You run a room full of shared PCs, and every day someone leaves a session open, wanders into Control Panel, or walks off without paying. Tracking minutes on paper and resetting machines by hand costs you money and patience. Antamedia Internet Cafe Software is built to fix exactly that: it locks down public computers, counts the time, and bills the customer.
Quick facts
- Vendor: Antamedia
- Type: Windows client/server application for managing public computers, self-service devices and WiFi hotspot users, with point of sale
- Licensing: each license includes a server and a number of client devices; you add more clients as you grow
- Trial: a free trial is offered on the vendor's site
- Current direction: the vendor now recommends its newer Cafe & Kiosk platform for new deployments
Key features
Charge by the minute, block, or tier
You can bill computer and console usage per minute, in time blocks, with longer-use discounts, by time of day, or as free sessions. Group computers to offer different tiers, such as standard and VIP.
Prepaid accounts, refills and printed tickets
Price plans generate accounts, refills and ticket vouchers. You can combine limits such as time, allowed program groups, expiry and daily caps. Customers reuse the same account across logins until it expires. Tickets and receipts print from multiple templates, in batches, with expiry based on first use or last login.
Lock down the public PC
A client login screen protects each machine. The security controls block system keys, restrict drives and Control Panel access, and enforce a controlled desktop, so customers can't tamper with the system.
Sell snacks and services from the same screen
The point of sale and bills features combine session charges and extras in one checkout. Staff open a bill, add usage and products, close it, and issue a receipt. Payments can be cash, card, wallet or split.
Control WiFi customers with no client software
The WiFi Hotspot side lets customers authenticate in the browser. You can limit time, data transfer, bandwidth quota and download/upload speed per account. This makes premium speed tiers possible.
Staff roles and live statistics
Assign roles such as Administrator, Location Admin, Marketing Admin and Billing Admin, so only the right people reach setup, statistics and account management. A live overview of connected stations and usage reports supports auditing.
Your own look on the login screen
Customize the login screen with your logo, colors, images and announcements, and run image or video promotions before or after login.
Who it's for
- Internet and cyber cafe owners who bill by time
- Game and eSports centers that need session billing, POS and device security
- Schools, universities and libraries that grant time-limited access to approved applications
- Operators running more than one site who want consistent control and billing rules
Pros and cons
Pros
- Covers billing, lockdown, POS and WiFi in one product
- Flexible pricing: per minute, blocks, time of day, VIP groups
- Scales from a single location to multi-site setups
- Windows 11 is listed as supported
Cons
- It is a Windows client/server application, so you need a main PC to run the server component
- The vendor now steers new deployments toward its newer Cafe & Kiosk platform, so this classic product is positioned as the baseline to migrate from
- Some features, such as POS, bills and bandwidth quotas, are tied to the Standard edition
FAQs
Does it work for gaming centers?
Yes. The vendor lists gaming centers and eSports venues as target uses, with pricing plans, session control, POS and reporting.
Do WiFi users need to install anything?
No. WiFi customers log in through the browser with a username and password or a free trial. Public PCs use the client login screen.
Can I limit a customer's bandwidth?
Yes. You can set per-account download and upload rates and quota limits (daily, monthly or combined).
Can I sell products as well as time?
Yes. The POS and bills features add products and extras to the same checkout as session charges.
What about the newer product?
The vendor recommends Cafe & Kiosk for new deployments and describes it as a migration path for existing Internet Cafe users.
System requirements
The server component installs on the main Windows PC that manages your client computers. The vendor lists Windows 11 as fully supported.