Reference Guide
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Product Overview
The Cisco
®
Unified Communications 540 (Figure 1) part of the Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small
Business, is a critical part of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System. It is an affordable unified
communications appliance that provides voice, data, voicemail, automated attendant, video, security, and wireless
capabilities while integrating with existing desktop applications such as calendar, email, and customer relationship
management (CRM) programs. This easy-to-manage platform supports up to 32 phones and voice mailboxes and
provides flexible deployment options based on your needs, including support for a wide array of IP phones, public
switched telephone network (PSTN) interfaces, and Internet connectivity. This reference guide describes the
specifications and capabilities of the Cisco Unified Communications 540 (UC 540).
Figure 1. Cisco Unified Communications 540 Models: FXO (Left) and BRI (Right)
Product Part Numbers
The Cisco UC 540 is available in two versions, an FXO (analog) model and a Basic Rate Interface (BRI) base model.
With ease of ordering as a focus area, each has its own product ID. In addition, there is one software licensing
product, multiples of which can be installed to achieve the desired user count. Table 1 lists the part numbers for the
Cisco UC 540.
Table 1.
Product Part Numbers for the Cisco UC 540
Part Number
Description
UC540W-FXO-K9
UC 540 system with 4 FXO, 4 FXS, and 1 voice interface card (VIC) expansion slot
UC540W-BRI-K9
UC 540 system with 2 BRI, 4 FXS, and 1 VIC expansion slot
L-UC-PRO-8U=
Software license upgrade, authorizing an additional 8 users (eDelivery)
Interfaces and Modules
The Cisco UC 540 has built-in interfaces that offer fixed configurations, reducing complexity. In addition, this platform
offers one (1) voice interface card (VIC) slot to support additional Cisco VIC modules. Table 2 lists the built-in
interfaces, and Table 3 lists the modular interfaces supported on the UC 540.
Table 2.
Built-In Interfaces Supported on the Cisco UC 540
Interface
Description
Music-on-hold port
Single 3.5-mm audio port
Onboard Ethernet ports
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Eight 10/100 Mbps LAN
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One 10/100 WAN uplink
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One 10/100 Ethernet expansion port
Integrated inline Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports
8 built-in PoE ports
FXS and direct inward dialing (DID) ports
4 built-in FXS ports (DID is available via the additional module listed in Table 3)
PSTN interfaces (FXO or BRI)
4 FXO or 2 BRI ports
