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Switchvox® Cloud

It’s more than a phone system. It’s a better way to communicate.

What’s included inSwitchvox Cloud?Service features:n Dedicated local number

(DID) per extensionn Unlimited local and long

distance calling per extensionn Unlimited extension-to-

extension callingn HD voice (where available)

General phonesystem features:n Personalized Switchboard

for every usern Mobile device supportn Call queuesn Visual Voicemailn Detailed reportingn Conference callingn IVR and Auto-attendant

One low price for allof your hosted businessphone features:n $29/user: 3-year contractn $31/user: 2-year contractn $33/user: 1-year contractn $35/user: month-to-month, no obligation, contract

Switchvox Cloud is morethan a hosted IP PBX; it is a

full-featured UC cloud solution,starting at $29 per user*.

Switchvox Cloud is Digium’s cloud-based Unified Communications (UC)solution for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). Switchvox Cloud

is more than a hosted IP PBX; it is a full-featured UC cloud solution, affordably

priced, starting at $29 per user*. In addition to receiving reliable, high-quality VoIP

phone service for all employees, you also have access to the following features:

mobility, call queues, voicemail, unified messaging, presence, chat, IVRs,

integration with Salesforce CRM and SugarCRM, monitoring, reporting,

on-demand recording, and more. All of the features are included with no

additional licensing fees required, making Switchvox Cloud the best value for your

complete hosted UC solution.

Switchvox Cloud is based on Digium’s award-winning Switchvox business phone system. Recognized as a powerful IPcommunications system, Switchvox is built for SMBs looking for enterprise-classfeatures at an affordable price.

The same features and flexibility of thepremises (on-site)-based Switchvoxphone system are now available inSwitchvox Cloud and are easilyaccessible to businesses with as few as five users or with hundreds of users.

With Switchvox Cloud you can haveaccess to a business-class phone system while completely eliminating costly CapEx. Now you can add Digium phones to your monthly bill as opposed to exhausting capital up front with hardware. Switchvox Cloud makes it easy to get started with no upfront costs, hassle-free installation and no ongoing maintenance.

Switchvox CloudDigium’s award-winning Switchvox —now available in the cloud.

Mobility (Fixed Mobile Convergence)Receive, transfer and record calls from any phone and any location through Switchvox. With the free mobile apps for the iPhone, Blackberry and Android, you can easily access your favorite features of Switchvox from your smart phone.

PresenceSee who is in the office, and know who is on a call or away from their desk. Call rules update automatically based on an employee’s presence.

Unified MessagingWith voicemail delivered to your inbox or mobile device, you can stay in communication, wherever you are.

Reporting and Call LoggingSee details about all calls in your system. Custom, statistical reports can be scheduled and emailed to you automatically.

Chat (Instant Messaging)Improve employee communication with integrated chat. Communicate however your workflow demands, without using unsecured public chat servers for corporate communications.

Recording and MonitoringGreat for training and auditing calls, managers can easily monitor, whisper, barge and record calls from the Switchboard. You can also record calls directly from your Digium phone.

Call Queues(Automated Call Distribution)Not just for the call center, Switchvox and Digium phones bring powerful call queuing functionality to even the smallest business that needs to efficiently handle inbound calls.

CRM IntegrationSwitchvox is integrated with Salesforce.com and SugarCRM. Your sales and service organization will have customer information right at their fingertips when they get a phone call. What a productivity boost!

ConferencingA built-in conference bridge allows all of your employees to manage their own conference rooms on-demand.

Microsoft® IntegrationWith the Notifier plug-in Switchvox integrates with Microsoft Outlook® — for FREE!

Developer FriendlySwitchvox’s Extend API makes it easy for a web application developer to integrate Switchvox with any web tool. The Digium Phone API allows custom apps to run natively right on the phone.

Interactive Voice ResponseThe extensive built-in IVR allows you to automatically provide information as well as collect information about the caller, and get the caller where they need to go when they first call your office.

