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Partner Resource Center Reseller User’s Guide

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Table of Contents Overview .................................................................................................................. 4 What is the Partner Resource Center?..................................................................... 4

Products and Services Supported ...............................................................................4 PRC Features............................................................................................................6

Account Manager ................................................................................................6 Reports Manager ................................................................................................8

New Features/Functionality .................................................................................... 8 Service/System Requirements................................................................................. 9

Verifying That Your System Meets the PRC System Requirements .................................9 User Access ............................................................................................................ 10 Support................................................................................................................... 10 Terms of Use .......................................................................................................... 10 Changing Your Password ....................................................................................... 13 Resetting Your Password....................................................................................... 15 Using the Main Menu Bar and the Sidebar Menus ................................................. 18

Account Manager....................................................................................................19 Using the “Breadcrumb” Links ............................................................................... 21 Using the Title Bar Links ........................................................................................ 21

What’s New............................................................................................................21 Partner Support ......................................................................................................22 PRC Help................................................................................................................22 System ..................................................................................................................22 Log Out .................................................................................................................23

Using the Quick Search Bar.................................................................................... 23 Using the Gray Bar Links at the Bottom of Each Page ........................................... 24 Adding VoiceLine Customers.................................................................................. 25

Adding a Single Customer........................................................................................26 Adding Multiple Customers ......................................................................................34

Creating the Data File........................................................................................34 Uploading the Data File .....................................................................................36

Adding MaxLine Customers.................................................................................... 38 Adding a Customer with a Minute Plan......................................................................39 Adding a Customer with a Multiple Calls in Progress (MCIP) Plan.................................46 Adding a Customer with a Pay As You Go (PAYG) Plan ...............................................53

Adding VoiceAccess Customers.............................................................................. 60 Porting U.S. Enhanced Phone Numbers to VoiceAccess......................................... 68 Adding Dialocal Customers .................................................................................... 76 Searching for a Customer Account......................................................................... 83

Customer Search Page Fields ...................................................................................83 Conducting a Search Using the Customer Search Page...............................................84 Search Results Page Fields ......................................................................................85 Button Bar .............................................................................................................87


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Searching for a Distributor Account....................................................................... 87 Viewing a Customer’s Account Record................................................................... 87 Editing a Customer’s Record .................................................................................. 92

Editable Fields ........................................................................................................94 Changing Customer PINs ....................................................................................... 96 Funding Customer Accounts .................................................................................. 97

Add Funds Manually................................................................................................97 Automatic Recharge................................................................................................98 Recharge Codes.................................................................................................... 100

Modifying a Customer’s Credit Limit .................................................................... 100 Viewing a Customer’s Call History ....................................................................... 102

Viewing Calls from a Different Date Range .............................................................. 104 Viewing Calls for a Particular Phone Number ........................................................... 104 Crediting a Call ..................................................................................................... 105 Using the Excel, Print and Email Button Bar............................................................. 105

Printing the Call Log........................................................................................ 105 Emailing the Call Log....................................................................................... 105 Exporting the Call Log to Excel......................................................................... 106

Viewing the Rate Information for a Call .................................................................. 106 Viewing a Customer’s Billing Transactions .......................................................... 108

Printing the Billing Log .......................................................................................... 109 Emailing the Billing Log ......................................................................................... 109 Exporting the Billing Log to Excel ........................................................................... 110

Viewing Rate Tables............................................................................................. 110 Viewing Customer Notes...................................................................................... 111 Adding Customer Notes ....................................................................................... 112 Creating a Partner Request Ticket ....................................................................... 113 Viewing a Partner Request Ticket........................................................................ 115 Generating Accounts and Recharge Codes .......................................................... 117

Generating Accounts and Recharging Codes............................................................ 117 Activating Control Numbers................................................................................. 119 Viewing Pending Orders....................................................................................... 120

Viewing the Orders ............................................................................................... 120 Deleting Pending Orders........................................................................................ 120

Viewing the Order History (Finding Batch Numbers) .......................................... 121 Viewing Batch Order History Report Details............................................................. 122

Adding a Virtual Number...................................................................................... 124 Adding a Line........................................................................................................ 126 Editing a Calling Plan ........................................................................................... 134

Switching to a Different Calling Plan ....................................................................... 134 Canceling Plans .................................................................................................... 136 Adding a Plan ....................................................................................................... 137

Editing the Plan Renewal Type ............................................................................ 137 Editing the Device Information............................................................................ 138

Installation of a Different Device ............................................................................ 138 Resetting a Device ................................................................................................ 141


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Closing Accounts .................................................................................................. 142 Managing Phone Numbers ................................................................................... 142

Deleting a Virtual Number ..................................................................................... 142 Editing a Phone Number........................................................................................ 143

Prepaying Cycles .................................................................................................. 144 Adding Prepaid Cycles ........................................................................................... 144 Refunding Prepaid Cycles ...................................................................................... 146

Viewing Accounts ................................................................................................. 147 Button Bar ........................................................................................................... 148

Adding a U.S. Enhanced Phone Number in VoiceDirector and VoiceAccess ........ 148 Adding a New U.S. Enhanced Phone Number .......................................................... 148 Adding an Existing U.S. Enhanced Phone Number.................................................... 152 Adding a U.S. Enhanced Phone Number.................................................................. 156

Adding a New U.S. Enhanced Phone Number .................................................... 157 Porting U.S. Enhanced Phone Numbers to Voice Access...................................... 160

Adding an Existing U.S. Enhanced Phone Number.................................................... 160 Appendix A – Terms of Use .................................................................................. 165 Appendix B – Country Abbreviations (For Provisioning Multiple Accounts)........ 168


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1. Welcome

Overview Welcome to the Partner Resource Center User’s Guide. This Guide describes how to use the features and functionality of the Partner Resource Center Web application. The guide is written for the following types of users:

Employees, distributors, and sub-distributors who sell and support VoIP products and services

Executive managers

Sales and account managers

Customer and technical support team members (managers, supervisors, and support reps)

What is the Partner Resource Center? The Partner Resource Center (PRC) Web application is an account and hardware management tool featuring powerful reporting capabilities. The purpose of this tool is to provide you with the ability to set up and provision certain types of accounts, as well as to provide easy and direct access to customer data so that you can manage and maintain those accounts, which will enable you to maximize revenue potential.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SUPPORTED

PRC supports Voice over IP (VoIP) products and services with the following functionality:

Calling Cards

• Customer Support (View Customer Record, Edit Customer Information, Edit Service Information, Edit Billing Information, View Billing Transactions, View Call History, View Rates, Add and View Notes)

• Reports Manager

• Advanced Functionality (Generate Accounts, Activate Control Numbers, View Pending Orders, View Order History)

Call Shop Solutions


• Reports Manager

Dialocal

• New customer set up (Customer SupportAdd a Customer, Manage Phone Numbers)

• Customer maintenance (Service Support: Prepay Cycles, Edit Calling Plan, View Device Status, Close Account, Manage Phone Numbers)


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• Customer Support (View Customer Record, Edit Customer Information, Edit Service Information, Edit Billing Information, View Billing Transactions, View Call History, View Rates, Add and View Notes

MaxLine

• New customer set up (Customer Support: Add a Customer)

• Customer maintenance (Service Support: Prepay Cycles, Edit Calling Plan, View Device Status, Edit Device Information, Close Account, Add Funds, Manage Phone Numbers, View Account List)


Net2Phone Service

• Outbound calling on the following hardware products such as: Max 4, Max 400 series, Max 8, Max 8 Plus, Max 8/16, Max T1/E1, Max IP 10, IP Phone, SIP Phone, 2 Port Gateway, XJ 100, and more as they become available.


• Reports Manager

VoiceAccess

• New customer set up (Customer Support: Add a Customer)

• Customer maintenance (Service Support: Edit Calling Plan, Edit Device Information, View Device Status, Close Account, Add Funds, Manage Phone Numbers)


VoiceDirector

• Customer maintenance (Edit Calling Plan, Manage Phone Numbers, Add an Enhanced Number)


VoiceLine

• New customer set-up and provisioning ( Add a Customer, Add a Line, Manage Phone Numbers, Provision Multiple Accounts)

• Customer maintenance (Service Support: Pre-Pay Cycles, Edit Calling Plan, Edit Device Information, View Device Status, Edit Settings, Add Funds, Close Account)


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PRC FEATURES

The Partner Resource Center Web application modules include:

Account Manager

Reports Manager

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Within the Account Manager module, there are four (4) possible sidebar submenus:

Customer Support

Advanced Functionality

Partner Request System

Service Support

Each module contains the following features:

Customer Support

• Search for a customer or distributor account.

• Add new customers.

• View customer or distributor account information.

• Edit a customer’s account information, including setting up automatic recharge for a customer account.

• Add funds to a customer account.

• Change the customer’s PIN.

• View, print, email or export a customer’s call history records.

• View rates applied to an account’s calls.

• View a customer’s billing transactions (cash and minutes for VoiceLine).

• Credit customer calls.

• Add and view notes.

Advanced Functionality

• Generate accounts and recharge codes.

• Activate control numbers for reserved account numbers.

• View the pending orders that have not yet been processed.

• View processed orders.

Partner Request System

• Open trouble-tickets to resolve customer issues.

• View existing trouble-tickets to track progress.


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VoiceLine Service Support

• Edit customers’ calling plans, including bundled plans/phone numbers.

• Edit the customer’s plan renewal type.

• Change a customer’s device and feature information.

• Check a customer’s device status.

• Add new lines to the customer’s account (i.e., an additional line that rings to a separate phone or port).

• Add, edit, or delete virtual phone numbers on a customer’s account.

• Close the customer’s account.

• Provision multiple accounts by uploading a comma-delimited file.

• View the accounts you have set up.

MaxLine Service Support

• Add, change, or cancel customers’ calling plans.

• Change customers’ device information.

• Add, change, or delete virtual phone numbers to a customer’s service.


VoiceDirector Service Support


• Add phone numbers to a customer’s service (i.e., additional phone numbers that ring to the same device/phone line).

VoiceAccess Service Support


• Change customers’ device information.

• Check a customer’s device status.


Dialocal Service Support


• Define prepaid billing cycles.

• Add, change, or delete virtual phone numbers to a customer’s service.


NOTE: Your user type and the permissions granted for that user type determine the data and features to which you are granted access.


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REPORTS MANAGER

Reports Manager reports include:

Call usage summary

Call usage by destination country

Call variance by destination country

Call usage by hardware device

NOTE: Reports do not work for accounts that use minute plans.

New Features/Functionality Version 8.0 of the Partner Resource Center introduces the following new functionality:

View Customer Record – This page has been greatly enhanced to enable you to view customer information as you see fit (e.g., you can expand/collapse the Information boxes) and to easily edit account information as well by clicking the Edit ( ) icon.

Edit Service Information – This is a new page that enables you to quickly edit the customer’s PIN.

Edit Customer Information – The Edit Customer Information page has been streamlined to allow only the editing of customer information fields.

Edit Billing Information – This page allows you to access Add Funds, Modify Credit Limit (if applicable) and Recharge Threshold settings.

Feature Package Information – Formerly located on the View Customer Information page, is now included with Device Information.

Device Information – Formerly known as Hardware Information, this information box, located on the View Customer Record page now contains Feature Package information.

Edit Device Information – This page has been streamlined and the Close Account function has been moved to its own page.

View Rates – This page has a new user interface for enhanced usability.

Close Accounts – Formerly found on the Edit Device Information page, Close Accounts now has its own page. The page is displayed by clicking the Close Accounts sidebar menu link.

Generate Accounts – The user interface on this page has been simplified. Procedures have been slightly changed.

Pending Orders – The user interface on this page has been simplified.

Activate Control Numbers – The user interface on this page has been simplified. Procedures have been slightly changed.

View Order History – The user interface has been modified for easier use. New functionality was also added.


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Service/System Requirements In order to use the Partner Resource Center, you must have:

A PC with an Internet connection.

The date and time settings on your PC set to the correct values. Access your Control Panel (Go to Start: Settings: Control Panel) and confirm that the date and time are set properly.

An Internet Explorer Web browser, version 5.0 or higher.

Scripting enabled.

Current version of Microsoft Data Access Component installed.

Pop-ups enabled.

To confirm that your system meets these requirements, continue to the next section.

VERIFYING THAT YOUR SYSTEM MEETS THE PRC SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

There are three (3) items to check to determine if your system meets the PRC system requirements:

1. Verify that you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher.

a. Open a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser window.

b. Click the Help menu and then select the About Internet Explorer menu item. The About Internet Explorer window opens and displays the version number.

c. If the version is older than 5.0, go to the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/products/winfamily/ie/default.msp) to upgrade.

2. Verify that scripting is enabled from the browser.

a. In a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser window, click the Tools menu and then select the Internet Options menu item. The Internet Options window opens.

b. Click the Security tab.

c. Click the Custom Level button. The Security Settings pop-up window displays.

d. Scroll down towards the bottom of the list to the Scripting category.

e. Check that the following three (3) sub-categories have the Enabled radio button selected.

Active scripting.

Allow paste operations via script.

Scripting of Java applets.

f. If any one of the sub-categories is not enabled, click the Enabled radio button and then click the OK button.

NOTE: The following step is not applicable if you are using the VISTA operating system.


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3. Install the current version of Microsoft Data Access Component.

a. Open a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser window.

b. Enter the following address in the Address text box: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en.

c. Click the Download button at right to download the most recent version.

d. Click the Continue button to validate that you have a genuine copy of windows. Follow the subsequent screen prompts to download.

To begin the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.

User Access Only authorized users will have access to this application. To obtain a user name and password, please contact your Net2Phone Account/Sales Manager.

Support For assistance with questions or problems relating to the Partner Resource Center, please contact your Net2Phone Account/Sales Manager. In the event of an emergency, contact the Net2Phone Network Operations Center via email at [email protected].

If your customers experience problems with the Net2Phone VoiceLine service and you are not able to find a solution in the Troubleshooting chapter of the VoiceLine User’s Guide, please contact our technical support group via the Partner Support Web site, accessed from the Partner Support title bar link in the upper right-hand corner of any PRC page.

Terms of Use The Partner Resource Center provides a set of terms of usage for the Web site. All users should read this document carefully before logging into the Web site. The document is located in Appendix A of this User’s Guide and in the lower right-hand corner of the Web site.


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2. Logging into the Partner Resource Center

You can access the Partner Resource Center from any PC with an Internet connection using Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or higher.

To log into the Partner Resource Center:

1. Open an Internet Explorer Web browser window.

2. Enter the following URL in the Address text box: https://partner.net2phone.com.

3. Click the Go button, or press the Enter key on your keyboard. The Partner Resource Center Login page displays.

TIP: For quick and easy access to the Partner Resource Center in the future, add the site to your list of Favorites. Here’s how:

Once the Login page appears on your IE browser window, click the Favorites menu and select Add to Favorites.

To access the page at a later time, just click the Favorites menu on your browser and select the Partner Resource Center link.

Login Page

4. Enter your User ID and current Password, and click the Log In button. The Account Manager Customer Search page displays.


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Account Manager Customer Search Page

TIP:

Login rules:

Passwords are case sensitive.

After four (4) unsuccessful login attempts, your User ID will be locked. If you need to reset your password and you are a master distributor, contact your Account/Sales Manager. If you are a distributor, contact your master distributor.

After two (2) hours of inactivity, your User ID will be logged out automatically.

NOTE: If this is your first time logging into the Partner Resource Center, you will be asked to change your password. Continue with Changing/Resetting Your Password in the next section.


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3. Changing/Resetting Your Password

Changing Your Password If you are a first-time user, you probably used a temporary password to gain access to the PRC site. The application will prompt you to change your password for increased security. You can also change your password at any time from the Login page.

