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102 Additional Business Communications Manager applications
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What do media bay modules do?
Media bay modules are key components of the system. They provide the link between the external
lines (trunks), the Business Communications Manager applications, and the internal extensions
(DNs), which connect to individual telephones.
The type of modules on your system depends on your set requirements and the type of lines
available from your service provider. You need to determine this information before you order the
system. For a detailed description of this hardware, and how it is installed and maintained, refer to
the
Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide .
How does the system connect to the network?
The Business Communications Manager is designed to connect to your business network on a
LAN and/or a WAN.
For data networking, the Business Communications Manager acts as a policy enabled router that
optimizes data traffic and ensures consistent bandwidth for IP telephony, VoIP trunks, and mission
critical data.
For telephony applications, the Business Communications Manager base unit acts as a switch and
feature controller for the external lines and the internal extensions attached to the sets.
The IP telephone uses both data and telephony features to provide an network-based telephone that
provides the call features of the telephony-based digital telephones.
Additional Business Communications Manager applications
The Business Communications Manager provides a number of software applications. Some
applications work immediately after you install the Business Communications Manager system
and access the Unified Manager. Refer to
Chapter 1, “Getting started with Unified Manager,” on
page 65 for a description of the Unified Manager interface.
To use other applications, you enable the application by entering software keycodes.
Keycodes are based on your system identification and an encrypted code that you obtain when you
purchase the rights to an option. Refer to the
Software Keycode Installation Guide for information
about how to acquire a keycode and how to enter it. Each of these optional features has separate
documentation which includes information keycodes and how to set up the application.
Refer to “Related publications” on page 56 for a list of the documentation for each of these
applications. Also refer to “System documentation map” on page 57 for an overview of how these
applications fit into the overall system.