NUREMBERG. Funkwerk Enterprise Communications GmbH, a subsidiary of Funkwerk AG, has now added the elmeg T444 to its product range: a compact PABX system which, in addition to voice communication over analog and digital terminal devices, offers Voice over IP functionality. The telephone system, coming from the specialist in VoIP solutions, is also equipped with an integrated xDSL/ISDN router including a firewall. All PCs can be networked over Ethernet and the USB port. In the standard configuration, the elmeg T444 has one internal and one external ISDN S0 connection. Four a/b ports serve to connect to analog telephones and fax machines. An Ethernet port provides a connection for a PC, a switch, or a hub. A module slot allows the system to be expanded if required by adding two further a/b ports or a POTS module for connection to an analog exchange line. The compact PABX system replaces the elmeg D@VOS-44.dsl and elmeg D@VOS-44.net products and combines their functions with the VoIP option in a single unit. An additional slot accommodates the 4 DSP module and enables IP voice data to be transferred to and from the traditional voice network on four simultaneous SIP channels.

Versatile media support

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The elmeg T444 simplifies the connection of digital terminal devices. A 10/100 Mbit Ethernet port is built in for PCs. Another PC receives a connection to the telephone system over the USB interface, and connects over this to the local network and to the Internet. The advantage for the user: all the devices connected, regardless of the medium they use, are networked, and can share files and printers as well as access services on the Internet. A comprehensive LAN software package with CAPI and TAPI functions brings telephony and data services such as fax to every PC. The Telephone Directory and a Charges Manager make for ease of use and provide an overview of telephone costs. Familiar and reliable, the elmeg Win Tools are used to configure the elmeg T444 and the Professional Configurator allows all settings to be made conveniently at the PC.

Future-proof with Voice-over-IP

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The plug-in card provides four parallel, highly-compressed voice channels over the network, allowing ordinary landline network connections to call IP telephones on the local network, and for these in turn to dial numbers outside the network. The application is completely transparent to the user. Whether using an IP or standard telephone, operation and voice are experienced in the accustomed high quality. All the functions of the elmeg system telephones are fully compatible with the PABX system, and the elmeg IP telephones are of course supported by the T444. To maximize cost savings, an LCR ( = Least Cost Routing) function is integrated to automatically select the cheapest IP provider at the time of day the call is made.