Specifications

What is IP Office Server Edition?
IP Office Server Edition has been specifically designed to address up-to a 1000 users on a single site or 1000 users across
32 locations. This scale increase is delivered on a Linux server as opposed to the IP Office 500v2 platform. However, the
IP Office software running on both the Linux server and IP Office 500v2 is identical and hence the feature set delivered by
the two components are very similar (see technical specifications) and can co-exist as part of a single solution. This provides
investment protection for organisations which have deployed IP Office 500v2 today but have requirements for future growth
and expansion.
IP Office Server Edition constitutes three key components to address the mid-market:
1. IP Office software running on a Linux server (required)
2. IP Office software running on the IP500v2 (optional)
3. IP Office Server Edition license (required for each system)
Increasingly, organisations have started adopting a pure IP model with SIP trunks. However, many companies still prefer a
hybrid solution with a mix of analogue, digital and IP stations as well as TDM trunk options.
IP Office has been designed to deliver solutions regardless of the needs of the organisation. The flexibility and choices
of deployment options make the IP Office solution a very versatile solution, helping organisations across a wide range of
industries deliver competitive advantage.
There are 2 deployment scenarios for IP Office.
1. Server Edition with pure IP deployment:
a. All IP phones with SIP trunks everywhere.
b. Use Avaya sourced server for Applications, IP phones and SIP trunks.
2. Server Edition with hybrid deployment:
a. A mix of analogue, digital or IP phones everywhere.
b. Use Avaya sourced server for applications, IP phones and SIP trunks.
c. Use IP Office 500v2 for TDM stations and trunks
The Primary Server running the IP Ofce Server Edition Linux software is the main and the only mandatory component
required for the IP Ofce mid-market solution. A secondary Linux server can be added for additional scalability and/or
resiliency. The IP Ofce 500v2 expansion system can also be added for additional scalability or for adding support for
analogue/digital stations and trunk ports.
For technical specifications, see
“Table 13: Differences Between IP
Office Server Edition and IP Office
Preferred/Advanced Edition” on
page 76
Centralised Licensing:
IP Office Server Edition supports centralised
licensing which enables the management of
user and system licenses from the primary
server. This helps to simplify ‘adds, moves
and changes’ as well as providing lower TCO
associated with ongoing maintenance &
management.
Resiliency:
IP Office Server Edition provides resiliency
options to ensure business continuity. Resiliency
can be delivered either via a redundant server
or via a primary or secondary server in a
networked environment. The three main areas
of resiliency are; hardware, user / application
and trunk resiliency.
Key Benefits
Centralised Management:
IP Office Server Edition can be centrally
managed via a web-based GUI.
This intuitive interface improves the
management and control of IP Office
Server Edition multi-site deployments;
providing controls such as back-up and
restore, software upgrades, inventory
management and more. The web control
GUI also acts as a central repository
for other management tools including
the IP Office manager, VMPro manager
and one-X Portal manager, SSA, system
monitor as well as security and password
and inventory management.
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