InternetPhoneServicesSimplified
ByJimDoherty,NeilAnderson
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Publisher:CiscoPress
PubDate:April25,2006
PrintISBN-10:1-58720-162-3
PrintISBN-13:978-1-58720-162-2
Pages:176
TableofContents|Index
InternetPhoneServicesSimplifiedgivesyouthemostbasicneed-to-knowinformationand
thenteachesyouhowtogetthemostoutofyourVoIPphoneservices:
UnderstandhowbroadbandVoIP,InternetVoIP,andVoIPChatserviceswork
Learnaboutandcomparedifferentservices,theiradvantages,andtheirlimitations
Subscribetoaservice,installequipment,andtroubleshootissuesthatmightarise
Integrateservicesintoyourhome,includingreusingyourexistinghousetelephone
wiringandphonehandsets
ExtendVoIPthroughoutyourhomebyusingmultiline,extendablecordlessphone
systems
TakeadvantageofVoIPfeatures,includingvirtualphonenumbersandlisteningto
voicemailusingyourcomputerwhiletraveling
Internetphoneservicesoffergreatadvantagesoverexistingtelephonesystems,allowing
youtosavemoneyandmakeandreceivecallsusinghigh-speedandbroadbandservices.
TohelpyoutakeadvantageofallthattheInternethastooffer,InternetPhoneServices
Simplifiedprovidesyouwithanillustratedguidetounderstanding,selecting,andsetting
upvoiceoverIP(VoIP)phoneservices.
InternetPhoneServicesSimplifiedisn'toverlytechnicalyou'llgetjustwhatyouneedso
thatVoIPdoesn'tseemlikeamysteryandsothatyoucanmakegoodchoicesabout
Internetphoneservices.
Providesafull-colorillustratedandsimpleapproachtolearningaboutVoIP
Followstep-by-stepinstructionsforselectingandinstallingVoIPathome
ExplorenewInternettelephonyfeaturesandservices
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InternetPhoneServicesSimplified
ByJimDoherty,NeilAnderson
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Publisher:CiscoPress
PubDate:April25,2006
PrintISBN-10:1-58720-162-3
PrintISBN-13:978-1-58720-162-2
Pages:176
TableofContents|Index
Copyright
AbouttheAuthors
AbouttheTechnicalReviewers
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
StartingAssumptions
MicrosoftWindows
MostlyLinksys
TipsfromtheGeekSquad
PartI:InternetTelephonyFundamentals
Chapter1.TraditionalPhoneSystems
IntheBeginning
RiseoftheMachines
MaBell
BreakingUptheHappyFamily
MobileTelephoneSystem
Internet
Consolidate,Merge,andAcquire
ImportantThingstoKnowAboutthePSTN
Chapter2.VoiceoverIP(VoIP)
CircuitSwitchingandPacketSwitching
PuttingItAllTogether
Chapter3.AdvantagesofBroadbandPhoneServices
LoweringYourMonthlyPhoneBill
PhoneNumberFlexibility
OnlineCallManagement
SummaryofAdvantages
Chapter4.KnowingYourLimits
Reliability
911andE911
SummaryofLimitations
Chapter5.FromtheGeekSquadFiles
PartII:ChoosinganInternetPhoneService
Chapter6.InventoryofBroadbandPhoneServices
InternetVoIPPhoneServices
CableVoIPDigitalPhoneServices
VoIPChatServices
SummaryofBroadbandPhoneServices
Chapter7.SelectinganInternetPhoneService
WhatWillIUseItFor?
WhatIsMyBackupPlan?
WhichServiceShouldIChoose?
Summary
Chapter8.SelectingVoIPEquipment
CableVoIPServiceEquipment
InternetVoIPServiceEquipment
VoIPChatServiceEquipment
Summary
Chapter9.FromtheGeekSquadFiles
PartIII:GoingVoIPatHome
Chapter10.ConnectingtheVoIPEquipment
StartingPoint
ConnectingCableVoIPService
ConnectingInternetVoIPService
ConnectingVoIPChatService
MakingaTestCall
911orE911Registration
Summary
Addendum:ManuallyConfiguringTerminalAdaptersforHomeNetworksUsing
StaticIPAddresses
Chapter11.MakingVoIPAccessibleThroughoutYourHome
UsingCordlessPhoneswithVoIP
UsingYourHomeTelephoneWiringwithVoIP
IssueswithMultipleHandsets
MultilineVoIPServices
SpecializedPhoneDevices
Summary
Chapter12.UsingWirelessNetworkstoExtendVoIP
WirelessBridges
WirelessPhoneJacks
Summary
Chapter13.Troubleshooting:CanYouHearMeNow?
