Basic IP-PBX Setup

Describe the basic setup of an IP PBX system, what connections are needed, what other hardware can be used, etc

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IP-PBX System

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• Wireless/Fiber IP Network
• IP-PBX (or softswitch/hosted network)
• Endpoint (ex: IP Phone)

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What is an IP-PBX

What is an IP-PBX

PBX = Private Branch Exchange

The central switching system for phone calls, video calls, email, fax, instant messaging, conferencing solutions, SMS, and mobile telephony within a business. The PBX handles internal traffic between stations and acts as a gatekeeper to the outside world.

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Advantages of IP PBXs

1.  Single Network 

 •      Easy installation an setup  
 •      Traditional PBXs require their own network and it is quite expensive/time consuming to build a separate telephone network spanning the entire business location(s). With IP Telephony, the Computer Network can be used to carry voice, video, data, and mobility features 

2.  Multiple Office Peering  

•      IP PBXs transmit voice calls over the WAN IP Network

 3. GIGANTIC Cost Savings 

 •      No Long distance with VoIP
 •      Sip Trunking

 4. Much easier System Management  

 •      Web User Interface
 •      Hosted IP PBX (managed by provider)

5. Soft switches 

 •      Some IP PBXs are software that can be run on exisiting computers/servers
 •      Asterisk, Tribox, FreePBX

6. Integration of multiple technologies

 •      Unified Communications (voice, video, data, and mobility
 •      Mobile – softphone use
 •      Fax
 •      CRM software

7. State-of-the-art Security  

 •      Encryption (TLS and SRTP)

8. Scalable  

•      Add more users/extensions as you need them
•      Choose and customize the features you need

 9. SIP!!!  

 •      Open source technology eliminates vendor lock-in

10. SIP Endpoints rock!  

 •      Power of the internet and mobile devices in one

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