headquartered in Evansville, IN - I-Light · headquartered in Evansville, IN •Provider of...
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•Growing100%fiberopticcompanyheadquarteredinEvansville,IN•ProviderofresidentialandbusinessfiberservicesincludingInternet,TV,Phone,WAN,andSecurity&Automation•Launchedfirstmarketin2005,nowconnectingover65,000homesandbusinesses.•100%fiber-opticnetworkdirectlyconnectedtoeachhomeandbusiness•Customerfocused•Activememberofcommunityorganizationsandparticipantsinlocalevents
Evansville,INHeadquarters
NetworkOperationsCenter(NOC),Evansville,IN
2005 Greencastle,INCloverdale,INFillmore,IN
2012 Franklin,INWhiteland,INNewWhiteland,IN
2007 Seymour, IN 2013 LaFountaine,INLafayette,INWestLafayette, IN
2008 Vincennes,IN 2014 Crawfordsville,INRoanoke,INHanover,IN
2009 NorthVernon,INMadison,IN
2015 Greenwood,INWestfield,IN
2010 Wabash, INNorthManchester,INHuntington,INConnersville,INNewCastle,IN
2016 Plainfield,ILWarsaw, INBloomington/Normal,ILRomeoville,ILOswego,ILLogansport,IN
2011 Lebanon,INUlen,IN
2017 BoulderHill, ILMontgomery,ILBrownstown,INMarion,IN
•LocalBusinessAccountExecutive– Backedbyadedicatedbusinessaccountteam
•DedicatedProjectManagers–Whiteglovecommercialordersfromreceipttoactivation
•LocalTechnicians•24/7/365BusinessRepairTeam– Aroundtheclockteamtohelpwithserviceissues
“Ourpriorityistoensurethateachcustomerhaseaseofservice,issupportedbypersonableassociates,andissatisfiedwitheachoutcome.Simplyput,providingsuperiorcustomerserviceispartofourorganizationalDNA.”– KevinStelmach,GeneralManager|MetroNet
“Thereliabilityoffiberisdirectlyimprovingruraleducation,thesupportoflawenforcement,andtheresponsiveness
ofhealthcare”– SueMurray,FormerMayorofGreencastle,IN
“InworkingwithMetroNet wefoundapartnerconcernedabouttheneedsofour
community”- MarkWickersham,HuntingtonCountyEconomicDevelopment
“MetroNetwasoutstandingwhentheydidtheirpoletopoleconnection
throughoutourcommunity”– BillBailey,FormerPresident,SeymourChamberof
Commerce
MetroNetHPBX
•NoupfrontcostforPBXorphones•Nomaintenancecosts,nosoftwareupgradecosts•Nolocalserverorphonesystemrequired•Easeofscale– noneedtoforecastgrowth,addusersincrementally
Premise-basedPBX
•Capitalinvestment- requirespurchaseorleaseofPBXand/orphones.•Maintenancecontractorper-changecharges.•Requiresconnectivityfromtelephonyprovider.•Difficult/expensivetoscale–hardwarelimitations
•AnHPBXProjectManagerhandlesallthedetails– workingwithyoutosetup• Callrouting• TimeofDayscheduling• Holiday/after-hoursbehavior• AutoAttendants• Phonebuttonlayout
•YourHPBXismanagedviaaweb-basedAdministratorPortalorbyMetroNetsupportstaff;allowingchangestobemadeanytime,fromvirtuallyanywhere.
•FullyManagedPhoneNetwork:–MetroNetinstallseverythingneededtoconnectthephonesonyourdeskstotheoutsideworld.
•CallPaths(virtualphonelines):– Chooseanappropriatenumberofsimultaneouscallsforyourbusiness.
•UserTypes:– StandardorProfessionalfeatures– Supportforexistingphoneequipmentandpaging
•PhoneTypes:– Varietyofhandsetoptionstosuitallusertypes
•MetroNetinstallsafullymanaged,dedicatednetworktoruntheHPBXservice.Weincludeabusiness-classrouter,dataswitches,andcablingforphones.–MetroNetmanagesallequipmentonthephonenetwork.–Metronetrunsnetworkconnectionstoeachphonelocation.– Yourexistingcomputernetworkisnotimpactedandwillcontinuetofunctionwithoutinterruption.
•Forlargerinstallations,anintegratednetworksolutionmaybefeasible.MetroNetsalesengineeringstaffwillconsultwithyourlocalITstafforvendortoproperlydesignandsizedeploymentoptions.–MetroNetinstallsanHPBXrouter,yourexistingnetworkisconfiguredtousethisrouterforphonetraffic.– HPBXphonescanbeconnectedanywhereonyourlocalnetwork.
