Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks...
ADP offers a full line of online time tracking. You pay for it though, through the nose. But they then do it all. Fed, State, and local taxes paid on time by them. Steve Barnes General Manager PCSWIN.com Howard LLC. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Kristian Hoffmann Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:42 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks... Check out TimeTrex. There's a free/community edition, and the paid version is pretty reasonable and has an Android/iOS app, job costing, etc. The setup, especially if you have to shoehorn existing policies into it, can be a little arduous. But after that, it just works. hth, -Kristian On 03/31/2014 03:39 PM, Bob Moldashel wrote: OK This is a little off topic as far as wireless goes but I am looking for a time clock to keep track of employee time. Presently we are on the honor system (and I don't have a problem with that...just too much manual labor for the bookkeeper) and they mark down their own time on a sheet. At the end of the pay period someone has to retrieve their time sheets, fax them to the office, and then add up the time, enter into Quickbooks and then print payroll. The crews turn out at a remote site that is not part of the main office. Its time to work smarter not harder. I am looking for a time clock that can be connected to the Internet at the warehouse and all time info will be accessible remotely. Anyone have any suggestions? Tnx -B- ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks...
Fax... that's your problem. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Bob Moldashel lakel...@gbcx.net To: Martha Huizenga mar...@dcaccess.net, WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:20:08 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks... If they go straight to the customer then that's an issue. My issue is guys forget to fax the time sheets at the end of the day or they put them in the fax machine upside down. So the bookkeeper either gets no sheets or blank white sheets of paper. This then requires someone to go to the warehouse to retrieve the sheets and a firedrill in the AM to do payroll and get the checks out to the warehouse. -B- On 3/31/2014 8:05 PM, Martha Huizenga wrote: How would you use this if you have techs that go straight to a client from their home? we currently use a mobile app called time tracker. Each employee logs their time. At the end of the pay period they send it to me and I review and enter their time into payroll. This is better, I feel than paper, but is still some work. timothy steele timothy.pct...@gmail.com wrote: What we had at my last job ( I've seen them at staples ) they work with RFID cards evry time you tap Your card it automatically goes into QB I don't remember the brand but they do sell them at staples — Sent from Mailbox for iPhone On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Hass, Douglas A. d...@franczek.com wrote: blockquote Bob, Particularly if you do not have a supervisor who can sign off on time sheets each week, having a timeclock that can report to a central location is an absolute must. You still should have a supervisor reviewing the times each week and, ideally, having the employees sign off that they agree that the timesheet is correct. I am happy to talk to you about these issues off-list. Shoot me an email or give me a call. House for a timeclock, have you considered using something that would also be QuickBooks integrated? Here's one option among many: http://m.costco.com/Icon-Time-Systems-SB-100-PRO-Employee-Time-Clock.product.11264785.html http://m.costco.com/Icon-Time-Systems-SB-100-PRO-Employee-Time-Clock.product.11264785.html Doug -- Original message -- From: Bob Moldashel Date: 3/31/2014 5:39 PM To: WISPA General List; Subject:[WISPA] OT Time Clocks... OK This is a little off topic as far as wireless goes but I am looking for a time clock to keep track of employee time. Presently we are on the honor system (and I don't have a problem with that...just too much manual labor for the bookkeeper) and they mark down their own time on a sheet. At the end of the pay period someone has to retrieve their time sheets, fax them to the office, and then add up the time, enter into Quickbooks and then print payroll. The crews turn out at a remote site that is not part of the main office. Its time to work smarter not harder. I am looking for a time clock that can be connected to the Internet at the warehouse and all time info will be accessible remotely. Anyone have any suggestions? Tnx -B- Douglas A. Hass Associate 312.786.6502 d...@franczek.com Franczek Radelet P.C. Celebrating 20 Years | 1994-2014 http://www.franczek.com/20thAnniversary/ 300 South Wacker Drive Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606 312.986.0300 - Main 312.986.9192 - Fax www.franczek.com http://www.franczek.com/ Franczek Radelet is committed to sustainability - please consider the environment before printing this email Circular 230 Disclosure: Under requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, we inform you that, unless specifically stated otherwise, any federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purposes of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or tax-related matter herein. For more information about Franczek Radelet P.C., please visit franczek.com. The information contained in this e-mail message or any attachment may be confidential and/or privileged, and is intended only for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the named recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies. ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
[WISPA] Time Warner Business Class Phone Service
Has anyone tried and successfully backfed a Time Warner Business Class type voip phone service through their wireless link? If the power goes out the business has no internet or phone service even if they have a generator. In the event of a power outage I have generation and an internet connection and want to sell backup/secondary services to potential TW business customers. Sent via the WebMail system at avolve.net ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks...
