Meter Networking Solutions from High Country Workplace Technologies 

One Network. One Platform. One Technology Partner.

Traditional enterprise networks can become complicated quickly.

You may have one company providing Internet circuits, another providing firewalls, separate switch and wireless vendors, recurring software licenses, a cabling contractor and yet another organization responsible for troubleshooting when something stops working.

HCWT and Meter offer a different approach.

Meter integrates the network infrastructure with the software and operational services required to manage it. HCWT works with your organization to determine requirements, design the solution, coordinate deployment and help ensure the network supports the applications your business depends on.

Meter's current platform supports everything from a single location to centralized management across thousands of sites. Meter

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The Complete Meter Network

Meter F-Series Firewalls

Your firewall sits at the edge of the network and provides the security and routing foundation for the environment.

Meter's current F-Series platform provides high-performance firewalling, including models with 20-Gbps and 50-Gbps capabilities and built-in high-availability options. Meter

HCWT can design the WAN environment around primary and secondary Internet connections, network segmentation, VPN connectivity and the requirements of applications such as cloud voice and contact center.

Meter S-Series Multi-Gigabit Switching

Modern wireless networks require more than traditional gigabit switching.

Meter S-Series switches are available in 12-, 24- and 48-port configurations, with multi-gigabit connectivity and PoE++ capabilities. Meter's current 24-port S1, for example, provides 2.5-GbE access ports with PoE++ and high-speed SFP28 uplinks. Meter

PoE can provide power for devices including wireless access points, IP telephones, cameras and other network-connected equipment.

Meter A-Series Wi-Fi 7

Meter's current A-Series access points provide Wi-Fi 7 with tri-band 2.4-GHz, 5-GHz and 6-GHz wireless connectivity. Meter

HCWT can help determine access-point placement and wireless requirements based on your building layout, user density, applications and coverage requirements rather than simply installing access points wherever previous equipment happened to be located.

Meter G-Series 5G Cellular Gateways

A failed Internet connection doesn't necessarily have to mean a failed business network.

Meter's G-Series provides 5G cellular connectivity, while the Meter platform supports MultiWAN designs and redundant Internet architectures. Meter

HCWT can design an Internet resiliency strategy using multiple wired carriers, cellular connectivity or a combination of technologies appropriate for the location.

Meter P-Series Managed Power

Sometimes fixing a network problem really does require turning something off and back on.

Meter's managed PDUs provide visibility into power consumption and allow individual connected devices to be remotely power-cycled from the Meter platform. Meter

That can eliminate a surprisingly common reason for dispatching someone to a remote location.

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Built for Voice, Video and Cloud Communications

A business network isn't valuable simply because devices can connect to it.

It needs to support the applications running across it.

This is particularly important for organizations using:

RingCentral • Mitel • Zoom • Microsoft Teams • Contact Centers • IP Phones • Paging • Video Conferencing • Cloud Applications

HCWT's background in both networking and business communications allows us to look at the entire environment.

For example, Meter's switching platform supports Voice VLAN configuration for VoIP traffic prioritization. Meter

When HCWT designs a network supporting cloud communications, we can consider Internet connectivity, redundancy, VLAN architecture, PoE requirements, wireless coverage and the real-time nature of voice and video traffic as parts of the same solution.

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What Happens When Your Primary Internet Connection Fails?

Internet redundancy has become increasingly important as organizations move their telephone systems, applications and data to the cloud.

Meter supports MultiWAN capability and redundant network designs. Meter

HCWT can help organizations design an appropriate combination of:

Primary Fiber Internet → Secondary Internet → 5G Cellular Backup

The objective is simple:

A carrier outage shouldn't automatically become a business outage.

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One Dashboard Across Multiple Locations

Managing one network is relatively straightforward.

Managing dozens—or hundreds—of independently configured networks is not.

Meter provides centralized multi-site management, including network configuration, floorplans, rack elevations, topology, clients, logs and network insights. Its platform supports centralized configuration of technologies including VLANs, SSIDs, routing, RADIUS profiles, firewall rules, port forwarding, rate limiting and VPN connectivity. Meter

That makes Meter particularly interesting for organizations such as:

School districts • Municipalities • County governments • Multi-location businesses • Hotels and resorts • Healthcare organizations • Retail operations • Distributed enterprises

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Proactive Network Monitoring and Support

Waiting for users to report a network problem isn't an ideal monitoring strategy.

Meter provides continuous monitoring and proactive alerting across the network and describes its support model as including 24/7 network operations across customer locations. Meter

HCWT can serve as your technology partner throughout the lifecycle of the environment—from initial planning through deployment and ongoing operation.

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Internet Service Can Be Part of the Solution

HCWT already works with organizations to procure Internet connectivity from multiple carriers.

That fits naturally with Meter.

Meter is ISP agnostic and can work with existing Internet providers or help procure connectivity based on bandwidth and location requirements. Meter can also manage ISP support and installation as part of its service. Meter

For organizations with multiple locations, consolidating network and carrier management can remove a substantial administrative burden from the internal IT team.

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A Different Approach to Network Hardware Refreshes

Traditional networking often follows a familiar cycle:

Purchase hardware → purchase licenses → renew licenses → hardware ages → purchase replacement hardware → repeat.

Meter takes a different approach.

Its current subscription model includes Meter hardware, software, security, support and maintenance, network design, network/ISP management and hardware refreshes at no additional cost under the service model. Meter

That allows organizations to evaluate networking as an ongoing operational service rather than treating every technology refresh as another major hardware acquisition project.

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Meter vs. Cisco Meraki: Which Is Right for Your Organization?

Organizations considering a network refresh frequently evaluate cloud-managed platforms such as Cisco Meraki.

Meter represents a different approach.

Rather than focusing primarily on purchasing network equipment and associated software licensing, Meter combines its own networking hardware, software and operational services into an integrated subscription platform.

That doesn't automatically make Meter the correct solution for every organization—and HCWT doesn't believe customers should replace a functioning network simply because something newer is available.

Instead, we can evaluate your existing environment and help determine whether it makes sense to:

Keep your existing network, refresh it with your current manufacturer, gradually transition locations, or migrate to Meter.

For existing HCWT Cisco Meraki customers, we can evaluate both approaches based on actual business and technical requirements.

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Why Work With HCWT for Meter?

Meter provides the network platform.

HCWT helps make the network part of your overall technology strategy.

Our team works across networking, Internet connectivity and business communications, allowing us to consider how the underlying network affects the systems operating on top of it.

That can include:

Internet connectivity and carrier selection
Network design and migration
Firewall and switching requirements
Wi-Fi coverage
Network redundancy
RingCentral and cloud communications
Mitel environments
Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365
Contact centers
Paging and notification systems
IP cameras and connected devices
Low-voltage cabling and fiber

The objective isn't simply to install another network.

It's to build an infrastructure your organization doesn't have to constantly worry about.

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Planning a Network Refresh?

Whether you're replacing aging network equipment, opening a new location, moving from an existing Cisco Meraki environment, improving Wi-Fi, adding Internet redundancy or standardizing networking across dozens of locations, HCWT can help determine whether Meter is a good fit.

Start With a Meter Network Assessment

HCWT can review your:

Locations • Floorplans • Internet circuits • Firewalls • Switches • Access points • Network closets • Connected devices • Voice environment • Redundancy requirements

From there, we can develop a recommended Meter architecture and migration strategy.

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