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Linksys has announced yet another edition to its SPA (Service Provider Authorized) Line-up... The new Linksys WIP310 WiFi phone bolsters a few new features that will surely bring value to our service provider offering. The new Linksys WIP310 Wireless-G IP Phone operates in the 2.4GHz band, supports 802.11b/g and the latest VoIP SIP protocols. The large, full-color high resolution display features an intuitive user interface enabling users to easily and quickly configure the handset with network access using WiFi Protected Setup (WPS).

WiFi Protected Setup WPS is an extremely fast, secure method of connecting the WIP310 Wireless-G IP Phone with any standards based Wireless-G broadband router. Just press the WPS button and your connection will automatically be configured and secured with a custom SSID using powerful WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption. Within seconds you have successfully set up a secure connection. NICE!

The WIP310 uses the same Linksys provisioning methods presently available when deploying other Linksys VoIP Phones on a massive scale. Customers purchasing VoIP services or using a local IP PBX like Asterisk can quickly provision the Linksys WIP310 via a WiFi connection where their configuration profile is received securely right to the handset using TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS.

Linksys Sizes up the competition with the WIP310:
The included telephone base is a nice added feature- With products like the new Snom M3 end-users are given a base that keeps the phone getting beat up while on your desk while at the same time providing charge to the battery. The Linksys WIP310 also supports many features such as caller ID, call forwarding, call transfer, 3-way conferencing and can store 200 records in its phonebook.

If you have been following any of my posts on the Switchvox AA60 you will appreciate some of this information.

My previous postings can be read here...

http://www.8774e4voip.com/blog/2008/03/switchvox-aa60-digium-launches-new.html

http://www.8774e4voip.com/blog/2008/03/more-on-switchvox-aa60.html

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After a bit more research I found that it might be a good idea to elaborate on a few of the features available on the new Switchvox AA60.

Switchvox AA60 Provisioning tool:
From what I understand there will be a provisioning element in the system that will afford the the PBX administrator to provision extensions via a handy dandy web UI tool. This will be a "Pay to Play" solution that is billed to the customer under the same subscription model as the current support mechanism and will NOT be available as an update for current silver, gold, and platinum users. --- If you want this feature you'll have to pay for it separately. Hey Digium Correct me if I am wrong.

User Search Feature:
I touched on this feature in my last post not fully understanding the update in general. From what I Understand now, this addition to Switchvox 3.5 will work much like using Google's desktop search tool or Windows Vista OS search feature.... I guess it will work like this... there will be a search box on the Switchvox AA60 under the manage extensions section where you can start typing an end-users name from there it will start populating any possible matches so that you do not have to type in the entire name - it will start populating possible matches immediately based on the first letters entered. Again, Digium- Correct me if I am wrong.

Switchvox 3.5 and Beyond:

As you may have heard, the folks at Digium have released yet another product designed specifically to meet the needs of small businesses everywhere. The latest being a small form factor device that will ship pre-loaded with the award winning Switchvox SOHO or Switchvox SMB Software. This new offering will replace their tower PC solutions and carry the latest software features available only in version 3.5.

What's New in the Switchvox AA60 and Switchvox 3.5?

Phone Provisioning Tool:
Switchvox SMB 3.5 will now have built in phone configuration through an integrated phone management tool that will allow for automatic detection of handsets on the network. In addition to this benefit the Switchvox 3.5 version will also feature an updated admin suite that will carry different levels of access for users slated with the task of administering the Switchvox PBX.

Inbound and Outbound Calls:
Also new in 3.5 will be an updated "Incoming Calls" utility... An enhancement over previous versions the updated page will let users more easily map Direct Inward Dialing numbers (DIDs) to users, IVRs, and Call Queues with the system. The new 3.5 Software will also provide the ability to set outbound caller id resources on a per user extension basis, streamlining the current Switchvox SMB methodology.

Enhanced Phonebook Panel:
BRAVO! - Now users can add multiple contacts to their switchboard simultaneously... This is a major improvement to the current switchvox SMB functionality. Previously, end-users would have to traverse multiple screens to add users one at a time. 3.5 eliminates this by allow the user to grab multiple contacts at once.

End-User Search Feature:
Although I haven't seen this in action, Digium's description of this feature leads me to believe that when you are on the "Manage Extensions" screen there will be a search bar for typing in the users name for easy modification. The PRE Switchvox 3.5 version require that you first select the extension type from a pull down menu then scan through a list of end-users... This will eliminate the need to browse multiple extension pages while utilizing the CTRL + F function of your browser.

