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Sangoma Phone Firmware

This firmware version fixes a problem with the S400 and low audio level when making calls. 

2.0.4.57

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Conference Phone Handsets Products

CP920 Conference Phone

Yealink designs its audio conferencing solutions to suit a range of different meeting environments. The CP960 and the CP920 address today’s audio conferencing challenges and unify a clear-and-easy conferencing communication experience for both in-room and remote participants. The CP960 targets mid-to-large-sized meetings while the CP920 covers small-to-mid-sized meetings.

Enterprise-grade and performance-oriented, Yealink conference phones deliver best-in-class HD audio quality for everyone in a meeting to keep pace with the team’s collaboration and contribute inspired work.

Featuring 20-foot 360-degree dead-zone-free voice pickup, the coverage area of the CP920 adapts to multiple room environments and provides a full sound experience.

Yealink’s Noise Proof Technology frees business voice collaboration from annoying noise and optimizes conference efficiency by minimizing distractions. The Yealink Noise Proof technology includes two interrelated functions:
· During a conference, Noise Proof reduces constant background noise from sources such as typing, air conditioners, etc.; and
· When a person is not speaking, Noise Proof automatically mutes the mic(s) until the sound of a human voice is detected.

Stylish and professional, Yealink conference phones adopt a Y-shaped metallic sliver body design. For users who prefer a traditional key system, the CP920 offers a familiar touchable keypad for less stress and more comfort.
One-touch quick meeting starts and no interruption to the ongoing conversation make the CP920 incredibly user-friendly. 

The CP960 and CP920 enable the Hybrid UC Meeting for extraordinary convenience. With Bluetooth and USB connectivity, you can easily pair the conference phone with a PC or mobile phone. Join or create a conference by simply merging the calls.

Price includes UK PSU £350.00 

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Conference Phone Handsets Products

CP960 Conference Phone

The Yealink CP960 is an enterprise-grade conference phone for mid-and-large-sized meeting rooms. With the outstanding speakerphone elements, the CP960 sets new standards for sound quality and immerses conference participants in every discussion. Marrying a wide range and dead-zone-free voice pickup with Yealink’s Noise Proof technology, the CP960 is the perfect match for day-to-day business conference conversations.

The Yealink CP960 conference phone harness advanced acoustic technologies to make every audio conference experience amazingly clear and inspiring.
In combination with Yealink’s sophisticated HD voice technology, the Yealink CP960 immerses every conference participant in extraordinarily clear and balanced sound quality.
The performance-oriented phone faithfully reproduces voices for day-to-day business conferences.

● Featuring 20-foot 360-degree dead-zone-free voice pickup, the Yealink CP960 conference phone provides a full sound experience to both medium and large audio conferencing environments.

● A pair of Yealink wireless microphones utilizing Yealink’s DECT technology can increase voice pickup distance to 60 feet, allowing every meeting participant to be involved and clearly heard while optimizing mobility within the local meeting environment.

Yealink Noise Proof Technology is our noise reduction technology that frees business conversations from annoying noise to optimize conference efficiency and to minimize distractions.The Yealink Noise Proof technology includes two interrelated functions:

● During a conference, Noise Proof reduces constant background noise from sources such as typing, air conditioners, etc.;

● When a person is not speaking, Noise Proof automatically mutes the microphone(s) until the sound of a human voice is detected.

● The CP960 creates a virtual meeting room user interface — the Yealink Pentagon Meeting Room — that mimics the sense of physical conferencing that demanding professionals expect.

● Offering up to five-party conferencing, the phone allows meeting organizers to create a meeting simply by sending invitations at a single touch to selected participants. Organizers can seamlessly invite or join participants without pausing or interrupting the ongoing conversation.

● Say goodbye to “who is speaking” — the Yealink Active Speaker automatically displays the current speaker’s info on the screen.

The CP960 expertly enables the Hybrid UC Meeting with extraordinary clarity and convenience.
When using a soft phone on your PC (e.g., Skype for Business) or a mobile phone, you can route the call to the CP960 via the USB port or Bluetooth pairing to join the conference.
You can also route the call to the CP960 and then invite other parties to make a conference call.
With the CP960, boosting audio conferencing productivity has never been easier.

