General Description - ESI IP 200 Installation Manual

IP Series Installation Manual

General description

ESI's IP Series (IP 200 and IP 40) IP telephony products are advanced business telecommunications
systems, each of which includes not only phone service but voicemail, an automated attendant,
automatic call distribution, and computer integration. These features are all provided over standard
Ethernet cabling, using the Internet Protocol and certain other protocols from the TCP/IP suite.
In IP telephony, voice is digitized at the telephone and then converted to IP data packets at the
telephone. Those packets are sent across an IP data network and then converted back to a voice
signal at the other party's IP telephone or at the IP PBX for connections to outside lines.
The IP Series consists of an IP Feature Phone, the Remote IP Feature Phone and two models of the
IP PBX.
The IP Feature Phone provides all the features and functionality expected of business phones. It
looks and feels exactly like ESI's popular IVX
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the same Ethernet cables used by PCs and data servers. Voice is carried over the network at an
uncompressed 64 Kbps — the highest quality available.
The Remote IP Feature Phone, like the IP Feature Phone, is a full-featured business phone but
provides the additional benefit of working from a remote site connected into the main office. Like
an office extension, the Remote IP Feature Phone connects the remote user to the office environ-
ment and, thus, is ideal for the tele-worker or the executive home office. A suitable high-speed data
connection, such as over a WAN or high-speed Internet connection, is required between the remote
site and the main office. Voice is carried in a high-quality, compressed 22 Kbps format.
The two IP PBXs differ only in the number of supported CO lines and stations. The IP 200 can
be configured to handle up to 66 CO lines, 30 analog ports and 96 stations, while the IP 40 can
handle up to 30 lines, nine analog ports and 28 stations. The IP PBXs connect directly to an
Ethernet network and are both rack-mountable and wall-mountable.
Telephone system features
The IP Series PBXs support a comprehensive array of robust features, including:
• Impressive expansion capability – Can handle up to 66 CO lines and 96 stations.
• T1 and ISDN PRI support – Can connect to higher-bandwidth lines.
• IP Feature Phone – Compact and rugged design includes a high-quality speakerphone, large and
informative multi-functional display, and a specially designed key layout with several dedicated
keys to minimize or eliminate the need to memorize codes. The IP phone is TAPI-compliant, and
a TAPI driver is available as a free download from the ESI Web site.
• Extensive help – Verbal User Guide
one from the installer through the administrator down to the least experienced end user. Easily
accessible with one press of the PROG/HELP key.
• Enhanced caller ID – Allows one-touch automatic message return.
• Live call recording — Can record any conversation or personal memo, with moving or copying of
any recording to another user's voice mailbox (see "Voice mail features," below).
• Call waiting — Includes helpful display, showing both calls' caller ID information, and easy one-
key toggling between calls.
• Conference calling — Includes 24 conference bridges, and a conference may contain up to four
parties, so the IP Series can support six conferences of four parties each or eight conferences of
three parties each.
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