The current Asterisk PCI card landscape consists of three major vendors all vying for sales in the same space. Some view Digium as the obvious choice having created the market while others look to companies like Sangoma and Rhino equipment for hardware.

In the past few months all of the vendors have made changes to their warranty policies, the following is an outline of what you might expect to get from them.

Digium- Under the Risk-Free Guarantee, Digium will refund the purchase price of any qualifying Digium product(s) for any customer that is not 100% satisfied with the performance of the Digium product(s) they purchased. From what I understand this refund comes direct from Digium and doesn't require us to handle any of this transaction.

More On Digium's ESP

To qualify, the customer must:
---register the product at www.digium.com/register.
---contact Digium Tech Support within 30 days of installation.
---allow a minimum of five business days to resolve trouble.
---provide the original invoice for the purchase. During the troubleshooting / technical support ----process, the customer should expect to
---use a Genuine Asterisk® distribution.
---disclose server details (model, revision, Linux® distribution, etc).
---provide Digium Tech Support remote access to your server via an ssh connection.
---cooperate with reasonable testing to show symptom(s) and/or test a provided solution.

All Digium products are covered except for the following products which DO NOT qualify for this offer:
---TE110 single span T1/E1 PCI card, EOL
---TDM400 4-port analog PCI card, EOL
---S101i IAXy ATA

New Sangoma hardware now comes with a lifetime warranty for replacement and repair from the date of purchase. We rigorously test all cards to ensure our customer always receive the highest quality products.

In the case that a customer believes they have a defective card, they should first contact our Technical Support at or call 1 800 388 2475.

If the card is defective, Sangoma will issue an RMA for repair or replacement. To help their customers quickly, they will need the following information before issuing an RMA:
---Serial number of all defective items
---Customer name
---Name of Company or Organization
---Shipping address
---Phone number
---Email
---Product name
---Quantity of items being returned

For lifetime warranty customers, this information should match your product registration.

Perhaps the best warranty in the industry has been provided by Rhino Equipment. This Arizona based company has raised the bar by providing its endusers with a SLA - Service Level Agreement.

Five-Year Warranty: The following Rhino products are covered by this warranty for a period of five years from the date of original retail purchase: all CB24, MiniDAX, MPC, IP24, and Ceros models.

One-Year Warranty: PC motherboards, memory cards, hard drives, data storage products which are not manufactured directly by Rhino. If the original manufacturer’s warranty is longer than 1 year, we will honor that warranty.

This warranty covers only repair or replacement of defective Rhino products, as provided above. Rhino is not liable for, and does not cover under warranty, any costs associated with servicing and/or the installation of Rhino products. Rhino will not discontinue support of its products, nor obsolete its products, as long as there are component materials available and there is reasonable customer demand for the products.

Free Technical Support:
If you experience difficulty during the installation or subsequent use of a Rhino product, you may contact Rhino's Technical Support department prior to servicing your system. Rhino provides free English-language technical support to its customers worldwide for as long as you own the Rhino product.

Rhino Technical Support can be contacted directly by calling: +1 (480) 940-1826, option 4 during normal business hours in the United States, or by e-mail at: support@rhinoequipment.com.

All of the above - fantastic... But whenever I think of warranties I am always reminded of that scene from Tommy Boy

Tommy: Chicken wings! Let's think about this for a sec, Ted, why would somebody put a guarantee on a box? Hmmm, very interesting.

Ted Nelson: Go on, I'm listening.

Tommy: Here's the way I see it, Ted. Guy puts a fancy guarantee on a box 'cause he wants you to fell all warm and toasty inside.

Ted Nelson: Yeah, makes a man feel good.

Tommy: 'Course it does. Why shouldn't it? Ya figure you put that little box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter, am I right, Ted?

Ted Nelson: What's your point?

Tommy: The point is, how do you know the fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy, well, we're not buying it. He sneaks into your house once, that's all it takes. The next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser and your daughter's knocked up, I seen it a hundred times.

Ted Nelson: But why do they put a guarantee on the box?

Tommy: Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.

Ted Nelson: Okay, I'll buy from you.

Tommy: Well, that's... What?

