Introduction - Multitech MultiVOIP 100 MVP110 User Manual

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description

Introduction

Welcome to Multi-Tech's new voice/fax gateway, the MultiVOIP, model MVP110. The MVP110 allows
analog voice and fax communication over a traditional data communications/data networking digital
Internet. Multi-Tech's new voice/fax gateway technology allows voice and fax communication to be
transmitted, with no additional expense, over your existing communications Internet, which has
traditionally been data-only. To access this free voice and fax communication, all you have to do is
connect the MVP110 to a phone or to your existing in-house phone switch and then to your existing
Internet connection. Once configured, the MVP110 allows voice and fax to travel down the same path
as your traditional data communications.
The MVP110 supports the H.323 standards-based protocol enabling your MVP110 to participate in
real-time conferencing with other third-party VOIP Gateways or endpoints that support the H.323
protocol (such as Microsoft NetMeeting ® ). The H.323 standard defines how endpoints make and
receive calls, how endpoints negotiate a common set of audio and data capabilities, how information
is formatted and sent over the network, and how endpoints communicate with their respective
Gatekeepers. Gatekeeper software is optional and if present in a network, it typically resides on a
designated PC. It acts as the central point for all calls within its zone and provides call control
services to all registered endpoints. In addition, Gatekeepers can perform bandwidth management
through support for Bandwidth Request, Confirm, and Reject messages.
Note: A zone consists of all H.323 endpoints that are under the Gatekeeper's control.
The MVP110 is designed with one voice/fax channel, a 10 Mbps Ethernet LAN interface, and a
command port for configuration.
System management is provided through the command port using bundled Windows ® software which
provides easy-to-use configuration menus and a comprehensive Help system.
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