•HPBXletsyouchoosethenumberof“callpaths”(simultaneouscalls)foryourbusiness.A“callpath”isasinglecalltoorfromtheoutsideworld.– HPBXtoHPBXcalls(evenacrosslocations)donotuseacallpath;freeingupcapacityforcustomercalls.
•Automaticoverflow– whenyouexceedyourcallpathlimit,orifyouareotherwiseunavailable,incomingcallscanbeautomaticallyreroutedtovoicemailortoanautoattendant– givingyourcallersoptionstoreachyouevenifyoucan’tpersonallyanswertheircall.
•CallpathsacrossallofthecomponentsinyourHPBXsystem.Thereisnodirectrelationshipbetweenaphonenumberandacallpath,allowinggreaterflexibilityandabilitytoadd/removecallpathswithoutlosingphonenumbers.
• EachuserreceiveslocalDID+extension• IncomingCallFeatures– CallerIDwithname&number– CallerIDBlocking– Callwaiting(w/CallerID)– AnonymousCallRejection– SelectiveCallRejection– DonotDisturb
• CallForwardFeatures– CallForwardonbusy/noanswer– Immediatecallforward– CallForwardRemoteAccess
• Voicemail– Upto50messages@2minutes– Voicemail-to-emailforwarding
•Call-HandlingFeatures– CallTransfer– Callpark(sharedhold)– Callhold(privatehold)– MusiconHold
• Outgoingcallfeatures– CallReturn(*69)– Repeatdialing– SpeedDial30
• BusinessFeatures– High-Definitionvoice(HPBXtoHPBXcalls)– Group/Intercompaging– Group/Directedcallpickups
• CommPortalWebsite– AccessCalllogs– Configurefeatures– Programphonebuttons
•Allstandardfeaturesareincluded;plus…• Largervoicemailbox– 100messages@3minuteseach
•PremiumCommPortalwithdesktopwidgets/appsand‘call-me’buttons.•CommPortalassistanttoolbar– Quicklysearchcompanyandpersonaldirectories
– InitiatecallsfromWindowscomputers– IncomingcallpopupwithcallerIDandcall-handlingoptions(redirecttoanotherphone,sendtovoicemail)
– Click-to-dialintegrationwithMicrosoftOutlook
•MobileFusion– CombineyourHPBXandmobilemailboxes.
(Recommendedforbusinesscellphonesonly)
•Additionalcall-handlingfeatures:– “Follow-me”/Simultaneousringing- Allowscallstoringmultipledestinationssimultaneouslyorinsequence.
– CallJump- Seamlesslytransferin-progresscallstoanotherdevice– noneedtoplaceyourcallonholdorcallback.
CiscoSPA504G– Standard• Includedforallusers• Upto4Lineappearances2
• BacklitDisplay• Speakerphone• 2.5mmHeadsetJack• PoweroverEthernetcapable• Standardphone,availableatno
additionalcharge.
CiscoSPA509GUpgrade• Upto12Lineappearances2
• BacklitDisplay• Speakerphone• 2.5mmHeadsetJack• PoweroverEthernetCapable
CiscoSPA525GUpgrade• Upto5Lineappearances2
• BacklitDisplay• Speakerphone• 2.5mmHeadsetJack• PoweroverEthernetcapable• Hi-ResColordisplay• Bluetoothcapable• One-touchcallrecording
(requiresUSBmemorystick,notincluded)
2- Lineappearancebuttonsservemultiplepurposes:canbeusedforadditionallines,programmablespeeddials,pickup, callpark,one-touchcalltransfer,ormonitoredextensions(viewfree/busystatusofotherphones)
SoundStationIP5000• FullDuplexConferencePhone• Echocancellation• 3x360° Microphones• Ideallysuitedforofficesand
smallconferencerooms.• Speakinanormalvoiceupto
7ft.fromthephone
PanasonicCordless• Upto300ft.indoor/1000ft.
outdoorrange.• Eachbaseunitsupportsupto8
handsets.• Eachhandsetincludesa
chargingstation.• Eachhandsetreceivesall
standardfeaturesincludingdirectnumber.
Sidecaraccessory• 32programmablebuttons3
• CanbeaddedtoCiscoIPphonesonly
• End-userconfigurableviaCommPortal
• Upto2supportedperphone(PicturedbelowwithSPA525G2phoneforcontext)
3- Sidecarbuttonsservemultiplepurposes:canbeusedasprogrammablespeeddials,pickup, callpark,one-touchcalltransfer,ormonitoredextensions(viewfree/busystatusofotherphones).
• LegacyDevicesupport– ToprovideconnectivitywithexistingdevicesMetroNetmakesuseofeitheraPlainOldTelephoneService(POTS)portonanOpticalNetworkTerminal(ONT)orusesastandaloneanalogtelephoneadaptor(ATA)toprovidedialtone.