In obvious response to Digium's ESP warranty, Sangoma announced yesterday that they have extended the warranty on their hardware to span the entire life cycle of the product. Other notable warranty upgrades include a 30-Day no questions asked return policy where customers are given the ability to return hardware at no expense should they simply be dissatisfied in any way.

Your Move Digium...

Aastra has officially launched their Asterisk based appliance at this weeks VON show. I guess it was just a matter of time before the VoIP Phone Behemoth entered this space.

Designed primarily to meet the need of the SMB space Aastra warns that the AastraLink functionality is far from what you might expect from you SUB $1000 PBX.


AastraLink Pro 160 feature highlights:

---Open source and standards-based
---Seamless integration with Aastra’s 5i Family of SIP Telephones
---XML interface to on board Push Button Input Trigger and Relay Output
---Local SIP extensions, remote SIP users and SIP Trunking
---Visual and standard voicemail, auto fax detection and routing
---Voicemail to Email notification with audio attachment
---Teleworker support
---Networking of multiple AastraLink Pro systems

Digium, Inc., the Asterisk Company, today announced the official call for entries for the second annual Digium Innovation Awards, designed to recognize Asterisk developers, customers and partners for outstanding achievements that are improving business processes, overcoming technology challenges and delivering record return on investment.

Digium Innovation Award submissions are being accepted for the following categories:

--Pioneer Award — most innovative Asterisk implementation;
--Big Biz Asterisk Award — largest Asterisk enterprise-class installation;
--ROI Award — best measurable ROI from implementing Asterisk;
--Inside Out Award — best use of Asterisk in a business outside of telecommunications.
--Winners from each category will be announced September 22-25 at AstriCon

The benefits of being named a Digium Innovation Award winner include:
Presentation of award with a profile of your company during the DigiumAsterisk World 2008 conference general session; Congratulatory press release from Digium, Inc.; Listing on the Digium Web site; Invitation to present at DigiumAsterisk World Fall.

To submit an entry and view last year's winners, please visit http://www.digium.com/. Nominations will be accepted until August 1, 2008.

Switchvox, an Asterisk based system widely used in the SMB space is a telephony application that makes using the Open Source PBX easier. For those not schooled in the dark art of Linux and command line programming Switchvox provides a fully functioning PBX to a growing number of businesses the world over.

The new appliance will provide powerful features that bridge the gap between the business phone system and the power of the web. Features include integration with leading CRM applications such as Salesforce.com and SugarCRM while blending a unique google map/mash-up feature with zero programming required by PBX admins.

The new AA60 Switchvox Appliance replaces the tower server for both SOHO and SMB products. The AA60 offers:

-Small form factor—It weighs about 10 lbs. and can be mounted on a wall to save space.

-Increased reliability—A one-year warranty comes standard; a three-year warranty is optional.

-Full coverage by the Digium Exceptional Satisfaction Program—The strongest guarantee in open source telephony gives customers their money back if the product is defective or fails to perform as described.

-VoIP ready—No extra hardware is necessary to connect to SIP or IAX voice over IP trunks.
Support for PSTN connectivity—Support for one to eight analog ports or a T1/E1 line gives customers greater flexibility in working with their existing network.

.e4 is a reseller of the Switchvox AA60 - For more information call 877-4e4-VoIP or visit our store online at http://www.8774e4voip.com/

Covad Communications Group, Inc. (AMEX:DVW), a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, announced today that Angela Simpson, Covad’s Director of Government Affairs, has been elected President of the Voice On the Net (VON) Coalition. The VON Coalition is a non-profit organization that represents and promotes the interests of the Internet Telephony/IP Telephony industry worldwide.

“This organization is driven by innovative companies who are changing the telecom landscape with new products and services,” said Angela Simpson. “As President, I’ll continue working to limit government restrictions that could hinder the IP telephony market while helping decision-makers gain a broader understanding of the potential in the industry.”

The VON Coalition also elected Caitlin Clark-Zigmond of New Global Telecom as its Chair of the Board, Kathleen Ham of T-Mobile as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Staci Pies of Skype as Vice President of State Affairs, and Paul Kenefick of EarthLink as Treasurer. The Coalition also re-elected Jamie Hedlund of Yahoo! as Vice President of Legislative Affairs; and Kevin Minsky of Microsoft as Vice President of International Affairs.