To change your password:

1. If it is your first time logging in and you click the Login button, the Change Password page displays.

Change Password Fields on the Login Page

2. Enter your User ID and current Password.

3. Enter a new password in both New Password fields using the guidelines below.

PASSWORD GUIDELINES

The requirements for all PRC passwords are:

1. The password must contain at least one numeric character.

2. It cannot be the same as a previous password.

To make your password difficult to break, it should also:

Be at least 7 characters in length.

Contain upper and lower case letters.

Contain at least one symbol (e.g., #, $, *).

4. Click the Change Password button to save your new password. Your new password is saved. You are then automatically logged into the


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Partner Resource Center. The Account Manager Customer Search page displays.

Account Manager Customer Search Page

TIP: Initially, the Account Manager Customer Search page displays when you first log onto the PRC; however, you can access the other modules (if available to your user login) via the main menu bar at the top of the page. Refer to the next section, Navigating the Partner Resource Center, for more details.

NOTE: If you experience any problems logging in or changing your password and you are a master distributor, please contact your Account/Sales Manager. If you are a distributor, please contact your master distributor.


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Resetting Your Password If you forget your password, the reset password option allows you to create a new password to access the Partner Resource Center right away.

To reset your password:

1. On the PRC Login page, enter your User ID and then click the Forgot Password link. An email with a verification link is sent to your email address. A pop-up window displays the message, “An email with instructions for resetting your password is being sent to your account’s email address. If you do not see the email in your Inbox, please check your email’s bulk or spam folder.”

IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an email, it may also mean that your email address is not registered with your PRC user ID. Please contact your Account Manager to associate your user ID with your email address.

Partner Resource Center Login Page

2. Access your email account. You will receive an email with the subject "Reset Password". Open the email and click on the link included in the email. The PRC New Password Page displays.

NOTE: If the link in the email does not work, copy and paste the link into your browser's address box.


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New Password Login Page

3. Enter your User ID, and the default password, pasta.

4. Enter your new password in both of the New Password fields using the guidelines below.

PASSWORD GUIDELINES

The requirements for all PRC passwords are:

1. The password must contain at least one numeric character.

2. It cannot be the same as a previous password.

To make your password difficult to break, it should also:

Be at least 7 characters in length.

Contain upper and lower case letters.

Contain at least one symbol (e.g., #, $, *).

5. Click the Save Password button.


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4. Navigating the Partner Resource Center

There are several different methods in which you can navigate through the Partner Resource Center application. You can access Partner Resource Center modules and functionality using:

The left-hand sidebar menu.

The “breadcrumb” links above the sidebar menu.

The title bar links at the top right of each page.

The Quick Search bar at the bottom of each page.

The gray bar links at the bottom right corner of each page.

A Main Menu bar.

Refer to the screen capture below for an illustration of each navigation tool.

Partner Resource Center Navigation Tools – Collapsed View

When the View Customer Record page first displays, all but the Service and Billing Information frames are collapsed. Clicking the expand (+) icon displays information within each of the other frames as shown in the following figure.

Sidebar Menu

Breadcrumb

Main Menu Bar Title Bar Links


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Partner Resource Center Navigation Tools – Expanded View

Using the Main Menu Bar and the Sidebar Menus The main menu bar at the top of each page provides quick access to information and functions within the site.

When you click a main menu option, the default page for that menu item displays. On the left side of the page, you will find a sidebar menu with submenus containing functions related to the main menu item you chose.

To access a particular function, click the submenu item. To access a different main menu item, simply click the desired main menu item at the top of the page. Menu bar and sidebar menu items available are dependent on your login privileges. Therefore, you may not see everything described in this document.

The submenus and their corresponding menu items are listed below.

NOTE: The sidebar submenus displayed depend on your login privileges.


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ACCOUNT MANAGER

A sample Account Manager sidebar menu is displayed below:

Sample Account Manager Sidebar Menu

NOTE: Upon logging in, the Customer Search link is the only menu item available. All other menu items display once a customer record is accessed via a search.


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The Account Manager sidebar menu items are displayed in the table below.

ACCOUNT MANAGER SIDEBAR MENU ITEMS

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Customer Search Allows you to search for customer and distributor account information based on specific criteria entered or selected.

Add a Customer Allows you to set up a new VoiceLine customer’s account settings and assign a VoiceLine phone number.

View Customer Record Displays all relevant information about a particular customer or distributor account.

Edit Customer Information

Allows you to add or modify information about a particular customer and define the automatic recharge settings.

Edit Service Information

Allows you to edit the customer’s 4-digit PIN.

Edit Billing Information Allows you to edit the customer’s billing information such as modify credit, add funds, and set up recharge threshold amounts for the customer’s cash balance.

Add Funds Allows you to add money to a customer (child) account from a distributor (parent) account.

View Call History Allows you to view, print, email or export a customer’s call history based on the date range entered, view call pricing, and credit calls as needed.

View Billing Transactions

Allows you to view, print, email or export a customer’s or distributor’s billing history (cash and/or minute transactions) based on the indicated date range.

View Rates Allows you to view the calling rates associated with a customer account.

View Notes Allows you to view all notes associated with a particular customer or account.

Add Note Allows you to enter information about the last customer contact or any other information you would like to keep on record.

PARTNER REQUEST SYSTEM

Create a Ticket Allows you to create a ticket when reporting issues.

View Tickets Allows you to track pending and closed tickets.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY (Tier 1 partners only)

Generate Accounts Allows you to order certain types of accounts as needed.

Activate Control Numbers

Allows you to activate a sequential range of control numbers for a set of accounts that will be used for devices and/or calling cards.

View Pending Orders Allows you to view orders that have not yet been processed.

View Order History Allows you to view a list of processed orders, by batch number, and all batch details including the assigned account numbers and PINs for all accounts in each batch.

SERVICE SUPPORT

Prepay Cycles Allows customers to prepay for all monthly charges in advance. The account will be automatically renewed until the Prepay Cycle End Date.


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Edit Calling Plan Allows you to edit a customer’s calling plan and monthly renewal type.

Edit Device Information

Allows you to change device information and feature settings, such as the Device ID, Device Type, Port, and Feature Package. If permission allows, it also provides the ability to reset an Innomedia device.

View Device Status

Helps you to troubleshoot service (e.g., VoiceLine or VoiceAccess) issues by checking the status of a SIP device provisioned through PRC at any given time (e.g., network login status, assigned IP address).

Edit Settings Allows you to update such information as: IVR Language, Dial Plan, Time Zone, and State/Region.

Add a Line

Allows you to add additional lines and assign a different calling plan to each line on a customer’s account; incoming calls on a new line ring to a different port and phone; each line is associated with one account.

Manage Phone Numbers

Allows you to add, delete, and edit virtual phone numbers on a customer account.

Close Account Allows you to cancel/close accounts.

View Account List Displays a list of all active customer accounts you have set up. You can view account details by clicking an account in the list.

Provision Multiple Accounts

Allows you to provision multiple devices as a single order by uploading a comma-delimited file.

Using the “Breadcrumb” Links As you move throughout the application, the “breadcrumb” links above the sidebar menu allow you to move back to a previous level PRC.

For example, if you are on the Account Manager Customer Search page, the breadcrumb links display Home > Account Manager > Customer Search. You can click on any one of these links to access the corresponding page.

Breadcrumb Link for the Customer Search Page

Using the Title Bar Links In the upper right-hand corner of each page, you will find five (5) links:

Links on Right Side of the Title Bar

The following sections describe each link.

WHAT’S NEW

The What’s New page contains general product and service announcements, as well as highlights of new PRC functionality.


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PARTNER SUPPORT

This link opens a new browser window displaying the new and improved Partner Support Web site, which provides links to up-to-date information on all Voice over IP (VOIP) products and services:

Product documentation

Software download Web sites (including Beta)

My Account Center Web site

PRC User’s Guide

Operating a VoiceLine Business document

Partner Support Web Site

PRC HELP

Clicking this link displays the online help page, which provides the information contained in this user’s guide.

SYSTEM

The System page contains application and login information about the current user logged in.

Application Information

• Version—Displays the current version of the Partner Resource Center application.

• Last Modified—Displays the date and time that the Partner Resource Center was last updated.

Login Information

• User Name—Displays the name of the user associated with the login.

• Login ID—Displays the User ID used to log in.

• Department—Displays the department classification associated with the User ID (e.g., External Reseller, Sales, Network Operations).


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• Level—Displays the type of user associated with the User ID for security purposes. The level determines how much data and functionality to which you have access.

• Last Access—Displays the last date and time you accessed the application.

• Logged in Since—Displays the date and time that the current user logged in.

LOG OUT

Clicking the Log Out link will log you off the Partner Resource Center Web site and return you to the Login page.

Using the Quick Search Bar The Quick Search bar displays at the bottom of most pages, except for the Customer Search page. It allows you to quickly access another customer record without having to go back to the Customer Search page.

The search bar contains three search fields:

Service Account—Enter the service account number assigned to a customer (user) or distributor (wholesale or group parent).

Control Number—Enter the control number associated with the desired account.

Distributor—Select the name of the distributor associated with the desired account, or the escrow, wholesale or retail parent account.

Quick Search Bar

To conduct a search using the Quick Search bar:

1. Enter a whole or partial value into one or more of the search fields in the Quick Search bar.

2. Click the Search button. The matching customer record displays on the View Customer Record page. If multiple accounts match the search criteria, the Search Results page returns a list of accounts that match the search criteria associated with the user (e.g., distributor or sub-distributor) who is logged in. To view the information for a specific customer in the list, click once on a customer record.

TIP: If your search has no results, try the following:

Check to make sure that the information you entered in the search fields is correct.

Remove the value in one or more of the search fields to broaden your search.


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Using the Gray Bar Links at the Bottom of Each Page In the gray bar at the bottom of each page, you will find several links, depending on your user privileges.

On the left-hand side, there are two links:

Gray Bar Links on the Lower Left Side of Each Page

Account Manager—Displays the Account Manager home page, which has a description of each sidebar menu item.

Reports Manager—Displays the Reports Manager home page, which has a description of each report.

On the right-hand side, there are two links:

Gray Bar Links on the Lower Right Side of Each Page

Privacy Policy—Displays the privacy policy with respect to use of the Partner Resource Center.

Terms of Use—Displays the terms by which the Partner Resource Center site is to be used.


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5. Adding Customers

This chapter provides you with the procedures on how to add customers into the following VoIP services:

• VoiceLine

• MaxLine

• VoiceAccess

• Dialocal

The procedures for each of these services is slightly different; therefore, you should follow the workflows and procedures carefully.

Adding VoiceLine Customers In order to set up a new VoiceLine customer, you must have the following information:

The customer’s name, service country, service address, and contact phone number.

The batch number from which the new customer account will be obtained (for instructions on finding a batch number, refer to page 121 in this Guide).

The calling plan suite and type of plan (e.g., minute plan or pay as you go plan).

The device type (e.g., InnoMedia MTA), the device ID (MAC address) and port number.

The feature package, which depends on the minute plan and device type selected.

The dial plan the customer wants to use with this account; this setting defines a set of dialing features typically identified with a particular country, region of a country, or carrier within a country.

The IVR language in which voice prompts should be made; English and Spanish are currently available.

The time zone, and specific state/region of the customer’s time zone.

The phone number type and area that the customer wants to use as his/her primary telephone number.

IMPORTANT: Beginning in August 2005, due to federal 911 regulations in the US and Canada and emerging regulations in other countries, the PRC is now collecting customer name, service country, and service address as required fields during the VoiceLine setup process.

Your Account Manager will provide you with exact details; however, initially, all new US and Canadian customers must be entered into PRC and in order to start service, they must log into myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site to read and acknowledge a 911 disclaimer. Once customers do that, service will begin and they will be able to place and receive calls.


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You can add customers one at a time using the Add a Customer link. This will walk you through the process of collecting all the necessary information to provision the account. To add one customer at a time, refer to the Adding a Single Customer section below.

If you would prefer to provision up to 25 accounts at once, you can use the Provision Multiple Accounts link. To use this method, refer to the Adding Multiple Customers section on page 34.

ADDING A SINGLE CUSTOMER

To create a new VoiceLine customer account:

1. Click the Add a Customer link in the Customer Support sidebar menu. If you sell more than one service, the Add a Customer flow selection page displays.


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2. Select the Voiceline radio button to add a new customer, and click the Continue button to proceed. The Add a Customer page for the VoiceLine flow displays.

Add a Customer – Page 1


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3. Enter the customer’s information according to the following table.

ADD A CUSTOMER PAGE FIELDS – PAGE 1 (* denotes a required field)

First Name* Enter the customer’s or contact person’s first name.

Last Name* Enter the customer’s or contact person’s last name.

Service Country* Select the country where the customer is located.

House Number* Enter the house number where the customer will be using the service.

Street Name* Enter the street name (including the road type, such as “Street,” “Drive,” etc.) where the customer will be using the service.

Unit Type Select the address descriptor that characterizes the customer’s address (e.g., Apartment, Suite, Lower, etc), if applicable.

Unit Enter the unit descriptor (e.g., if the Unit Type is Apartment, the Unit Value might be A to indicate Apartment A), if applicable.

City* Enter the city where the customer is located.

State/Province* Select the state or province where the customer is located.

Postal Code* Enter the postal code of the city where the customer is located.

Building Enter the building number or name in which customer will be using the service, if applicable.

Floor Enter the floor number of the customer’s address, if applicable.

Room Enter the room number of the customer’s address, if applicable.

Home Phone*

Enter the customer’s home phone number or main contact phone number.

NOTE: If the customer does not have a home phone (e.g., if the VoiceLine number will be the customer’s primary phone number), enter ten (10) zeros so that the record will be saved (since it is a required field).

Work Phone Enter the customer’s work phone number.

Other Phone Enter the customer’s secondary phone number, such as a cell phone number.

Email Enter the email address of the customer or contact person.

Company Enter the name of the company associated with an account.

Batch Number* Enter the batch number from which this customer’s account should be obtained.


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4. Click the Continue button. The second page of the Add a Customer process displays.

Add a Customer – Page 2


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5. Enter the customer’s calling plan, plan renewal type, device settings, feature settings, and phone number information according to the following table:


Calling Plan Suite*

Select the plan suite type (e.g., Pay As You Go, US & Canada) the customer is interested in. The appropriate plans display in a table.

Choose Plan*

Click the radio button that corresponds with the plan the customer would like to assign to this account.

NOTE: If your customer selects a Pay As You Go plan, you must also select the plan amount. This will fund the account so that the customer can make calls immediately after installing the device.

Plan Renewal Type*

Select how you want the plan to be renewed each month. (This field will only display if you select a minute plan.)

Options are:

• Fund from Child’s Cash Balance—Every month the plan will recycle from the cash balance, which means that you must make sure that there are enough funds in the cash balance (either through auto recharge, manually adding funds, or setting up the prepay cycles feature.

• Transfer from Parent Account—Every month funds will be transferred from the parent account to pay for the plan as it recycles.

Device Type*

Select the device that the customer will use.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to select the correct device type (e.g., INNOMEDIA MTA WITH ROUTER) or the service will not work properly.

Device ID*

Enter the 12-character Device ID, or MAC address, for the device. This identifies the specific device being used with this account.

TIP: The Device ID can be found on the outside of the device box, as well as on the bottom of the device.

To view an explanation of how to find the Device ID on the device, click the More Info link for the Device Information section. A pop-up window displays where you can find the device’s MAC address and/or serial number.

IMPORTANT: Please enter the Device ID carefully. If you enter it incorrectly, the device will not function.

Port*

The Port field defaults to 1, which is appropriate for all users with one account. If you would like to assign this account to a different port, click the drop-down menu and select a different port.


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Feature Package*

Select the appropriate Feature Package for the customer. The list of available feature packages depends on the minute plan and device type selected.

NOTE: For Pay As You Go plans, if you select “VoiceLine Full Package” in the Feature Package field, there will be a $.99 monthly charge for VoiceMail automatically deducted from the account’s cash balance.

IVR Language* Select the language in which the customer would like the voice announcements made. The current options are English and Spanish.