Sometimes I wish I could like email list posts. -- Original Message -- From: Bob Moldashel lakel...@gbcx.net Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:45:35 -0400 That would work but I would probably drown in the tears or the crying would make me deaf! :-) On 3/31/2014 8:42 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: That's why my pay period ends on a Friday and payroll isn't until the next Wednesday... I have all weekend and most of Monday to get payroll into QuickBooks for direct deposit. We just use a spreadsheet instead of a timecard. On Mar 31, 2014 6:20 PM, Bob Moldashel lakel...@gbcx.net mailto:lakel...@gbcx.net wrote: If they go straight to the customer then that's an issue. My issue is guys forget to fax the time sheets at the end of the day or they put them in the fax machine upside down. So the bookkeeper either gets no sheets or blank white sheets of paper. This then requires someone to go to the warehouse to retrieve the sheets and a firedrill in the AM to do payroll and get the checks out to the warehouse. -B- On 3/31/2014 8:05 PM, Martha Huizenga wrote: How would you use this if you have techs that go straight to a client from their home? we currently use a mobile app called time tracker. Each employee logs their time. At the end of the pay period they send it to me and I review and enter their time into payroll. This is better, I feel than paper, but is still some work. timothy steele timothy.pct...@gmail.com mailto:timothy.pct...@gmail.com wrote: What we had at my last job ( I've seen them at staples ) they work with RFID cards evry time you tap Your card it automatically goes into QB I don't remember the brand but they do sell them at staples --- Sent from Mailbox https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox for iPhone On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Hass, Douglas A. d...@franczek.com mailto:d...@franczek.com wrote: Bob, Particularly if you do not have a supervisor who can sign off on time sheets each week, having a timeclock that can report to a central location is an absolute must. You still should have a supervisor reviewing the times each week and, ideally, having the employees sign off that they agree that the timesheet is correct. I am happy to talk to you about these issues off-list. Shoot me an email or give me a call. House for a timeclock, have you considered using something that would also be QuickBooks integrated? Here's one option among many: http://m.costco.com/Icon-Time-Systems-SB-100-PRO-Employee-Time-Clock.product.11264785.html http://m.costco.com/Icon-Time-Systems-SB-100-PRO-Employee-Time-Clock.product.11264785.html http://m.costco.com/Icon-Time-Systems-SB-100-PRO-Employee-Time-Clock.product.11264785.html Doug -- Original message -- From: Bob Moldashel Date: 3/31/2014 5:39 PM To: WISPA General List; Subject:[WISPA] OT Time Clocks... OK This is a little off topic as far as wireless goes but I am looking for a time clock to keep track of employee time. Presently we are on the honor system (and I don't have a problem with that...just too much manual labor for the bookkeeper) and they mark down their own time on a sheet. At the end of the pay period someone has to retrieve their time sheets, fax them to the office, and then add up the time, enter into Quickbooks and then print payroll. The crews turn out at a remote site that is not part of the main office. Its time to work smarter not harder. I am looking for a time clock that can be connected to the Internet at the warehouse and all time info will be accessible remotely. Anyone have any suggestions? Tnx -B- Douglas A. Hass Associate 312.786.6502 tel:312.786.6502 d...@franczek.com mailto:d...@franczek.com Franczek Radelet P.C. Celebrating 20 Years | 1994-2014http://www.franczek.com/20thAnniversary/ http://www.franczek.com/20thAnniversary/ 300 South Wacker Drive Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606 312.986.0300 tel:312.986.0300 - Main 312.986.9192 tel:312.986.9192 - Fax www.franczek.com http://www.franczek.comhttp://www.franczek.com/ http://www.franczek.com/ Franczek Radelet is committed to sustainability - please consider the environment before printing this email Circular 230 Disclosure: Under
Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks...
