IP PBX: SIP Phones
IP PBX
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Differences
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Branches
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SIP Phones
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Features
SIP Phones bring the different aspects of VOIP together. When you have an IP PBX and at least one trunk, the last part of the puzzle is the phone. SIP Phones connect to your already existing data network. Power can be supplied remotely and they can even share the connection for your computer. They allow you to make and receive calls; but that’s not all.
SIP Phones can have programmable lights, custom extensions, different ring tones, and more. They can even come with LCD screens. These screens can allow the use of XML scripts. XML scripts are basically web pages that have custom programming. It can offer something simple such as weather forecasts, area code look-ups, movie reviews, and many more. You can also write your own scripts, allowing you to do things such as login to your company’s timeclock software. Also, many included scripts help you more easily use your phone.
These scripts allow you to more easily setup features such as Do Not Disturb, call forwarding, parking lot lookup(with caller ID), and more. As you can see, these phone allow IP PBXs to really offer many more benefits than traditional analog PBXs. Our next post will elaborate on many of the features I’ve already discussed, plus introduce you to even more.
