e f ce a ter ate in com ination wit f ce a ter oftware ort t e er ice faan oicemail. t al o o erate a a tan alone en ance me ia atewa for nc an c an e. t tan in ef cienc i ac ie e w en com inin all f nction a all of t e o eratin e i ment ar ware connection can be shared for all communications. ustomi ed ariants are a ailable s eci call for o eration as a media atewa and onl after license e tension can these be used for f ce aster software control. or o eration there is a choice between basic rate interface or rimar rate interface connections. s of chan e er er icrosoft has com letel outsourced fax communications to third-party software suppliers. f ce aster ate is the only ateway to feature an inte rated solution fax reception is possible without any separate software ecei ed fax documents are forwarded directly to the user's mailbox without translation to.. icenses a ailable for f ce aster ate pro ide up rades to the type and number of interfaces and functions. Currently the followin function up rades are a ailable for details see the separate data sheet: lines - up rade to concurrent lines bac -tobac user a ent f ce aster ync up rade x per f ce aster ate additional indows software connects ia the icrosoft ni ed Communications ana ed C f ce aster irectory er ice routin -table analysis up rade x per f ce aster ate additional indows software ni ed essa in up rade for f ce aster ate C line dependent ince the f ce aster ate C and f ce aster were desi ned as media ateways they need this license extension ines to control the f ce aster software. * he interfaces a ailable in each case are described in the applicable product description. ni ed messa in controller for f ce aster software for xchan e er er omino er er etc. upports fax oicemail Certi ed media ateway for icrosoft ync icrosoft C and icrosoft xchan e ni ed essa in in parallel operation with icrosoft ync icrosoft C and icrosoft xchan e and uni ed messa in controller function for f ce aster possible ax reception in xchan e without additional software Variants or s or channels or interfaces or channels to passi e C e board to f ce aster ate C x x acti e C e board Appliances x x x f ce aster A oftware A x x x f ce aster A ardware A
Product tem number Interfaces Physically available Licensed Upgradeable to Notes f ce aster ate x I channels x I channels to x I to IP channels Stainless steel box with rmware f ce aster ate x I channels x I channels to SIP channels Stainless steel box with rmware number of channels available with one P I depends on the protocol channels channels f ce aster ate x P I channels x P I channels x P I to SIP channels server with rmware software AI f ce aster ate x P I channels x P I channels to SIP channels server with rmware software AI Passive PCIe board as basis- a f ce ate passive low pro le PCIe oard x P I channels None to x P I SIP channels Analog board PCle board re uires Linuxbased rmware on the underlying system f ce aster ate UC x P I channels None to x P I to SIP channels Analog board PCIe board as basis server U with rmware passive PCIe board software RAID f ce aster ate active PCIe board x RI channels x PRI channels None to x PRI x RI SIP channels Analog board Active PCIe board with embedded system f ce aster S A x RI channels x PRI channels x S channels None to x PRI x RI SIP channels x S ower with indows Server R active PCIe boards Software RAID f ce aster S A x RI channels x PRI channels x S channels None to x PRI x RI SIP channels x S server U with indows Server R active PCIe boards redundant power supply unit hardware RAID * Please contact Ferrari electronic AG to determine the maximum number of SIP channels possible.» Upgrading to analog interfaces re uires an additional PCIe board. his board is already included with the two appliances f- ce aster S A. Contact Ferrari electronic AG Ruhlsdorfer Straße 138 14513 Teltow, Germany Sales +49 (3328) 455 991 Fax: +49 (3328) 455 960 info@ferrari-electronic.de
Since launching Lync Server icrosoft has for the rst time supported telephony even if the IP connection to the data center should fail with the Survivable ranch Appliance (S A. he Of ce aster S A is based on a high-quality P server running indows Server R with the icrosoft S A components (including the registrar and the mediation server. he necessary software components are preinstalled and can be activated by the local administrator with a simple eb-based con guration interface. A separate PCIe board contains the complete media gateway with various ISDN interfaces four basic rate interfaces ( RI supporting channels and primary rate interfaces (PRI supporting ( or 4 ( channels. 4 analog FXS ports are available with an additional lowpro le PCIe board. If operations require even more connections additional SIP A As can be employed. he gateway board is recogni ed by the server as a network adapter. All gateway functions are fully independent of the main CPU so it is feasible to operate with different brands of server machines. ased on a professional P server running indows Server R and the Lync Server S A components Integrated PCIe gateway recognized by the host system as a network adapter no special drivers necessary 6 digital interfaces: 4 RI and PRI ( with exible licensing according to requirements 4 analog ports on a separate board (licensing optional eb-based con guration wizard provides easy guidance through the initial setup est tool for the PS N connection Diagnosis monitoring logging (SN P SCO For icrosoft xchange Uni ed essaging Direct connection to xchange for receiving faxes (certi ed by icrosoft he Of ce aster Suite Uni ed essaging solution can be installed as an option
