HELLO & WELCOME

[Peter]

A friend currently has a system comprising of a Panasonic NS700 and a dozen or so KX-NT551 handsets. They want to terminate the contract with the current company at the same time as they move to a new address. They have received a number of quotes from companies trying to push the towards purchasing a whole new system with new handsets. Is this the right way to go or could they make use of the equipment at their new location? They're happy to ditch the NS700 if there is a cloud solution that the handsets could be used by. Any help gratefully received.

[WelshPaul]

The Panasonic NS-700 supports SIP The SIP trunking services through virtual CO line cards so there should be no need to replace any hardware. Does your Panasonic NS-700 have a V-SIPGW16 card installed? If it does, get yourself a suitable SIP trunk and configure a virtual slot on the Panasonic NS-700 to use it!

As an example, I have included below a basic guide showing how to configure a Panasonic NS-700 for use with Voipfone.co.uk:

STEP 1
Log in to your NS-700 web interface, you will be initially greeted with this screen:

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STEP 2
Select a virtual slot and then click and drag a V-SIPGW16 card to the trunk rack, slot 1:

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STEP 3
Put the card into "Out of Service" mode by selecting Ous:

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STEP 4
Through the same menu used to put the card into "Out of Service"mode, navigate to the "Port Property" menu. Under the "Main Tab" put the "Provider Name" as "SIPTRUNK" and the "SIP Server Name" as "sip.voipfone.net":

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STEP 5
Make sure the port is set to 5060 and input the "SIP Service Domain" as "sip.voipfone.net" and the "Subscriber Number" to "Your Voipfone account number (the 8-digit number starting with 3) followed by star and your 3-digit extension number", CLICK APPLY.

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STEP 6
Navigate to the "Account" Tab. This is where you will enter your trunk registration information into Virtual Slot 1.

• User Name= Your Voipfone account number (the 8-digit number starting with 3) followed by star and your 3-digit extension number
• Authentication ID= Your Voipfone account number (the 8-digit number starting with 3) followed by star and your 3-digit extension number
• Authentication Password= Your Voipfone extension account password

CLICK APPLY

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STEP 7
Navigate back to the menu where you selected "Port Property" and select "Shelf Property".

• SIP Client Port Number = 5060
• NAT - Voice (RTP) UDP Port No. = 16000
• NAT - Keep Alive Packet Sending Ability = Enable
• NAT - Keep Alive Packet Type = Blank UDP
• NAT - Keep Alive Packet Sending Interval = 20
• NAT - Fixed Global IP Address = YOUR PUBLIC IP
• Stun Ability = Disable

CLICK APPLY

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STEP 8
Navigate to the "Network Service" menu on the left. Under that menu select "IP Address/Ports". On this screen you will configure your LAN with STATIC IP/DNS/DSP IP. CLICK APPLY

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STEP 9
Finally, reset your system by navigating to the System Control menu on the left.

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