Multi-Tech Systems MVP210-SS manual Identify Remote Voip Site to Call

MultiVOIP User Guide QS: Gathering Phone/IP Details

Identify Remote VOIP Site to Call

When you’re done installing the MultiVOIP, you’ll want to confirm that it is configured and operating properly. To do so, it’s good to have another voip that you can call for testing purposes. You’ll want to confirm end-to-end connectivity. You’ll need IP and telephone information about that remote site.

If this is the very first voip in the system, you’ll want to coordinate the installation of this MultiVOIP with an installation of another unit at a remote site.

Identify MVP-SS Unit’s Role in SIP VOIP System

The MVP210-SS/410-SS/810-SS unit always uses the SIP protocol. However, the MVP-SS units are equipped to play an additional role in the voip system -- the role of a SIP server. And as a SIP server, the MVP-SS unit can operate in either “stand-alone” mode or “SIP survivability” mode.

Stand-Alone Mode. The MVP-SS unit can function as a stand-alone SIP server that controls the flow of phone traffic to lines connected to gateways that are registered with the MVP-SS unit. This stand-alone capability allows the MVP-SS to operate with ‘smart’ SIP phones. Such smart SIP phones can choose the SIP server under which they operate and, consequently, can be controlled by either the SIP-based PBX or by the MVP-SS.

SIP Survivability Mode. The MVP-SS unit can function as a back-up SIP server that performs SIP server functions when/if the network’s main SIP server fails or loses contact with the subnetwork in which the MVP-SS unit is placed.

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