Quick Start
Voice over IP (VoIP)
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phone. Select the
Type
and enter an internal
Number
. Option: enter an IP
address from the Forum 523/524 IP network which is not being used.
Click on
Apply
.
4.
Connect the IP system telephone’s LAN connection to the LAN and connect
the phone to the mains power. Alternatively, activate Power-over-
Ethernet function of your PoE-cable switch or attach a PoE injector.
Once your IP system telephone has been successfully started, you can set it
up and use as you would any other U
pn
-based system telephone.
Note:
Use a shielded CAT-5 Ethernet cable (STP cable, Shielded
Twisted Pair cable) to connect an IP telephone to a Local Area
Network (LAN).
External SIP Line
If your Forum 523/524 has access to the Internet, you can an easily and
quickly set up a SIP line.
1.
Request at least one SIP account from a SIP provider.
2.
Install a Media Gateway card (see
3.
Call up the Configurator and go to the page
Telephony
:
Ports
:
Slots
. Click
on the corresponding slot. Under
Configured,
select
MGC VoIP.
Optional:
enter an IP address from the Forum 523/524 IP network which is not
being used, such as 192.168.99.253 under
IP Address Configured
. Click
on
Apply
.
4.
Call up the Configurator and go to the page
Telephony
:
Trunks
:
SIP
Provider
. If your SIP provider is not listed, click on
New
. Otherwise select
the preconfigured SIP provider. Enter the
Name
and
Domain
. Enter the SIP
server’s IP address under
Proxy/Registrar
. You can obtain more infor-
mation on this from your SIP provider. Click on
Apply
.
5.
On the
Telephony
:
Trunks
:
SIP Trunks
page, click on
New
. Activate the
Status
and enter a name for the account under
Name
. Select the
SIP
Provider
. Enter the relevant account information under
User name
,
Password
,
Phone No.
and
SIP ID
. Click on
Apply
.
The
SIP ID
setting will be used while logging in to the SIP provider. Die
Phone No.
setting denotes the external phone number used within the
public phone network. You can enter this number here to support system
administration.