ClassifytheTrouble
ServiceConnectionProblems
VoiceQualityIssues
Dialing-RelatedIssues
GettingAdditionalHelpfromYourVoIPProvider
Summary
Chapter14.FromtheGeekSquadFiles
PartIV:VoIPChatServices
Chapter15.VoIPChatServices
InstantMessaging
InternetMessagingwithVoice
Summary
Chapter16.UsingSkypeandGoogleTalk
InstallingandUsingSkype
InstallingandUsingGoogleTalk
Summary
Chapter17.TheFutureofTelephony
AReviewofWhatWeHaveNow
TheCostBattle:ConsumersVersusCompaniesandGovernments
SystemConvergence
FutureUseScenario
Conclusion
Chapter18.FromtheGeekSquadFiles
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Copyright
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NeilAnderson
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AbouttheAuthors
JimDohertyisthedirectorofmarketingandprogramswith
SymbolTechnologies'industrysolutionsgroup.Priortojoining
Symbol,JimworkedatCiscoSystems,whereheledvarious
marketingcampaignsforIPtelephonyandroutingand
switchingsolutions.Jimhas17yearsofengineeringand
marketingexperienceacrossabroadrangeofnetworkingand
communicationstechnologies.JimisthecoauthorofCisco
NetworkingSimplifiedandHomeNetworkingSimplifiedandthe
authorofthe"StudyNotes"sectionofCiscoCCNAExam#640607FlashCardPracticeKit.JimisaformerMarineCorps
sergeant;heholdsaB.S.degreeinelectricalengineeringfrom
N.C.StateUniversityandanM.B.A.fromDukeUniversity.
NeilAndersonisaseniormanagerinenterprisesystems
engineeringatCiscoSystemsandiscurrentlyresponsiblefor
enterprisewide-areanetworking,branch-officenetworking,and
teleworkingsystemsarchitectures.Neilhasmorethan20years
ofdiversetelecomexperience,includingpublictelephone
systems,mobiletelephonesystems,IPnetworks,wireless
networking,andhomenetworks.Neilhasheldrolesinresearch
anddevelopment,systemsengineering,andtechnical
marketing.NeilisthecoauthorofHomeNetworkingSimplified.
AtCiscoSystems,Neilleadsthedevelopmentofnetwork
systemsarchitectures,includingvoiceoverIP(VoIP),wireless
LAN(WLAN),andsecuritytechnologies,forenterpriseand
small-businesscustomers.Neilholdsabachelor'sdegreein
computerscience.
AbouttheTechnicalReviewers
DougFosterisacustomersolutionsmanagerinthesalesfield
marketinggroupwithCiscoSystemsandcurrentlyworksinthe
areaofpacketvoice,video,anddataconvergence.Inhis30
yearsoftechnicalandmanagementexperienceincompanies
suchasJohnDeere,Alcatel,Cisco,andprivatebusiness,Doug
hasbeenasignificantcontributortotheevolutionofthe
Internetandhasmanystoriestotellaboutitsearlydays.Doug
hasarchitectedandinstalledinternationalnetworks,andhewas
responsibleforthemigrationofJohnDeere'sworldwideSNA
businessnetworkintoamultiprotocolintranetinthemid1980s.Asaresultofhiswork,DougwasaskedbytheU.S.
DepartmentofDefensetospeakatInterop'88onhow"John
DeerebuilttractorsusingTCP/IP."Thiswasnearlyadecade
beforemostbusinessesbegantoleveragethevalueofthe
Internetande-commerceapplications.DoughasaBSMEfrom
IowaStateUniversityandlivesinCary,NorthCarolina,withhis
wifeCindy.WhennotbusywithworkorfamilydaughtersErin
andAmber,son-in-lawJeremy,andgrandsonJakeDougdevotes
hisfreetimetowritinghisfirstbook(ConvinceMe!)andtosea
kayaking.
BradleyMitchellwritesforthewireless/networkingsiteat
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referencecontentoncomputernetworkingtopicsforsixyears.
BradleyisalsoaseniorsoftwareengineeratIntelCorporation.
Duringthepast12yearsatIntel,hehasdeveloped,validated,
andadministeredawiderangeofnetworkhardware/software
systems,publishedresearchpapers,anddevelopedpatents.
Bradleyobtainedhisbachelor'sdegreefromM.I.T.andhasa
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Acknowledgments
Theauthorswouldliketothankthefollowingpeople:
ThefinefolksatCiscoSystemsandLinksysNetworkswho
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ourtechnicalquestions:StuartHamilton,JoelKing,and
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pestering.
AveryspecialthankstoourtechnicalreviewersDougFoster
andBradleyMitchell.Somehowtheseguyswereabletowade
throughourrandom,rawwritingsandhelpshapetheminto
somethingworthreading.
JimDohertywouldliketothank:NeilAnderson,mycoauthor
andfriend,andmywonderfulfamily,Katie,Samantha,and
Conor,fortheirnever-endingsupportandinspiration.
NeilAndersonwouldliketothank:Myfamily,whocontinuesto
putupwithmydisappearancesfromnormalfamilylifesothatI
canwritethisstuff.Ohyeah,IwouldalsoliketothankJim
Dohertyforbeingmyfriendandcoauthor.Mayyouonceagain
duelonthestreetsofTokyowithumbrellas.