Switchvox Offers Enterprise-Class Features at a Price You Can Afford

Test drive the Switchboard and Mobile Integration: Visit the full feature list:www.digium.com/switchvox-demo www.digium.com/switchvox

Real-Time InteractionSwitchvox’s Switchboard has click-to-call, and drag-and-drop transfers, and other features that make it easier than ever to communicate intuitively.

D40 D45 D50 D70

Month-to-Month $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $18.00

1 Year $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $15.00

2 Year $5.00 $7.00 $8.00 $12.00

3 Year $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $10.00

Purchase $129 $179 $189 $299

Digium PhonesDesigned Exclusively for Switchvox CloudThe Digium phones are the first phones designed exclusively forSwitchvox Cloud. Offering the tightest integration possible, these phones

incorporate plug-and- play installation saving you time. Extend your Switchvox

Cloud system to your desktop phone with built-in apps or build your own apps

with an open API. You can customize your complete communications experience

whether you’re in the office or on the road.

Switchvox Cloud allows you to acquire phones in a way that fits best for your budget. You can purchase the phones outright, or choose to take advantage of

the Digium IP Phone Rental Program. The phone rental program lets you bundle

the cost of the phones with your monthly Switchvox Cloud bill and fully eliminate

the upfront hardware costs associated with

the implementation of your hosted PBX.

Digium phones are the perfect complementfor Switchvox Cloud and are available forpurchase or for rent at a low monthly rate.

Make Your Business More EfficientAll Models Include:n HDVoicen Power Over Ethernet (POE)n Interactive Voicemailn Interactive, Real-time Statusn Parked Callsn Contactsn Transfer and Conference Callsn Call Logn Record and Monitor Callsn Agent/Manager Queue

D40/D45 Entry-level

D50 Mid-level

D70 Executive-level

Digium’s entry-level phone with 2 line keys. This is Digium’s best value phone designed for any employee in the company.

Digium’s mid-level phone with 4 line keys and 10 rapid dial/busy lamp field keys for your most important contacts.

Digium’s executive-level phone with 6 line keys designed for administrators and executives who need to manage up to 100 contacts.

Line Keys 2 4 6

Feature Keys 4 6 10

Rapid Dial/ Busy Lamp Field Keys

0 10 keys 10 keys - 100 contacts

Ethernet LAN andPC Port

10/100Base-T (D40)10/100/1000Base-T (D45)

10/100Base-T 10/100/1000Base-T

Learn more at www.digium.com/phones

Service Features:n Unlimited minutes of local/long distance/toll free

servicen Local DIDn Unlimited extension dialingn HD Voice (G.722 Codec)n Extensions with no minutes

availablen Number Porting availablen Toll-free numbers availablen Fax available

Quality of Service (QOS) • QOS is afeature available for routers and switches that ensures that the traffic generated by your phone calls receives priority over other traffic like general web traffic, video down-loads, or social media viewing. It makes sure that your phone calls always come through and sound great regardless of what else is going on in your business. Digium recommends using routers and switches that support QoS to ensure your voice traffic gets priority on your network.

Power over Ethernet (PoE) • PoE is an optional feature available on somenetwork switches that allows you to power IP phones over an Ethernet cable instead of an external power supply that connects to a wall outlet. The switch will power the phones for you so you can reduce outlet use and you don’t have to spend anyadditional money to power your phones.

