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Introduction

Networking

Unified Communications

IoT

Audio Visual

Electronic Frontier Limited’s Education Solution offers a comprehensive range of products to ensure efficient and effective communication in educational institutions. This solution includes top-quality equipment from industry leaders such as Zyxel, Yeastar, Snom, and Yealink.

Our teacher/student facing solutions use easy to understand interfaces and work with popular platforms including: Android for telecommunications, Microsoft Teams for audio visual equipment, and our networking, telephony IoT equipment utilise web-based easy to understand interface, using such platforms as Nebula (Zyxel Networking management platform) and Yeastar’s PBX platform.

EFL is a specialist networking security distributor. We have been named security distributor of the year by Zyxel Networks and are able to offer a wide range of VPNs and Firewalls to suit the institutions’ requirements.

Moreover, we work with UC, IoT and AV manufacturers who utilise the latest security features and follow best practices. For example, Snom is a member of German Federal Association “TeleTrusT IT Security”since June 2016 and Yeastar has built their cloud PBX infrastructure on top of AWS with local locations to minimise security, privacy and legal concerns for resellers and institutions alike.

Networking

Zyxel has been offering commercial networking solutions for over 30 years. These solutions are designed specifically with business application in mind. Zyxel’s technology expertise ranges from switch, wireless and security. Whatever is needed, Zyxel has the ability to empower education resellers to offer their clients tools to work smarter, faster, and in more places with total peace of mind.
Zyxel Networks’ award-winning range of networking solutions provide a perfect combination of great quality, performance and value for schools. And for those schools looking to deliver applications through the cloud, Zyxel’s security and wireless solutions can be managed remotely.

WiFi 6

  • Increase capacity of the school’s wireless network by 200-500%
  • Increase data transfer speeds to 10Gbps via 802.11ax dual band (2.4ghz & 5ghz). Used in combination with 1024 QAM.
  • Spectrum allocation capability.
  • Resource Unit Scheduling.
  • Increase network capacity and stability by reducing interference between same-channel APs by adding channel colour information.

Switches

  • Check real-time status intuitively by cloud and PoE LED indicators.
  • Smart fan and fanless designs offer silent operations across the school.
  • High-bandwidth with four built-in 10G SFP+ uplinks (XGS1930 Series).
  • Multi-Gig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) switches improve network capacity using existing cabling.
  • Bonding links increases capacity and resilience giving an always on approach in the case of cable fault.

Advanced threat protection

  • Zero Day Threat Protection – sandboxing prevent newly developed and zero-day threats from impacting the networks.
  • Detailed and powerful reporting designed to monitor network performance while identifying abnormal behaviour and threats.
  • Microsoft Azure Certified.
  • Supports Google Authenticator for 2FA for VPN, Captive Portal and Administration Access

Harness the power of Nebula – Nebula is Zyxel’s cloud-based network monitoring and management system. It is designed to allow simplified, central, or remote configuration and management of devices. It provides comprehensive management functions and simple dashboards provide clear views of network and device status that can be interpreted and acted upon immediately. Nebula can become the centrepiece of your managed network services proposition. In our view, becoming an MSP doesn’t need to be complicated. We make it simple for our partners to learn about Nebula and become confident in using it for the configuration and management of network devices.

Education Trusts Zyxel! Zyxel has introduced a comprehensive MSP programme geared toward education resellers. Resellers who successfully subscribe to this programme can benefit from discounts (Gold partner pricing as standard for education resellers), special bid support and extended licences that are available
exclusively to education through partners, Zyxel is offering tailored sales, marketing and technical support.

Moreover, when purchasing Zyxel products from EFL, you will benefit from the highest level of technical support on the Zyxel range, thanks to our close relationship with Zyxel dating back to 1996 when EFL introduced Zyxel to the UK market and handled all sales, marketing and support until 2004 when they opened their first UK office.

