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IP Telephony Configuration Guide
VoIP trunks and analog/digital telephones
While analog and digital telephones cannot be connected to the Business Communications
Manager 2.5 system with an IP connection, they can make and receive calls to and from other
systems through VoIP trunks. Calls from IP telephones to system telephones are received through
the LAN or WAN card and are translated within the Business Communications Manager to voice
channels.
VoIP trunks and IP telephones
The IP telephones connect to the Business Communications Manager across an IP network
through either on a LAN or a WAN. From the Business Communications Manager connection,
they can then use standard lines or VoIP trunks to communicate to other telephones on other public
or private networks.
Gatekeeper
A gatekeeper tracks IP addresses of specified devices, and provides authorization for making and
accepting calls for these devices. A gatekeeper is not required for the Business Communications
Manager 2.5 system, but can be useful on networks with a large number of devices. Referring,
again, to Figure 1 on page 19, for example: Digital telephone A wants to call IP telephone B,
through Business Communications Manager B, which is under the control of the gatekeeper.
Digital telephone A sends a request to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper, depending on how it is
programmed, provides Digital telephone A with the information it needs to contact IP telephone B.
IP network
In the network shown in Figure 1 on page 19, several LANs and a WAN are shown. When
planning your network, be sure to consider all requirements for a data network. Your network
administrator should be able to advise you about the network setup and how the Business
Communications Manager fits into the network.
WAN
A Wide Area Network (WAN) is a communications network that covers a wide geographic area,
such as state or country. For Business Communications Manager 2.5, a WAN is any IP network
connected to a WAN card on the Business Communications Manager 2.5 system. This may also be
a direct connection to another Business Communications Manager 2.5 system.
If you want to deploy IP telephones or NetVision telephones that will be connected to a LAN
outside of the LAN that the Business Communications Manager is installed on, you must ensure
the Business Communications Manager has a WAN connection. This includes ensuring that you
obtain IP addresses and routing information that allows the remote telephones to find the Business
Communications Manager, and vice versa.
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