Advantages Of Voip Solutions; Lancom Vpn Option - Lancom 1811 User Manual

9.3.1

Advantages of VoIP solutions

Using Voice over IP offers considerable potential savings in the costs of
corporate communication. LANCOM routers with VoIP support enable voice
data to be transferred in parallel over existing data connections. LANCOM
Systems supports not only networking with new VoIP installations; it also
enables the integration of existing telephony equipment.
LANCOM VoIP solutions offer several advantages:
SIP support for investment protection and flexibility
Secured transfer of VoIP voice data with IPSec VPN
Intelligent call routing to SIP providers, proprietary VoIP servers or into the
plain old telephone system
Flexible migration from existing ISDN/analog telephones and PBXs to VoIP
High-availability VoIP site coupling with backup
Comprehensive QoS functions with integrated broadband management
even with standard Internet connections
Intelligent and automatic switching between traditional telephony and
VoIP for widespread acceptance by users
High quality and reliability of VoIP components (e.g. fallback, life-line), so
that VoIP can replace ISDN equipment
9.4

LANCOM VPN Option

The LANCOM VPN Option is an upgrade which advances your device to a VPN
gateway with hardware encryption. In combination with the VPN encryption
which is then available, you can offer optimal security for every type of con-
nection.
VPN encryption for WAN connections, e. g. over the Internet
VPN encryption for LAN connections too, to protect data even from those
eavesdroppers who have physical access to the transmitting medium
(e. g. to the LAN cables).
802.11i encryption for point-to-point WLAN connections
802.11i encryption for connecting mobile WLAN clients
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