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Easy Guide for Setting Up VoIP At Your Organization

Tired of the traditional telephone system keeping your business from realizing its real operating potential? Then itu2019s time to make an upgrade to the more flexible, scalable, and convenient communication system, Voice over Internet Protocol, or more commonly known as VoIP. Check out the article & get more info about VoIP services.

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Easy Guide for Setting Up VoIP At Your Organization

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  1. A N E A S Y G U I D E F O R S E T T I N G U P V O I P A T Y O U R O R G A N I Z A T I O N Tiredofthetraditionaltelephonesystemkeepingyourbusinessfromrealizingitsrealoperatingpotential? Thenit’stimetomakeanupgradetothemoreflexible, scalable, andconvenientcommunicationsystem, VoiceoverInternetProtocol, ormorecommonlyknownasVoIP. Ifyou’rewonderinghowthisnew-age digitalcommunicationisgoingtostreamlineyourbusiness, thisarticlemayansweryourquestions about VoIP’sbenefits. Butifyoualreadyknowthebenefitsandwanttogetstartedstraightawaywithimplementingitforyour business, thenhereisacomprehensiveDIYVoIPsetupguidethatyoucanfollow. What Are You Going to Need? Let’sgooverthebasicrequisitesinanyVoIPimplementation: Checking the Bandwidth of the Network It’simportanttoensurethatyouhaveenoughnetworkbandwidthtosufficeforthenumberofusersthat you’retryingtogetonVoIP. EventhoughVoIPdoesn’trequireacrazyamountofnetworkbandwidth, you stillneedasufficientamounttomakesurethatthequalityoftheVoIPcallsdoesn’tsuffer. Dedicating0.1 megabitspersecondforeachVoIPlineisgenerallyagoodidea. Although, youshouldbereadytoallot additionalInternetspeedtoaccountforscenarioswherethecallsneedmoredata.

  2. Getting QOS for Your Router QualityofService, orQOS, foryourrouterisimportantinhelpingyourVoIPconnectionrunsmoothly. Sinceyou’llbeusingthesameInternetconnectionformultipleactivitiesinadditiontotheVoIPcalls, for examplebrowsingInternetanddownloadingfilesorvideos, makingsurethattheseotheractivitiesdon’t hampertheVoIPconnectionsbecomesnecessary. WiththehelpofQOS, youcanensurethatVoIPhas priorityoverotherhigh-trafficscenarios. Opting for a Low-Latency Network Lowlatencyisahighlydesirablequalityinanetworkconnection, becauseitmeanssmallerdelaysand quickerprocessing. WhenitcomestoVoIP, youwanttohaveanetworkconnectionthatofferslow latency, sothatyoucanenjoysuperiorqualityinyourVoIPcalls. If Possible, Choosing Wired Connection Whilethere’snothingwrongwithusingaWiFiconnectionforyourVoIPimplementation, dogowiththe Ethernettechnologyifyoucan. WhenVoIPisusedviaanEthernetconnection, youcanexpectmore reliabilityandspeed. Determine a Budget WhenyoumovefromtheconventionaltelephonesystemtotheVoIPsystem, oneofthefirstthingsthat willtakeyoubysurpriseisthesheercostsavingsthatyou’llbegettingwiththeVoIP. Incelebratingthese costsavings, don’tforgetthatyoustilldoneedabudgettogovernyourVoIPsystem. Fromthenumberof usersyouwantonVoIPtowhatVoIPfeaturesyourequire, everythingwillcounttowardsdecidingthefinal budget. Get All the Necessary Hardware Now’sthetimeforyoutoacquirealltherequisiteVoIPhardware. Althoughyoudon’tnecessarilyneedthe VoIPphonesforusingthebasicVoIPservicesandfeatures, thosecanbeusedwithyourregularanalog phonestoo, buyingtheVoIPphonesallowsyoutoleveragetheadditionalexcitingservicesandfeatures associatedwithVoIP. IfyoudodecidetopurchasetheVoIPphones, thinkabouthowmanyoftheseyou’re goingtoneedandwithwhatfeatures. Youdon’thavetobuythesameVoIPphoneforalltypesofusers. SomeusersmayneedanadvancedVoIPphonethatispackedwithmultiplefeatures, whileforother usersabasicVoIPphonewithonlylimitedfeaturesmaybeenough. Educate All Your Staff About Using VoIP EventhoughusingVoIPisquitesimple, youstillneedtoprovideabasic, introductorytrainingtoyourstaff onhowtousethisnewcallingsystem. Thiswillmaketheswitcheasyonthem, andtheywon’thaveto strugglewithquestionslikehowtotransferacallorhowtolistentoavoicemail. Oneortwotraining sessionsshouldbeenoughforyoutohelpyourstaffgetacquaintedwithsimpletocomplexfeaturesof theVoIPsystem. Ifyoucandevelopadocumentationdetailingallthefeatures, thatwouldbefurthermore helpful. Do Test the System Before Going Live PriortogoinglivewithyournewVoIPsystem, youwanttotestthesystemtoseeifit’sfunctioning properly. So, placeafewtestVoIPcallstoassessthequalityofthecalls. Youwanttoplacethecallsfor testingatdifferenttimesoftheday, whentheInternetusevariesfromlowtohigh, toensurethatthe systemworksproperlyatanygiventimeregardlessofthenetworktraffic. Testingthesystembeforegoing livewillbringanyissuesorchallengestoyourattention, sothatyoucanresolvethemquickly. Source:https://www.ctgmanagedit.com/an-easy-guide-for-setting-up-voip/

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