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Glossary
Terminology and Functions
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Voice Mailbox
The voice mailbox functions like an answering machine. Depending on the configuration, it
takes incoming calls and saves recorded messages as WAVE files on the USB memory stick
or on the SD card on the PBX.
VoIP
In Internet telephony (VoIP, Voice over Internet Protocol), an Internet connection (for example,
DSL) is used for telephoning instead of an analogue or ISDN line. In this case, digital voice data
is sent as IP packets from one telephone to another. This functions the same way as the trans-
mission of a webpage over the Internet.
The transmission quality and the reliability of Voice over IP depends to a great extent on the
quality of the Internet connection used.
VoIP Account
To receive the necessary access data required for VoIP calls, accounts must first be configured
up with one or more VoIP providers. For this purpose, you need to register your name and
address with a provider via their web site. Finally, one or more telephone numbers accessible
from the public switched network and the Internet as well as an account with a user name and
password are allocated. Most of the time, it only takes a few minutes to configure the registered
connection which can then be used almost immediately.
VoIP Provider
A VoIP provider is an internet service provider offering internet telephony (VoIP, Voice over
Internet Protocol).
There are already numerous providers which issue each customer their own telephone
number, which can be called not only over the Internet but also via a public switched network.
Depending on the provider used and the number called, these types of telephone connections
are extremely reasonable if not free of charge.
Some providers give the impression that Internet telephony is totally free of charge. However,
it is important to research the actual costs incurred by taking the tariff tables of the respective
provider. As the connection to a public switched network is established over a gateway, the
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COMpact 3000 analog/ISDN/VoIP - Firmware V4.0 - Operating Manual V06 12/2020