Before Digium Cloud Services can activate your account, we will need you to prepare your network to receive our service. At a minimum, you will need to configure your firewall such that it:

nAllows traffic to and from your network to the Digium Cloud Services network on the following ports and protocols

nUDP port range 5060-5062 (SIP signaling)

nUDP port range 10000-20000 (RTP media streams)

nUDP port range 40000-50000 (Digium phone options signaling)

nDisables SIP Application Layer Gateway (SIP ALG) functionality or any other SIP transformation functionality available in

your firewall

nEnables consistent Network Address Translation (consistent NAT) functionality

where available

nApplies Quality of Service (QoS) priority to traffic moving to and from the Digium Cloud Services network on the ports

referenced previously (SIP signaling, RTP media streams, Digium phone options signaling)

A failure to properly implement theseconfigurations will result in one or more ofthe following service issues:

nPoor call quality

nOne-way audio on phone calls

n Inability to connect phones to our service

n Inability to make and take phone calls over our service

Digium Cloud Services recommends that you consult your IT resource(s) in advance of your scheduled activation call to make sure that they are able to implement the required configurations. If your IT resources require further information or assistance, they can access the Digium Cloud Services knowledge base in our support portal.

Network ReadinessFar and away the most important key to success with hosted phone service is a reliable internal network. Let’s take a look at some key factors and some ways to be prepared.

Need help with your network?www.digium.com/networkready

for helpful tools and tips.

Network ComponentsOne of the major benefits of Cloud-based phone systems like Switchvox Cloud is that you really don’t need a lot of equipment to get started. Here’s a list of components you will need for a quality network anda diagram of how it’s all laid out:

Internet Connection • All of your phone calls and phone features will be controlled and passed over your Internet Service Provider (ISP). So as you can imagine, it’s important that you have an Internetconnection that is reliable and provides the necessary bandwidth. As a general rule, you need to have 100kb of bandwidth for every simultaneous call to be sufficient. So, ifyou predict that you will handle 10 simulta-neous calls at your peak, you need to have a minimum of 1MB of bandwidth available for your phone system.

Modem • The modem is the device that istypically provided by your ISP that’s the link between their service and your office.

Router/Firewall • A router is a device in your network that is responsible forprioritizing and routing your network traffic as well as connecting devices to yourInternet connection. A firewall is equipment that helps protect your company frommalicious content and individuals when devices are connected to the Internet.

Switches • Network switches allow you to connect multiple devices to your network and are responsible for directing the ap-propriate traffic to those devices. In short, these are what your phones will connect to.

Important Information Regarding Firewalls: Important Features

Your recommended solution follows this page.Please feel free to contact us if you have questions.

Copyright © 2014 Digium, Inc. All rights reserved. Digium, Asterisk, and Switchvox are trademarks of Digium, Inc.All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Version 1/August 12 2014

We’re changing the way the world communicates. Again.Digium®, Inc. provides Asterisk® software, telephony hardware, and Switchvox® businessphone systems that deliver enterprise-class Unified Communications at an affordable price.Digium is the creator, primary developer and sponsor of the Asterisk project; the world’s most widely

used open source communications software. Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a feature-rich

communications server. With a community of more than 80,000 developers and users worldwide,

Asterisk has been used to create VoIP communication solutions in more than 170 countries. Since

1999, Digium has empowered developers to create innovative communications solutions based on open

standards and open source software, providing an alternative to proprietary phone system vendors.

Digium’s business communications products are sold through a worldwide network of reseller partners.

For more information on Switchvox: www.digium.com/switchvox • +1 256-428-6271 • [email protected]

Digium Headquarters: +1 256-428-6000 • www.digium.com

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Recognized as the best in the industry.

Want to find out more about Switchvox?Access product information, videos,

white papers, and interactive demos at

www.digium.com/switchvox

“SMBs are expected to continue to retain a cautious approach to spending, and their UC decisions will be shaped not only by business process and communications improvements, but also by hard cost factors (like cost savings). This means some SMBs will take a more evolutionary approachto UC as they leverage existing investments in phones or communicationsinfrastructure instead of migrating to UC suites in a single leap.”

Gartner, Marketscope Report, Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony

Authors: Jay Lassman, Steve Blood, Geoff Johnson, Sept. 15, 2011

Digium, ShoreTel and Microsoft are positioned in theVisionaries Quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s 2011 Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony report.

With all features included,

Digium is recognized as the Best Value in UC Phone Systems.


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