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If you hit the IP of the system via web browser you should be able to login to the system - at which point you'll be presented with several menus. An alternative is to use the Nortel Business Elements manager software which comes bundled to perform the same task. Once in there - you have areas like mailbox manager etc where you can set and tweak the various options offered by the BCM system.<br />
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Hope that helps you get started - Nick.
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If you hit the IP of the system via web browser you should be able to login to the system - at which point you'll be presented with several menus. An alternative is to use the Nortel Business Elements manager software which comes bundled to perform the same task. Once in there - you have areas like mailbox manager etc where you can set and tweak the various options offered by the BCM system.

Hope that helps you get started - Nick.

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Thanks, yes can't see anything to do with VoIP in there.. do I need to buy a new licence or something?
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Thanks, yes can't see anything to do with VoIP in there.. do I need to buy a new licence or something?

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Hi, I have two sites.. both with BCM 400's. What do I need to do in order to activate VoIP? Within the BCM I mean.. not port forwarding etc!<br />
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Thanks
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Hi, I have two sites.. both with BCM 400's. What do I need to do in order to activate VoIP? Within the BCM I mean.. not port forwarding etc!

Thanks

Nortel BCM 400 VoIP Setup

IP telephony (Internet Protocol telephony) is a general term for the technologies that use the Internet Protocol's packet-switched connections to exchange voice, fax, and other forms of information that have traditionally been carried over the dedicated circuit-switched connections of the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Using the Internet, calls travel as packets of data on shared lines, avoiding the tolls of the PSTN. The challenge in IP telephony is to deliver the voice, fax, or video packets in a dependable flow to the user.

IP Telephony

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a methodology and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. Other terms commonly associated with VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, broadband telephony, and broadband phone service. The term specifically refers to the provisioning of communications services (voice, fax, SMS, voice-messaging) over the public Internet, rather than via the public switched telephone network (PSTN).  Examples of the VoIP protocols are H.323, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H.248 (also known as Media Gateway Control (Megaco)), Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP), Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP), Session Description Protocol (SDP), and Inter-Asterisk eXchange (IAX).

Voice Over IP

Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between two or more entities (communication) includes the use of technology. Communication technology uses channels to transmit information (as electrical signals), either over a physical medium (such as signal cables), or in the form of electromagnetic waves. The word is often used in its plural form, telecommunications, because it involves many different technologies.