– ThisallowsustointegrateHPBXfeaturesandfunctionalitywitholderdevicessuchas:• TraditionalConferencephones• TraditionalCordlessphones• Overheadpaging,ringing,etc. 4
– AnalogdevicesreceivemanyallstandardHPBXfeaturesincludingadirectphonenumber,extension,callerIDandvoicemail– featuresareactivatedviaFlashbuttonand/or“starcodes”(e.g.*72forcallforwardactivation,*73forcallforwarddeactivation,etc.)• Exceptionsincludetheabilitytoreceiveintercomcalls/broadcastpage,noHDVoicecalls,nomonitoredextensions
4- Mayrequireadditionalequipmentorcustomertoengage3rd partyvendor
• SIPPagingInterface– Suitablefornewpaginginstallationsinsmallerenvironmentsusingtheonboardspeaker.– Integratewithexistingpagingequipment5 viarelayoutput– whenconnectingtoexternalpagingtheon-boardspeakerisautomaticallydisabled.
– PagetoHPBXspeakerphoneandtooverheadpagingsimultaneously.– Configurable“LoudRinging”alertsyoutoincomingcallsinafter-hours/on-callscenarios;orfornoisyenvironments.
– Ambientnoisecompensationallowsthepagingdevicetoautomaticallysetvolumebasedondetectednoiselevel.
– Automaticgaincontrolensuresaconsistentpagevolume,evenifthepersonmakingthepageisspeakingquietly.
Example Environment: Noiselevel: Approx.PagingDistance
Homeorquietwarehouse Noconversation,backgroundnoisesareeasilyheard(ex:keyboardtyping)
Upto200ft.
Normalconversation,typicaloffice Caneasily beheardbyotherswithoutraisingyourvoice.
Upto100ft.
Busyoffice,restaurant,runningequipmentsuchasvacuumclenaer
Mustspeakwitharaisedvoice tobeheard. Upto25ft.
5- Mayrequireadditionalequipmentorcustomertoengage3rd partyvendor
•MetroNet’s HostedPBXsolutionoffersseveraladditionalfeaturesthataredifficulttoacquireorconfigureinmosttraditionalphonesystems.–MetroNetGomobile/desktopapp– CommPortalWebSite– AdministratorCommPortal– PremiumAutoAttendant– Time-of-Dayrouting– CallGroups
•MetroNetGoisanapplicationthatletsyourpersonaldevice(s)becomepartofyourHPBX•Makeandreceivecallsjustlikeyou’reintheofficeusingyourpersonaldevice(s).– YourbusinesscallerIDisusedforoutboundcalls,allowingyoutokeepyourpersonalnumberprivate.– CallsconnectviamobiledataoroverWi-Fi– AppallowsinteractionwithotherHPBXservices• Visualvoicemail• Contactmanagement• Synchronizedcallhistory• CallManager
•Call-handlingfeaturesallowyoutoworkanywhere.– TransfercallstootherHPBXusersoroutsidelines– Placecallsonholdw/businessholdmusic– Three-waycalling– VideocallingtootherMetroNetGousers.
•Supporteddevices:– iOSDevicesincludingiPad(iPhone4orabove)– AndroidDevicesrunning2.3orhigher– ComputersrunningWindowsorMacOS
•AvailablefordownloadintheGooglePlayandiTunesappstores.
•AllHPBXusershaveaccesstotheMetroNetCommPortal
• Viewandexportcalllogs•Manageyourfeatures– Callforwarding– DoNotDisturb– AnonymousCallRejection– Callscreening
• ViewPersonal/CompanyDirectories• Listentovoicemail• Forwardvoicemailstoemail• Programyourownphone
•HPBXProfessionalusershaveaccesstoexpandedCommPortalfeaturesincluding:–Widgets/Gadgets– placethemostcommonlyusedpartsoftheCommPortalrightonyourdesktop.• DialerWidget• VoicemailWidget•Missed/dialed/receivedcalls
– CommPortalassistant– integratewithoutlookforclick-to-dial,callpopupwithliveCallerIDandredirectoptions(sendcallstovoicemailortoanotherpredefineddestination)
• AdminaccesstoCommPortal– CompletemanagementofyourHPBXdeployment.
– Makechangestocallrouting,huntgroupmemberships,schedules,andmore.
– Day-to-dayuseradministration• Changenames,PINs,features,andmore.
– Assigncompany-widespeeddialsandextensions– Downloadbusinesscalllogsforallusers.– Manageholdmusic:• Uploadholdmusicorchoosefromprovided
tracks.