Dial Plan*

Select the appropriate dial plan. The dial plan defines a set of dialing features typically identified with a particular country, region of a country, or carrier within a country. You will typically select the country where the customer will be using the VoiceLine device.

Time Zone* Select the appropriate Time Zone for the new customer.

State/Region* Select the specific region within the Time Zone for accurate caller ID display.

Phone Number Country*

Select the country of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.

Number Type* Select the Number Type the customer would like. The options depend on the selected Phone Number Country and include Local and/or Toll-free.

State/Province*

Select the state or province of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. If applicable, the Area/City Code field displays. If it does not, skip to the Local Calling Area field.

Area/City Code* Select the area/city code of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. The page will refresh and display the Local Calling Area field.

Local Calling Area*

Select the exchange (the first few digits) of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. For example, if the customer wants a US local California number from the 213 area code, the exchange options are 233 or 402. This means that the VoiceLine phone number that will be assigned to this customer will be either 1213233xxxx or 1213402xxxx.

Available Phone Numbers

Select a phone number from the list.


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6. Once you have entered all the information, click the Continue button at the bottom of the page. The Add a Customer Confirmation page displays.

Add a Customer Confirmation Page


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7. Review the account settings, device information, minute plan selection, and transfer amount (this is the total price of the plan, feature package, and phone number, minus the amount in the account when created).

If the information is correct, click the Submit button. The Add a Customer Summary page displays.

If the information is incorrect, click the browser’s Back button. Change the appropriate fields and click the Continue button to return to the confirmation page.

Add a Customer Summary Page

IMPORTANT: Inform all US and Canadian customers that they will not be able to make or receive calls until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer. The account Status will automatically default to "NoCall" until the disclaimer is acknowledged.

8. To view the record for the customer you just entered, click the View Customer Record button.

9. To add another customer’s account information, click the Add Another Customer button, and refer to the Add a Customer Page Fields – Page 1 and Page 2 tables in this section.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to add a cash balance to the customer’s account for out-of-plan or overage calls or so you can add another line or virtual numbers, you will use the Add Funds function. Refer to the Add Funds section on page 99 in this Guide for more information.


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ADDING MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS

If you prefer to provision up to 25 accounts at once instead of one at a time (using the Add a Customer link), you can do so on the Provision Multiple Accounts page.

The first step in adding multiple customers is the creation of a data file that includes the provisioning information for each account. Then you can upload the data file into the PRC.

CREATING THE DATA FILE

In order to provide the information for provisioning multiple accounts, you must upload a comma-delimited data file. It is recommended that you use the specially designed Excel spreadsheet provided by Account Management. This file contains a column for each field in the provisioning process. The data you enter in this file can easily be converted into a comma-delimited format (i.e., a comma separating each field value, even if it is blank, and a semi-colon marking the end of the record (after the Phone # Local Area value).

To create the data file:

1. Open the Excel file.

2. Enter the information for each account (up to 25 accounts) according to the column headings. Non-required fields may be left blank if they do not apply.

NOTE: The required fields must be populated in order for validation to be successful.

PROVISION MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS FIELDS (COMMA-DELIMITED FILE) (* denotes a required field)

Batch * The batch number from which the new customer accounts will be obtained.

First Name * The customer’s or contact person’s first name.

Last Name * The customer’s or contact person’s last name.

House Number * The house number where the subscriber will be using the service.

Street Name * The street name (including the road type, such as “Street,” “Drive,” etc.) where the subscriber will be using the service.

City * The city where the customer is located.

State * The state or province where the customer is located.

Zip * The postal code of the city where the customer is located.

Country * The abbreviation of the country where the customer is located. For a list of abbreviations, refer to Appendix B on page 168.

Unit Type The address descriptor that characterizes the subscriber’s address (e.g., Apartment, Suite, Lower, etc), if applicable.

Unit The unit descriptor (e.g., if the Unit_type is Apartment, the Unit might be A to indicate Apartment A), if applicable.


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PROVISION MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS FIELDS (COMMA-DELIMITED FILE) (* denotes a required field)

Building The building number or name in which subscriber will be using the service, if applicable.

Floor The floor number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable.

Room The room number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable.

Home Phone *

The customer’s home phone number or main contact phone number.


Work Phone The customer’s work phone number.

Other Phone The customer’s secondary phone number, such as a cell phone number.

Email The email address of the customer or contact person.

Company The name of the company associated with an account.

Minute Plan * The name of the minute plan to be assigned to the account.

Day The day of the month on which the billing cycle should begin. This should be a numeric value from 1 to 31.

Device Type *


IMPORTANT: Be sure to select the correct device type (e.g., INNOMEDIA MTA WITH ROUTER) or the service will not work properly.

Device ID *

The 12-character Device ID, or MAC address, for the device. This identifies the specific device being used with this account. TIP: The Device ID can be found on the outside of the device box, as well as on the bottom of the device. IMPORTANT: Please enter the Device ID carefully. If you enter it incorrectly, the device will not function.

Port * The port on the device that will be activated for this account.

Feature Package * The set of features to be applied to the account. The value must be valid for the selected minute plan.

IVR Language * The language in which the customer would like the voice announcements made. Options are English and Spanish.

Dial Plan * The set of dialing features typically identified with a particular country, region of a country, or carrier within a country.

Phone # Country * The country of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.

Phone # State The state or province of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.

Phone # Area * The area code of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.

Phone # Local Area * The exchange (the first few digits) of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.


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Excel Data File Sample

3. Once you have entered all of the information for each account you would like to provision, save the Excel file.

4. Scroll to the last column in the file, column AF, which contains a formula that automatically converts the data you entered into a comma-delimited format.

5. Highlight cell AF2 through AFx, where x is the number of the last row with account data. Click the Copy button in Excel, or press Ctrl-C on your keyboard.

6. Open any text editor (e.g., Notepad), and paste the data into a blank file. The data should appear in the correct comma-delimited format: a comma after each field value and a semi-colon at the end of each record.

Comma-Delimited File Sample

7. Save the data text file, which you will upload to the PRC to begin the provisioning process.

The file is now ready for uploading.

UPLOADING THE DATA FILE

To upload the data file for provisioning multiple accounts:

1. Click the Provision Multiple Accounts link in the VoiceLine Support sidebar menu on the left-hand side of the page. The Provision Multiple Accounts page displays.

Provision Multiple Accounts Page

2. Click the Browse button. A Choose file dialog box displays.

3. Navigate to the location where the saved data text file is stored, select the file, and click the Open button.


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4. In the Send the response to email address field, enter the email address to which you would like the confirmation email sent. This email will let you know when the accounts have been created successfully and if any accounts could not be created due to errors.

5. Click the Upload button. The PRC performs an initial data validation that ensures that all required fields are populated and all values are correct. An initial report displays the results for each account on the page. If the data was complete and correct, the result will display “Success.” If there was data missing or if any data was not valid, the specific field where the error occurred will be noted.

− If there are errors, correct the data in the Excel file and re-save it. Then repeat steps 4 through 7 in the Creating the Data File section above and steps 2 through 5 in this section.

− If you corrected the data and there are additional errors, repeat steps 4 through 7 in the Creating the Data File section above and steps 2 through 5 in this section until the validation is successful.

NOTE: Even though the initial validation results may be successful, there may still be errors that occur during the account creation process (e.g., there are not enough accounts available, a Device ID is already in our database, etc.).

6. Once the validation is successful, click the Submit button to begin the account creation process.

After you have submitted the accounts to be created, they will be put into a queue for processing. When the accounts have been created, you will receive an email that confirms the successful account creation and alerts you if any accounts could not be provisioned.

The accounts that were created successfully will be available for viewing in the PRC. You can search for a specific account by the customer’s last name, or you can go to the View Account List page to view a list of the recently created accounts.

View Account List Page


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If certain accounts could not be created, copy the failed record information from the confirmation email (they will be grouped together at the bottom of the email), and paste them into a new data text file (not the Excel file). Repeat steps 2 through 5 on the previous page to re-upload the data.

Adding MaxLine Customers The Add a Customer function allows you to set up new MaxLine customers with an account, a device, a minute plan, and a MaxLine phone number.

In order to set up a new MaxLine customer, you must have the following information:

The customer’s name, service country, home address, and home phone number.

The batch number from which the new customer account will be obtained.

The calling plan suite and type of plan (e.g., MaxLine plan or pay as you go plan).

The device type (e.g., Max 8, Koncept VoIP Phone),

The feature package, which display based on the calling plan suite selected.




IMPORTANT: Beginning in August 2005, due to Federal 911 regulations in the US and Canada and emerging regulations in other countries, the PRC is now collecting customer name, service country, and service address as required fields during the MaxLine setup process.



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ADDING A CUSTOMER WITH A MINUTE PLAN

To create new MaxLine customer accounts in the PRC:

1. Click the Add a Customer link in the Customer Support sidebar menu on the left-hand side of the page. The Add a Customer choose flow page displays.

Add a Customer – Choose Flow


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2. Select the MaxLine radio button, and click the Continue button. The Add a Customer Page displays.

MaxLine Add a Customer Page 1


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3. Enter the customer’s information according to the table below.





House Number* Enter the house number where the subscriber will be using the service.

Street Name* Enter the street name where the subscriber will be using the service.

Unit Type Select the address descriptor that characterizes the subscriber’s address (e.g., Apartment, Suite, Lower, etc), if applicable.





Building Enter the building number or name in which subscriber will be using the service, if applicable.

Floor Enter the floor number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable.

Room Enter the room number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable.

Home Phone*

Enter the customer’s home phone number.








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4. Click the Continue button. The second page of the Add a Customer form displays.

MaxLine Add a Customer Page 2


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5. Enter the customer’s calling plan, device, and phone number information according to the following table:

ADD A CUSTOMER PAGE FIELDS – PAGE 2

Calling Plan Suite

Select the plan suite type (e.g., Pay As You Go, US & Canada) the customer is interested in, and click the Show Plans button. The appropriate plans display in the table below the Show Plans button.

Choose Plan



Device Type


IMPORTANT: Be sure to select the correct device type (e.g., InnoMedia Router, InnoMedia Non-Router, etc.) or the service will not work properly.

Feature Package



IVR Language Select the language in which the customer would like the voice announcements made. The current options are English and Spanish.

Dial Plan Select the dial plan. The dial plan defines a set of dialing features typically identified with a particular country, region of a country, or carrier within a country.

Time Zone Select the Time Zone for the new customer’s account.

State/Region Select the specific region for the customer’s Time Zone for accurate caller ID display.

Phone Number Country


Number Type Select the Number Type the customer would like. The options depend on the selected Phone Number Country and include Local and/or Toll-free.

State/Province

Select the state or province of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. If applicable, the Area field displays. If it does not, skip to the Area/Local Calling Area field.

Area/City Code Select the area code of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. The page will refresh and display the Area/Local Calling Area field.


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Local Calling Area




NOTE: In order for the customer to make outbound calls or use the Max2Tel call forwarding feature, you must add funds to the account. Refer to the Funding Customer Accounts section on page 99 of this guide for details.

6. Once you have entered all the information, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. The Add a Customer Confirmation page displays.

MaxLine Add a Customer Confirmation Page


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7. Review the account settings and transfer amounts.


If the information is incorrect, click the Back button. Make the necessary changes and return to the confirmation page.


IMPORTANT: Inform all US and Canadian customers that they will not be able to make or receive calls until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer. The account status will automatically default to "No Call" until the disclaimer is acknowledged.

To view the record for the customer you just entered, click the View Customer Record link.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to add a cash balance to the customer’s account for outbound, out-of-plan, or overage calls, you can add funds to the customer’s account. Refer to the Funding Customer Accounts section on page 99 of this guide for details.

The setup process for the specified accounts is now complete. Refer to the User’s Guide that came with your device for instructions on setting up and configuring the devices before shipping them to your customers.


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ADDING A CUSTOMER WITH A MULTIPLE CALLS IN PROGRESS

(MCIP) PLAN





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2. Select the MaxLine radio button, and click the Continue button. Page one of Add a Customer displays.

Add a Customer Page 1


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Home Phone*









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5. Enter the customer’s calling plan, device, and phone number information according to the following table:


Calling Plan Suite


Choose Plan



Device Type



Feature Package






State/Region Select the specific region within the customer’s Time Zone for accurate caller ID display.




State/Province


Area

Select the area code of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. The page will refresh and display the Area/Local Calling Area field.


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Area/Local Calling Area


NOTE: In order for the customer to make outbound calls or use the Max2Tel call forwarding feature, you must add funds to the account. Refer to the Funding Customer Accounts section on page 99 of this guide.




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If the information is incorrect, click the Back button. Refer to steps 2 through 5 to make the necessary changes and return to the confirmation page.




IMPORTANT: If you would like to add a cash balance to the customer’s account for outbound, out-of-plan, or overage calls, you can add funds to the customer’s account. Please refer to the Funding Customer Accounts section on page 99 of this guide for details.



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ADDING A CUSTOMER WITH A PAY AS YOU GO (PAYG) PLAN





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2. Select the MaxLine radio button, and click the Continue button. Page one of Add a Customer displays.



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3. Enter the customer’s information according to the following table:















Home Phone*









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5. Enter the customer’s calling plan, device, and phone number information according to the table below:


Calling Plan Suite


Choose Plan



Device Type



Feature Package










State/Province


Area



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If the information is incorrect, click the browser’s Back button. Refer to steps 2 through 5 to make the necessary changes and return to the confirmation page.


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8. To view the record for the customer you just entered, click the View Customer Record link.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to add a cash balance to the customer’s account for outbound, out-of-plan, or overage calls, you can add funds to the customer’s account. Refer to the Funding Customer Accounts section on page 99 of this guide for details.



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Adding VoiceAccess Customers The Add a Customer function allows you to set up new VoiceAccess customers with an account, a device, a minute plan, and a VoiceAccess phone number.

In order to set up a new VoiceAccess customer, you must have the following information:



The calling plan suite and type of plan (e.g., MaxLine plan or pay as you go plan).


The feature package, which displays based on the calling plan suite selected.




IMPORTANT: Beginning in August 2005, due to Federal 911 regulations in the US and Canada and emerging regulations in other countries, the PRC is now collecting customer name, service country, and service address as required fields during the VoiceAccess setup process.

Your Net2Phone Account Manager will provide you with exact details; however, initially, all new US and Canadian customers must be entered into PRC and in order to start service, they must log into myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site to read and acknowledge a 911 disclaimer. Once customers do that, service will begin and they will be able to place and receive calls.


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To add a VoiceAccess customer:

1. Click the Add a Customer link in the Customer Support sidebar menu on the left-hand side of the page. The Add a Customer Choose Flow page displays.



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2. Select the VoiceAccess radio button, and click the Continue button. Page one of Add a Customer displays.

VoiceAccess Add a Customer Page


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Home Phone*









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VoiceAccess Add a Customer Page 2


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Calling Plan Suite


Choose Plan



Device Type



Feature Package





Time Zone Select the Time Zone for the new account.

State/Region Select the specific region within the Time Zone for accurate caller ID display.




State/Province


Area



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VoiceAccess Add a Customer Confirmation Page



If the information is incorrect, click the browser’s Back button. Make the necessary changes and return to the confirmation page.


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VoiceAccess Add a Customer Summary Page



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Porting U.S. Enhanced Phone Numbers to VoiceAccess The Add a Customer function allows you to port enhanced phone numbers to a VoiceAccess Account.

In order to set up a new VoiceAccess customer, you must have the following information:



The calling plan suite and type of plan (e.g., VoiceAccess plan or pay as you go plan).


The feature package, which display based on the calling plan suite selected.


IMPORTANT: Beginning in August 2005, due to Federal 911 regulations in the US and Canada and emerging regulations in other countries, the PRC is now collecting customer name, service country, and service address as required fields during the VoiceAccess setup process.


To port a U.S. enhanced number to a VoiceAccess account:




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2. Select the VoiceAccess radio button, and click the Continue button. Page one of Add a Customer displays.