We use time clock plus. Has mobile and PC app for clocking in and out, lets you select your job, lets a manager know who is on the clock and who is not. Still have the issues of people forgetting to clock in and out. We do telephone system work here so it bills that department. End of the week I go thru and check things over before the accountant gets the hours and she cuts checks from there -Original Message- From: Bob Moldashel Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 5:39 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks... OK This is a little off topic as far as wireless goes but I am looking for a time clock to keep track of employee time. Presently we are on the honor system (and I don't have a problem with that...just too much manual labor for the bookkeeper) and they mark down their own time on a sheet. At the end of the pay period someone has to retrieve their time sheets, fax them to the office, and then add up the time, enter into Quickbooks and then print payroll. The crews turn out at a remote site that is not part of the main office. Its time to work smarter not harder. I am looking for a time clock that can be connected to the Internet at the warehouse and all time info will be accessible remotely. Anyone have any suggestions? Tnx -B- ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks...
We use ADP as well it works well. Not sure what we are paying for it. Only issue with ADP is that if you do bi-weekly paychecks on monday morning when you are doing payroll and employees are trying to check in, the system gets overloaded and accepts your punch but doesn¹t record it!! It happened predictably all summer/fall last year. They never fixed the issue but since we changed to bimonthly it hasn¹t been an issue. On 4/1/14, 8:11 AM, Steve Barnes st...@pcswin.com wrote: ADP offers a full line of online time tracking. You pay for it though, through the nose. But they then do it all. Fed, State, and local taxes paid on time by them. Steve Barnes General Manager PCSWIN.com Howard LLC. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Kristian Hoffmann Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:42 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks... Check out TimeTrex. There's a free/community edition, and the paid version is pretty reasonable and has an Android/iOS app, job costing, etc. The setup, especially if you have to shoehorn existing policies into it, can be a little arduous. But after that, it just works. hth, -Kristian On 03/31/2014 03:39 PM, Bob Moldashel wrote: OK This is a little off topic as far as wireless goes but I am looking for a time clock to keep track of employee time. Presently we are on the honor system (and I don't have a problem with that...just too much manual labor for the bookkeeper) and they mark down their own time on a sheet. At the end of the pay period someone has to retrieve their time sheets, fax them to the office, and then add up the time, enter into Quickbooks and then print payroll. The crews turn out at a remote site that is not part of the main office. Its time to work smarter not harder. I am looking for a time clock that can be connected to the Internet at the warehouse and all time info will be accessible remotely. Anyone have any suggestions? Tnx -B- ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Time Warner Business Class Phone Service
Does TW not provide battery backup to their pole mounted gear? I don't think you can do this as the TW VoIP runs exclusively on the TW system. A good reason to break away from the monopoly. Matt Hoppes Director of Information Technology Indigo Wireless +1 (570) 723-7312 On 4/1/14, 8:15 AM, Stuart Pierce wrote: Has anyone tried and successfully backfed a Time Warner Business Class type voip phone service through their wireless link? If the power goes out the business has no internet or phone service even if they have a generator. In the event of a power outage I have generation and an internet connection and want to sell backup/secondary services to potential TW business customers. Sent via the WebMail system at avolve.net ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] OT Fax over Voip
