Banner Ads

In order to configure NetTracker to track banner ads, you will need to follow these two steps:

1. Redirect the banner ads through the included cgi program

You will need to redirect all banner ads that you would like to track through a special cgi program that is included with NetTracker. This cgi program, named ntadtrack.cgi on UNIX and ntadtrack.exe on Windows NT, is placed in the NetTracker program directory when NetTracker is installed. You now have to copy this program from the NetTracker program directory into a cgi accessible directory (for example: /usr/ns-home/cgi-bin).

All of the banner ads that you would like to track will have to be re-directed through the ntadtrack.cgi (or ntadtrack.exe on NT) program as shown in the example below:

<A HREF="/cgi-bin/ntadtrack.cgi?http://www.sane.com/products/NetTracker/"><IMG SRC="/ads/nettracker.gif"></A>

In the example above, the URL located immediately after the question mark (?) is the URL where the person will go to when they click on the banner ad. You will need to enter this URL.

2. Set up a tracking report for each banner ad

You will now need to configure the Banner Ad options in the Edit Report Options section of NetTracker so NetTracker will generate a report for the banner ads that you have set up.

Full path of ntadtrack.cgi:

Enter the full path to where ntadtrack.cgi (or ntadtrack.exe on NT) will be located. To save this path, click on the Save button.

To configure the Banner Ad options, click on Add button. Then enter the requested information in three text boxes.

Description of banner ad:

Enter the description of the banner ad that you wish to appear in the reports.

Full path of graphic:

Enter the path off of the document root to the banner ad image file (the same path used for the image file in the HTML document (i.e. XX, where IMG SRC="XX" is an image file). Example: /ads/nettracker.gif.

URL to link to:

Enter the URL to which ntadtrack.cgi (or ntadtrack.exe on NT) is redirecting to. Example: http://www.sane.com/products/NetTracker/. Note: The URL of the banner ad must be entered exactly as it is written in the HTML document.

After you have entered the above information click on the Add button. To delete banner ads, highlight the banner ad in the list box and click on the Delete button. To edit banner ads, highlight the banner ad in the list box and click on the Edit button. Then make the desired changes and click on the Update button.