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Select a Phone Number Type

Select the type of number to add to the account: • Get a New US Enhanced Phone Number • Port an Existing US Enhanced Phone Number

Phone Number If Port an Existing US Enhanced Phone Number is selected, enter the phone number to be ported.











Home Phone*









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4. Click the Continue button. The Add a Customer – Confirm Subscriber’s Address page displays

Confirm Subscriber’s Address

5. Confirm the customer’s address by selecting the radio button for the correct address (if more than one option is presented), and click the Continue button to proceed. The Add a Customer – Directory Listing Settings page displays.

NOTE: If the address cannot be confirmed by Level 3 or if none of the available addresses are correct, click the Change Address button to return to page 1 of the Add a Customer process to make corrections to the service address.

Directory Listing Settings

6. Select the customer’s directory listing preference by selecting from the pull-down menu. The available options are:

• Keep Current Directory Listing—Choose this option if the customer wants to keep their listing as it appears with their current service, including the name and service address.

• Delete Current Directory Listing—Choose this option if the customer wants to delete their current directory listing.

7. Check the Letter of Authorization Confirmation (REQUIRED) check box—In order for the porting process to continue, it is required that a Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the customer has been received.


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8. Enter the Loa Date (REQUIRED)—Select the date (Month, Day, and Year) on which the LOA was received.

9. Enter a Billing Telephone Number (REQUIRED WHEN PORTING A SECONDARY WORKING TELEPHONE NUMBER)—Enter the customer’s main billing telephone number (BTN). The BTN provides additional identifying information on the customer to the losing LEC.

10. Select the Customer Request Date (CRD)—These fields displays the preliminary FOC Date by default. If the customer prefers a different port date, select another CRD within the suggested date range (to the right of the Year drop-down menu); otherwise, use the default CRD.

11. Once you have selected and/or entered the customer’s information, click the Continue button. The Select a Calling Plan page displays.

Add a Customer – Select a Calling Plan


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Calling Plan Suite Select the plan suite type (e.g., Pay As You Go, US & Canada). The appropriate plans display in the table.

Choose Plan



Device Type


IMPORTANT: Be sure to select the correct device type (e.g., Max 420, Max E1/T1, etc.) or the service will not work properly.

Feature Package Select the appropriate Feature Package for the customer. The list of available feature packages depends on the calling plan and device type selected.



Time Zone Select the Time Zone for the new account.

State/Region Select the specific region within the Time Zone for accurate caller ID display.


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13. Once you have entered all the information, click the Continue button at the bottom of the page. The Add a Customer Confirmation page displays.

VoiceAccess Add a Customer Confirmation Page



If the information is incorrect, click the browser’s Back button. Make the necessary changes and return to the confirmation page.


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VoiceAccess Add a Customer Summary Page



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Adding Dialocal Customers The Add a Customer function allows you to set up new Dialocal customers with an account and a Dialocal phone number.

In order to set up a new Dialocal customer, you must have the following information:



The calling plan suite and type of plan.

The call forwarding phone number the customer wants to use with this account.


To add a Dialocal customer:


Add a Customer Choose Flow Page


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2. Select the Dialocal radio button, and click the Continue button to proceed to page one of the Add a Customer process.

Dialocal Add a Customer Page 1


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Home Phone*


NOTE: If the customer does not have a home phone, enter ten (10) zeros so that the record will be saved (since it is a required field).





Batch Number* Enter the Dialocal batch number from which this customer’s account should be obtained.


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Dialocal Add a Customer Page 2


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5. Enter the customer’s calling plan, and phone number information according to the table below:


Calling Plan Suite


Choose Plan



Plan Renewal Type

Select how you want the plan to be renewed each month. Options are:

NOTE: This field will only display for minute-plans.

• Fund from Child’s Cash Balance—Every month the plan will recycle from the cash balance, which means that you must make sure that there are enough funds in the cash balance (either through auto recharge, manually adding funds, or setting up the new prepay cycles feature.

• Transfer from Parent Account—Every month funds will be transferred from the parent account to pay for the plan as it recycles.

Feature Package

Select the appropriate Feature Package for the customer. • Select Dialocal US if the customer is purchasing a US

telephone number. • Select Dialocal INTL if the customer is purchasing an

International telephone number.


Call Forward All Calls Phone Number

Enter the phone number to which the customer would like to have their Dialocal calls forwarded. NOTE: The call forwarding phone number must be in the dialing format of the Dial Plan country selected.


Select the country of the Dialocal phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.


State/Province

Select the state or province of the Dialocal phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. If applicable, the Area field displays. If it does not, skip to the Area/Local Calling Area field.

Area

Select the area code of the Dialocal phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. The page will refresh and display the Area/Local Calling Area field.


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Select the exchange (the first few digits) of the Dialocal phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. For example, if the customer wants a US local California number from the 213 area code, the exchange options are 233 or 402. This means that the Dialocal phone number that will be assigned to this customer will be either 1213233xxxx or 1213402xxxx.


Dialocal Add a Customer Confirmation Page



If the information is incorrect, click the Back button. Make the necessary changes and return to the confirmation page.


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Dialocal Add a Customer Summary Page

To view the record for the customer you just entered, click the View Customer Record button.


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6. Using the Customer Support Menu

The primary purpose of the Customer Support sidebar menu is to allow you to quickly view, manage, and edit customer and account information. Master distributors can also use Account Manager to view escrow and parent account information.

You can perform the following tasks from the Customer Support menu:

Search for a customer or distributor account.

Add a new customer account.

View a customer or distributor’s account information.

Edit a customer or distributor’s account information, including setting up automatic recharge for a customer account.

Add funds to a customer account.

View a customer’s call history.

View rates applied to an account’s calls.

View a customer’s billing transactions.

Credit customer calls.

Add and view notes.

The following sections describe the tasks available from the Customer Support menu and how to perform them.

Searching for a Customer Account The first step in using the Customer Support module is to find the account you would like to view and/or edit. Master distributors can search for distributor and customer account information; distributors can only search for customer account information.

On the Customer Search page, you can search for your customers, distributors, and/or escrow and parent accounts using one or more of the criteria listed in the Customer Search Page Fields section below.

CUSTOMER SEARCH PAGE FIELDS

On the Customer Search page, you can search for accounts using one or more of the following criteria:


Service Account Enter the service account number assigned to a customer (user) or distributor (wholesale or group parent); most searches will be done using this field.

Device ID Enter the MAC address printed on the bottom of a VoiceLine customer’s device and/or on the box in which the device was shipped.

Phone Number Enter a Dialocal, MaxLine, VoiceAccess, or VoiceLine customer’s phone number (primary or secondary).

Email Enter the email address of a customer or contact person associated with a customer account.


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Last Name Enter the customer’s last name.

First Name

Enter the customer’s first name. NOTE: If you enter a value in the First Name search field, you must also enter a Last Name. However, you can enter a value in the Last Name search field without entering a value in the First Name field.


Control Number Enter the control number associated with a calling card account.

Distributor

Select the name of any account (this could be an escrow account, a wholesale account, any parent account) associated with your account. You can request to display any of your accounts, or your subreseller’s accounts.

Customer Search Page

CONDUCTING A SEARCH USING THE CUSTOMER SEARCH PAGE

To search for a customer:

1. If you are not already on the Customer Search page, click Account Manager on the main menu bar, and then click the Customer Search link on the sidebar menu. The Customer Search page displays.

2. Enter a whole or partial value into one or more of the search fields.

TIP: You can enter partial data into one or more of the search fields. For example, if you enter “Smi” into the Last Name field, the search results will include all accounts with a last name beginning with those three letters, including “Smith,” “Smithfield,” and “Smickel.”

3. Click the Search button or press the Enter key. The matching customer record displays on the View Customer Record page. If multiple accounts match the search criteria, the Search Results page returns a list of accounts that match the search criteria associated with the user (e.g., distributor or sub-distributor) who is logged in. To view the information for a specific customer in the list, click once on a customer record.


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Customer Search Results Page

TIP: If your search has no results, try the following:

Check to make sure that the information you entered in the search fields is correct.

Remove the value in one or more of the search fields to broaden your search.

TIP: For instructions on conducting a customer search via the Quick Search bar, refer to the Using the Quick Search Bar section on page 25 in this Guide.

SEARCH RESULTS PAGE FIELDS

The following fields are displayed on the Customer Search Results page:


Service Account The service account number assigned to a customer (user) or distributor (wholesale or group parent).

Business Service The Net2Phone service being used by this account.

Phonee Number The primary VoiceLine or MaxLine phone number.

Cash Balance

The funds remaining in the customer’s cash balance account. These funds can be used for placing calls for regular Net2Phone outbound calling and calling card accounts, used for funding recycled plans, as well as for overage and out-of-plan calls for VoiceLine accounts.

Minute Balance The minutes remaining in the account for the current billing cycle; the balance will re-set when the new cycle begins (VoiceLine and MaxLine accounts only).

First Name The customer’s or contact person’s first name.

Last Name The customer’s or contact person’s last name.

Company The name of the company associated with the account.


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Status

The status of the account:

Active—The customer is permitted to make calls and can recharge funds into the account from the Net2Phone Web site. NOTE: VoiceLine accounts have an Active status; however, only accounts purchased from the Net2Phone Web site can recharge funds on the site.

Disabled—The customer is not permitted to make calls; this account has been disabled due to fraud, a funds issue, or other business reason. However, if selected for VoiceLine, the customer will be able to make 611 and 911 calls.

Inactive—The customer is permitted to make calls but cannot recharge funds into the account from the Net2Phone Web site.

NoCall—The customer is not permitted to make calls; this is typically for a holding account only (i.e., escrow, wholesale, group). However, if selected for VoiceLine, the customer will be able to make 611 calls.

NOTE: US and Canadian customers' accounts will be defaulted to "No Call" status until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer.

Device ID The unique 12-character MAC address that identifies the specific device being used with a VoiceLine account.

Device Association Date

The date and time that the device was assigned to the customer.


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BUTTON BAR

The Customer Search Results page contains the following functions on the button bar near the bottom of the page:

BUTTON BAR FUNCTIONS

Export results to Excel

Print results to your local printer

Email results to yourself or colleagues

Navigate through multiple pages of results

Searching for a Distributor Account If you are a master distributor, you will probably need to search for escrow and parent (distributor, wholesale, group retail) accounts most often.

To search for a distributor account:

1. If you are not already on the Customer Search page, click Account Manager on the main menu bar, and then click the Customer Search link on the sidebar menu. The Customer Search page displays.

2. Select a distributor or account name from the Distributor drop-down list and then click the Search button. The View Customer Record page displays the distributor account information.

TIP: For instructions on conducting a distributor search via the Quick Search bar, refer to the Using the Quick Search Bar section on page 25 in this Guide.

Viewing a Customer’s Account Record The View Customer Record page displays various types of available information about a specific account. In order to perform any customer support or account maintenance functions, you must first view the account record of the customer. All available Account Manager functions will be displayed for you in the left-hand sidebar menu.

IMPORTANT: US and Canadian customers will not be able to make or receive calls until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer. The account status will automatically default to "No Call" until the disclaimer is acknowledged.

At the top of the page, there is a drop-down menu that controls the account information displayed on the page.


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NOTE: For non-VoiceLine, MaxLine, VoiceAccess, and Dialocal accounts, only the Account Information, Customer Information, and Billing Information sections display. The appropriate sections will display depending on the type of service being supported for that account displayed.

Select the account you would like to view.

• Service Line—If there is more than one Net2Phone service or VoiceLine device associated with the customer’s account, you can choose which service type/account or line information you would like to view.

NOTE: The options in the “Select the account…” drop-down menu depend on the following conditions:

► If the account is linked to a device, the Line number and the primary phone number display.

► If the account has no device linked to it and no primary phone number assigned, the menu will display the service type and the account number.

► If the account has no device linked to it but does have a primary phone number assigned, the primary phone number displays.

Sample View Customer Record Page – VoiceLine


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VIEW CUSTOMER RECORD PAGE FIELDS

SERVICE INFORMATION

Service Account The customer’s or parent account’s service account number.

Pin The 4-digit personal identification number assigned to each account. The customer uses this PIN to access the online account center and VoiceMail.

Service Status The status of the service. Options are Open or Closed.

Service The business service identifies the service type (e.g., VoiceLine, dialocal, VoiceAccess) and/or partner.

Rate Table The name of the retail rate table associated with the account.

Permit Multiple Simultaneous Calls

A flag that indicates that an account can have more than one call at a time; a value of Yes indicates that the account is associated with a multiple-port device; a value of No indicates a single-port device, a single-port account (e.g., VoiceLine), or that the account is not used to place calls.

SoftPhone Key The 16-alphanumeric code customers will use along with their phone number to logon to the SoftPhone dialer

NIC The account security code associated with the account; the standard NIC is 200.

Parent Account The number of the parent account for which this account was created.

Distributor The name of the distributor or service provider associated with this account.

Batch The batch number from which this account was created.

CUSTOMER INFORMATION

Name The customer’s first and last names.

Company The name of the company associated to the account (if available).


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Account Status


Active—The customer is permitted to make calls and can recharge funds into the account from the Net2Phone Web site. For US and Canadian customers, Active status can only be given after the 911 disclaimer is acknowledged on either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site. NOTE: VoiceLine accounts have an Active status; however, only accounts purchased from the Net2Phone Web site can recharge funds on the site.


Inactive—The customer is permitted to make calls but cannot recharge funds into the account from the Net2Phone or IDT consumer Web site.

NoCall—The customer is not permitted to make calls; this is typically for a holding account only (i.e., escrow, wholesale, group). However, if selected for VoiceLine or MaxLine, the customer will be able to make 611 and 911 calls.

NOTE: US and Canadian VoiceLine and MaxLine customers' accounts will be defaulted to "No Call" status until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer.

Account Type

The type of account; possible values are:

User—A customer account.

Group—A parent account.

Escrow—A holding account.

Wholesale—A wholesale account for master distributors; click the Wholesale link to view the account’s wholesale allocation credit information.

Allocation Available – The total amount available in the wholesale account which can be used to purchase child accounts.

Allocation Credit Percent – The bonus percentage applied to the wholesale account.

Call Balance Warning – The call balance threshold on the account. Once the threshold is met, a warning email is sent to let the distributor know that the account is running low. A typical call balance threshold on an account is $1000.00.

Topoff—A recharge code account.

Address 1 The first line of a customer’s address.

Address 2 The second line of a customer’s address.

City, State, Postal Code

The customer’s city, state and postal code.


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Country The country where the customer resides and uses the account.


Home Phone The customer’s home phone number.


Contact Phone The customer’s preferred contact phone number (if available).

BILLING INFORMATION

Balance Type The type of account balance (Consolidated or Separate); all customer accounts are Consolidated.

Plan Renewal Type

The customer’s renewal type – possible types are Cash or Transfer Renewal plans.

Cash Balance

The funds remaining in the customer’s cash balance account (if applicable). These funds can be used for placing calls for regular Net2Phone outbound calling and calling card accounts, used for funding recycled plans, as well as for overage and out-of-plan calls for VoiceLine accounts.

Local & National (Unlimited)

The minutes remaining in a VoiceLine or MaxLine customer’s account for the current billing cycle. The balance will re-set when the new cycle begins (if applicable). NOTE: For each bucket type (e.g., Local & National), you will see the monthly allowance in the left column and the minutes available in the right column.

Cycle Begin Date The first day of the customer’s current billing cycle.

Cycle End Date The date on which a customer’s current billing cycle ends.

Recharge Threshold

For Pay As You Go accounts, the balance amount at which the account will be recharged automatically from the parent account (if applicable).

Recharge Amount

For Pay As You Go accounts, the amount of funds that will be transferred from the parent account when the account balance reaches the recharge threshold (if applicable); for details on setting up automatic recharge, refer to the Automatic Recharge section on page 98 in this Guide.

