Tuesday, November 10, 2009

NetMeeting as an IP Phone

A new usage for me, even though the facility has been available for a long time. Using NetMeeting as IP Client with the Aastra BusinessPhone poses many advantages, such as:

>Reduced cost (NetMeeting comes standard with Windows) compared with H.323 phones.
>No drivers needed as XP contains all needed .dll's.
>Portability.

So where is NetMeeting on XP? Caught me out too.

Using the Run... option, enter conf, and follow the wizard. Once all is completed, go to Tools, and select Options. Under Advanced call options, enable the Gatekeeper, entering the IP address of the GK and you assigned extension number.

It may be that the TSAPI Bridge will have to be loaded, but I suspect not. Ensure that a good quality microphone and headphone set are used for optimum performance.

Enjoy the VoIP functionality!

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