We have gone through the same process of needing to replace an aging fleet of analog emergency phones. For many years we have used Ramtel devices (http://www.ramtel.com/SecurityTelephones/RR734.htm) which have been ok, but we were also looking for a VoIP solution.
We settled on Stentofon (http://www.zenitel.com/en/Stentofon/Products/STENTOFON-Turbine/) because they addressed two basic needs - a standard emergency phone - plus a broadcast/public address system. The same device provides both capabilities. During the past several months we have replaced about 40 emergency phones (mounted at building entry locations), plus we installed an overlay of the same turbine device in a loudspeaker/horn form factor (http://www.zenitel.com/en/Stentofon/Products/Public-Address/ELSII-10H-Network-Horn-Loudspeaker-/) on a few building roof-tops. They are all VoIP/SIP based with a very small on-prem server. It has provided one more layer of institutional communications capability in the event of a campus emergency. The equipment is very high quality and rugged for outdoor use. There have been a few challenges in working with the software, but we are generally pleased with the solution. --Dave Dave Tindall Asst VP for Technology Services (CIO) Seattle Pacific University Computer & Information Systems Phone: (206) 281-2239 Fax: (206) 281-2850 Email: dtind...@spu.edu<mailto:dtind...@spu.edu> Web: http://www.spu.edu<http://www.spu.edu/> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward Ip Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:55 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor wireless emergency VoIP phone recommendation We use SIP based emergency phones for our indoor locations now which replaced all our old analog emergency phones (even in our elevator). http://www.cyberdata.net/products/voip/digitalanalog/intercomemergencyv3/index.html These units work very well with our Cisco Call Manager. It requires a bit more steps to setup, but my phone guys don't complain about them once it is setup and running. Edward Ip Algonquin College | 1385 Woodroffe Avenue | Room C316 | Ottawa | Ontario | K2G 1V8 | Canada algonquincollege.com From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Aaron Lamey Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:17 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor wireless emergency VoIP phone recommendation I use analog products from this company: http://codeblue.com/solution/help-points/ They have some wireless SIP ones, but I've never used one. Has anyone on the list ever used their SIP products with Cisco CallManager? [cid:image001.png@01CEAAE1.8B9BF360] Aaron Lamey Director of Network and Telecommunications Christian Brothers University 650 East Parkway South Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 321- 3480 ala...@cbu.edu<mailto:ala...@cbu.edu> www.cbu.edu<http://www.cbu.edu> The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward Ip Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 11:06 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor wireless emergency VoIP phone recommendation Hello, I am looking for recommendations to replace our aging outdoor emergency phones. Ideally, I am looking for a wireless (Wi-Fi based) outdoor emergency VoIP phone to replace our very old landline based outdoor phones. My initial research has not produced any good candidates yet as well I was wondering if anyone has had successfully deployed such a system at their location? Any feedback would be very much appreciated. We use Aruba APs and Cisco Call Manager in our network. Regards, Edward Ip | ITS | Wireless Systems Administrator 613 727 4723 | ext 7112 Algonquin College | 1385 Woodroffe Avenue | Room C316 | Ottawa | Ontario | K2G 1V8 | Canada www.algonquincollege.com<http://www.algonquincollege.com> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