CALLING PLAN INFORMATION

Plan Name The name of the customer’s calling plan. Click the plan name to view a plan description.

Plan Price The monthly plan charge.

DEVICE INFORMATION

Device Type The type of device associated with the account (if applicable).

Device ID The unique 12-character MAC address that identifies the specific device being used with this account. Click the device ID to access the Edit Device Information page.

Port The port on the device used for this particular account.

Bandwidth Setting

The customer’s default bandwidth.

Device Association Date

The date on which the device was linked to the account.

Feature Package The Feature Package name, which describes the set of features/functionality assigned to the account.

Feature Package Price

The cost of the selected feature package, if applicable.


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FEATURE SETTINGS INFORMATION

Dial Plan The dial plan defines a set of dialing features typically identified with a particular country, region of a country, or carrier within a country.

Prompt Language The language used for the voice prompts.

Time Zone The time zone applicable to the customer.

CALL FORWARDING INFORMATION (Displays for Dialocal accounts only)

Call Forward All Calls Phone Number

The phone number to which all calls will be forwarded for the Dialocal service.

Dial Plan The dial plan associated to the phone number used for call forwarding above.

Time Zone The time zone applicable to the customer.

PRIMARY PHONE NUMBER

Primary Number A VoiceLine, Dialocal, VoiceAccess or MaxLine customer’s primary phone number. For VoiceLine, this is transmitted as the user’s Caller ID number for outgoing calls.

Area The city name, area code, and exchange of the primary phone number.

ELS Flag

The type of number assigned to the account:

Enhanced—A primary number with enhanced dialing capabilities, including 911, 411, operator services

Standard—A primary number without enhanced dialing capabilities.

Virtual—A non-primary phone number associated with the account for incoming calls only.

Monthly Charge The amount charged each month for the primary phone number (typically no charge).

Enhanced Service Fee

The monthly fee if the customer has an Enhanced phone number type (ELS Flag).

Editing a Customer’s Record The Partner Resource Center makes it easy to change or add to the customer information displayed on the View Customer Record page.

NOTE: Not all users will have permission to edit customer records. Some users will have permission to edit some fields but not others.

For example, users with read-only privileges will only be allowed to view a customer record.

NOTE: Master distributors can only edit their own direct customer information. They are unable to edit the account information of their distributors’ customers.

To edit a customer’s record:

1. Via a customer search, access the customer’s record for the customer whose information you would like to edit. The View Customer Record page displays.


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2. On the sidebar menu, click the Edit Customer Information menu item or click on the Edit ( )icon in the Customer Information frame on the View Customer Record page. The Edit Customer Record page displays.

Edit Customer Record Page

3. Add or change the information in the desired fields. See the Edit Customer Record Page Editable Fields section for a description of each field.

4. Click the Submit button to save your changes.


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EDITABLE FIELDS

The following fields are editable on the Edit Customer Information page (see the screen on the previous page).

EDIT CUSTOMER RECORD PAGE—EDITABLE FIELDS

First Name The customer’s or contact person’s first name.

Last Name The customer’s or contact person’s last name. NOTE: The First Name and Last Name fields MUST be populated in order for the record to save.

Account Status

A dropdown list where you can select one of the following statuses:

Active—The customer is permitted to make calls and can recharge funds into the account from the Net2Phone Web site. For US and Canadian customers, Active status can only be given after the 911 disclaimer is acknowledged on either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site. NOTE: VoiceLine accounts have an Active status; however, only accounts purchased from the Net2Phone Web site can recharge funds on the site.



NoCall—The customer is not permitted to make calls; this is typically for a holding account only (i.e., escrow, wholesale, group). However, if selected for VoiceLine or MaxLine, the customer will be able to make 611 and 911 calls.

NOTE: US and Canadian VoiceLine and MaxLine customers' accounts will be defaulted to "No Call" status until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer.

Service Country

The country where the customer is located.

NOTE (for VoiceLine and MaxLine customers ONLY): If you change the Service Country from US or Canada to any other country, and the previous Account Status was NO CALL because the customer had not yet acknowledged the disclaimer, then you must manually change the Status field to Active so that the customer can place and receive calls.

If the Service Country is a country other than the US or Canada and you would like to change it to the US or Canada, then the Account Status will become NO CALL automatically. According to the new regulatory rules, once the customer acknowledges the disclaimer on the account center Web site, the status will change to Active, service will start, and he/she will be able to make and receive calls.

House Number The house number where the subscriber will be using the service.


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EDIT CUSTOMER RECORD PAGE—EDITABLE FIELDS

Unit Type The address descriptor that characterizes the subscriber’s address (e.g., Apartment, Suite, Lower, etc), if applicable.

Unit The unit descriptor (e.g., if the Unit Type is Apartment, the Unit Value might be A to indicate Apartment A), if applicable.

Street Name The street name where the subscriber will be using the service.

City The city where the customer is located.

State/Province The state or province where the customer is located.

Postal Code The postal code of the city where the customer is located.

Building The building number or name in which subscriber will be using the service, if applicable.

Floor The floor number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable.

Room The room number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable.

Home Phone The customer’s home phone number.


Other Phone The customer’s secondary phone number, such as a cell phone number.


Company The name of the company associated with an account.

Status


Active—The customer is permitted to make calls and can recharge funds into the account.

Disabled—the customer is not permitted to make calls; this account has been disabled due to fraud, a funds issue, or other business reason. However, if selected for VoiceLine or MaxLine, the customer will be able to make 611 and 911 calls, if applicable.


NoCall—The customer is not permitted to make calls; this is typically for a holding account only (i.e., escrow, wholesale, group). However, if selected for VoiceLine or MaxLine, the customer will be able to make 611 calls, if applicable.

NOTE: US and Canadian customers' VoiceLine and MaxLine accounts will be defaulted to "No Call" status until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer.

PIN The personal identification number assigned to the account.

Recharge Threshold

The balance amount at which the account will be recharged automatically from the parent account.

Recharge Amount

The amount of funds that will be transferred from the parent account when the account balance reaches the recharge threshold (for details on setting up automatic recharge, refer to the Automatic Recharge section on page 98 in this Guide).


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Changing Customer PINs You may quickly change a customer’s PIN using the Edit Service Information function.

To change a customer’s PIN:

1. Via a customer search, access the customer’s record for the customer whose information you would like to edit. The View Customer Record page displays.

2. Click on the Edit ( ) icon in the Service Information frame to display the Edit Service Information page.

Edit Service Information Page

3. Enter the new 4-digit PIN in the Pin field and click the Submit button. The Edit Service Information Confirmation page displays.

Edit Service Information Confirmation Page

4. Verify the new PIN and click the Submit button to complete the update or click the Back button and make any needed change. The Edit Service Information Summary page displays.

Edit Service Information – Summary Page

4. Click the View Customer Record button to continue working on the existing customer or continue to another customer using the Customer Search function.

NOTE: Depending on your system confirmation, you may be prompted to enter a note regarding the change before the summary page displays.


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Funding Customer Accounts There are several ways in which you can keep your customers’ accounts funded so that the account will stay active and usable to make and/or receive calls:

Add funds manually.

Set up automatic recharge for the accounts you would like to be replenished automatically.

Issue recharge codes.

ADD FUNDS MANUALLY

You can use the Add Funds feature to do a one-time funding transaction. Adding funds to the customer’s account will transfer the money directly from your parent account to the customer account (or child account).

NOTE: You cannot add funds to accounts that are expired, disabled, or closed.

To add funds to an account:

1. Via a customer search, access the customer’s record for the customer whose account you would like to fund. The View Customer Record page displays.

2. On the sidebar menu, click the Add Funds menu item to display the Add Funds page or click the edit icon ( ) in the Billing Information frame on the View Customer Record page to display the Edit Billing Information page and then click the Add Funds button to display the Add Funds page.

Edit Billing Information Page


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Add Funds Page

3. Select the Transaction Type appropriate to the transaction. Transfer to Group Member is the default type.

4. In the Amount field, enter the transfer amount. You do not need to enter any currency or punctuation. For example, if you want to enter $20.00, enter 20.

5. In the Note field, enter any remarks you would like to associate with this transaction.

NOTE: The “Change Cycle Date” and “Keep Cycle Date” radio buttons only appear if the customer is past the cycle renewal date. You have the option of changing the cycle date to “today” or keeping the existing date.

6. Click the Submit button to add the transaction and to display the transaction confirmation page.

View Billing Transaction – Add Funds Confirmation

AUTOMATIC RECHARGE

When an account has insufficient funds in the cash balance, your customer may be unable to make and/or receive calls. The Partner Resource Center’s automatic recharge feature helps to ensure that your customers’ and distributors’ accounts are always funded.

IMPORTANT: In order to set up the automatic recharge feature for a particular account, the parent account must have the feature enabled. To enable this feature, please contact your Net2Phone Account/Sales Manager.

To set up automatic recharge on customer accounts in PRC:

1. Via a customer search, access the customer’s record for the customer for whom you would like to set up automatic recharge. The View Customer Record page displays.


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2. Click on the edit ( ) icon in the Billing Information frame to display the Edit Billing Information page.


3. In the Recharge Threshold field, enter the balance amount at which you would like an automatic funds transfer from the parent account.

4. In the Recharge Amount field, enter the amount of funds that you would like transferred from the parent account when the balance specified in the Recharge Threshold field is reached and click the Submit button.

5. Click the Submit button to display the confirmation page.

Edit Billing Information Page – Recharge Confirmation

6. Click the Submit button to save the changes or click the Back button to return to the Edit Billing Information page and make any needed changes.

NOTE: Depending on how your system is configured, you may be prompted to enter a note once you hit the Submit button.

The Edit Billing Information page displays the summary of your changes.


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Edit Billing Information Page – Recharge Summary

7. Click the View Customer Record button to continue working on the existing customer or use the Customer Search function to work on another customer.

RECHARGE CODES

Recharge codes are 10-digit numbers that allow your customers to add funds to an existing account using cash. The key benefit of this feature is that it promotes a long-term relationship with your customers by extending the life of existing accounts.

If you have user permission and the appropriate account profile has been set up, you can create recharge codes by using the Generate Accounts sidebar menu item. For instructions on how to create recharge codes, see the Generating Recharge Codes section on page 110 in this Guide.

As the distributor, you will treat these recharge codes as you would new accounts and PINs, with one difference: your customers cannot use this 10-digit code to place telephone calls. They can only use the recharge code to add a specified denomination to an existing account.

Upon purchasing a recharge code in cash, customers will access the My Account Center Web site at https://www.myaccountcenter.net or dial the access number of their existing calling card service to activate the financial transaction.

Customers may also activate recharge codes through the VoiceLine-enabled phone by pressing *07 on the telephone keypad.

Modifying a Customer’s Credit Limit The Modify Credit Limit page allows you to change a VoiceLine customer’s credit limit on an individual basis instead of having the credit limit defined at the parent account level.

NOTE: This functionality is only available if you have user permission.

If you change an account’s credit limit, the new limit will continue month-to-month until it is changed again.

To change a customer’s credit limit:

1. Via a customer search, access the customer’s record for the customer whose calls you would like to view. The View Customer Record page displays.


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2. Click on the edit ( ) icon in the Billing Information frame to display the Edit Billing Information page.


3. Click the Modify Credit Limit button to display the Modify Credit Limit page.

Modify Credit Limit Page

4. In the New Credit Limit field, enter the new limit amount.

5. Click the Submit button. The Modify Credit Limit Confirmation page displays.

Modify Credit Limit Confirmation Page

NOTE: If you enter a new credit limit amount that exceeds the highest amount allowed for the service provider, you will receive an error message.


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6. Click the Submit button to confirm the change or click the Back button to return to the Modify Credit Limit page and make your change.

The Modify Credit Limit Summary page displays.

Modify Credit Limit Summary Page

Viewing a Customer’s Call History Using the Partner Resource Center, you can view a customer’s call log for any date range you define. When the page first opens, the page does not display any call details. You must first enter or select the Begin Date and the End Date and click Submit.

The View Call History page displays the Balance Information and Call History Summary at the top of the page and then displays the call history detail portion.

View Call History Page

The following table provides descriptions of the Call History page:

CALL HISTORY PAGE FIELDS

BALANCE INFORMATION

Cash Balance The dollar amount remaining in the customer’s account.

Plan Name/Remaining Minutes

The plan name, the total number of minutes included in the calling plan, and the number of minutes remaining in the customer’s account.

CALL HISTORY SUMMARY

Total Calls The total number of calls displayed in the current call list (the calls displayed are based on the date range you indicate).


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CALL HISTORY PAGE FIELDS

Total Cash Used The total dollar amount of the calls that used cash from the cash balance displayed in the call list.

Total Minutes Used The total number of minutes used during the calls displayed in the call list.

SEARCH CRITERIA

Begin Date The beginning date in the search range

End Date The end date in the search range

Select the telephone number you would like to view

Select the phone number you would like to search on, or select All to view records for all available numbers.

Get Archived Calls Checkbox

Use this checkbox to search for calls made beyond the last 90 days.

The results display the following information: CALL DETAILS

Call Type: Displays the devices used when making and receiving the call (MTA to Phone, MTA to WiFi, SoftPhone to Phone, etc.).

MTA to phone Outbound

Soft phone to phone Outbound

Phone to MTA Inbound

MTA to MTA In-plan

Phone to voicemail Inbound to voicemail

Call Date/Time: The date and time the call was placed. The time reflects the customer’s local time zone.

Number Dialed: The phone number dialed if the call was an outgoing call. The number reflects the customer’s local dialing plan.

Location: Location of the dialed number if the call was an outgoing call.

From Number: The phone number of the incoming call.

Duration: The total length of the call (hours, minutes, seconds).

Rating Method: The rating method used for the call made.

Amount Charged: The total cost of the call.

Minutes Deducted: Reflects any minutes deducted from the call.

Eoc Reason: The End of Call (EOC) reason – reflects successful or failed call status.

Plan Name: The plan name used when placing the call.

Plan Region Name:


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NOTE: The values in the Balance Information and Call History Summary sections reflect only those calls displayed on the page. If you change the date range, the Balance Information and Call History Summary values may change.

To view a customer’s calls for a particular account:

1. From the Customer Search page, conduct a search for the customer. The View Customer Record page displays.

2. On the sidebar menu, click the View Call History menu item. The View Call History page displays the calls for the customer account that fall within the date ranges selected. The default range is one week..

NOTE: To view calls earlier than 90 days, click the Get Archived Calls checkbox before clicking Submit. Archived calls may take longer to retrieve.

VIEWING CALLS FROM A DIFFERENT DATE RANGE

To view calls within a different date range:

1. Edit the dates in the Begin Date and/or End Date fields by entering them manually (mm/dd/yy) or by clicking on the calendar date entry icons and selecting the appropriate dates.

2. Once you have entered the desired range, click the Submit button to the left of the Get Archived Calls checkbox. The page refreshes and displays the calls that fall within the new date range.

3. If applicable, click the right arrow button to view additional pages.

VIEWING CALLS FOR A PARTICULAR PHONE NUMBER

You can view the call history for all of the account’s phone numbers (including all lines and virtual numbers) or a single phone number by adjusting the search criteria.

To view calls for a specific phone number:

1. Click the Select the telephone number you would like to view drop-down menu, and choose the phone number whose calls you would like to view. The list of phone numbers includes all lines and virtual numbers for that account.

2. If you would like to specify a different date range, edit the dates in the Begin Date and/or End Date fields by entering them manually (mm/dd/yy) or by clicking on the calendar date entry icons and selecting the appropriate dates.

3. Click the Submit button to the right of the Get Archived Calls checkbox. The page refreshes and displays the calls for the selected phone number that fall within the new date range.

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CREDITING A CALL

There may be instances when you will need to reimburse a customer for a call due to complaints (e.g., about call quality, service outages, etc.) or other justifiable reasons. To process the reimbursement, you can credit the call from the Call History page.

NOTE: Credited calls will be deducted from the parent account.