I've seen pretty good luck with T38 for faxing over VOIP. Obviously, This only works for faxing. Not alarms..etc. Nick Olsen Network Operations (855) FLSPEED x106 From: wi...@mncomm.com Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 10:04 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] OT Fax over Voip I have a customer that we installed an IP phone system for. They moved their office to a new building where the telco couldn't or wouldn't bring service to. So I have the PBX at their old location where the COs come in and we go over a wireless link to the new office where they use their internet and IP phones, and all works great. So their fax machine sits at their old location and they want it in their new location. They are not interested in doing Internet fax at this time, but I may have to introduce it again. A while ago we bought some Grandstream gateway devices. We have them configured correctly and they transmit and receive voice just fine, just no fax. So, the scenario would be the CO goes into a gateway device to convert to digital, goes over the LAN to the other gateway device. That device hooks up to the fax machine. If someone has done this before can you share the products you may have used? The products we have say they will work this way, but no luck, just voice transmission. I may have a bad device as well. Also, is there any internet fax services that allow users to use their existing fax machine? I know it's a little weird to ask that, but some people have a hard time with change using their PC to send faxes thanks heith mnwireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
[WISPA] magnetic sector panel mount
Hi all, I am looking for a magnetic mount that can be used on a sector panel for use on a municipal metal water tank. The sector panels will be for ubiquity. Sector panel model not chosen yet. The catch 22 is that we experience high winds. We have sustained winds of 40-60 mph with occasional gusts in the 70-80 mph range on a few days each year. (like 30 or 40) Anybody know of something that is strong enough to work? Any info or experience is appreciated. Thanks. Larry Ash Network Administrator Mountain West Telephone 123 W 1st St. Casper, WY 82601 Office 307 233-8387 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] magnetic sector panel mount
http://www.metal-cable.com/page13.html I think they are around 2K/square. On Apr 1, 2014, at 2:34 PM, l...@mwtcorp.net wrote: Hi all, I am looking for a magnetic mount that can be used on a sector panel for use on a municipal metal water tank. The sector panels will be for ubiquity. Sector panel model not chosen yet. The catch 22 is that we experience high winds. We have sustained winds of 40-60 mph with occasional gusts in the 70-80 mph range on a few days each year. (like 30 or 40) Anybody know of something that is strong enough to work? Any info or experience is appreciated. Thanks. Larry Ash Network Administrator Mountain West Telephone 123 W 1st St. Casper, WY 82601 Office 307 233-8387 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] magnetic sector panel mount
its 15K for a set of 4 squares. On Apr 1, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Dan Petermann d...@wyoming.com wrote: http://www.metal-cable.com/page13.html I think they are around 2K/square. On Apr 1, 2014, at 2:34 PM, l...@mwtcorp.net wrote: Hi all, I am looking for a magnetic mount that can be used on a sector panel for use on a municipal metal water tank. The sector panels will be for ubiquity. Sector panel model not chosen yet. The catch 22 is that we experience high winds. We have sustained winds of 40-60 mph with occasional gusts in the 70-80 mph range on a few days each year. (like 30 or 40) Anybody know of something that is strong enough to work? Any info or experience is appreciated. Thanks. Larry Ash Network Administrator Mountain West Telephone 123 W 1st St. Casper, WY 82601 Office 307 233-8387 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] OT Fax over Voip
Vitality’s Fax Enable product allows ATA with fax machine but they have a monthly minimum. FaxSipit is another company we have used that does Fax ATA services with no minimum. Both work well. Chris From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of wi...@mncomm.com Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 10:04 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] OT Fax over Voip I have a customer that we installed an IP phone system for. They moved their office to a new building where the telco couldn’t or wouldn’t bring service to. So I have the PBX at their old location where the COs come in and we go over a wireless link to the new office where they use their internet and IP phones, and all works great. So their fax machine sits at their old location and they want it in their new location. They are not interested in doing Internet fax at this time, but I may have to introduce it again. A while ago we bought some Grandstream gateway devices. We have them configured correctly and they transmit and receive voice just fine, just no fax. So, the scenario would be the CO goes into a gateway device to convert to digital, goes over the LAN to the other gateway device. That device hooks up to the fax machine. If someone has done this before can you share the products you may have used? The products we have say they will work this way, but no luck, just voice transmission. I may have a bad device as well. Also, is there any internet fax services that allow users to use their existing fax machine? I know it’s a little weird to ask that, but some people have a hard time with change using their PC to send faxes thanks heith mnwireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] OT Fax over Voip
