Introducing The ShoreTel Mobility Router
ShoreTel’s Mobility Router solution is one of the most exciting aspects of Unified Communications today. This innovative technology allows an organization to integrate wireless, cellular, pure IP phone networks, and unique location technology to extend voice to mobile devices and smart phones.
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The mobility router enables a cell phone to send and receive telephone calls by automatically selecting the best path (wifi or cellular). As a user moves from the office, to the road, to the home network, the mobility router and the RoamAnywhere client is able to switch from one network path to another. This is able to happen in the background, while the end use is completely unaware. This solution is able to dramatically cut down on bills from cell phone providers for both air time and long distance.
How ShoreTel Mobility Works – Video Demonstration
Why ShoreTel Mobility Router Solution?
1. Simple to use
2. Supports all PBX’s
3. Easy to install
4. Easy administration
The ShoreTel Mobility solution comes in three sizes to meet the needs of any organization or business. It works with ShoreTel IP PBX unified communication systems as well as any other platform.
The ShoreTel Mobility Router is available in three options:
- ShoreTel Mobility Router 2000 supports 10 to 100 users and is available with Secure Remote Voice and Secure Instant Communications options.
- ShoreTel Mobility Router 4000 supports 10 to 1,000 users and is available with Secure Remote Voice, Secure Instant Communications and High-Availability options.
- ShoreTel Mobility Router 6000 supports 10 to 5,000 users and is available with Secure Remote Voice, Secure Instant Communications, High-Availability, Hardware Encryption/Decryption, and Hardware VoIP Acceleration options.
- Supports a wide range of single- and dual-mode (Wi-Fi and cellular) mobile handsets, including BlackBerry, iPhone, and Nokia.
This system allows a user to extend the use of their IP phone to the mobile device, regardless of where he or she finds themselves. As soon as the mobile phone is able to get wifi internet access (from home, the office or a public wifi hotspot), the mobility router is able to switch from cellular phone airtime to VOIP functionality. No other device available on the market today is able to achieve this with the same simplicity and cost effectiveness.
What Vendors Does The ShoreTel Mobility Router Support?
Not only will this system work with ShoreTel Unified Communication networks, it will also integrate with UC systems by Microsoft, Avaya, Alcatel-Lucent, and CISCO.
Additionally, it also works well with the best Wireless LAN products, such as those offered by Aruba, Meru, CISCO, and Trapeze. In a nutshell, this solution will allow any business to cut costs, extend coverage, and empower mobile workers no matter what UC platform they have already put into use.
ShoreTel Mobility features for mobile communications
Mobile UC features supported
- Short number/extension dialing
- Enterprise one number (simultaneous ring of desk phone/mobile, enterprise calling on WLAN and mobile networks)
- Enterprise one voicemail (unanswered business calls route to enterprise voicemail system; unanswered personal calls route to mobile carrier)
- Call transfer
- Transfer to desk
- Do not disturb
- Hold/unhold
- Multiple call support
- Call forwarding
- Ad-hoc conferencing
- Mobile directory lookup
- Message waiting indicator
- Business and personal calls
- Location-aware presence
- Presence-enabled directory
Features
- Secure instant communications
- Provides location-enabled Presence through integration with enterprise presence servers
- Secure remote voice
- Provides SSL (TLS and DTLS) VoIP and UC capabilities from non-enterprise locations
- High availability
- Synchronizes configuration and call state to active standby ShoreTel Mobility Router
Certified IP-PBX (line-side integration)
- Aastra MX-ONE TS
- Version 4.0 or greater
- Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
- Version 9.0 or greater
- Asterisk-based PBXs –
- Version 1.4 or greater
- Avaya Communications Manager with SIP
Enablement Server
- Version 3.1 or greater
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Version 5.0 or greater
- Mitel ICP
- Version 9.0 or greater
- Nortel CS1000 with MCS5x00
- Version 5.5 or greater
- Nortel CS2100
- Version 10.3 or greater
- ShoreTel
- Version 12 or greater
- Toshiba Strata
- Version 4.0 or greater
Compatible IP-PBX (trunk-side integration)
- Any RFC 3261-compliant SIP PBX
- Microsoft OCS
- Version 2007, Version 2007 R2
- Any analog/digital legacy PBX when connected to the Mobility Router via a SIP voice gateway (e.g. Cisco IOS Voice Gateway, Audiocodes Mediant 1000 VoIP Gateway)
Enterprise presence servers supported
- Microsoft OCS
- Version 2007, Version 2007 R2
Dual-mode smartphone platforms supported
- Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
- Version 3.0 or greater
- Nokia S60 (Symbian)
- Version 3.0 or greater
- RIM BlackBerry
- Version 4.6.0.297 or greater
Single-mode (cellular) smartphone platforms supported
- RIM BlackBerry
- Version 4.5 or greater
- In addition, all supported dual-mode smartphones are able to operate in singlemode operation without the need for Wi-Fi if
desired
Mobile operators supported
- North America
- AT&T Wireless, Alltel, Bell, Rogers, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telus, Verizon Wireless
- Europe
- 3, Belgacom, KPN Mobil, O2, Orange, Proximus, T-Mobile, Vodafone
- Worldwide
- Compatible with GSM and CDMA mobile operators
Standards
- IEEE 802.11a, b, g, n, e
- Wi-Fi Radio Standards
- IEEE 802.11i
- Wi-Fi Security Standards
– WPA/WPA2 (Enterprise +Personal)
- RFC 3261, 3263, 3865, 4028
- SIP and Secure-SIP
- RFC 3550, 3611, 4346, 2818,
- Voice Media and Encryption4252-4,m 2833
- RFC 2865, 2869, H.350.4
- RADIUS, Extensions, LDAP
- RFC 2246, 4346, 2818, 4347
- SSL, TLS, DTLS, HTTPS
- RFC 1213
- SNMP MIB II
Authentication
- RADIUS
- Active Directory
- LDAP
- TACACS+/Local authentication
Encryption
- Secure Remote Voice
- AES-128, AES-256
- Wireless LAN
- WEP64, WEP128, TKIP (WPA), AES-CCMP (WPA2)
Wireless LAN interoperability
- Cisco (including integration with Wireless LAN Controllers and Mobility Services Engine)
- Aruba (including integration with Wireless LAN Controllers/Switches)
- Meru
- Motorola
- HP
- Trapeze
- Aerohive
- Xirrus
Voice over WLAN recommendations
- Enable WMM, WMM-PowerSave(U-APSD), Call Admission Control
Regulatory compliance
- Electromagnetic Emissions & Immunity:
- FCC Class B
- EN 55022 Class B
- EN 61000-3-2/-3-3
- CISPR 22 Class B
- EN 55024/CISCPR 24
- Safety:
- UL Listed (USA)
- CUL Listed (Canada)
- TUV Certified (Germany)
- CE Mark (Europe)
- EN 60950/IEC 60950-Compliant