Paging Overview
Unified Communications Manager can be configured to integrate with Cisco Paging Server to provide basic paging services for Cisco Unified IP Phone and a variety of endpoints. The Cisco Paging Server product is offered through the InformaCast Virtual Appliance and offers the following deployment options:
InformaCast Basic Paging
InformaCast Basic Paging provides phone-to-phone live audio paging to individual Cisco IP phones or groups of up to 50 phones simultaneously. InformaCast Basic Paging is free to all Unified Communications Manager customers and all Cisco Business Edition 6000 and Cisco Business Edition 7000 customers.
InformaCast Advanced Notification
InformaCast Advanced Notification is a full-featured emergency notification and paging solution that allows you to reach an unlimited number of Cisco IP phones and a variety of devices and systems with text and audio messages.
Some of the features include:
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Ability to reach analog PA systems and IP speakers
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Support for Cisco Jabber
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911 emergency call monitoring, recording, and notification
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Dynamic conference call
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Event accountability with message confirmation and reporting
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Implementation with panic buttons
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Building evacuation or lockdown
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Facilities integration (control lighting, door locks)
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Security integration (motion detectors, access, fire)
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General purpose and shift or bell scheduling
Users must purchase a license key to access InformaCast Advanced Notification features.
InformaCast Mobile
InformaCast Mobile is a cloud-based service that allows users to send images, text, and pre-recorded audio to mobile devices running iOS or Android. It also has bi-directional integration with InformaCast Advanced Notification.
Some of the features include:
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The ability to send and receive InformaCast messages via mobile devices running iOS or Android
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Bi-directional integration with InformaCast Advanced Notification
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Message confirmations and read receipts
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No calling or SMS messaging fees
InformaCast Mobile must be purchased direct from Singlewire Software. Please refer to the Singlewire website for addtional details and downloads.
If you have already configured Unified Communications Manager to integrate with InformaCast Advanced Notification, no further configuration of Unified Communications Manager is required.