ower with optional Rack ount kit for installation in a server rack Gigabit Ethernet Integrated PCIe gateway recognized by network drivers thus requiring no additional drivers PCIe board contains the entire gateway no load is placed on the main CPU by additional software components 6 digital interfaces: 4 x RI and x PRI ( E with exible licensing 4 analog ports on a separate low-pro le board connection to the main gateway board via a D interface indows Server R pre-installed icrosoft Lync Server Survivable ranch Appliance components (registrar proxy routing mediation server eb-based con guration and user interface VoIP media gateway certi ed for icrosoft Lync Server and icrosoft OCS (including R LS SR P SIP over CP Fax reception via. and. (certi ed fax solution for icrosoft Exchange PRI protocols (basic call : all. variants (E SI Euro ISDN NI- NE ESS D S SIG ext messaging (S S based on E SI ES Industrial grade Server running Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft SBA software 4 analog Ports (FXS) on separate low profile PCIe card controlled by main Gateway board Main gateway module: 4 BRI (8 lines) 2 T1/E1 PRI (max. 48/60 lines) Variable licensing of interfaces UID Of ce aster Gate active PCIe board ( 4 Certi ed gateway suitable for icrosoft Lync icrosoft OCS R Permits operation of the following interfaces (additional licenses required : 4 x RI x PRI full length full height S A Of ce ( 4 S A Of ce ( 4 Optionally usable as S A for icrosoft Lync x PRI 4 x RI 4 x FXS Software RAID Optionally usable as S A for icrosoft Lync x PRI 4 x RI 4 x FXS ardware RAID redundant power supply units Contact Ferrari electronic AG Ruhlsdorfer Straße 138 14513 Teltow, Germany Sales +49 (3328) 455 991 Fax: +49 (3328) 455 960 info@ferrari-electronic.de
Of ce aster Gate UC can be combined with the Of ce- aster Suite for faxes S S and voicemail.» Upgrading the Of ce aster Gate to include uni ed messaging functions requires licenses on a per line basis and a communication partner in the form of the Of ce aster Suite and the correspondingly licensed lines. Calls between SIP and ISDN are passed through as a default function of the media gateway however calls between two SIP subscribers require an internal loopback. his loopback is referred to as a back-to-back user agent ( UA and is the basis for connecting external SIP devices to the icrosoft Lync server.» SIP SIP is licensed according to the number of concurrent channels employed. A call from a Lync subscriber to a SIP subscriber not connected via Lync takes up one channel.
Very few enterprises have a homogeneous I and telecommunications infrastructure. hen operating Of ce- aster Gate as a media gateway for icrosoft Lync it is often the case that a portion of users are served by a conventional PBX system and others by a Lync server. For these scenarios Ferrari electronic offers a tool that automatically maintains a list of all Lync users along with their communications data. he tool is implemented as a service on a server in the corresponding domain and keeps Of ce aster Gate supplied with a current list of users. his list is either compiled from queries on AD or imported from nearly any le. he synchronization interval for this service is con gurable. Once this list is entered into the routing table of the Of ce aster Gate changes to user settings no longer have to be entered into the gateway. his additional tool makes Of ce aster Gate the ideal choice between the exchange line and the PBX/Lync server.» Licensing depends on the number of Of ce aster Gates employed. icrosoft Lync communicates exclusively via the SIP protocol and has outsourced all other technologies to the gateway manufacturers. Additional software is required to fully integrate external devices into Lync. ith Of ce aster SIP Lync Ferrari electronic offers a software solution that ensures that subscribers can see no difference to true Lync endpoints. he phones ring at the same time as the other instances where the user is registered and presence information is updated to re ect the endpoint status. Of ce aster SIP Lync is described in detail on a separate data sheet. he decision to completely replaced a telephone PBX system by icrosoft Lync can produce some surprises like ust how essential some analog functions really are. A typical example is a door intercom which is usually connected via telephony. Of ce aster Gate transfers the call from the video door intercom to the Lync server and displays it in the receptionist's Lync client. Of ce aster EntryControl simultaneously shows the video signal on the workstation screen. A click on the door-opener button grants access and terminates the connection.» EntryControl is licensed per intercom system Contact Ferrari electronic AG Ruhlsdorfer Straße 138 14513 Teltow, Germany Sales +49 (3328) 455 991 Fax: +49 (3328) 455 960 info@ferrari-electronic.de