1. From the View Call History page, click the call you would like to credit. The call is highlighted in blue.

2. On the button bar above the Service Account number, click the Credit Call button. The customer’s account is credited the cost of the selected call.

3. Confirm the call credit by clicking the View Billing Transactions link in the sidebar menu. The credited call transaction displays.

NOTE: Depending on user privileges, there may be restrictions on how much you can credit per day per customer.

USING THE EXCEL, PRINT AND EMAIL BUTTON BAR

Excel, Print, Email button bar

PRINTING THE CALL LOG

Using the Print button on the button bar, you can obtain a hard copy of the call history displayed on the View Call History screen.

To print the call log:

1. Once you have the desired calls displayed on the View Call History page, click the Print button in the button bar at the bottom of the page. A second browser window opens with the call log displayed, and the Print dialog box displays.

2. In the Print dialog box, select the printer on which you would like to print the call log, and click the Print button. The call log prints to the selected printer.

EMAILING THE CALL LOG

The Partner Resource Center allows you to send an electronic copy of the displayed call log to any email address you specify.

To email the call log:

1. Once you have the desired calls displayed on the View Call History page, click the Email button in the button bar at the bottom of the page. A dialog box prompts you to enter the originating and destination email addresses.


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2. Enter the originating and destination email addresses and click Send Email. Click OK to return to the View Call History page.

TIP: To email the call log to more than one person, insert a comma between each email address (e.g., “[email protected], [email protected]”).

EXPORTING THE CALL LOG TO EXCEL

The Partner Resource Center allows you to export the view call history information to an excel spreadsheet.

To export the call log to excel:

1. Once you have the desired calls displayed on the View Call History page, click the Export to Excel button in the button bar at the bottom of the page. A File Download dialog box displays, prompting you to Open, Save, or Cancel the Excel file.

2. Click Save to name the file and store it in a directory of your choice.

VIEWING THE RATE INFORMATION FOR A CALL

If you need to review the rate applied to a particular call, you can do so by clicking the Call Pricing button in the button bar to view the View Call History Detail window.

To view the rate information for a particular call:

1. From the View Call History page, click the call for which you would like to view the rate information. The call is highlighted in blue.

2. On the button bar, click the Call Pricing button. The call detail information window displays.

View Call History Call Details Window

3. Click the “x” in the upper right-hand corner of the window to close it.


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The View Call History Detail window displays the following information:

VIEW CALL HISTORY DETAIL WINDOW FIELDS

RATE SUMMARY

Call ID The identification number assigned to each call.

Rating Method

The rate type applied to this call. Rate-Per-Minute In Plan Out-of-Plan Overage In Plan + Overage

Call Date/Time The date and time the call took place.

Total Duration of Call

The total number of minutes used during the call (e.g., 1 minute and 30 seconds would display as 0:01:30).

Total Deducted from Cash

The total dollar amount deducted from the account’s cash balance (if applicable).

Total Deducted from Minutes

The total number of minutes, rounded up to the next whole minute, deducted from the account’s minutes balance (e.g., if the call duration is 1 minute and 30 seconds, 2 minutes will be deducted from the balance).

COST BREAKDOWN Displays the following information for Standard, In Plan, and Overage calls:

Duration The duration of the call.

Rate Cost The cost of the call based on the calling rate.

Surcharge Cost The amount of the surcharge applied to the call.

Sum Cost The total cost of the call, rate cost plus surcharge cost.

RATES APPLIED Displays the following information for Standard, In Plan, and Overage calls:

Rate Name The name of the rate applied to the call.

Initial Rate The base rate applied to the call.

Incremental Rate The rate for additional minutes used in the call.

Initial Time (in seconds)

The number of seconds charged with the initial rate.

Incremental Time (in seconds)

The number of seconds charged with the incremental rate.

Country The country to which the call was made.

Country Code The country code of the country to which the call was made.

Time of Day The time of day (peak or off-peak) at which the call was made.


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Viewing a Customer’s Billing Transactions The View Billing Transactions page provides a snapshot of a customer’s billing history within a defined date range. It displays the account’s balance information, and allows you to enter print, email, or export the results to Excel.

To view the transactions for a particular account:

1. From the Customer Search page, conduct a search for the customer’s account. The View Customer Record page displays.

2. On the sidebar menu, click the View Billing Transactions menu item. The View Billing Transactions page displays all of the customer account’s transactions that fall within the date ranges selected. The default range is one week.

View Billing Transactions Page

The View Billing Transactions page displays the following:

VIEW BILLING TRANSACTIONS PAGE FIELDS

BALANCE INFORMATION

Cash Balance The dollar amount remaining in the customer’s account.

Plan Balance The plan name, the total number of minutes included in the plan, and the number of minutes remaining in the customer’s account.

BILLING SUMMARY

Begin Date The beginning date in the search range

End Date The end date in the search range

Effective Date The date and time of the billing transaction

Transaction Type The type of transaction

Payment The amount of cash or minutes credited to the account

Charge The amount of cash or minutes debited from the account

Note The description of the transaction type

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VIEW BILLING TRANSACTIONS PAGE FIELDS

Plan Name The calling plan

Plan Region Name The geographical region within the calling plan or an inbound toll-free call

To view transactions within a different date range:

1. Edit the dates in the Begin Date and/or End Date fields by entering them manually (mm/dd/yy) or by clicking the calendar date entry icons and selecting the appropriate dates.

2. Once you’ve entered the desired range, click the Submit button to the right of the End Date field. The page refreshes, displaying the bills within the new date range.

PRINTING THE BILLING LOG

Using the Print button on the button bar, you can obtain a hard copy of the billing displayed on the Billing Transaction screen.

Excel, Print, Email button bar

To print the call log:

1. Once you have the desired calls displayed on the View Call History page, click the Print button in the button bar at the bottom of the page. A second browser window opens with the call log displayed, and the Print dialog box displays.

2. In the Print dialog box, select the printer on which you would like to print the call log, and click the Print button. The call log prints to the selected printer.

EMAILING THE BILLING LOG

The Partner Resource Center allows you to send an electronic copy of the displayed call log to any email address you specify.

To email the call log:

1. Once you have the desired calls displayed on the View Billing Transactions page, click the Email button in the button bar at the bottom of the page. A dialog box prompts you to enter the originating and destination email addresses.

2. Enter the originating and destination email addresses and click Send Email. Click OK to return to the View Billing Transactions page.

TIP: To email the call log to more than one person, insert a comma between each email address (e.g., “[email protected], [email protected]”).


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EXPORTING THE BILLING LOG TO EXCEL

The Partner Resource Center allows you to export the view billing transaction information to an excel spreadsheet.

To export the call log to Excel:

1. Once you have the desired calls displayed on the View Billing Transactions page, click the Export to Excel button in the button bar at the bottom of the page. A File Download dialog box displays, prompting you to Open, Save, or Cancel the Excel file.

2. Click Save to name the file and store it in the directory of your choice.

Also displayed at the top of the page are the Cash Balance and Minute Balance, if applicable, for the current account.

Viewing Rate Tables The View Rates page displays the customer’s per minute and increment minute rates by time of day for every country.

To view the rates for a particular customer:

1. From the Customer’s Search Page, conduct a search for the customer’s account. The View Customer Record page displays the Customer’s account.

2. On the sidebar menu, click the View Rates menu item. The View Rates page displays all available countries and rates.

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To view rates for one particular country:

Click the Select a Country drop-down list and select the country whose rate table you would like to view. The page refreshes and displays the rate information for the selected country.

View Rates Page – One Country

Viewing Customer Notes The View Customer Notes page displays all notes entered about a particular customer’s account, including those from the Add Notes, Add Funds, and Edit Calling Plan pages. Also, if you are a user who has Required Notes set, whenever you edit a customer record, then those notes will display here. Basically, this page serves to help you keep track of important information and activity on an account.

To view a customer’s notes:

1. From the Customer’s Search Page, conduct a search for the customer’s account. The View Customer Record page displays.

2. On the sidebar menu, click the View Notes menu item. The View Customer Notes page displays.

View Customer Notes Page

3. To view the complete text for a particular note, click the desired note in the table. The text for that note displays in the Note Text box above the results.


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Adding Customer Notes The Add Notes page allows you to enter information about the last customer contact. This information is stored with the account for future reference.

To add a note:

1. Via a customer search, access the View Customer Record page for the customer whose rates you would like to view. The View Customer Record page displays.

2. On the sidebar menu, click the Add Note menu item. The Add Note page displays.

Add Note Page

3. Click in the text box and enter any information you would like to save in this customer’s record.

4. When you are finished, click the Submit button. The Note is saved. The View Notes page displays the note you just entered, as well as any other notes for that customer.

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7. Using the Partner Request System Menu

The Partner Resource Center provides all partners with the following trouble-ticketing functionality:

Create a Ticket

View Tickets

The following sections describe the Partner Request System functionality available within the Partner Resource Center.

Creating a Partner Request Ticket Using the Create a Ticket function, users can submit trouble tickets or requests for customers directly through PRC.

To create a partner request ticket:

1. From the Customer Search page, conduct a search for the customer’s account. The View Customer Record page displays the customer’s information.

2. Select Create a Ticket from the sidebar menu. The Create a Partner Request Ticket (Enter Customer Information) Page displays with all fields populated.

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3. Click the Continue button to proceed. The Create a Partner Request Ticket (Account Details) Page displays.

Create a Partner Request Ticket – Account Details

4. Populate all required fields if they have not already been pre-populated, including First Name, Last Name, Email, and Service Type.

5. Select the appropriate option from the Request Type pull-down menu. After the Request Type is selected, supplemental required fields are revealed.

5. Populate all of the remaining fields as they are revealed, and enter as much detail as possible in the Please describe in detail… text box. The more detail you enter the easier the trouble-ticket will be to resolve.

6. Click the Continue button. The Create a Partner Request Ticket Confirmation page displays.

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7. To attach supplemental documentation to the trouble ticket, click the Attach Document button. The Upload a file dialog box displays.

Upload a file

8. Click the Browse button to search for the file on your PC.

9. Once you have located the file, click the Save button to append the file to the trouble ticket.

10. To create a new ticket, click the Create a New Ticket button. To view the ticket you just created, click the View Tickets button.

Viewing a Partner Request Ticket Use the View Tickets function to track the progress of existing Partner Request Tickets in PRC.

To view a partner request ticket:

1. Click View Tickets on the sidebar menu. The View Partner Request page displays.

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2. There are multiple ways to view tickets:

• To view a single ticket, enter the Ticket ID and click the Search button.

TIP: You can click the link from the email and it will bring you to this page and pre-populate the Ticket ID and Request Type.

• To view all tickets for a particular customer, enter the Service Account or Phone Number AND a Request Type and click the Search button.

• To view all tickets created within a particular date range for your company or partner group, select the date range, the Parent Account name and click the Search button. The results of the search are displayed at the bottom of the page. Results can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet, sent via email, or printed. In Search Results, sort on any column. To open an individual ticket, click anywhere on the record.

View Partner Request Tickets – Ticket Details

3. To add a note to the ticket, click and enter the note text in the ticket notes text box and click the Add Note button. The new note will display in the Notes area.

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8. Using the Advanced Functionality Menu

The Partner Resource Center provides Tier 1 partners with the following advanced features:

Generate accounts.

Activate control numbers for reserved account numbers.

View pending orders.

View order history.

The following sections describe the advanced tasks available from the Advanced Functionality sidebar menu and how to perform them.

Generating Accounts and Recharge Codes Using the Generate Accounts function, Tier 1 partners can order accounts and allocate funds to speed the delivery cycle. You can also generate recharge codes that can be issued to existing customers to extend the life of their accounts.

When ordering accounts or recharge codes, you must base them on one of the profiles that have been defined for you. The profiles, which are templates customized for each partner, contain sets of attributes that you assign to new accounts. Accounts and recharge codes require separate profiles because they contain different attributes.

For example, an account profile will include the rate table that will be applied to the new account(s), the business service, the currency, account type, expiration plan, etc. Profiles are based on the most commonly assigned attributes. You can then select a profile to easily create accounts featuring those attributes.

GENERATING ACCOUNTS AND RECHARGING CODES

To generate accounts and recharge codes:

1. On the sidebar menu under Advanced Functionality, click the Generate Accounts menu item. The Generate Accounts page displays.


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Generate Accounts Page

2. Click the Profile drop-down list and select the account profile you would like to apply to the new accounts.

NOTE: If you are generating wholesale accounts and select a wholesale profile, the Account Balance label will change to Allocation Credit. Instead of displaying the account balance, the allocation credit amount will display to more accurately reflect the transaction.

3. In the Quantity field, enter the number of accounts you would like to create.

NOTE: You can generate up to 1000 accounts per transaction.

4. In the Denomination field, enter the amount that you would like assigned to each account. The Total Order Amount calculates automatically. Your account balance displays, along with the remaining balance after this order is completed.

NOTE: The total order amount must not exceed your account balance. The funds will not be deducted from your account until the accounts are created.

5. Click the Submit button to proceed with the order. The Generate Accounts Confirmation page displays.

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6. Review the information to confirm that it is correct. Click the Submit button if the information is correct. Click the Back button if changes are needed. The Generate Accounts order summary page displays.

Generate Accounts Order Summary Page

CAUTION: DO NOT press the browser’s Refresh button, as it will cause another equal order to be submitted.

7. If you would like to place another order, click the Place Another Order button, and repeat the process. OR If you would like to view all of the orders that have not yet been processed, click the View Pending Orders button. Refer to the View Pending Orders section later in this chapter for more information.

Activating Control Numbers In the event you reserved account numbers and are ready to activate them, you can do so on the Partner Resource Center Web site. The sequential account numbers are reserved for a specific account within your distributorship and can be activated whenever you choose.

NOTE: When activating control numbers, you will need to have them available so you can enter them into the Partner Resource Center.

To activate control numbers:

1. On the sidebar menu under Advanced Functionality, click the Activate Control Numbers menu item. The Activate Control Numbers page displays. See the screen on the following page.

2. In the Sequence Start Number field, enter the first number in the sequence of accounts you would like to activate.

3. In the Sequence End Number field, enter the last number in the sequence of accounts you would like to activate.

4. If you would like to select a different expiration plan than the default displayed, click the Expiration Plan drop-down list and select another option.


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Activate Control Numbers Page

5. Click the Submit button. The Activate Control Numbers page displays a validation message and then confirms the activation.

Viewing Pending Orders This view contains a list of any orders that have not yet been processed. Processing time varies based on the queue of orders submitted at that given time, but orders are commonly processed within ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes.

VIEWING THE ORDERS

To view pending orders, click the View Pending Orders menu item on the sidebar menu.

Click the Refresh button to display the most current information on the page. If an order appears on the page and is processed while you are viewing that page, clicking the Refresh button will remove it. That order will now display on the View Order History page.

View Pending Orders Page

DELETING PENDING ORDERS

From this page, you can delete pending orders that you would like to cancel.

To delete pending orders:

1. Click the Delete link next to the pending order you would like to delete. A delete confirmation dialog box displays.

2. Click the OK button to delete the order and refresh the View Pending orders page.


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Viewing the Order History (Finding Batch Numbers) Once an order is processed, you can review it on the View Order History page.

To view order history:

1. To view your processed orders, click the View Order History menu item on the sidebar menu. The View Order History page displays.

View Order History Page

2. You can display the orders based on two types of search criteria:

• By Date: Enter the Begin and End dates (mm/dd/yyyy) for the time period you wish to search. You may use the calendar icon to select the dates rather than type in the dates.

• By Batch: Enter the batch number for the order you wish to view.

3. Click the Search button to display the results.

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VIEW ORDER HISTORY PAGE FIELDS

Batch Number The number that identifies the set of accounts ordered for a particular service or business service.

Distributor The name of the distributor, reseller, or service provider associated with the account (if applicable).

Service The type of service associated with the account.

