IP Office Introduction

The IP500 and IP500 V2 are stackable (2U) units with an optional 19" rack mounting kit, or optional wall mounting kit for smaller configurations.

The IP Office 500 V2 officially replaced the IP Office 500 V1 in January, 2012. The systems are nearly identical, but the V2 provides support for Combo cards, and uses an SD card for licenses and voicemail instead of a smart card. The IP Office 500 V2 can support up to:

• 384 analog, digital, and IP telephones
• 204 Analog and 125 H.323/SIP trunks
• 8 T1/PRI/E1 connections (192 T1/PRI or 240 E1 channels)
• 12 expansion modules

Front

▶ 4 slots to house a mixture of extension and VCM cards:

• Digital Station 8 card
• Phone 2 and Phone 8 cards
• VCM-32 and VCM-64 cards
• 4-Port Expansion card
• Combo Card with 10 VCM channels, 4 analog trunks, 6 Digital Station (DS) and 2 Phone ports. (IP500 V2 only)
• Combo Card with 10 VCM channels, 2 BRI trunk interfaces (4 channels), 6 Digital Station (DS) and 2 Phone ports. (IP500 V2 only)

▶ Optional trunk daughter card support:

• Analog Trunk Module 4 card
• BRI-4 and BRI-8 cards (2 x 2B+D and 4 x 2B+D channels respectively)
• Single and Dual Universal PRI cards
• Support for IP400 trunk and VCM cards using a Legacy Card Carrier

VCM Cards provide Voice Compression Resources, and are required when the system is equipped with IP Phones, VoIP or SIP trunks, to provide compression between TDM and IP.

Rear

• IP 500: Slot for smart card Feature Key - required for system operation as well as licensing of optional features.
• IP 500: Slot for Compact Flash card - used for embedded messaging as part of Essential Edition.

• IP500 V2: 2 Slots for SD cards (System and optional) - System SD card is required for system operation as well as licensing of optional features and storage for embedded voicemail in Essential Edition.

• 9-pin DTE Port for maintenance.

• Support for up to 12 IP Office Expansion Modules (requires upgrade to Professional Edition):
  • Phone modules (16, 30)
  • Digital Station modules (16, 30)
  • Analog Trunk Module 16
  • BRI So8 module
  • IP400 expansion modules (not WAN3 10/100 or Network Alchemy modules)

• External O/P socket supporting two relay on/off switch ports, e.g. for door entry systems.
• Audio input port for external music on hold source.
• Two 10/100 switched Ethernet ports (Layer 3): LAN1 and LAN2 (WAN).
• Ground point. All IP Office control units and external expansion modules must be connected to a functional ground.

Front View:

• 4 slots to house extension cards.

V1 Rear View:

• Smart Card Feature Key, plus Compact Flash for embedded voicemail.

V2 Rear View:

• System SD card for software and licensing, plus Optional SD slot.