Price including 2 Wireless Microphones £650 + Vat

Price excluding 2 Wireless Microphones £530 + Vat

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Handsets Special Offers

Gigaset Pro R650H

When working outdoors or in dusty, wet and other harsh locations, the R650H is a perfect companion with its certified IP65 and shock resistant rubber housing making it the ideal tool for all day business use. 


  • Seamless compatibility with Gigaset pro N720 IP Multicell and N510 IP Singlecell systems.
  • Thick rubber keys for use while wearing gloves with illuminated alert and keypad for low light situations.
  • HD Audio supporting HDSP™/CAT-IQ 2.0. Hands free talking with excellent audio quality. 

Bundle Prices available with N510 Bases.

We can supply supply the handsets configured and ready to use, Please enquire.

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IPPBXs Sangoma

PBXact

The PBXact Business phone system is a fully-featured IP-PBX designed with unified communication features for organizations needing mobility, productivity and collaboration capabilities. The PBXact business phone system comes with an extensive set of built-in Unified Communications features:

  • “Phone Apps”- Advanced productivity features controlled by the IP-Phone’s display
  • UCP web-based Dashboard allowing end-users to control phone settings, voicemail, conference rooms and more…
  • Zulu UC Desktop and Soft-phone Integration for mobility and productivity.
  • CRM Integration for screenpop and click to call
  • End-Point-Manager to auto-provisioning Sangoma IP-Phones and manage each user’s programmable buttons and features
  • Built-in VPN to guarantee security for your remote workers connecting to the corporate PBX

PBXact Feature Support Included in All Systems


Business Features

  • Flexible Time-Based Call Routing
  • Built-In Conference Bridge
  • Fax to E-mail
  • Hunt/Ring Groups
  • Music on Hold
  • Voicemail Blasting
  • Find Me / Follow Me Calling
  • Personal IVRs
  • Wake Up Calls
  • Support for Video Calling
  • Secure Communications (SRTP/TLS)
  • Announcements
  • Text to Speech
  • Calling Queues (ACD)
  • Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

Calling Features

  • Zulu UC Desktop Application – Outlook, Browser and Softphone Integration
  • Three-Way Calling Support
  • Voicemail
  • Voicemail to E-mail
  • Caller ID Support
  • Call Transfer
  • Call Recording
  • Do Not Disturb
  • Call Waiting
  • Call History / Call Detail Records
  • Call Event Logging
  • Speed Dials
  • Caller Blacklisting
  • Call Screening

Telephony Support

  • Open Standards Support for Multiple Protocols
  • SIP, IAX2
  • PRI, T1, E1, J1, R2, POTS/Analog, ISDN, GSM (Excludes PBXact 10)
  • WebRTC
  • Softphone Support
  • Specialty Device Support
  • Door Phones
  • Overhead Paging
  • Strobe Alerts
  • Paging Gateways
  • Voice Gateways
  • Failover Devices
  • Desktop/Mobile Phone Support

Administration

  • Upgrade System with Granular Control
  • Bulk Import Utilities (Trunks, Extensions, Users, DIDs)
  • Localization in both GUI and Sound Files for Multiple Languages
  • Backup and Restore Utilities
  • Custom Destination Administration
  • Web-based Config File Management When Needed
  • System Recording Management
  • GUI Controls for DNS, Network Settings, and More!

User Control Panel

  • Responsive GUI (Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile Device)
  • WebRTC Softphone
  • Call History (Details and Recording Playback / Download)
  • Contact Management
  • Presence Management
  • Conference Room Management
  • Settings Management
    • Find Me / Follow Me
    • Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Do Not Disturb
    • Call Confirmation
  • Voicemail
    • Visual Voicemail – Playback and Management
    • Notification Options
    • Greetings Management

Add-ons

The Base Platform includes a base of system enhanced features (see chart below)

 Included in BaseAdditional Add-Ons
PBXact Enhanced Featuresx 
  Call Recording Reportsx 
  Class of Servicex 
  Conference Prox 
  Extension Routingx 
  Fax Prox 
  Park Prox 
  Page Prox 
  SysAdmin Prox 
  Voicemail Notifyx 
  Voicemail Reportsx 
  XMPP Prox 
  Phone Apps for Sangoma Phonesx 
connect mobile and deskx 
 EndPoint Manager x
High Availability x
Sangoma Property Manager x
Call Center Features  
Appointment Reminder  Outbound Calling Campaign  CallerID Management  Outbound Call Limiting  PinSet Pro  Queue Pro  Queue Reporting  Web CallBack x

Additional functionality can be added as needed:

  • High Availability (License Required per PBX Node, Excludes PBXact 40 & 60)
  • Call/Contact Center Features (Enhanced Call Center Functionality)
  • Operator Panel / Wall Boards
  • Third Party Phone Support (for Non-Sangoma IP Phones)

Download Brochure here 

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Gigaset Handsets Products Special Offers

Gigaset Maxwell C DECT Desk Phone

 

In an office dominated by wired desk phones, the Maxwell C is one of a kind. This is Gigaset’s most advanced professional cordless phone in a Maxwell housing.

