I have a Mitel VOIP system here and we run most of our computers run through the Phones. The only exception for our CAD stations since we had the network infrastructure in place and wanted Gig to the CAD stations we plugged them in direct. It just worked out for us since we had the ports available. If you need Gig connections to computers you can go with a module upgrade on the phones so they can pass the bandwidth through. Most of our setup is also PoE (with a few exceptions). Just to echo what everyone else is saying, managed switches with VLANs are a must.
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Folks, > > We are planning to retire our current phone system and move to a Mitel VOIP > system. Not having implemented VOIP before, I have some questions for those > of you that have: > > - our vendor claims our current data network can easily handle VOIP traffic > since it's a small amount of traffic (don't know exact amount yet, still > awaiting vendor response). As such, they tell it is possible to use our > current network to accommodate voice and data. I'm not sure if I"m > comfortable with this. I was thinking of a more segregated approach: > different network and voice and data never intersect. > - our vendor claims we can use the existing data jack for the phones, and > plug the desktop PCs/laptops into the phone as a sort of switch. I'm > thinking this would add another level of complexity: phone is broke and by > the way you can't get on the network now. > - the reason the vendor suggests the above is that the current voice drops > (cat5) terminate to phone patch panels (in most cases). Those cables would > need to be cut and re-terminated to switches. > > So I have some concerns about our vendor claims. The dollar figure they > propose does not include network changes, new switches, etc. Looking at the > cost proposal, I am thinking there are quite a few hardware and man-hours > costs missing. > > What do you folks do for VOIP? > > Thanks, > Tom > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- Thank you, Mike Sullivan ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
