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Quick Start 103
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Quick Start
IP System Telephony
VoIP system telephony can be quickly and easily set up using the
Forum 523/524.
1. Optional: install a Forum 523 / 525 Media Gateway Card in
slot 2 to enhance VoIP.
2. Call up the Configurator and go to the page Telephony:
Ports: Slots. Click on the corresponding slot. Under
Configured, select MGC VoIP. Optional: enter an IP address
from the Forum 523/524 IP network which is not being used,
such as 192.168.99.253 under IP Address Configured. Click
on Apply.
3. Go to the page Telephony: Devices: VoIP Telephone and
click on New. Enter the MAC Address printed on the
underside of the IP system telephone. Select the Type and
enter an internal Number. Option: enter an IP address from
the Forum 523/524 IP network which is not being used. Click
on Apply.
4. Connect the IP system telephone’s LAN connection to the LAN
and connect the phone to the mains power.
Once your IP system telephone has been successfully started, you
can set it up and use as you would any other U
pn
-based system
telephone.
Note: Use a shielded CAT-5 Ethernet cable (STP cable, Shielded
Twisted Pair cable) to connect an IP telephone to a Local Area
Network (LAN).