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ZIP 4x5ZIP 4x5The world’s most functional telephone
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PSTN
Internet
Dallas, TX
Sunnyvale, CA
VPN
Outside callers dial a single extension- phone at the office rings-phone at home rings
Remote worker - can dial others within the enterprise- can see presence of others in company- can send and receive IM
Remote workers and modern PBXs
PSTN
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Loaded with Functionality
• 4 call appearances and 5 ports– 4 external 10/100 Base-T Ethernet ports– 1 analog port for connection to the PSTN
• Firewall, NAT, and VPN– DHCP server for connected devices
• Bluetooth for wireless headsets• Voice activated dialling
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Connections
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Features
• Intuitive buttons– hold, transfer, dynamic DND, call park & pickup, mute, redial
• Complete calculator• Call forwarding• Redial last 32 calls either made or received• Memory (phone book) for 100 people• Adjustable LCD angle• Set the call forward at destination
(Here I am)
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Standards Based
• 100% open standards• SIP protocol
– use with MX or any call manager
• 802.1q VLAN tagging• 802.1p priority marking• 802.3af power over Ethernet• Linux operating system
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Architecture
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Audio
• Speaker, handset, headset, Bluetooth• Acoustic echo cancellation• 5-way conference• Voice activated dialling• Different ring tones for internal, external, and analog calls• Auto-answer internal calls• Page through phone• Mute and hold• Speech compression (G.729A)• Speech encryption
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Remote worker home office — Before
Internet
IP Phone
Computer Firewall, NAT, VPN
PSTN
Analog Phone
DSL router or cable modem
Messy Home
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Remote worker home office — Now
Home Sweet Home
Internet
ComputerZIP 4x5 — firewall, NAT, VPN— analog phone
PSTN
DSL router or cable modem
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Analog Interface
• Allows local number to be published– important when worker is remote from office
• One call appearance can be dedicated• Can transfer call on analog to Ethernet• Can conference caller on analog to Ethernet• Remote worker chooses to make local calls
– or all PSTN calls go through the office
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VPN and non-VPN traffic
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Emergency
• Configure emergency numbers in ZIP 4x5• When dialled
– ZIP 4x5 directs call over analog interface
• Emergency services get correct information– come to proper location
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Bluetooth
• Use any standard Bluetooth headset
– or order one with your ZIP 4x5
• Excellent for people spending much time on the phone
• Easy to use
– enable Bluetooth on the ZIP 4x5
– pair the phone and the headset
– use Bluetooth headset
• to control calls
• carry on conversation
• up to 10 meters (30 ft.) from ZIP 4x5
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Voice Activated Dialling
• Train the ZIP 4x5 to recognize your voice
– record 4 ‘hot’ words
• Select up to 10 people in your phone book
– record names for them
• Speak their name to dial
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Encryption
• Secure conversations– secure conversations end to end– secure retrieval of voice mail
• 128 bit AES encryption– increases bandwidth requirement by 2%
• Negligible time to encrypt or decrypt– adds 100 µs to packet delay
• Compatible with any standards based device
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Administration
• TFTP file– created by MX250– download configuration in office– give to remote worker– remote configuration on software changes
• Browser interface– for local changes
• Menu interface– ideal for user preferences
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Summary
• Great business telephone for the office• The ideal solution for the remote worker
– simplifies the home network– connect to the office and the Internet– one device for administrator to manage– Bluetooth wireless interface allows mobility– emergency calls directed to the local PSTN