Wednesday, August 20, 2008  Congratulations to BelAir Networks - named as the worldwide wireless mesh node Market Leader in Service Provider WLAN (based on revenue) four consecutive quarters according to Dell'Oro Group.
Perfect for applications within security and defense markets, safety and hospitality, Interlink VARs can source the BelAir 100 wireless multi-service nodes, BelAir 200 wireless multi-service switch routers and the BelView NMS through Interlink. Be sure to talk to our technical support team -- who now carry BelAir Networks Technical Certifications, about any equipment questions you might have.
Ann
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rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/InterlinkBlog/ Tuesday, July 29, 2008  Interlink VARs that might have missed the letter from Brian Parsons, Director of Products at Communications Test and Design Inc. (CTDI), should know that CTDI has recently announced the acquisition of the Verilink access products from Verso Technologies. The CTDI acquisition includes the Verilink 8000/6000, iMarc, WANSuite, XEL-CORE, ArcaDACS, Shark, Prism, Orion, AS2000 and NetEngine to name a few.
CTDI's stated strategy with respect to Verilink products involves continued new product availability, repair and technical support services along with enhanced engineering efforts to evolve the VerilinkProducts with NEW products and features.
CTDI is headquartered in West Chester, PA and has provided its industry defining maintenance service solutions to the telecom industry since 1975.
You can still source ALL of your Verilink products from Interlink.
Ann
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rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/InterlinkBlog/ Monday, July 28, 2008  Interlink is now distributing U4EA Technologies "Fusion" Multi-Service Business Gateways. These gateways will be one of the featured products in the upcoming VoIP Solutions Showcase tour, and support a variety of application requirements including SIP Trunking, SIP Session Control, SIP Survivability and VoIP Gateways.
Fusion products combine Routing, LAN Switch, Firewall, Security, Session Control, WAN access and multimedia support for Voice/Data/Video in a single box.
Fusion Multi-Service Business Gateways offer QoS using a Guarantee of Service (GoS) that allows up to nine prioritization categories and addresses both latency and packet loss for applications that are performance vulnerable.
Ann
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rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/InterlinkBlog/ Wednesday, July 23, 2008  ADTRAN University is hosting the instructor-led NetVanta PowerPak training here at our Interlink Communication Systems Clearwater office October 6-9, 2008.
October is a pretty good time to come to Florida (hurricanes notwithstanding) - If you have an interest in ATSP Internetworking Certification, the NetVanta PowerPak is required training. Here is ADTRAN's checklist for ATSP certification.
You can get more information on ADTRAN's website - there is a new 'ADTRAN University' section that is easy to set yourself up on. You can also contact your Interlink Account Manager to register today.
The NetVanta PowerPak is a course for technical staff that are responsible for design, implementation and support of internetworking products such as NetVanta.
Ann
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Thursday, July 17, 2008  Interlink VARs are invited to participate in a new one hour webinar hosted by ADTRAN on July 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
Learn the importance of delivering value to customers. It's no longer enough to be trained and certified on the many technologies and services that our customers require - delivering value is an expectation.
You'll hear from a special guest speaker from the Institute for Partner Education and Development (IPED) with some practical steps.
This session is for VARs. You may click to register, and hope to see you on the 29th.
Ann
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rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/InterlinkBlog/ Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Monday, July 14, 2008  Interlink is hosting a new seminar series for Interlink VARs who are implementing VoIP solutions for the SMB.
We've assembled best-of-class vendors: ADTRAN, Digium, Infinity Security Solutions, snom and U4EA Technologies to create a comprehensive VoIP solution that delivers the benefits of VoIP at a price that finally makes sense.
The following cities are on the 2008 schedule, with others planned into 2009. Interlink VARs - Please contact us today if you're interested in participating in one of these half day seminar series in your town. Get more information.