Available Accounts The number of accounts still available to be provisioned to customers or devices (if applicable). This field only applies to VoiceLine, MaxLine and VoiceDirector accounts.

Quantity The total number of accounts in the batch.

Number Generated The number of accounts generated in the batch.

Denomination The monetary value of each account in this batch.

Currency The type of currency; e.g., USD (United States Dollars).

Total The total value of all accounts within the batch.

Order Date The date and time in which the batch order was placed.

Activation Type Control number activation (i.e., activating previously-generated control numbers) or direct account generation (i.e., generation live accounts).

Expiration Name The expiration plan applied to all the accounts in this batch (e.g., 180 days from activation, 90 days from last use, etc.).

Activated The date and time in which the account was activated.

Seq Start The first number in the sequence of control numbers of the batch.

VIEWING BATCH ORDER HISTORY REPORT DETAILS

To view batch order details, click the Batch in the View Order History list.

View Order History Details Report Page

VIEW ORDER HISTORY DETAILS POP-UP WINDOW FIELDS

Service Account The service account number assigned to a customer (user) or distributor (wholesale or group parent).

Service The type of service associated with the account.

Denomination The monetary value of each account in this batch.

Pin The personal identification number assigned to each account. The customer uses this PIN to access the online account center and VoiceMail.

Currency The country currency used (e.g., U.S. dollars)

Expiration Plan The expiration plan applied to all the accounts in this batch (e.g., 180 days from activation, 90 days from last use, etc.)


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VIEW ORDER HISTORY DETAILS POP-UP WINDOW FIELDS

Status This field remains blank until an account has been associated with a plan; once that happens, the status displays as Assigned. This information is displayed real-time.

Rate Name The rating name applicable to the order.

Guid Global Unique Identifier. For Click2Talk accounts, this is used to identify which accounts should be used by the platform.


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9. Using the Service Support Menu

The Partner Resource Center is a powerful tool for VoiceLine partners. You can set up your VoiceLine accounts and manage them, all in one application.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

Add, edit, and delete a virtual phone number to an existing account.

Add another line to an existing account.

Add or change an account’s calling plan.

Change the device information for a particular account.

Close an account.

View accounts.

The following sections describe the functions available within the Account Manager module and how to perform them.

Adding a Virtual Number The customer’s primary phone number is assigned when the customer signs up for service. If the customer wishes to have another phone number that rings to the same phone but with a different area code, you can add a virtual number.

For example, if a customer in the United States has primary phone number with a New York area code but wants to have another phone number so her family in Brazil can call her without incurring long distance charges, she can add a virtual number with a Brazil area code to her account.

An unlimited number of virtual numbers can be added to each customer’s line for an additional cost per month.

To add a virtual number:


2. On the View Customer Record page, using the drop-down list located at the top of the page, select the line to which the customer wants to add a virtual number. The View Customer Record page displays the customer’s information for that particular line.

3. On the sidebar menu, click the Manage Phone Numbers menu item. The Manage Phone Numbers page displays.

4. Click the Add Virtual Number button to display the Add a Virtual Number page.


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Add a Virtual Number Page

NOTE: If you are adding a Virtual Number for a VoiceAccess or VoiceDirector customer, the Available Phone Number and Use for Caller ID Display fields do not display.

5. Click the Phone Number Country drop-down menu, and select the country of the virtual VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.

6. Select the Number Type the customer would like for the virtual VoiceLine phone number. The options depend on the selected Phone Number Country and include Local and/or Toll-free.

7. Select the State/Province of the virtual VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. If applicable, the Area field displays. If it does not, skip to step 8.

8. If the Area field displays, click the drop-down menu, and select the area code of the virtual VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. The page will refresh and display the Area/Local Calling Area field.

9. Click the Area/Local Calling Area drop-down menu, and select the exchange (the first few digits) of the virtual VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. For example, if the customer wants a US local California number in the 213 area code, the exchange options are 233 or 402. This means that the virtual VoiceLine phone number that will be assigned to this customer will be either 1-213-233-xxxx or 1-213-402-xxxx.

10. If the customer would like this number to be displayed on the called party’s Caller ID display, click the Use for Caller ID Display checkbox. If you leave the box unchecked, the primary VoiceLine phone number will display on the called party’s Caller ID display.


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11. Click the Continue button to display the Select Payment Type page.

Select Payment Type Page

12. Select whether the payment is to be transferred from the parent account or from the child’s cash balance. Then click the Continue button to display the New Virtual Number Confirmation Page.

Add Virtual Number Confirmation Page

13. Click the Submit button to finalize the order. The New Virtual Number Summary page displays.

New Virtual Number Summary Page

Adding a Line If the customer decides to add an entirely new line, including a new phone number that rings to a different phone (via a different port on the MTA, for example), you can add a line to the account.

For example, a customer already has a VoiceLine phone number that rings to one phone for personal calls. If the customer wants another VoiceLine phone number to ring to a different phone for business calls, she can add a line to her account.


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NOTE: If the customer is located in the US or Canada and has not acknowledged the disclaimer on the Web site, then you will not be able to add a line to the account.

NOTE: The cost of the new line will be deducted from the customer’s cash balance.

NOTE: The charge for the additional line will be pro-rated based on the billing cycle dates for the original account. Both accounts will be billed on the same schedule.

To add a line:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Add a Line menu item. The Add a Line page displays.

Add a Line – Page 1

NOTE: Service Country and Service Address fields are pre-populated based on information entered for the first line. Please review this information to ensure that it is accurate. If the customer will be using the device/service at a different location, you must enter that service address.


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ADD A LINE – PAGE 1 (* denotes a required field)

Service Country* Review the customer’s Service Country. If it is incorrect, select the correct country.

House Number* Review the house number where the subscriber will be using the service. If it is incorrect, enter the correct house number.

Street Name* Review the street name (including the road type, such as “Street,” “Drive,” etc.) where the subscriber will be using the service. If it is incorrect, enter the correct street name.

Unit Type Review the address descriptor that characterizes the subscriber’s address (e.g., Apartment, Suite, Lower, etc), if applicable. If it is incorrect, enter the correct unit type.

Unit Review the unit descriptor (e.g., if the Unit Type is Apartment, the Unit Value might be A to indicate Apartment A), if applicable. If it is incorrect, enter the correct unit.

City* Review the city where the customer is located. If it is incorrect, enter the correct city.

State/Province* Review the state or province where the customer is located. If it is incorrect, enter the correct state or province.

Postal Code* Review the postal code of the city where the customer is located. If it is incorrect, enter the correct postal code.

Building Review the building number or name in which subscriber will be using the service, if applicable. If it is incorrect, enter the correct building.

Floor Review the floor number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable. If it is incorrect, enter the correct floor.

Room Review the room number of the subscriber’s address, if applicable. If it is incorrect, enter the correct room.


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4. Click the Continue button. The second Add a Line page displays.

NOTE: If you’ve selected to add an Enhanced number, the Add an Enhanced Number page displays before the Add a Line – Page 2 page displays.

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5. Enter the customer’s calling plan, device, feature settings and phone number information according to the following table:

ADD A LINE PAGE FIELDS

Calling Plan Suite Select the plan suite type (e.g., Pay As You Go, US & Canada). The appropriate plans display in the table below.

Choose Plan



Select Plan Renewal Type

Select one of the following options: • Fund from child’s cash balance • Transfer from parent account

Device Type

The Device Type field automatically defaults to the device that was selected for the primary line. If the customer would like an additional device used for the additional line, select the device from the drop-down menu.


Device ID

If the customer would like to use a different device for the additional line, enter the 12-character Device ID, or MAC address, for the device that will be used for the additional line. You can find the ID on the bottom of the device.

IMPORTANT: Please enter the Device ID carefully. If you enter it incorrectly, the device will not function.

Port

Select the port to which you would like the additional line’s phone number to ring.

NOTE: You cannot assign a new line to the same port as your primary VoiceLine phone number. If you already have 2 lines assigned to a 2-port device and you would like to add another line, the customer will need to purchase another device.

Feature Package

Select the appropriate Feature Package that the customer would like to assign to this line. The list of available feature packages depends on the minute plan and device type selected.




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ADD A LINE PAGE FIELDS







State/Province

Select the state or province of the VoiceLine phone number the customer would like to assign to this account. If applicable, the Area field displays. If it does not, skip to the Local Calling Area field.

Area/City Code


Local Calling Area




6. Once you have entered all the information, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. The Add a Line Confirmation page displays.


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7. Click the Back button to return to the Add a Line page and make any needed changes. Click the Submit button to save the settings for the new line. The Add a Line Summary page displays.

Add a Line Summary Page

IMPORTANT: US and Canadian customers will not be able to make or receive calls until they go to either myaccountcenter.net or your specific account center Web site and agree to the 911 disclaimer. The account status will automatically default to "No Call" until the disclaimer is acknowledged.

IMPORTANT: If the customer is using an InnoMedia MTA, reboot the device (by unplugging it and then plugging back in) so it can download the configuration files for the new line. The download is complete when the RUN light is steady. To use the additional line, simply plug a standard analog telephone into a newly provisioned port, listen for the dial tone and service should be ready.


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Editing a Calling Plan If a customer decides to change his VoiceLine calling plan, you can assign a new plan.

SWITCHING TO A DIFFERENT CALLING PLAN

To change a customer’s calling plan:

1. From the Customer Search page, conduct a search for the customer’s account using the customer’s first name and last name. The View Customer Record page displays the customer’s information.

2. On the sidebar menu, click the Edit Calling Plan menu item or click the edit ( ) icon in the Calling Plan Information frame to display the Edit Calling Plan page.

Edit Calling Plan Page

3. Click the Edit Plan button. The Edit Calling Plan Information page displays.

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4. Select the new plan by selecting a Calling Plan Suite from the pull-down menu. The available calling plans are displayed.

Edit Calling Plan Information Page – Select a Calling Plan

5. Select the radio button for the appropriate plan, and click the Continue button. The Edit Calling Plan Information (Select Plan Renewal Type) page displays.

Edit Calling Plan Information Page – Select Plan Renewal Type


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6. Select the radio button for the appropriate option and click the Continue button. The Edit Calling Plan Information Confirmation page displays.

Edit Calling Plan Information Confirmation Page

7. Review the edits to the calling plan, and click the Submit button to finalize the changes. The Edit Calling Plan Information Summary Page displays.

Edit Calling Plan Information Summary page

CANCELING PLANS

If you would like to cancel a plan (without assigning a new one), you can use the Edit Plan button on the Edit Calling Plan page. Move the customer into a Pay As You Go Plan.

To cancel the plan assigned to this account:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Edit Calling Plan menu item or click the edit ( ) icon in the Calling Plan Information frame. The Edit Calling Plan page displays.

3. Click the Edit Plan button.


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4. Select the new plan by selecting a Calling Plan Suite from the pull-down menu, and selecting the Pay As You Go option.

5. Select the Pay As You Go radio button, and click Submit.

6. Review the information and click Submit on the Edit Calling Plan Information Confirmation page.

ADDING A PLAN

If a customer decides to add a plan after canceling a minute plan (being placed on a Pay As You Go plan), you can add a plan to the account using the Edit Plan button on the Edit Calling Plan page.

To add a plan to the account:



3. Click the Edit Plan button.

4. Select the new plan by selecting a Calling Plan Suite from the pull-down menu.

5. Click the Show Plans button to view the available calling plans in that suite.

6. Select the radio button for the plan chosen by the customer, and click Continue. The Select Initial Payment Type page displays.

7. Select the radio button for the appropriate option and click the Continue button. The Edit Calling Plan Information Confirmation page displays.

8. Review the information to ensure that it is accurate and click the Submit button to continue. The Edit Calling Plan Information Summary page displays.

Editing the Plan Renewal Type If you would like to change the funding source for your monthly plan renewal, you can do so on the Edit Calling Plan page.

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Edit Plan Renewal Type

3. Click the Edit Renewal Type button, and select one of the following options on the Select Plan Renewal Type page:

Edit Calling Plan Information – Select Plan Renewal Type

• Transfer From Parent Account—Every month funds will be transferred from the parent account to pay for the plan as it recycles.

• Fund From Child’s Cash Balance—Every month the plan will recycle from the cash balance, which means that you must make sure that there are enough funds in the cash balance (either through auto recharge, manually adding funds, or setting up the new prepay cycles feature).

4. Click the Continue button. The Edit Calling Plan Information Confirmation page displays.

5. Click Submit to finalize the change.

Editing the Device Information There are a few scenarios in which this page is used:

Installation of a different device

Resetting a device

Account termination (close the account)

INSTALLATION OF A DIFFERENT DEVICE

When a customer installs a new device, you may need to access the Edit Device Information page to enter the Device Type, Device ID, etc.

In some cases, customers will need to install a different device than the original one they were given. When this occurs, the new device’s information must be entered into the PRC to ensure that the service recognizes the customer’s specific account settings. One or more of the following fields may be edited:


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• Device ID

• Device Type

• Port

• Feature Package

To change the Device ID, Device Type, Port, or Feature Package fields for a particular account:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Edit Device Information menu item or click the edit ( ) icon in the Device Information frame. The Edit Device Information page displays.

Edit Device Information Page

3. In the Edit Device Information section, edit the appropriate field(s):

• To edit the Device Type, click the drop-down menu, and select the correct device type from the list.

• To edit the Device ID, erase the contents of the field and enter the new Device ID number.

• To edit the Port, click the drop-down menu, and select the correct port number associated with this account.

• To edit the Feature Package, click the drop-down menu, and select the feature package you would like to assign to this account.


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4. Click the Submit button to save the change. The Edit Device Settings Confirmation page displays.

Edit Device Settings Confirmation Page

5. Verify that the information is correct and click the Submit button. If you need to make changes, click the Back button to return to the Edit Device Settings page and make the corrections. The Edit Device Information Summary page displays.

Edit Device Information Summary Page

IMPORTANT: Reboot the device (by unplugging it and then plugging back in) so it can download the updated VoiceLine configuration files. This may take up to fifteen (15) minutes. The configuration is complete when the InnoMedia MTA’s RUN light is steady.


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RESETTING A DEVICE

The Edit Device Information page allows you to reset the account settings on a customer’s device by clicking the Reset Device button.

NOTE: This functionality is only available if you have user permission.

Use this button if a customer’s device did not receive the service account number and PIN during the provisioning process. When you click the Reset Device button, the database is triggered to re-send the service account number and PIN the next time the device reboots.

To reset a device:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Edit Device Information menu or click the edit ( ) icon in the Device Information frame. The Edit Device Information page displays.

Edit Device Information Page

3. In the Reset Device section, click the Reset Device button. A confirmation pop-up window displays.

4. To confirm the device reset, click the OK button; to cancel the device reset, click the Cancel button. If you click OK, a summary page displays. If you click Cancel, the Edit Device Information page returns.

Edit Device Information Summary Page


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Closing Accounts If the customer decides to cancel the service, the account must be closed.

To close an account:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Close Account menu item in the Service Support grouping. The Close Account page displays.

Close Account Page

3. Click the Close Account button. A dialog box displays requesting you to confirm the account closing.

4. Click the OK button to close the account.

Managing Phone Numbers The Manage Phone Numbers page allows you to add, delete, and edit VoiceLine phone numbers.

Manage Phone Numbers Page

DELETING A VIRTUAL NUMBER

The Manage Phone Numbers page allows you to delete any virtual number from the customer’s account.

NOTE: Enhanced numbers cannot be deleted from the Manage Phone Numbers section in PRC.


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To delete a virtual number:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Manage Phone Numbers menu item. The Manage Phone Number page displays.

3. In the Delete a Virtual Number section, select the number the customer wishes to delete from the Virtual Number drop-down list.

4. Click the Delete Virtual Number button. A pop-up window asks, “Do you want to delete this phone number from this account?”.

5. Click the Yes button to proceed with the deletion. The Delete Virtual Number Summary Page displays the number that was deleted from the account.