Foreword
AcoupleofyearsagoIponderedwhatsomeconsideredtobe
anabsurdidea:Whycouldn'tthebackbonethatservesup
millionsofpageviewsasecondcarryvoicetoo?Andwhy
couldn'tweliterallyunplugthephonecompanyandplugour
phoneintoourInternetconnection?
Theideadidn'tturnouttobeasabsurdassomethought,and
baseduponthisconcept,andatechnologycalledvoiceover
InternetProtocol(VoIP),Vonagewasbornin2001.Usingan
existinghigh-speedInternetconnection,Vonagetechnology
enablesanyonetomakeandreceivephonecalls,worldwide,
withatouch-tonetelephoneafeature-richandcosteffective
alternativetotraditionaltelephonyservices.
ThemostimportantconcepttothinkaboutwithVoIPandallits
relatedapplicationsisthatVoIPhaspassedtheearlyadopter
stage,andhasprovenitsdurability,whichmakesusallecstatic.
VoIPisworkingnotonlyforthetechnicallygifted,butalsofor
theaverageconsumer.Today,morethan4millionU.S.
householdsuseVoIP.
Hencethistimelybook,InternetPhoneServicesSimplified,
whichaddressestheexcitingtechnologiesbehindbroadband
phoneservicesandprovidesthereaderwiththeinformation
neededtomakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhichphoneservice
isrightforthem.ThebookstartswithanoverviewofVoIP,
followedbyguidanceonselectingaservice.Alsocoveredishow
totakefulladvantageofsomespecialfeaturesthatbroadband
serviceprovidersoffer,suchasonlinecallmanagementand
Vonage'svirtualnumberservice,aswellasthebestwayto
integratephoneserviceswithyourhomenetworkand
telephones.
InternetPhoneServicesSimplifiednotonlydemonstratesthe
fantasticflexibilityandfeature-richservicesenabledbyVoIP,
butitwillalsohelpyoutounderstandyouroptionsinchoosing
abroadbandservicethatisrightforyou.So,ifyouarereadyto
exploreanexcitingalternativetotraditionalphoneservicethat
willallowyoutocommunicateinamoreefficient,lesscostly
manner,thenthisisthebookforyou.
Sincerely,
JeffreyA.Citron
VonageChairmanandChiefStrategist
Introduction
YouhavemostlikelyheardaboutInternettelephonyorvoice
overIP(alsoknownasVoIP)bynow(thetermsarefairly
interchangeable).It'sfree,it'sgreat,it'severythingthe
advertisementssayitis,anditisapplicabletoeveryone.Oris
it?
ThisbooksexaminesInternetphoneservicesinmoredetail,
givingyouwhatwehopeisaclearpictureofwhattheyareand
whattheyarenot.Youhavemanythingstoconsiderbefore
subscribingtoanInternettelephonyservice.Thisbookwalks
youthroughalltheconsiderationsandseparatesthetruthfrom
thehype.
Inadditiontoprovidingyouwiththeinformationyouneedto
determinewhetherVoIPisrightforyou,thisbookgivesyoua
step-by-stepwalk-throughofhowtoinstallitandintegrateit
withyourexistinghomenetworkandtelephones.Wealsolook
intosomemoreadvancedInternettelephonyoptionsthatare
growinginpopularity.
StartingAssumptions
Weassumethatyoualreadyhaveahomenetworkinstalledand
runninginyourhome.Wealsoassumethatyouhave(orwill
acquire)high-speedbroadbandInternetservice.Wedon'tcover
howtosetupahomenetworkinthisbookorhowtoget
connectedwithhigh-speedbroadbandInternetservice.Ifyou
needhelpwitheither,werecommendthatyoupickupacopyof
ourotherbook,HomeNetworkingSimplified.
MicrosoftWindows
ForallPCsetupsusedinthisbook,wereferenceonlyMicrosoft
Windowsbecauseitisthemostcommonoperatingsystemin
usetoday.Ifyouareusingadifferentoperatingsystem,the
configurations,instructions,andscreenshotsmaynotdirectly
apply,buttheunderlyingprinciplesandtasksarecommon
acrossmostoperatingsystemsinusetoday.
MostlyLinksys
AswedidinHomeNetworkingSimplified,weonceagainuse
Linksysequipmentexclusivelyforournetworkinggear.We
believethatLinksyshasthemostcomprehensiveandeasy-touse/installhomenetworkingproductsuite.Infact,theonly
timewestrayfromLinksysinthisbookiswhenthecompany
doesn'tmakethetypeofdevicewearelookingfor(whichis
rare).Onebenefitofallthisisdevicecompatibility,which
becomesimportantasthenetworkyoubuild(andthenumber
ofdevicesconnectedtoit)grows.
TipsfromtheGeekSquad
Attheendofeachsectionofthisbookisachapterwrittenby
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a24-hourcomputersupporttaskforceestablishedtoprotect
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Makenonprintingprintersprint,nonscanningscannersscan,
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Resuscitatedeadlaptops,PDAs,anddesktops
Endunrulycomputeractivity,reestablishinghumanity's
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Securenetworksfromintruders,keepingthembuttoned
downandforyoureyesonly
Allowyoutothrowawayeverymanualyouneverwere
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