August 20, 2008 - Orlando, Florida
September 10, 2008 - Schaumburg, Illinois
October 1, 2008 - Dallas, Texas
October 15, 2008 - Long Beach, California
Ann
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rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/InterlinkBlog/ Thursday, July 10, 2008  Join ADTRAN for an online presentation about the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security requirements. If YOU or YOUR CUSTOMERS handle credit cards, you'll want to tune in to understand:
- What the PCI standards require
- Evaluate the level of risk that you face in your business
- Learn some steps you can take toward compliance right now and
- Understand what is appropriate for your business
This 90 minute webinar will include a Q&A and will be presented by Dr. David Taylor, CISSP: President, PCI Security Vendor Alliance. Now that PCI compliance has been embraced by nearly all the larger (Level 1) merchants, the card brands are shifting focus to engage the SMB merchants for compliance. Don't miss out on this informative session.
Date: July 30, 2008
Time: 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Duration: 90 Minutes including Q&A
Register Today.
Interlink VARs can contact Interlink for more information; Ask about sending a custom, ADTRAN co-branded eMail invitation to YOUR customers to take part! View ADTRAN's Whitepaper entitled "Demystifying the Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard".
Ann
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rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/InterlinkBlog/ Wednesday, July 9, 2008  Last week I received a new snom 320 phone from our Network Administrator who is building out our VoIP Network and being an IT guy I set out to discover extensible features. So, as I find them I’ll post about them here.
Switchvox has authored the Switchvox Fire Dialer Extension; it’s a Firefox Browser Plug-in that integrates the Browser with Switchvox to make VoIP calls directly from your computer.
I found this plug-in to be exceptionally simple to install and configure. Here are the steps I took.
Things You’ll Need
- VoIP capability on your network.
- Firefox Web Browser.
- A microphone and speakers or a headset on your PC.
- Inform your Network Administrator.
Regarding #3, you’ll definitely want to discuss this with your Network Administrator first because having phone conversations through your PC is going to put some voice traffic on your network. Our VoIP implementation that we have in our offices today is segmented such that our Voice and Data are on separate network segments and so trying out the Fire Dialer meant that I’d be taking voice over the Data network. Not a huge deal for a single user but that might present some problems for our Data Applications if everyone in our office attempted to do this.
Step 1
Environment
Determine what version of Firefox you’re running by clicking the Help Menu and then selecting “About Mozilla Firefox.
You can locate the version number here.
Step 2
Download
Download (opens new window) the Fire Dialer plug-in that supports your Firefox Web Browser version. The download options will look like this.
After clicking the Download link the Firefox plug-in installer dialog will launch. Click the “Install” button.
Note: I have verified directly with Digium that this plug-in was created by Switchvox. I don't have any reason to believe that they should not be a trusted source.
Once the installation is complete you’ll be prompted to re-start Firefox.
Step 3
Configuration
After you’ve restarted the Firefox web browser you’ll need to configure Fire Dialer. To do so, go to the Tools --> Add-ons menu option.
This will launch Add-ons management console. Click the Options button for Fire Dialer.
You’ll need to add some information here.
- The IP Address of the PBX (Switchvox box for me).
- Your Phone extension.
- Your Phone password.
Click Save. You’re now ready to go dialing!
Step 4
Kick the Tires
Using your Firefox web browser, navigate to a web page that has a Phone Number displayed as text. I’ve navigated to our Home Page.
Over-score the Phone Number that you wish to call.
Place your mouse cursor over the over-scored phone number and right click on your mouse. This will launch the context menu. Choose the Dial option and get ready to call.
Oh, make sure that you either have your headset on or your mike and speakers ready :)
How can we improve our network performance with the advent of VoIP phone systems with their increased Quality of Service overhead, as well as the increase in all other Internet traffic?
An often overlooked solution involves the use of VLANs (Virtual LANs). A VLAN acts like an ordinary LAN, but connected devices don't have to be physically connected to the same segment.
Virtual LAN Technology allows IT managers some flexibility in setting up more efficient networks. Department users and resources may be grouped to provide the most logical and fastest connections. Physical ports are not the only way to separate traffic anymore!
MAC (moves/adds/changes) can now be performed via software instead of wiring closet visits. Any size company with a large enough network that needs to be segmented may benefit from VLAN technology.
Carl Dinarello
System Engineer - Interlink
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