About MOREnet Services

Most MOREnet services are obtained through participation in a MOREnet Program. Fee-based services are provided at a cost not included in a program's membership fee. Services that are fee-based are clearly marked on this page.

This Services area of MOREnet's website provides information about MOREnet services, such as description, benefits, eligibility, cost and how to obtain the service.

The Technical Support area of the website provides support for MOREnet services, such as installation, configuration and troubleshooting information.

Application Service Provider

Discussion Lists - MOREnet discussion lists provide a forum where people may leave messages for an entire group just by posting to one list address. Members may request that MOREnet set up a new discussion list or they may subscribe to an existing list.

kinetic E-mail and Web Hosting - MOREnet's kinetic service puts control of Web and e-mail hosting in the hands of members while MOREnet manages the hardware and software. (Fee-based service)

Conferences

MOREnet-hosted Conferences and Events - MITC, HELIX, Connections, Security Symposium, Video Users Group (Fee-based service)

Connectivity

Domain Name System (DNS) Services - MOREnet assists its members and other organizations with the registration and maintenance of domain names, subdomains and host names. (Some services are fee-based.)

Internet Connection - MOREnet provides Internet connectivity to Missouri's K-12 schools, colleges and universities, libraries, state government and teaching hospitals and clinics. (Some services are fee-based.)

Internet2 - MOREnet members have access to the nation's premiere research and education network, Internet2.

Router Management - MOREnet configures, maintains and monitors MOREnet-managed gateway routers at member sites.

Online Learning and Meetings

Live Video Streaming - MOREnet's Live Video Streaming service enables members to serve streaming video without increasing their bandwidth. Members simply send encoded streams to the MOREnet server, which is capable of distributing them to as many as 175 connections. (Fee-based service)

Remote Conference Management - This service enables members who schedule large numbers of videoconferences on MOREnet video bridges (MCUs) to monitor and manage their active videoconferences and view the schedule of upcoming events through a single login window. (Fee-based service)

Videoconferencing - MOREnet provides and supports point-to-point and multipoint videoconferencing over a reliable, dedicated network as part of MOREnet membership.

Web Seminars - Information sharing with colleagues, MOREnet staff and subject-matter experts, delivered to your desktop via MOREnet's e-Conferencing service. Both live and recorded events are available.

Resources

Annenberg Media - Annenberg Media provides access to professional development materials for educators. The resources are free, and include video-on-demand, live streaming video events and other materials available for purchase. The site also provides access to the Annenberg Channel, a free satellite channel for schools, libraries, colleges, universities and other public access channels.

Grant Information - List of educational technology grants available from outside sources as well as funding sources such as foundations, government institutions and corporations.

MOREnet KnowledgeBase - MOREnet offers a searchable knowledgebase to all member faculty, staff, students and end users. The MOREnet KnowledgeBase, from RightAnswers, is a collection of more than 125,000 technical knowledgebase articles across more than 200 software titles. In addition, MOREnet adds custom content relevant to MOREnet member services. Users can access the MOREnet KnowledgeBase from any MOREnet-recognized IP address. Go to http://help.more.net, or click the link to Technical Support from the MOREnet home page.

NetSmartz - The NetSmartz Workshop® is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and Boys & Girls Clubs of America for children (ages 5-17), parents, guardians, educators and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet.

Online Resources - MOREnet offers access to a virtual library of online resources including encyclopedias, journals, periodicals and more to its members. EBSCOhost and NewsBank availability is sponsored by the Missouri State Library.

Ruckus Network - The Ruckus Network, Inc., supplies free music downloads specifically for college students. Throughout the year, undergraduate and graduate students will be able to access the Ruckus service anytime -- on or off campus. The Ruckus service is delivered through a partnership with MOREnet.

Usenet - MOREnet collects NNTP-based Usenet feeds and redistributes them across the MOREnet backbone to any subscribing member.

Security

Computer Security - Event response to and on behalf of its members, security consulting, training and alerts to members.

E-mail Virus and Spam Filtering (EVSF) - E-mail viruses and spam are two of the biggest hassles system administrators have to deal with on today's Internet. This low-cost MOREnet service provides e-mail system protection on the MOREnet backbone, saving local administrators time and money. (Fee-based service)

Good Net Neighbor (GNN) - Phase 1 - The Good Net Neighbor - Phase 1 service is a free service that blocks certain Windows Networking ports known to be prone to exploitation by viruses and other malware.

Good Net Neighbor - Phase 2 - GNN Phase 2 implements access control lists to block outbound port 25 (Simple Mail Transport Protocol - SMTP) traffic from all systems except known, designated mail servers within your organization or network. By blocking workstations' ability to send traffic on port 25, your network will not become "spam friendly," and you will be less likely to end up on a blacklist.

Internet Content Filtering (ICF) - MOREnet offers an Internet filtering solution that can be managed locally or by MOREnet support staff. (Fee-based service)

Remote Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) - The MOREnet Remote Vulnerability Assessment service is a study of your organization's publicly visible Internet presence. (Fee-based service)

Training and Support

Accunounce - Members who wish to receive official MOREnet e-mail notifications can subscribe to one or more categories in MOREnet’s Accunounce service.

E-rate (Universal Service Fund) Assistance - MOREnet offers assistance in the E-rate application process to the schools and libraries in Missouri. Missouri public schools and public libraries do not have to be MOREnet members to obtain this assistance.

MyMOREnet - MyMOREnet is a Web-based service provided by MOREnet to allow members to access organization-specific information. User administrators at each organization decide who has access to what information.

Technical Support/Consulting for Member Networks - Network consulting, design and analysis; step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting guides and technical documentation related to MOREnet services.

Technical Training - Training on a wide variety of technical topics is available to all MOREnet members. (Some topics are offered at no additional cost, while others are offered for an extra fee.)