Jim Kohlenberger, the VON Coalition's Executive Director said, “As VoIP continues to transform the way we communicate, I am delighted the VON Coalition will have such an impressive group of forward-thinking industry leaders helping to shape the future. On the horizon are improvements in the way we communicate that harness the power of the Internet to deliver new voices, choices, and services. These leaders recognize that with the right policy framework, emerging Internet-based voice communications can boost broadband demand, make talking more affordable, businesses more productive, communications more accessible, and Americans more safe and secure.”

About Covad

Covad is a leading nationwide provider of integrated voice and data communications. The company offers DSL, Voice Over IP, T1, Web hosting, managed security, IP and dial-up, wireless broadband, and bundled voice and data services directly through Covad's network and through Internet Service Providers, value-added resellers, telecommunications carriers and affinity groups to small and medium-sized businesses and home users. Covad broadband services are currently available across the nation in 44 states and 235 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and can be purchased by more than 57 million homes and businesses, which represent over 50 percent of all US homes and businesses. Corporate headquarters is located at 110 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134. Web Site: www.covad.com.

http://www.wikileaks.org/ has published an 88 Page "For official use" document outlining the current administration's plans to eaves-drop on VoIP calls. The doc, which is part of the CALEA Implementation Plan was published in January 03 and describes in detail the need for surveillance of phone calls made via data services like the Internet.

This report is titled - FBI Electronic Surveillance Needs for Carrier-Grade Voice over Packet (CGVoP) Service.

http://wikileaks.org/wiki/FBI_-_Electronic_Surveillance_Needs_for_Carrier-Grade_Voice_over_Packet_Service

Tutorial outlining the setup of the snom m3 with Asterisk. This basic tutorial demonstrates how to set up the snom m3 by using the integrated web user interface.

.e4 knowledge base Article:

Polycom is the leading provider of standards-based IP phones that are fully interoperable with leading IP PBX and softswitch platforms. Polycom offers customers a variety of end-to-end, integrated voice over IP (VoIP) solutions suited for the broad needs of businesses on the desktop, in the conference room and while roaming within the premises. Polycom phones provide a high-quality, rich communications experience; deliver productivity enhancing new applications; and offer significant cost savings by consolidating network costs for voice and data, and eliminating costs associated with phone moves, adds, and changes.



"The VON Magazine Innovator Awards recognize the Internet Communications industry's best and brightest companies, and we're pleased to include Polycom as an inaugural winner," said Bill Sell, Publisher, VON Media Group. "The Polycom SoundPoint IP 550 was selected unanimously by the election committee as a winner as a product that stands apart from the large number of nominations received."

"We listen to our customers' needs in order to deliver high quality HD Voice solutions that help them communicate and conduct business more effectively," said Sunil Bhalla, senior vice president and general manager of voice communications solutions at Polycom. "Our aim is to offer open, standards-based communications solutions that lead the market in interoperability, quality, performance and value, and the SoundPoint IP 550 is no exception to this."

Polycom will be exhibiting at 2008 Spring VON.x, which takes place March 17 - 20 at the San Jose Convention Center. The Polycom booth (no. 517) will feature all of Polycom's market-leading, standards-based SIP endpoints as well as the company's innovative video solutions. The VON Innovator Awards ceremony will take place March 18 at 6 p.m. Pacific time in the VON theatre on the expo floor.

WYDE Voice, a new startup venture backed by Free Conferencing Corp. founder and CEO David Erickson, today launched the industry’s first real-time voice conferencing appliances that support 16-bit, 16 kHz voice quality for an unparalleled user experience. Leveraging the Asterisk® platform, the new WYDE 16 kHz wide-band voice solution offers service providers and enterprise organizations the capability to deliver a broad range of affordable, high-quality audio conferencing solutions.

“Investing in innovation has always been my mantra,” said David Erickson, Founder and CEO, Free Conferencing Corporation of America. “When presented with the opportunity to offer an affordable, high-end 16 kHz voice quality product that bridges the gap between PSTN and VoIP, it made total sense to get behind this revolutionary technology. WYDE Voice introduces a new level of conferencing technology with unparalleled flexibility and reliability.”

WYDE Voice is the culmination of two years of research and development, and it brings high-quality voice to complex, multi-speaker and multi-listener environments. Utilizing Asterisk®, the new WYDE Voice appliances offer unsurpassed flexibility without sacrificing performance.