• Allowcallerstochoosehowtodirecttheircalls.• Freeupstafftoworkwithin-housecustomers,oruseAutoAttendantasabackup.• Time-basedmenuscheduling,tieredmenuoptions,abilitytopre-scheduleholiday/exceptions.• Personaldial-by-name• Simple,easytousemanagement– Addorchangeannouncements,menuoptions,andschedulesrightfromyourcomputer.
•Typicallyusedforbusiness“main”telephonenumberor“departmental”numbers.•Scheduleincomingcalls•Setuprulesfordifferenttimeperiods(Open,Closed,Lunch)– Ex:Whenopen,callsringtoCustomerServicephones,atlunchcallsringtovoicemail,atnightcallsringtoautoattendant.
•Pre-scheduleholidayhours,plannedclosures,etc.
•Allowincomingcallstoringmultiplephones– Choosespecificallywhichphonesringforincomingcalls–Overflowfromgrouptogroup,toautoattendant,orvoicemail– Groupcallsandindividualcallsarehandledseparately.• Usersinahuntgroupstillhaveaccesstotheirpersonalfeatures,voicemail,andCommPortal.
• Interactive,video-basedtrainingistheprimarytrainingmethodnowinuseforHPBX– Potentialsalestooltoletcustomersseehoweasyourphonesaretouse.–Willspeeduptrainingofcustomersduringinstallprocess(eachusercanworkthroughtrainingattheirconvenience)– Fullycustomizedtraining,producedusingactualMetroNetphones– identicalexperiencetowhatacustomerwouldseeontheirownphone.– Freeofcharge
•Afterthecustomerhasviewedthevideo-basedtraining,aprojectmanagermayscheduleashortoneononeWebExtoreviewanycustomer-specificconfigurationsoranswerquestions.
• Interactivevideo-basedtraining– Recommendedthatallusersviewtrainingmaterial– Learnthebasicstooperateyournewphones• Placing/Receivingcalls• Placecallsonhold• Transfercalls• Setup/checkvoicemail• Etc.
•Afterviewingthevideo-basedtraining,yourprojectmanagerisavailabletoconducta1:1webinartoansweranyquestionsaboutyourbusiness’customphonesetup.•Seehttp://metronetinc.com/hpbxtoviewtheonlinetrainingmaterialatanytime.
•On-sitetraining– availableatadditionalcost– Recommendedthatallphoneusersattendtrainingorreviewtrainingmaterials– Livetrainingsessionatyourplaceofbusiness– minimum4-hourblockoftrainingtime.– Hands-on/guidedinstructiononhowtouseyournewphones• Placing/Receivingcalls• Placecallsonhold• Transfercalls• Setup/checkvoicemail• Etc.
– Yourtrainerisabletoansweranyquestionsaboutyourbusiness’customphonesetup,provideoneononetrainingwithkeypersonnel,andwillprovidecopiesofalltrainingmaterials,includingaprintablequickreferenceguideinadvanceofthetraining.
•BartSaunders– Director,[email protected] |765.250.8205
•MonicaPiguet– Manager,[email protected] |317.599.1194
•DaveStrang– [email protected] |317.769.1499
•ElijahKeller– [email protected] |812.456.1235
•StandaloneNetwork– Typicallyusedfor24phonesorless–MetroNetrunsnewcabling,installsrouterandswitchesforHPBXphones– Customernetworkisindependent
• IntegratedNetwork– Recommendedforlargernetworkdeployments– Requirescoordinationwithsalesengineering,andexistingdatavendor/ITdepartment
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•Securefacilitywith24/7loggedaccess.– Gateaccess,buildingaccessandsuiteaccessisindependent.• Carriersonlyhaveaccesstotheirownsuites.
– Intra-facilitylinksbetweencarriersprovideadditionalsecurity.•Monitoring,alerting,&redundancy– Techniciansareimmediatelyalertedtoalarms24/7/365– Dual-serverarchitectureandmultiplefailsafefeaturesallowinstantfailovertostandbyhardware.– InlineUPS(Batterybackup)preventspowerlossfromaffectingvoiceservices,withautomaticfailovertogeneratorpoweruntilcommercialpowerisrestored.
•Security– BothUserandAdministratorCommPortalwebsitesutilize256-bitHTTPSencryptionandauthentication.– Admin-levelswitchaccessisrestrictedtoselectMetroNetpersonnel;customer-levelaccesscanbegrantedforallphonesorperdepartment.– User-levelsecurity/privacy– administratorsdonothavedirectaccesstoindividualvoicemails,directaccessrequiresend-userPINreset
•Privacy–MetroNetcomplieswithallCPNI(customerproprietarynetworkinformation)rulesandregulations–MetroNet’sfullprivacypolicyislocated@http://www.metronetinc.com/pdf/MN_AUPP.pdf