All about IP PBX that You Need to Know

Day by day, technology of “IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch EXchange)” is increasing its presence in various industry domains. Superiority of IP PBX over other telecom technologies has provided all types of businesses- tremendous cost savings due its advanced features, which are:

•          Ease of installation
•          Advanced calling features
•          Better monitoring of business communication
•          Usage tracking
•          Lower calling costs

IP PBX is basically a kind of switched network. IP PBX is an advanced version of circuit-based traditional PBX, which was used to switch call between local telephone lines. However, an IP PBX switching of call between local data networks like a LAN or WAN takes place. The major difference between traditional PBX and IP PBX is that in traditional PBX separate networks are essential for voice, data communications while IP PBX converge the data, voice communications. This major difference makes communication possible with just one single line.

IP PBX switches calls between VoIP. Many of the IP PBX can also switch call between VoIP and traditional telephone, like Grandstream IP PBX. In a similar fashion to traditional PBX, IP PBX appliances are owned by companies/enterprises.

Working of IP PBX

First of all, you should know what IP PBX consists of. IP PBX has:

1. SIP phones / VoIP phones,
2. IP PBX server (Similar to Proxy Server)
3. VoIP Gateway.

Working Process:

1.  SIP client registers with the IP PBX server.
2. Clients wishing to make a call ask the IP PBX Server to establish the connection.
3. The IP PBX has a directory of all users along with SIP addresses. In this way and through such set-up, an individual is able to make internal call or is able to route external call via VoIP gateway or VoIP service provider.

Advantages of IP PBX Appliances

Apart from cost savings, IP PBX appliances have advanced features as follows:

1.       Caller ID,

2.       Three-way calling,

3.       Call forwarding,

4.       Voice mail,

5.       No licensing fees

6.       Fast and easy setup & management

7.       Voice mail messages forwarding to e-mail inboxes,

8.       Automated features,

9.       Monitoring and reporting capabilities of IP systems,

10.   Track usage by phone number/SIP address,

11.   Monitor performance information,

12.   Quality of Service (QoS),

13.   Detection of security breaches.

14.   Enterprise-grade features in an affordable

15.   compact & easy-to-manage PBX designed specifically for the SMB market

16.   ALL hardware/software included as well as lifetime firmware updates

17.   Unified Communication ( Voice, Data, Video and mobility )

IP PBX and IP PBX Appliances are at the core of VoIP communication. If anyone or you are planning to go for VoIP, then the smart decision lies in choosing Grandstream IP PBX. Grandstream IP PBX UCM6200 Series has all the advanced and desired functionality, utility and compatibility (with other devices). Grandstream’s UCM 6200 Series has three sub-categories as follows:

Model	Users Supported	SIP Accounts	Concurrent SIP calls	WebRTC calls	Conference Bridges
UCM 6208	800	50	100	50	6
UCM 6204	500	50	45	35	3
UCM 6202	500	50	30	25	3

Common features of GrandStream’s UCM 6200 Series are:

• Built-in recording
• Built in Conference bridge
• Supports video call
• Supports Call queue for efficient call volume management
• Supports up to a 5-level IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
• Dual Gigabit network ports with integrated PoE
• Built-in Call Detail Records
• SIP video endpoints support (H.264, H.263,H.263+)
• Voicemail and fax forwarding to email
• Integrated LDAP and XML phone books, flexible dial plan
• Zero Config provisioning of Grandstream SIP endpoints
• Call features: Call park, call forward, call transfer, DND, right/hunt group, paging/intercom 

VoIP is the future as well as trending Business Communication and IP PBX appliances are at the core. Visit https://www.telephonykart.com/product-category/voip-pbx-hardware/pbx-appliances/ to explore VoIP System and its components like IP PBX and IP PBX appliances. Get more details on Grandstream IP PBX or Grandstream’s UCM 6200 SERIES the most popular, desirable and best IP PBX.