Unified Communications

Yeastar is a leading provider of unified communications platform to SMBs. Yeastar empowers businesses to communicate and collaborate anywhere anytime effortlessly. Customers will also have the easiest experience when it comes to deploying, learning, and managing a communication system. With cloud service, hardware, software, and as-a-service offerings, we ensure our customers always have the best approach for their transformation. Yeastar is best known for their P-series PBX which is available in three deployment modes. Hardware, software and Cloud.

Built with schools in mind, Yeastar’s award-winning Unified Communications solutions provide robust and easy-to-use features to to help create safer and more collaborative schools at an affordable price. By leveraging the leading VoIP and Unified Communications technology, schools can utilise their internet service & connection to provide a superior experience to staff and students, without replacing their existing phone, paging system and security system, radically strengthening safety and collaboration while slashing the overhead cost.

Yeastar’s Unified Communications Use Cases

Yeastar P-Series Deployment Modes

Hardware Edition

Three models, P550 (max 50 users, and 25 concurrent calls), P560 (100 users as standard, can be upgraded to 200, and 30 concurrent calls, can be upgraded to 60) and P570 (300 users as standard, can be upgraded to 500, and 60 concurrent calls as standard, can be upgraded to 120).

Software Edition

Available to deploy as an “on-premise” solution on your own hardware server, or as a “virtual” IP PBX using your preferred virtual infrastructure, public cloud services or local data centre, Yeastar P-Series Software Edition comes fully-packaged and is ready to run on any VMware or Microsoft HyperV compatible virtual machines. Up to 10,000 users supported.

Cloud Edition

Robust, flexible, and built to set resellers and customers up for success, Yeastar Cloud Edition is delivered on carrier-grade infrastructure that is redundant across globally dispersed data centres, making the solution highly reliable and adaptable to your unique business needs. It provides everything beyond and can be scaled up to 10,000 users, offering best-of-breed turnkey hosting that makes UCaaS much simpler. Built for MSPs, VARs, and service providers alike, the Yeastar P-Series Turnkey Hosting solution includes a complete UC&C suite and a provider tool that puts hosted PBX service delivery and management on autopilot. With minimal investment and technical expertise, you can delight your customers with best-of-breed UCaaS and create a sustainable revenue stream.

Benefit of Yeastar’s Unified Communications Solution

To Teachers & Staff

  • Mobility features
  • UC
  • Personalised calling rules
  • Built-in call recording
  • Individual or group conference
  • Voice mail to email
  • Outlook click to call and call pop up

To Students

  • Direct dialling 999
  • Emergency alerts and communications
  • Facility-wide announcement

To Administrators

  • Call queues
  • Customise greetings and messaging
  • Individual or group paging
  • Emergency alerts and communications

To IT Team

  • API integration with school’s management system
  • Multi-site connectivity
  • Web-based configuration
  • Easy and quick management
  • Fully integrate existing and future IT equipment

Yealink is an award-winning, global-leading provider of Unified Communication Solutions, dedicated to helping every person and organisation embrace the power of “Easy Collaboration, High Productivity”. With best-in-class quality, innovative technology, and user-friendly experiences, Yealink is one of the top providers in more than 140 countries and regions, ranks No.1 in the global market share of IP Phones.

Technology Booms for Education

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of administrators said there is a need for more investment in instructional design related processes and resources.

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of administrators said that faculty development is a top priority in the coming year.

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of administrators agreed that there will be an increased need for online courses over the next few years, related to issues such as social distancing.

Yealink offers a broad range of IP phones, accessories, and conference hardware that are well-suited for educational institutions. Their portfolio includes a variety of SIP and Teams products, making it particularly attractive for schools looking to deploy a hybrid solution of SIP and Teams while maintaining a uniform set of products. In fact, Yealink has one of the most comprehensive sets of products in both SIP and Teams. This is especially beneficial for institutions using Teams Rooms solutions or Yealink Teams UC hardware.

Yealink’s Unified Communications products provide schools with the tools and flexibility to offer a truly 21st century teaching experience, while also
offering several benefits for education resellers such as easy deployment and management through Yealink’s device management platform, simplifying the device provisioning process and reducing the total cost of ownership for educational institutions.