“We have developed these products to accommodate the needs of both service providers and enterprises to deliver conference services and applications that were once cost prohibitive,” said Michael Eastman, Vice President of Global Sales for WYDE Voice. “We are truly pushing the envelope with these turnkey products that will offer customizable features at the most cost effective price point on the market.”

Industry Analyst Perspective on the Potential of WYDE Voice

According to Eastman, the new models are available now with pricing for the VM1000 model starting at $160/port and $140/port for the VM3000 – a fraction of the cost of competitive bridges. In addition, preset modes such as reservation-less conferencing are installed on each appliance and can be easily tailored to meet business needs including specialized call flow or advanced features such as real-time conference control.

“This new product has the potential to really ‘disrupt’ and push the industry towards adopting newer technologies. The advent of wideband audio will have widespread appeal and fill a real need in the market,” said Marc Beattie, Partner & CSP Practice Manager, Wainhouse Research, LLC. “From a pure cost per port perspective, the WYDE Voice product could really shake things up, and that alone would be a disruptor.”

Service Providers, Channel Partners and Enterprises all Benefit from WYDE Voice

Eastman envisions a multitude of applications for the new WYDE Voice products including premium audio conferencing services, social networking site con calls, distance learning and online collaboration tools for webcasts, among others. “We will support this launch with an aggressive reseller program with attractive pricing for service providers, systems integrators, and VARs,” he added. “In addition, enterprises can easily take a WYDE Voice product and integrate it seamlessly within their organizations to conduct internal conference calling, especially those that are high volume users.” The new WYDE Voice models can accommodate from 500 to 7000 concurrent G.711 callers and up to 3000 16 bit/16 kHz iSAC callers.

Atlanta, March 11th 2008– Presence Technology, a global CTI software provider specializing in the optimization of Contact Center performance, is pleased to announce its participation at the Digium/Asterisk World on March 18-19th in San Jose, California.

The company will exhibit at the event in booth D-910, where it will present version 7.0 of the solution Presence OpenGate, a complete, professional, cost effective and reliable contact center solution for small, medium and large contact centers. Presence OpenGate, which is base on the powerful open source platform Asterisk, offers high availability and fault tolerance and easily allows scaling to 500 or more simultaneous agents handling large volumes o calls, guaranteeing uptimes that can meet with ever more stringent service level agreements.

Located in the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Digium/Asterisk World is the premier open communication event for the channel that encompasses the world of open source platforms and applications in the realm of IP communications.

Here is a quick HOW TO article on setting up Paging in Switchvox SMB, SOHO, and Switchvox FREE Edition. This Example is limited to the Aastra 5i Line which are technically not supported in Switchvox.

With daylight savings time having passed us yet again I thought it would be in vogue to outline the process for getting DST working properly on your Linksys SPA Devices.

Linksys SPA Specific Information:

This rule Applies to all Linksys SPA Devices including but not limited to the Linksys SPA962, SPA942, SPA941, SPA922, SPA921 and the Entire SPA Analog Telephone Adapter Lineup.

NOTE* The SPA Line requires a complete reboot once the DST change has happened- The Phones will not automatically pick up the time fix even after re-sync.

Config File Info:

Here is the DST fix for PST 2008 - Starting the 2nd Sunday (2AM) in March and ending on the first Sunday in November @ 2AM

start=3/9/7/02:0:0;end=11/2/7/02:0:0;save=1
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Linksys has released firmware version [Linksys SPA-962 5.2.2(SCb)] for the Popular Linksys SPA962 VoIP Phone. The update incudes Support for Broadsoft CMS extension mobility with optional HTTP Authentication on configuration provisioning, Support customized logo picture to show on the phone screen during bootup, Support customized background picture, and Increased acceptable entry length for , , and parameters to 50 characters.

New Features include a Photo Album New Behavior:

When the phone is in idle state for a certain time (idle state means no key press or hook events and no ongoing call events), phone will be triggered to enter the screen saver mode. Or user can enter the screen saver mode directly by going to setup menu to activate screen save mode. Any key press or on/off hook event will trigger the phone to return to the normal phone mode. If the user password is set, user will be prompted to enter the password to exit the screen save mode. A screen saver mode window will show "Press any key to unlock your phone" info window on top scrolling from left to right. User can select different screen saver icon from web config/phone menu. If the phone is locked and screen saver service is enabled, phone will ask for user password when the phone boots up. Note that on incoming calls during screen saver mode, the phone will ring and LED will blink but the screen will still show the screen saver window

Linksys has announced the release of its highly anticipated new SIP WiFi Phone the Linksys WIP310. The New Linksys device supports features not available on its predecessor the Linksys WIP300.