For the integration of third-party phone endpoints icrosoft Lync has the concept of Analog Devices which in turn are associated with a certi ed media gateway which manages the devices. hese endpoints are functional but very limited because among other things they cannot serve as an additional instance for a Lync user and there is no presence information. ith Of ce aster SIP Lync Ferrari electronic offers a software solution to make it possible to use third-party phone devices as full- edged Lync devices. Above all the frequently requested integration of DEC infrastructure can be implemented with software of this type. For participants there is no apparent difference to true Lync endpoints. he phones ring at the same time as the other instances where the user is registered and presence information is updated to re ect the endpoint status.» DEC infrastructure as an example of an Of ce aster SIP Lync application
From a technical standpoint it is a trusted application that simultaneously logs on to a front-end server as a phone instance for selected users and thereby handles all calls for this user. Conversely the software can also initiate phone calls for which all Lync user settings (policies dial plan etc. apply. SIP Lync also allows non-system phones to be connected to the monitoring server for analysis of the Call Detail Records (CDR. Of ce aster Gate translates between icrosoft SIP echnologies and third-party endpoints. he latter register themselves on the gateway (whereby the registration or deregistration over SIP Lync is included in the overall user presence. It is also possible to connect conventional telecommunications systems using a cross connection which in turn control phones. Of ce aster SIP Lync is a software component that is installed on a indows Server. he application can be installed as a service or run as a console program (particularly for test purposes. In both cases starting and stopping it is done using the con guration software. he con guration of SIP Lync is remarkably easy and is automated or supported by a wizard. Provisioning is done here (nothing needs to be prepared in the topology nor on the Lync Server as well as the certi cate request and assignment. SIP Lync requires user data to operate. A exible wizard allows you to import data from external les or directly from Active Directory. Subsequent modi cations are always possible.» Of ce aster SIP Lync licenses are user-dependent and require the SIP SIP Lines upgrade ( 6» All phones that are connected to the phone system in this way can have a presence in Lync Contact Ferrari electronic AG Ruhlsdorfer Straße 138 14513 Teltow, Germany Sales +49 (3328) 455 991 Fax: +49 (3328) 455 960 info@ferrari-electronic.de
Supports Video Door Phones together with Microsoft Lync The decision to migrate from a legacy PBX to Microsoft Lync may produce surprises, like just how essential some analog or other special devices still are. A typical example are door intercoms. Conventional systems are based on a telephony connection. Increasingly companies also require to include a video image of the visitors for security reasons. They want to know who is on their doorstep before they open up, and preferably even before answering the call. hen a visitor rings the doorbell, the Microsoft-quali ed media gateway Of cemaster Gate forwards the call to the Lync Server, which in turn rings the receptionist s Lync client. Of cemaster EntryControl displays a video window on the screen at the same time. The receptionist can speak with the visitor, and a click on the door-opener button grants access and terminates the connection.» Visitors waiting at the door are shown in a separate video window. www.ferrari-electronic.de
The solution includes an administrative tool which creates and maintains a special group in Active Directory (default name Doorphones ). For each licensed Video Door Phone also a Lync Analog Device is created which represents the door phone. The associated contact object is added to the AD group via the administration tool. In addition for each device all details like IP address of video, type of phone and credentials to pull the video stream are con gured there. Also the necessary control code to activate the door opener and further details can be con gured. From a technical point of view the audio and video paths are handled separately. The Door Phone initiates a phone call to the Of cemaster Gateway which translates it to an incoming call to Lync from a known Lync Analog Device. The connection to the gateway can be made through SIP or analog ports, depending on the type of device. Lync will direct the call to the con gured or dialed destination which may be a single user or even a Response Group. The clients handle this like any other phone call. All participating clients also are running Of cemaster EntryControl software which monitors incoming calls in the background and knows about all members of the Doorphones group in AD. As soon as an inbound call from one of these devices is seen, a separate video window appears and the video stream is pulled from the door phone and shown there. Thus it is possible to see who is at the door even before that call is answered. The video window also contains buttons to answer the call and/or to open the door and end the call. Devices typically contain both a telephony part and a camera. It is also possible to combine a voice only device with a separate video camera from a different vendor. Of cemaster EntryControl is tested with devices from leading manufacturers, e.g.: 2N Mobotix Axis Grandstream Siedle (analog via Grandstream onverter) TCS most other devices using M PEG streaming more devices will be added» Con guring a Video Door Phone» Awarded by readers of German Funkschau Magazine Contact Ferrari electronic AG Ruhlsdorfer Straße 138 14513 Teltow Germany Sales: +49 (3328) 455 991 Fax: +49 (3328) 455 960 info@ferrari-electronic.de www.ferrari-electronic.de