Ten things you need to know about VoIP

Before rolling out voice over IP in a business, it pays to tap into the lessons others have learned.

By Network World.

Anybody working on a VoIP project should stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before to avoid their mistakes and glean tips that can make their own deployments go more smoothly. In the interest of promoting this knowledge sharing, here is a list of 10 tips you should follow if you want to roll out VoIP with as little pain as possible.

1. Buy Time - Get Buffer time in advance to meet the unexpected delay.
2. Get Everybody onboard - Give all employers a stake in the project.
3. Know what you have got.
4. Bandwidth Control.
5. Use the right CODEC.
6. Emergency ! Remember 911!
7. Make training simple
8. Gateways to savings. - Use Analog phones and IP convertors where ever possible.
9. The Soft touch
10. Remote Control - Encourage and Implement remote management.

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