EDITING A PHONE NUMBER

Some customers may decide to change the VoiceLine phone number(s) they were assigned. The Edit a Phone Number page allows you to assign a new phone number to a customer’s account.

To edit a phone number:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Manage Phone Numbers menu item. The Manage Phone Number page displays.

3. In the Edit a Phone Number section, select the number the customer wishes to edit from the Phone Number drop-down list, and then click the Edit Phone Number button. The Edit a Phone Number page displays.

Edit a Phone Number Page


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4. Select the Phone Number Country for the new phone number.

5. Select the Number Type (Local or Toll-free).

6. Select the State/Province of the phone number the customer would like to assign to this account.

7. Click the Area/City Code drop-down menu to select the area code of the new phone number the customer would like.

8. Click the Local Calling Area drop-down menu to select the specific exchange within the selected area code of the new phone number the customer would like.

9. Select one of the Available Phone Numbers from the drop-down menu. More options are available by clicking the Show more available numbers link.

10. If the customer would like this number to be displayed on the called party’s Caller ID display, click the Use for Caller ID Display drop-down menu and select Yes. If the customer does not want this number used for Caller ID, leave the No option selected.

11. Click the Continue button. A summary page displays the new phone number.

Prepaying Cycles With the Prepay Cycles feature, VoiceLine customers can now prepay for all monthly charges in advance, which includes their monthly plan, feature package, phone numbers, and service fees. By prepaying for the monthly cycles, the account is automatically renewed until the prepay cycle end date.

To set up Prepay Cycles, the account must be “active,” which means that the customer must have made or received at least one call with the service.

NOTE: These funds are not shared with the customer’s cash balance, which is used for overage and out-of-plan calls.

ADDING PREPAID CYCLES

To add prepaid cycles to an account:


2. On the sidebar menu, click the Prepay Cycles menu item. The Prepay Cycles page displays the current cycle begin and end dates, as well as a summary of the monthly charges.

NOTE: You can set up prepay cycles for each line on a customer’s account by selecting the line in the drop-down list at the top of the page


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Prepay Cycles Page

3. In the Add Prepay Cycles section, select the number of cycles the customer would like to prepay from the Number of Cycles to Prepay drop-down list. The Prepay Total, Prepay Cycle Begin Date, and Prepay Cycle End Date values update automatically based on the number of cycles selected.

4. Select the funding source for the prepaid cycles. The options are:

• Cash Balance—The cost of the prepaid cycle(s) will be deducted from the cash balance.

• Parent Account—The cost of the prepaid cycle(s) will be deducted from the parent account.

5. Click the Add Prepay Cycles button to complete the transaction. The Add Prepay Cycles Confirmation page displays.

6. If the information is correct, click the Submit button. The Add Prepay Cycles Summary page displays the amount of the transfer, as well as the new cycle begin and end dates. The prepaid cycle information also displays on the View Customer Record page.


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REFUNDING PREPAID CYCLES

If a customer decides to cancel their remaining prepaid cycles, he or she can do so on the Prepaid Cycles page. The unused prepaid cycle balance will be refunded into their cash balance.

NOTE: The Refund Prepaid Cycles section only appears after cycles have been prepaid. If there are no prepaid cycles, that section will not display.

To refund prepaid cycles:

1. View the account’s Prepay Cycles page.

Prepay Cycles Page with Refund Prepaid Cycles Section


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2. In the Refund Prepaid Cycles section, click the Refund Prepaid Cycles button. The Refund Prepaid Cycles Confirmation page displays the remaining prepaid cycle amount that will be transferred to the customer’s cash balance.

Refund Prepay Cycles Confirmation Page

3. Click the Submit button to initiate the refund. The Prepay Cycles Summary page displays the amount of the refund.

Viewing Accounts The View Account List page allows you to see a list of all the accounts that you have set up within a particular time frame. From this page, you can track your accounts and their corresponding Phone Numbers, Device IDs, and Device Types.

If the number of accounts within the indicated date range is more than 25, they will display on multiple pages. You can navigate between the pages by clicking the arrow buttons to the right of the Search button.

To view the list of accounts:

1. Click the View Account List link in the VoiceLine Support sidebar menu on the left-hand side of the page. The View Account List page displays.

View Account List Page

2. By default, the page displays the accounts and devices set up within the prior week. To view records for a different time frame, enter a Begin Date and an End Date and then click the Submit button. The page displays the accounts associated during the new time frame.


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3. If applicable, click the right arrow or page number at the bottom of the page to view additional pages.

4. To view a particular account, click the record in the account list.

5. To sort the list, click the heading of the column from which you would like the list to be sorted.

BUTTON BAR

The View Account List page contains the following functionality accessible on the button bar near the bottom of the page:

BUTTON BAR FUNCTIONS

Export results to Excel

Print results to your local printer

Email results to yourself or colleagues

Navigate through multiple pages of results

Adding a U.S. Enhanced Phone Number in VoiceDirector and VoiceAccess

The customer’s primary VoiceDirector or VoiceAccess phone number is assigned when the customer signs up for the service. If the customer wishes to add a new or ported U.S. enhanced phone number to the account, you can do so from the Manage Phone Numbers page.

When adding an enhanced phone number you can either:

• Get a New US Enhanced Phone Number OR

• Port an Existing US Enhanced Phone Number

ADDING A NEW U.S. ENHANCED PHONE NUMBER

To add a new U.S. enhanced phone number:


2. In the Service Support section of the sidebar menu, click the Manage Phone Numbers menu item. The Manage Phone Numbers page displays.


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3. Click the Add an Enhanced Phone Number button. The Add an Enhanced Phone Number page displays.

Add an Enhanced Number Page

4. Select USA from the Service Country pull-down list.

5. Select Get a New US Enhanced Phone Number.

6. Enter the customer’s service address information (if it is not pre-populated) and click the Continue button. The Confirm Subscriber’s Address page displays.



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7. Confirm the customer’s address and click the Continue button. The Directory Listing Settings page displays.



• List but DO NOT Publish Information

• List and Publish Information – enter the customer’s first name and last name. If the customer would like an additional name on the listing, enter it at this time.

• DO NOT List or Publish Information

9. Click the Continue button. The Select a Phone Number Type page displays.


10. Select from the Available Phone Numbers pull-down list. If the customer would like more choices, click the Show more available numbers link and select a number.

11. Click the Continue button. The Add an Enhanced Number Confirmation page displays.


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Add an Enhanced Number Confirmation

12. Review the order for accuracy, and click the Submit button to finalize. The Add an Enhanced Number Summary page displays.

Add an Enhanced Number Summary


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13. Click the View Customer Record button to view the new enhanced number added to the customer’s account.

View Customer Record – New U.S. Enhanced Phone Number

ADDING AN EXISTING U.S. ENHANCED PHONE NUMBER

To port an existing U.S. enhanced phone number:




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5. Select Port an Existing US Enhanced Phone Number.

6. Enter the phone number to be ported in the Phone Number field.




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Keep Current Directory Listing

Delete Current Directory Listing

10. Check the Letter of Authorization obtained check box to indicate that the letter of authorization has been received, and enter the Loa Date that the letter was received.

11. If a secondary working telephone number is being ported, enter the Billing Telephone Number.

12. By default the Customer Request Date is the first date of the range in which the number can be ported. If the customer prefers a different date, enter a date that falls between the two dates listed. The Port an Enhanced Number Confirmation page displays.

Port an Existing Number Confirmation


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13. Review the order for accuracy, and click the Submit button to finalize. The Port an Existing Number Summary page displays.

Port an Existing Number Summary


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View Customer Record – Port Existing Enhanced Phone Number

ADDING A U.S. ENHANCED PHONE NUMBER

The customer’s primary phone number is assigned when the customer signs up for the service. If the customer wishes to add another U.S. enhanced phone number to the account, you can do so from the Manage Phone Numbers page.

When adding an enhanced phone number you can either:

• Get a New US Enhanced Phone Number OR

• Port an Existing US Enhanced Phone Number


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ADDING A NEW U.S. ENHANCED PHONE NUMBER

To add a new US enhanced phone number:






5. Select Get a New US Enhanced Phone Number

6. The customer’s service address is pre-populated. So, review the information and click the Continue button. The Confirm Subscriber’s Address page displays.



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• List and Publish Information (Enter the customer’s First Name and Last Name. If the customer would like an Additional Name on the listing, enter it at this time.)

• List but DO NOT Publish Information

• DO NOT List or Publish Information

9. Click the Continue button. The Select a Phone Number Type page displays.


10. Select from the Available Phone Numbers pull-down list. If the customer would like more choices, click the Show more available numbers link.


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11. Once the number has been selected, click the Continue button. The Add an Enhanced Number Confirmation page displays.

Add an Enhanced Number Confirmation

12. Review the order for accuracy, and click the Submit button to finalize. The Add an Enhanced Number Summary page displays.

Add an Enhanced Number Summary



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View Customer Record – Add New Enhanced Phone Number

Porting U.S. Enhanced Phone Numbers to Voice Access

ADDING AN EXISTING U.S. ENHANCED PHONE NUMBER

To port an existing U.S. enhanced phone number:




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5. Select Port an Existing US Enhanced Phone Number.




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• Keep Current Directory Listing

• Delete Current Directory Listing

9. Check the Letter of Authorization obtained check box to indicate that the letter of authorization has been received, and enter the Loa Date that the letter was received.

10. If a secondary working telephone number is being ported, enter the Billing Telephone Number.

11. By default the Customer Request Date is the first date of the range in which the number can be ported. If the customer prefers a different date, enter a date that falls between the two dates listed. The Port an Enhanced Number Confirmation page displays.

Port an Existing Number Confirmation


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12. Review the order for accuracy, and click the Submit button to finalize. The Port an Existing Number Summary page displays.

Port an Existing Number Summary



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View Customer Record – Port Existing Enhanced Phone Number


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Appendix B – Country Abbreviations (For Provisioning Multiple Accounts)

The tables below contain the country abbreviations to be used when populating the Excel template for provisioning multiple accounts.

COUNTRY ABBREV.

AFGHANISTAN AF ALBANIA AL ALGERIA DZ AMERICAN SAMOA AS ANDORRA AD ANGOLA AO ANGUILLA AI ANTARCTICA AQ ANTIGUA AG ARGENTINA AR ARMENIA AM ARUBA AW AUSTRALIA AU AUSTRIA AT AZERBAIJAN AZ BAHAMAS BS BAHRAIN BH BANGLADESH BD BARBADOS BB BELARUS BY BELGIUM BE BELIZE BZ BENIN BJ BERMUDA BM BHUTAN BT BOLIVIA BO BOSNIA AND

HERZEGOVINA BA

BOTSWANA BW BOUVET ISLAND BV BRAZIL BR BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN

TERRITORY IO

BRITISH VIRGIN IS. VG BRUNEI BN BULGARIA BG BURKINO FASO BF BURUNDI BI CAMBODIA KH CAMEROON CM CANADA CA CANARY ISLAND ZS CAPE VERDE CV CAYMAN ISLANDS KY CENT AFR REP CF CHAD TD CHILE CL CHINA CN CHRISTMAS ISLAND CX COCOS (KEELING)

ISLANDS CC

COUNTRY ABBREV.

COLOMBIA CO COMOROS KM CONGO CG CONGO,

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

CD

COOK ISLANDS CK COSTA RICA CR CROATIA HR CUBA CU CYPRUS CY CZECH REPUBLIC CZ CZECHOSLOVAKIA

(FORMER) CS

DENMARK DK DJIBOUTI DJ DOMINICA DM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DO

EAST TIMOR TP ECUADOR EC EGYPT EG EL SALVADOR SV EQUATORAL GUINEA GQ ERITREA ER ESTONIA EE ETHIOPIA ET FALKLAND ISLANDS

(MALVINAS) FK

FAROE ISLANDS FO FIJI FJ FINLAND FI FRANCE FR FRANCE, METROPOLITAN

FX

FRENCH GUIANA GF FRENCH POLYNESIA PF FRENCH SOUTHERN

TERRITORIES TF

GABON GA GAMBIA GM GEORGIA GE GERMANY DE GHANA GH GIBRALTAR GI GREAT BRITAIN (UK) GB GREECE GR GREENLAND GL GRENADA GD GUADELOUPE GP GUAM GU


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COUNTRY ABBREV.

GUATEMALA GT GUINEA GN GUINEA BISSAU GW GUYANA GY HAITI HT HEARD AND MCDONALD

ISLANDS HM

HONDURAS HN HONG KONG HK HUNGARY HU ICELAND IS INDIA IN INDONESIA ID IRAN IR IRAQ REPUBLIC IQ IRELAND IE ISRAEL IL ITALY IT IVORY COAST CI JAMAICA JM JAPAN JP JORDAN JO KAZAKHSTAN KZ KENYA KE KIRIBATI KI KOREA (NORTH) KP KOREA (SOUTH) OS KOSOVI KO KUWAIT KW KYRGYZSTAN KG LAOS LA LATVIA LV LEBANON LB LESOTHO LS LIBERIA LR LIBYA LY LIECHTENSTEIN LI LITHUANIA LT LUXEMBOURG LU MACAU MO MACEDONIA MK MADAGASCAR MG MALAWI MW MALAYSIA MY MALDIVES MV MALI ML MALTA MT MARSHALL ISLANDS MH MARTINIQUE MQ MAURITANIA MR MAURITIUS MU MAYOTTE YT MEXICO MX MICRONESIA FM MOLDOVA MD MONACO MC MONGOLIA MN MONTSERRAT MS

COUNTRY ABBREV.

MOROCCO MA MOZAMBIQUE MZ MYANMAR MM NAMIBIA NA NAURU NR NEPAL NP NETHERLANDS NL NEUTRAL ZONE NT NEW CALEDONIA NC NEW ZEALAND NZ NICARAGUA NI NIGER NE NIGERIA NG NIUE NU NL. ANTILLES AN NORFOLK ISLAND NF NORTHERN MARIANA

ISLANDS MP

NORWAY NO OMAN OM PAKISTAN PK PALAU PW PANAMA PA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG PARAGUAY PY PERU PE PHILIPPINES PH PITCAIRN PN POLAND PL PORTUGAL PT PUERTO RICO PR QATAR QA REUNION ISLAND RE ROMANIA RO RUSSIA RU RWANDA RW S. GEORGIA AND S.

SANDWICH ISLS. GS

SAMOA WS SAN MARINO SM SAO TOME AND

PRINCIPE ST

SAUDI ARABIA SA SENEGAL SN SERBIA S SEYCHELLES SC SIERRA LEONE SL SINGAPORE SG SLOVAK REPUBLIC SK SLOVENIA SI SOLOMON ISLANDS SB SOMALIA SO SOUTH AFRICA ZA SOUTH KOREA KR SPAIN ES SRI LANKA LK ST KITTS & NEVIS KN ST MAARTEN AA


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COUNTRY ABBREV.

ST. HELENA SH ST. LUCIA LC ST. PIERRE AND

MIQUELON PM

ST. VINCENT VC SUDAN SD SURINAME SR SVALBARD AND JAN

MAYEN ISLANDS SJ

SWAZILAND SZ SWEDEN SE SWITZERLAND CH SYRIA SY TAIWAN TW TAJIKISTAN TJ TANZANIA TZ THAILAND TH TOGO TG TOKELAU TK TONGA TO TRINIDAD & TOBAG TT TUNISIA TN TURKEY TR TURKMENISTAN TM TURKS & CAICOS I TC TUVALU TV UAE AE UGANDA UG UKRAINE UA UNITED KINGDOM UK URUGUAY UY US MINOR OUTLYING

ISLANDS UM

USA US USSR (FORMER) SU UZBEKISTAN UZ VANUATU VU VATICAN CITY VA VENEZUELA VE VIETNAM VN VIRGIN ISLANDS VI WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

WF

WEST INDIES WI WESTERN SAHARA EH YEMEN YE YUGOSLAVIA YU ZAIRE ZR ZAMBIA ZM ZIMBABWE ZW

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