that gives the IT manager full control over client access to their Wi-Fi networks.

Wireless Technology Guest Access Manager Advance - GAMA
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RADIUS Accounting and Reporting
GAMA uses standards-based RADIUS accounting to calculate utilize per user statistics
including lifetime session counts and total traffic passed for session. Reports can be
generated based on these statistics in GAMA or from a 3rd party application.
Guest Access
GAMA provides industry leading guest access functionality with precise guest access
control by time-of-day, day-of-week, date range, and duration. GAMA includes pre-
defined profiles templates for different types of guests including guest passes for 1 hour,
12 hour, 24 hour, 5 days, 5 days - Business Hours only, and the ability to create custom
templates. GAMA provides the ability to create guest accounts in bulk; with intuitive or
random usernames (passwords are always random). A pre-existing list of usernames
can be imported.
While providing rich functionality for IT, GAMA also makes it easy for nontechnical front
desk staff to use the system. They are given provisioner access which allows them to
create guest passes but unlike other guest systems carries no risk to the integrity of
production network. No provisioner has access to WLAN controllers or other networking
gear. The provisioner needs no networking knowledge. They can be assigned only
certain guest types to manage, and can manage only the guest accounts they created.
With up to 10,000 users per GAMA server, it’s ideal for conventions, universities, and
large enterprise.
Key Applications
The applications for such granular and dynamic access control are unlimited but are
illustrated in the following examples.
• Education
A professor is giving a test from 2 pm - 3 pm in Classroom 230. She has the ability to
change Wi-Fi network access for students instantly to deny access to the Internet during
that time and at that location. With the professor’s option, the students could still have
access to relevant classroom materials on the LAN.