Administrator Guide - SoundPoint® IP / SoundStation® IP

Overview

1 Overview

This Administrator Guide is for the SIP 1.4.0 software release, and the bootROM 2.6.0 release.

SoundPoint® IP and SoundStation® IP are feature-rich, enterprise-class voice commu- nications terminals for Ethernet TCP/IP networks. They are designed to facilitate high-quality audio and text message communications. These phones are endpoints in the overall network topology designed to interoperate with other compatible equip- ment including application servers, media servers, internetworking gateways, voice bridges, and other endpoints.

Internet

Router /

Firewall

10/100 Ethernet Switch

Remote

Boot Server

PSTN

Remote

Application

Server

PSTN

Gateway

Ethernet

Switches

Voice Bridge

 

Polycom

 

 

PC

SoundPoint IP

PC

 

500/600s

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local

Local

 

10/100

Application

Boot Server

 

Ethernet

Server

 

 

Hub

 

 

PC

PC

 

 

The phones connect physically to a standard office twisted-pair (IEEE 802.3) 10/100 megabytes per second Ethernet LAN and send and receive all data using the same packet-based technology. Since the phone is a data terminal, digitized audio being just

Copyright © 2004 Polycom, Inc.

1

Page 9
Image 9
Polycom Version 1.4.x 17 manual Overview