Comprehensive Set of Products

UC headsets currently available from Yealink, including Wired, DECT and Bluetooth options.

Teams headsets currently available from Yealink, including Wired, DECT and Bluetooth options.

3 DECT basestation and 6 DECT handsets available from Yealink, allowing a wide range of options depending on deployment size, budget and requirements.

SIP deskphones currently available from Yealink to suite any budget and functionality requirement.

Teams phones currently avaliable from Yealink. All Yealink Teams phones come with large touch screens for better user experience.

Conference phones and speakerphones available from Yealink. This includes 4 SIP conference phones, A Teams certified conference phone and 2 Teams certified speakerphones.

Combine Yealink’s extensive UC portfolio with their comprehensive AV offering and provide an end-to-end solution to your clients!

Snom is a premium European brand that is known as a pioneer in the mass production of VoIP products. All Snom products are engineered in Germany. Snom has installed over 7 million phones worldwide, has the lowest RMA rate in the industry of any VoIP manufacturer and their phones average 10 years of use.

As technology continues to play an increasingly important role in education, it’s essential to have reliable, efficient, and user-friendly communication tools that cater to the specific needs of students, teachers, and staff. Snom offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance the learning experience and streamline communication processes within educational institutions. From desk phones to conferencing solutions, Snom’s products are built with the latest technology to meet the evolving demands of modern classrooms and remote learning environments.

With over 20 years of experience, Snom creates the best sound quality on the market. Snom hasn’t stopped there, Snom’s experts continuously test and optimise all products in their own audio laboratory. Snom puts security at the forefront of their agenda and have done everything possible to secure the end-point.

Snom has a great partner programme consisting of 3 tiers, registered, silver and gold. Snom products work seamlessly with Yeastar PBX platform. Snom has a wide range of products, from high-quality, good-value desk phones, to DECT solutions, headsets, conference phones, location gateways and public announcement devices.

Engineered in Germany, Loved Globally!

Why resellers Choose Snom

Hardware Quality and durability

  • lowest RMA rates in the industry
  • 3 year warranty on all phones
  • Engineered in Germany

Security

  • Individual SHA-2 certificates pre-installed
  • Signalling encryption
  • SRTP -Audio encryption
  • HTTPs only webserver
  • Strong password Enforcement

Sound Quality

With over 20 years of experience, Snom creates the best sound quality on the market. Snom hasn’t stopped there, Snom’s experts continually test and optimise all products in their own audio lab.

Comprehensive Partner Plan

Once becoming a Snom official reseller, you will receive a rebate on every phone you sell based on the partner level you’re in.

Furthermore partners can choose a free demonstration device from a wide selection of Snom phones. Snom’s partner programme consists of 3 tiers, registered, silver and gold.

IoT

Snom location and asset tracking and alarm systems

With the Snom Beacon Solution, Snom offers a cost-effective and contemporary solution to integrate professional location and asset tracking and alarm systems into any existing Snom DECT multi-cell system. Consisting of the Beacon Gateway (Snom M9B) and the Beacon Tags (Snom M9T) in combination with the Snom M900 base, the solution can be used to track the location of individuals (e.g. in case of an alarm) or objects (e.g. in a warehouse) or to prevent secured devices from being stolen (theft protection).

The Snom M9B Beacon Gateway works as a Bluetooth satellite that is connected to a Snom M900 base via a DECT data connection. The beacon gateway itself can either transmit Bluetooth signals continuously (TX) to scan registered devices in its vicinity or react in receive mode (RX) to signals from approaching beacons. The 4 antennas integrated in the M9B enable precise live location of a registered device thanks to beamforming in the near field range of 1-15 metres and report this information in real time to the nearest Snom M900 base. At the same time, the M9B is compatible with many Bluetooth beacons from well-known manufacturers such as iBeacon, AltBeacon or Eddystome.

