Introduction
Introduction:

The Nepali Net Timer(TNNT or TNIUT - The Nepali Internet Usage Timer) - Server is the main interface that controls internet usage in the client computers. The Server resides in the main computer, which will be connected to the internet via modem. It is connected to the client parts via local area network. The interface looks like this (click on the picture to view it full size):

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As you can see, There are different boxes for different computer, identified by numbers(computer 1, computer 2 etc), and in those boxes, there are different control buttons and displays. These are dealt in detail in "Using TNIUT" section. As you can see, you can control upto 20 computers in a network with one server, in a Professional version of this software.

Apart from client monitoring and control interface, there are several other buttons. The 'Configuration' button is for configuring your software, where you can specify the amount of client control, the charge rates (as this software calculates the charge for each customer by itself), and administrative options, such as configuration password, registration code and number. The details of configuration is dealt in the "Configuration" Section. The details of registration of the software is dealt in the "Registration" section. The "About" button has details of the author of the software, the marketing company, and whom the software is registered to.

On the other side of the top of the interface, there are 4 buttons. The "Minimize to system tray" button minimizes the software to the system tray, which is in the bottom right corner of your monitor, near the system clock. "Close" button obviously closes or exits the software, but it asks for confirmation before doing so. the "Help" button is for instant help when you get into any trouble. The "View log" button is one of the specialities of this software. This software makes a log file of each computer in your network, and records each start time, end time, usage time and charge paid by the customer. This log can be viewed, and edited, and the total income within a specified period can be calculated with the Log viewer. The details of Log viewer is found in "Log Viewer Help" section.

Features:

The features of this software include:
  1. Monitoring time spent online in every client computer by customer in your Cyber Cafe.

  2. As client and server computers are in connection, you can view the usage time and charge in the main computer, and client can view their usage time and charge in those computer they are using.

  3. Customers can start & stop their their usage time. Once they click on the stop button, they will no longer be able to access the internet. However, if "Work Offline" is enabled, one can do offline work in the computer, and the offline time is not recorded. These features can be controlled (enabled or disabled) in the configuration of the server.

  4. This software maintains a log file of each client computers in the server computer. So you can view all the details of internet usage by customers in each computer. You can even edit the data and calculate the income from individual computer as well as all computers during a specified time period.

  5. With the UA version of the TNIUT, you can even create prepaid or credit accounts for your customers, so that it makes log of each user who have created username or password. You can allot user a limited number of hours or unlimited account for specified time (eg for a month).

  6. The time sync button in the server can be used for time synchronization or Server computer with client computer, so that all the computers will display same system time.

  7. Help for installation, maintainance and troubleshooting is readily available online (http://nepalitimer.tripod.com), as well as at your own Cyber Cafe inside Nepal. Most of the information about the software can be obtained by just clicking the "Help" button present in the program interface.

  8. Finally, this is the ultimate internet usage timer, created meticulously for your Cyber Cafe. Once you use it, you will wonder how were you managing your Cyber Cafe without this software. Gone are the days of manual stop watches and calculators, extra employee just to keep watch on computer usage and time notification for customers. This software does it all.



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