This is the reason your here right? If you didn't want control, then you could just setup an AP (access point), and be done with it. But it's control you want, and it's control Public IP will give you. Zone Control enables you to have complete control over the "who", the "what", and the "when" (the "where" is up to you).

“WHO”
You will have total visibility and control over who is using your hotspot at all times. Zone Control allows you to choose from two basic types of registration: web, or not web based. Web based registration is fast, easy and automatic. A user clicks a link, registers with your zone, and gets instant access. If you don't want instant access, you can also use your own registration form hosted on your web server to register and approve users before they are entered into the system and allowed access to your zone. You can also choose not to allow web registration. Instead of a registration form the user will be presented a message that you customize instructing the visitor how to get access to your zone ("See the front desk for a login") . There is a separate registration form in Zone Control that you will use to register users.

Zone Control will also display all user activity. You can use the active session page to view all the users that are currently using your zone, or you can run reports and even download them into Excel(*.xls), or Word(*.doc). Active sessions and reports display the mac, username, ip, session start time, session length, and kilobytes up/down.

“WHAT”
Control what your users have access to while using your zone. By taking advantage of the user class system you can define how groups of users can access the Internet, and what they can access. Firewall rules and content filtering play a major role in protecting your network and users.

Classes are concepts that NoCat had developed into their system to provide higher levels of access for trusted users. Public IP has taken the class concept to another level by adding the ability to funnel the classes through the content filter. The content filter can be applied to the Protected and/or Liberated class, or disabled completely.

Firewall rules are also completely customizable for the Protected and Liberated classes. Trusted and Super users have very little that needs configuring since they have open access to the network.

When a new user registers at your zone, the default action is to add the new user to the Protected class, but this can also be modified to be Liberated, or Trusted. End-User Classes and default settings are:

• Protected: ALLOWS traffic on 80, 443, and 110. Content filter enabled.
• Liberated: BLOCKS traffic on 21 25 445 1214 3689 6667 6699. Content filter disabled.
• Trusted: Firewall disabled. Content filter disabled.
• Super: Given network priority, pre-empt's traffic from other classes. Firewall disabled. Content filter disabled.

“WHEN”
Zone Control allows you to enforce limits on when users are able to access your zone. You can set your zone's "Open" and "Closed" times to only allow access between certain hours. When a user attempts to make a wifi connection to your network during off hours they will be redirected to a page that displays your logo and says "Sorry we're closed".

You can also define when the user can access your zone by setting the time limits for user classes. A user's time limit can also be adjusted individually. Zone Control allows you to limit a users 24 hour usage to a couple hours a day, or unlimited access.