Although the price is a bit higher than the WIP 300 the new Linksys WIP310 is sure to make a splash in the Wifi telephony space with its sub $225 Pricing.

This phone is available @ http://www.8774e4voip.com/

Dimdim is the world´s first free web meeting service based on the open source platform. Dimdim is a browser-based web 2.0 service that allows anybody to share their desktop, show slides, as well as talk, listen, chat, and broadcast via webcam. Dimdim´s hosted service is available for free and can be easily used for small gatherings, to seminars with hundreds of attendees. With absolutely no software to download for attendees, Dimdim gives everyone the opportunity to hold Web meetings and to customize and brand these meetings.

Not sure what PoE switch to buy with your Polycom SoundPoint IP Phones? I have created a cheat sheet that will help buyers in making this decision.

In a recent interview written by Greg Tally of VON Magazine, .e4 was featured alongside one its long time customers - Valley Design.

More on the story here..

http://vonmag.com/editorial/whatworks/grinding-out-a-phone-solution

THE NEW SMART SCALABLE, LINUX-BASED NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE (NAS)

The new smart scalable, Linux-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) come pre-configured with drives or are user configurable up to 4 terabytes. These products are designed and priced for Small Business. They are remotely manageable, rack-mountable and will enhance the value and capability of any existing network stack.

The Linksys Network Storage System gives administrators and integrators the flexibility to optimize for performance, storage and sharing needs. Linksys storage products bring robust NAS (Network Attached Storage) within reach of today’s budget-minded workgroups and small businesses. They are ideal for backing up, sharing and archiving critical information. The features of the NSS series set it apart from entry-level, desktop NAS systems. Its competitive pricing gives small businesses the opportunity to realize substantial cost savings when compared with more expensive storage systems.

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NSS4000 - 4 Bay Gigabit Network Storage System Chassis, 4 Drive Bay Gigabit Network RAID Storage System Chassis

4 Drive Bay Network Storage System Chassis Supporting RAID 0/1/1+Spare/5/5+Spare/10 and File Encryption Support

Microsoft Distributed File System Support & Network Virtualization of RAID Sets Across

Linksys Network Attached Storage Systems** (requires at least 1 NSS6000/6100)

Dual Gigabit LAN Interfaces Supporting: VLANs, QoS, Link Aggregation, & Spanning Tree

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NSS4100 - 4 Bay Gigabit Network Storage System Chassis With 1.0TB RAID

Same features as NSS4000 with drives included

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NSS6000 - 4 Bay Advanced Gigabit Network Storage System Chassis 4 Drive Bay Advanced Gigabit Network RAID Storage System Chassis

4 Drive Bay Network Storage System Chassis Supporting RAID 0/1/1+Spare/5/5+Spare/10 and File Encryption Support

Microsoft Distributed File System Support & Network Virtualization of RAID Sets Across Linksys Network Attached Storage Systems** (requires at least 1 NSS6000/6100)

Advanced Data Protection & Security Features: On Disk File Encryption (AES), VLANs, SMART Drive Support, File Journaling, Global Spares, & Snap Shot)

Dual Gigabit LAN Interfaces Supporting: VLANs, QoS, Link Aggregation, & Spanning Tree

4 Drive Bay Network Storage System Chassis Supporting RAID 0/1/1+Spare/5/5+Spare/10 and File Encryption Support

Microsoft Distributed File System Support & Network Virtualization of RAID Sets Across Linksys Network Attached Storage Systems** (requires at least 1 NSS6000/6100)

Advanced Data Protection & Security Features: On Disk File Encryption (AES), VLANs, SMART Drive Support, File Journaling, Global Spares, & Snap Shot)

Dual Gigabit LAN Interfaces Supporting: VLANs, QoS, Link Aggregation, & Spanning Tree

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NSS6100 - 4 Bay Advanced Gigabit Network Storage System Chassis With 1.0 TB RAID

Same features as NSS6000 with drives included

Fonality, the maker of the PBXtra, Asterisk based PBX announced the release of PBXtra 4.0. This new version of its award winning software now includes FindMe with Boomerang mobile integration, a feature that uses "presence" detection to find employees on their mobile devices and affords them the ability to answer the call or send it to another extension.