The wireless office of today has shed the need for physical network connections. Our computers and office phones are all cordless – and the Gigaset Maxwell C leaves you with supreme flexibility from the desk.

All devices can now be connected to DECT single N510 or Multicell system from Gigaset. This brings the ideal IP phone solution with extraordinary HD-audio, crystal clear TFT-display delivering an intuitive business companion to the front of the wireless office.

The Maxwell C’s stylish design and flexible mounting options make it the perfect phone for anything from the office to the home; the hospitality environment to the warehouse and the garage.

Ready for use with all Gigaset’s professional base stations including Multicell systems to deliver complete coverage from any desk, meeting-room or office environment.

Email or Call for current pricing and qty discounts

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Knowledge Base

Connecting to Serial console ports with Macs

Many devices and servers still require connection to them with console cables. Sangoma IPPBX and SBCs for example.
I will cover here how to connect to then with a Mac as they do not have a serial port.

First you will need a USB serial console cable. These can be purchased cheaply from Amazon or ebay.
For example the “KUMEED FTDI RS232 USB to RJ45 Serial for Cisco Console Rollover Cable for Cisco Routers” costs £10.99 inc delivery and works with Windows and Macs

To connect to a console port you need a few bits of information, The port speed, in the case of Sangoma SBCs the is 115200. also you need the device address.

To get teh device address open a terminal window and type:

ls /dev/*usb*

you will be returned something like:

/dev/cu.usbserial-DN01YED6 /dev/tty.usbserial-DN01YED6

so now to connect to the console port you need to enter:

screen /dev/tty.usbserial-DN01YED6  115200

you should now be connected, and can interact as if on a ssh session.

to disconnect is not as simple as just closing the terminal window, as a screen session will still be running. to exit a screen session enter the following key combination.

ctrl a \ 

If you do close a terminal you can see if any sessions are active by opening a new terminal and entering:

screen -list

Something like below will be returned if a session is active.

There is a screen on:

5177.ttys000.Ians-MacBook-2 (Detached)

1 Socket in /var/folders/bl/7k0f_2695njbsqwx762kr_380000gn/T/.screen.

to reconnect type

screen -r

and you should reconnect.

then exit as normal with ctrl a \

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Products Sangoma Software

Zulu UC – The Ultimate Desktop and Softphone integration for your Business

Zulu UC Desktop and softphone integration unifies the most popular business communication tools & applications enhancing user productivity and mobility. Designed specifically for FreePBX and PBXact phone systems, Zulu enables features such as:

  • Zulu Softphone enabling users to make/receive phone calls from their desktop or mobile stations, including Chat for team collaboration.
  • Faxing directly from the Zulu widget & softphone.
  • Click-to-call to make calls directly from your web browser and /or email client.
  • Call Pop for CRM and help desk integration.

Get Your Free Zulu 2 User FreePBX License, FreePBX Zulu UC 2 User Package is Free of Charge. Each User Package comes with 2 users good for 12 months.

Features


Click to Call

With Click-to-Call integration, users can instantly call any phone number that is seen on their web browser or MS Outlook client which a click!. Simply click on the phone number and Zulu will initiate an outbound call via the softphone client or your desk phone, whichever is with you at the time. Great for mobile users who come and go from their workstation.

Click-to-Call also recognizes extensions and phone number prefixes, so you never have to worry about having to modify the phone number or extension you wish to click to dial.

Call Pop

Ideal for CRM and Help Desk Integration, Call Pop will automatically open your desktop web browser on an inbound call with all the information of the caller. This feature helps users expedite phone calls and provide the caller with the best customer service experience.

* For additional CRM integration check out our CRM Link Module

Presence

Improve communication between staff members by allowing them to see each other’s presence via the Zulu Softphone. This feature can save your employees time by reaching out to members who they know are available to take their request.