Audio Visual

Yealink offers a full range of solutions for meeting spaces, from small conference rooms to extra-large classrooms. Our portfolio includes both Android and Windows-based options, all designed to provide a simplified and holistic experience that is easy to use and cost-effective. With native Teams integration, Yealink delivers seamless collaboration and productive meetings.

Yealinks AV solution allows for up to 9 cameras working together including one dedicated to the presenter with tracking capability, always keeping the presenter in centre of view, a powerful Audio Solution, up to 8 ceiling microphones and 4 MSpeakerII Soundbar working together and wireless presentation capability to share the content without distance limit and support whiteboard features and dual display. Yealink’s AV solution is compatible with mainstream platforms such as Teams, Zoom, Webex etc.

Learn everywhere

Optimise learning experiences, and improve student engagement with synchronous and asynchronous learning tools and premium experience.

Teach everywhere

Expand access to teaching through online and hybrid learning, breaking the wall of the classroom and making education resources more accessible.

Connect everywhere

Connect outside the classroom with other students, parents, and your education communities for better engagement of learning.

Yealink’s AV solutions allow educational institutions to link with students and global communities in various scenarios, unleashing the creativity of virtual education through intuitive video experiences.

Yealink Meeting Board

The Yealink MeetingBoard65/86 smart board effectively facilitates powerful digital collaboration by combining everything in the room, from the computing unit to a wide touchscreen collaboration display, 4K camera, microphones arrays, speakers. The Yealink Meeting Board comes with either built-in Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms.

MeetingBoard’s responsive display and inventive features such as premium inking, collaborative diagrams, fluid components, and other rich content, help boost team creativity and productivity.

The MeetingBoard65/86 features a 4K camera and powerful encoding and decoding capabilities, enabling smooth and stable HD Teams meetings. With AI technology, the camera offers advanced features such as Auto Framing, Speaker Tracking, and multi-feed support for multiple participants, resulting in an enhanced meeting experience.

The MeetingBoard features built-in 16 MEMS beamforming microphones and an array of six powerful speakers (4 full-range speakers and 2 tweeters). It provides an HD full-duplex stereo audio experience with coverage of up to 8 meters. Equipped with an independent audio processor and Yealink’s AI-based noise cancellation algorithm, it ensures clear voice transmission even in open spaces.

Yealink Meetingboard plays the centrepiece of an extensive ecosystem, offering a scalable solution that can be customized to meet the requirements of any room size. Depending on your specific needs, you can easily add a range of devices to your MeetingBoard setup, such as wireless content sharing systems, PTZ cameras, additional microphones, and more, all seamlessly integrated for maximum collaboration and productivity.

The range includes: extended optical PTZ camera, extended wireless microphones, extended 2nd touchscreen (perfect for larger classrooms, seminar and lecture halls) extended touch console, wireless sharing and BYOD, OPS computer module, Andriod OPS module and scheduling panel and room sensor.

The addition of these extra devices will allow your MeetingBoard to be able to serve wider applications and larger rooms.

Why Choose EFL?

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Solutions

As a true value-added distributor, we work hard to put together effective IP solutions for our reseller customers. Working with some of the world’s leading manufacturers, we supply comprehensive solutions for LAN and WAN Networking, IP Telephony and IP Surveillance. And it’s all backed up by first rate pre- and post- sales technical support and a great range of value-added services.

Services

We recognise that our reseller customers are a clever and resourceful bunch. So we offer a comprehensive range of services aimed to complement and enhance their activities. Whether it be pre-configuration, customisation and fulfilment of CPE and IP Phones via our automated provisioning platform, remote support for a network installation or helping with a complex network design, we’re there to help.

Training & Support

We sell some great products and solutions but, without the highest level of Technical Support, this can often mean nothing. Our reputation for support is unrivalled in the industry and it underpins our whole channel offering. We also use our 23 years of experience in supplying IP solutions to provide structured and bespoke training courses across all our technologies. Please ask us for details.