ZyXEL N4100 User Guide - Page 106

Chapter 10 Accounting Table 14 ADVANCED > ACCOUNTING LABEL DESCRIPTION Use ~ Discount Price Plan based on "Button Presses" Select a button from the drop-down list box to assign the base charge and select Enable to activate the discount price plan. Discount Price Plan based on "Button Presses" Charge by levels Disable the charge by level function to charge all of the subscriber's time units only at the highest level (least expensive) that their total number of button presses reaches. Level Enable the charge by levels function to charge the subscriber the rates at each successive level from the first level (least expensive) to the highest level (least expensive) that their total number of button presses reaches. These are the read-only level numbers of the discount charges. Conditions Button Presses Unit Price A discount level takes effect whenever the button selected in the Three button Printer Setting section is pressed more than or the same number of times as the number displayed in the Button Presses field. Enter the number of times the button must be pressed to equal that discount level. Enter each level's charge per time unit. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the N4100. 10.2.1 Charge By Levels Example This is an example of how charge by levels accounting works. The discount price plan allows you to make the unit price lower as the subscriber purchases more (meaning a higher number of button pushes). The Unit Price for level 1 is always the same as the base charge ($2.00 for this example). The following screen has discount price level 2 set to $1.75 and level 3 set to $1.50. Taxes are not included in this example. Figure 41 Charge By Levels Example A subscriber purchases 11 units. Without charge by levels accounting, the total would be the number of button presses (11) multiplied by the unit price for the 106 N4100 User's Guide