Users can set their presence using a variety of pre-set statuses or create their own. And because Presence is server side, a user’s presence will be updated across all communication endpoints automatically too.

Zulu Softphone

At the Center of the Zulu is the all new softphone enabling users to take their office with them and never miss a call.

  • Make and receive phone calls using Desktop
  • Send and receive FAX*
  • Control Presence status which will update your status on all your devices
  • Flexible Calling Options- generate a phone call from either the client on your desktop or your desk phone. Great for mobile users who come and go from their workstation.

Faxing requires the Fax Pro Module

Chat

The Zulu UC Softphone features integrated Chat functionality so that staff members can communicate with each other more effectively. Features like 1-to-1 messaging, group chat, file transfer and auto-archiving will improve employee collaboration and improve business results. Finally, one tool to do it all!

*Compatibility
Operating System: Zulu UC is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating Systems. Browsers: Click-to-call and Screen POP work with Firefox and Chrome (Safari coming soon).

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Asterisk Support Blog Design FreePBX Knowledge Base Software

G.729 Goes Royalty Free

G.729 – IMPORTANT INFORMATION

As of January 1, 2017 the patent terms of most Licensed Patents under the G.729 Consortium have expired.

With regard to the unexpired Licensed Copyrights and Licensed Patents of the G.729 Consortium Patent License Agreement, the Licensors of the G.729 Consortium, namely Orange SA, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and Université de Sherbrooke (“Licensors”) have agreed to license the same under the existing terms on a royalty-free basis starting January 1, 2017.

For current Licensees of the G.729 Consortium Patent License Agreement, no reports and no payments will be due for Licensed Products Sold or otherwise distributed as of January 1, 2017.

For other companies selling G.729 compliant products and that are not current Licensees of the G.729 Consortium, there is no need to execute a G.729 Consortium Patent License Agreement since Licensors have agreed to license the unexpired Licensed Copyrights and Licensed Patents of the G.729 Consortium Patent License Agreement under the existing terms on a royalty-free basis starting January 1, 2017.

As soon as we hear how this is going to affect Digium Asterisk we will update here.

 

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Blog Design FreePBX Knowledge Base

Voice recognition and Asterisk.

This is primarily about Googles new Cloud Speech API and Asterisk recordings.

Having worked on many Voice rec systems including Mitels attendant system, Oranges Wildfire virtual assistance and Lumenvox’s add on for Digium’s Asterisk system one thing none could do was transcribe speech such as voicemails and this is what people want. There was a startup in the UK called Spinvox  but as anyone knows this wasn’t all it seems and when I questioned them while working on a project they clammed up and withdrew our testing account and the rest is history as they say.

So now we are many years on and Google have their second API for this service. The first API was a little flaky to say the least and came up with some amusing translations. The cloud version is much better and does a good job with most voice and also can be localised.

So what have we done. Well we have mixed together some existing code we use and created a “mini voicemail” that records your message converts it to text saves it as a voicemail and emails the resultant Text and recording to you.  In the process we did find a few “gotchas” with the API for example a pause of more than a couple of seconds will result in the translation stopping there, also a big one is that the translation takes as long as the recording is, and the API has a 60 second limit. Both of these can be overcome by limiting the record time in Asterisk to 60 seconds and using sox to remove silence of more than a second.

exten => s,n,Record(catline/${UNIQUEID}.wav,3,60,kaq)
/usr/bin/sox /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/catline/${origdir}.wav ${PATH}${origmailbox}/INBOX/${FILENAME}.flac  lowpass -2 2500 silence -l 1 0.1 1% -1 0.8 1% 

As you can see from these snippits of code above we have used variables where possible to that it can be incorporated easily with existing asterisk systems using GUIs such as Freepbx, We use the voicemail greetings that the user recorded and also use the email address thats linked with their mailbox for simplicity of management.

Now having Voicemails as text is nice but where it comes into its own is with structured mailboxes or simply put questionnaires where the caller is asked a number of predefined questions and these are recorded as one single voicemail. We already do this for some customers but they still have to have some one transcribe teh voicemail to text to input it. The quality of the Google translation means that soon they will be able to just copy the text over. Other applications are only limited by your imagination, Such as automated voice menus for Takeaways or Taxi firms.

To be Continued…HERE