Installation

System Prerequisites

 

 

response time of the Aastra 800 communications system is not impaired by other programs or server processes running simultaneously. Usually, the keyboard and monitor hooked up to the server computer are protected against unauthorized access and are only available for administrative purposes.

Furthermore, standard PC systems are possibly more likely to be optimized for more obvious features while information on system failure dependability and pos- sible length of operation are not provided. There are system components available for purchase specialized towards increasing reliability of server operation. Using such system components is recommended.

3.2.2 Capacity Characteristics

The Aastra 800 communications system is based on system software that has been used reliably for years for hardware-based communications systems (PABX). These specialized devices generally provide less CPU capacity, less RAM memory and less hard-drive space than standard up-to-date PCs available in stores. However, standard store PC systems do not have specialized hardware components which have to be taken over by the PC's CPU for certain communication applications. The CPU will thus have to offer sufficient performance capacity.

One example: With the normal VoIP system telephony, the system terminals com- municate with each other directly. The Aastra 800 communications system is only involved in switching the connection. This does not require much CPU capacity.

For a conference call, the voice data of all conference users have to be processed by the CPU. This requires a substantially higher amount of CPU capacity.

3.2.3 Suggested PC Systems

You do not require any special PC hardware equipment for the Aastra 800 commu- nications system. The systems described in the following are orientated towards the specifications of Microsoft, the operating system producer:

Small System

suitable for up to 20 simultaneous calls

PC with 1 GHz 32 bit CPU, 1 GB RAM

4 GB hard-drive

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