On Monday, March 31, 2014 8:51 AM, l...@mwtcorp.net wrote: I don't want to start a long thread about fax but --RANT [...snip excellent fax rant...] +1 -- Nathan Anderson First Step Internet, LLC nath...@fsr.com ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] OT Fax over Voip
On Monday, March 31, 2014 7:04 AM, wi...@mncomm.com wrote: So, the scenario would be the CO goes into a gateway device to convert to digital, goes over the LAN to the other gateway device. That device hooks up to the fax machine. If someone has done this before can you share the products you may have used? The products we have say they will work this way, but no luck, just voice transmission. I may have a bad device as well. If you are talking about a private point-to-point wireless link shot between two buildings across a parking lot or whatever, with excellent link quality characteristics and low jitter and latency, there is no reason that I can think of why moving the fax machine over wouldn't just work. Perhaps you could share with us the following: 1. Model of the Grandstream gateways in question. 2. How you have the gateways configured (e.g., codec being used and such). 3. What equipment you are using to do the wireless shot. 4. Average throughput, latency, and jitter across that link. 5. Whether the link is for phone use only, or is combined voice and data. 6. ...if combined, whether any kind of QoS is being employed to promote voice transmission ahead of data. ...and, most importantly... 7. What exactly happens when you try to send or receive a fax over the gateway devices. A vague it doesn't work description never helped anybody solve anything. :-) Give us details. How does it fail, exactly? How far along does it get? Is it able to transmit a partial page and then the connection drops? Or can it not even complete the handshake with the other fax machine? If it works for voice, I very much doubt you have a bad device, unless it is a software/firmware issue on the device(s). If the device was physically bad, I suspect the defect would present itself in other ways as well. General things to try out and to look out for: If you are using some fancy, efficient voice codec like G.729, turn that crap off. Limit both gateways to negotiate G.711u with each other only. If they have a T.38 option, make sure it is either enabled on both sides, or disabled on both sides...if there is a mismatch, some SIP stacks behave very badly if/when their re-INVITE to T.38 is rejected by the other peer. If the gateway devices support T.38 and it happens to be enabled, try turning it off. The T.38 spec is so vague as to often be useless, and there can be interop problems even between two identical devices (I swear that sometimes vendors don't test their own products...it's infuriating). And on a private, short-haul link like that, I would sure think that using G.711u PCM for both voice and fax transmission would be sufficient and pose no problems. On the other hand, if latency and jitter are sometimes a problem and the quality of the link is in doubt, and you haven't been using T.38, then by all means give T.38 a try, assuming your Grandstream devices can act as T.38 gateways (it's not enough for them to have T.38 passthrough support, they must have GATEWAY functionality). Once you finally get past all of the interop issues, T.38 really can work magic for FoIP on uncontrolled IP links. If you are using T.38 (or, heck, even if you aren't using T.38), try forcibly lowering the maximum modulation rate that their fax machine will attempt to handshake to the other side with. It is still (sadly) incredibly common for most production T.38 implementations these days to be based off of version 0, which does not include support for gatewaying V.34, only V.17. If they have a Super G3 fax machine, the T.38 gateway feature should in theory just ignore the handshake and not even engage and try to re-INVITE to T.38, but you never know...could be buggy. Or if you aren't using T.38, V.34 modulation rates could be more sensitive to timing and jitter issues. So limit the fax machine to 14400bps or 9600bps. Hope this helps, -- Nathan Anderson First Step Internet, LLC nath...@fsr.com ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
