Cisco SPA525G IP Phone

Introducing the Cisco SPA525G 5-Line IP Phone. A full featured business VoIP phone allows the SPA525G to be connected to a hosted IP telephone service or a IP PBX. The SPA525G uses industry-leading SPA voice over IP (VoIP) technology from Cisco. Specifically developed to support leading SIP-compliant systems. Advanced features such as automatic provisioning are available when used in combination with Cisco Small Business Voice System and the SPA9000. Advanced configuration is available via it's web interface. An onboard 2-port Ethernet switch and Power Over Ethernet (PoE) are included. When a CAT5/6 drop isn't around it supports Wi-Fi allowing secured communications using WEP or WPA encryption.

With the Cisco SPA525G five lines are awarded and provides two calls per line, totalling 10 call appearances. The Cisco SPA525G is a dream to use. The BlueTooth compatibility is a breeze to setup and support the same headsets that are common on mobile phones and relatively in expensive. It also supports a built-in 2.5mm stereo headset jack. The speaker phone quality is amazing, it feels more like a small steroe than a phone.

The Cisco SPA525G even has a USB 2.0 port and will allow you to plug in MP3's or download pictures to the onboard LCD screen.

Windows and desktop application integration

Call Ctrl brings the functionality of your SPA525G to your desktop. This is the only solution currently available and developed specifically for SPA525G. Call Ctrl was developed to fill the gap between the phone and your computer. Binding the phone and desktop together multiplies the SPA525G capabilities which exponentially increases both productivity and features.

Dialing calls from most Windows applications such as Outlook or Internet Explorer is made possible through Call Ctrl. After Call Ctrl is installed a simple wizard-style setup is used to connect Call Ctrl to the SPA525G. Phone functions such as making calls, hang up, hold, mute, transfer, conference are all available from within Windows. A pop-up or screen-pop is made for new incoming calls where a user can perform a number of functions to properly handle the incoming call. Call Ctrl reports on all phone number activity. Making these features available in Windows empower users with increased productivity.

• Perform all phone functions from their Windows desktop and the applications they use daily
• Shared phone numbers between users
• Click-to-Dial from Outlook and Internet Explorer
• Dial calls from essentially any Windows application
• Phone Number and Contact Management

Cisco SPA525G IP Phone Highlights:

• Display: Color backlit display
• Line Keys: 5 Programmable Keys
• Audio: Cisco HD Voice, Full Duplex Speakerphone, Headset Port
• Directories: Missed, Placed, and Received Call History and Company and Personal Directories
• Picture Slideshow: Yes
• Music Player: Yes
• Single-Number Reach: Yes
• Expansion Module: Yes
• Power over Ethernet: Yes
• Bluetooth: Yes
• Wireless (WiFi): Yes

Cisco SPA525G Features

• Lighted line keys 5 illuminated call appearance line buttons with tricolor LEDs
• Hold key Puts current call on hold
• Voicemail key One button access to voicemail
• Menu key Accesses Call History, Directory, Speed Dials, MP3 Player, Web Applications, User
• Preferences, Network Configuration, Device Administration and Status
• Lighted mute key Lights up red when the call is on mute, and turns off when mute is removed
• Lighted headset key Lights up when pressed and using a Bluetooth or 2.5-mm headset for hands-free calling
• Lighted speakerphone key Activates full-duplex speakerphone; stays lit while speakerphone is on
• Lighted message waiting indicator
• Lights when there is new voicemail; visible on the phone chassis above the LCD screen;
• stays lit until the new voicemail has been processed by the user
• Graphical display Color 3.2-in. QVGA (320 x 240) LCD graphical display
• 5-way navigational buttons Navigating menus and multimedia applications
• 4 soft-key buttons Dynamically present calling options to the user
• Network features Cisco Discovery Protocol, IEEE 802.1p/Q
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) (802.11e)

Cisco SPA525G Wi-Fi Security

• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), 64 or 128 bit
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Personal and Enterprise
• WPA2, Personal and Enterprise
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Cisco SPA525G Ethernet Switch

• 10/100 PC switch port enables LAN connectivity to a co-located PC. The system administrator can designate separate VLANs (802.1Q) for the PC and Cisco IP phones, providing improved security and reliability of voice and data traffic. 802.3af PoE WAN port.

Cisco SPA525G Volume Control

• Volume-control toggle provides easy decibel-level adjustments of the handset, monitor speaker, and ringer.

Cisco SPA525G Applications

• Customizable screen saver on phone display (Photo Album)
• Music player (MP3)
• RSS web services
• SIP third-party call control for server-based applications
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Cisco XML-based corporate directory support

Cisco SPA525G Call Control and Audio Features

• Call hold
• Music on hold**
• Call waiting
• Caller ID name and number and outbound caller ID blocking
• Caller ID mapping for incoming calls
• Outbound caller ID blocking
• Call transfer—attended or blind
• Call conferencing—hosted (N-party) or local (3-party)
• Call forwarding—unconditional, no answer, on busy
• Visual voice message waiting indicator (VMWI)
• Shared/bridge line appearance**
• Call pickup—selective and group**
• Call park and unpark**
• Call back on busy
• Call blocking—anonymous and selective
• Do not disturb
• Intercom**
• Group paging**
• Extension mobility**
• Configurable dial/numbering plan support with interdigit timers—per line
• URL (IP) dialing support
• Distinctive ringing based on calling and called number
• Supplementary services feature activation codes
• Supplementary services announcements codes
• Configurable supplementary services soft keys
• Individual volume setting per each audio path (headset/handset/speaker)
  **Feature requires support by SIP/SPCP client management server.

Cisco SPA525G Signaling protocol support

• Smart Phone Control Protocol (SPCP)
• SIP version 2
Cisco SPA525G Voice Veatures
• SIP proxy redundancy—dynamic via DNS SRV, A records
• Reregistration with primary SIP proxy server
• SIP support in network address translation (NAT) networks (including simple traversal [STUN])
• Codec name assignment
• Voice algorithms: G.711 - G.726 - G.729 AB
• Dynamic payload support
• Adjustable audio frames per packet
• Dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF): in-band and out-of-band (RFC 2833) (SIP INFO)
• Flexible dial plan support with interdigit timers
• IP address/Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) dialing support
• Call progress tone generation
• Jitter buffer—adaptive
• Frame loss concealment
• Voice activity detection (VAD) with silence suppression
• Attenuation/gain adjustments
• VMWI via NOTIFY, SUBSCRIBE
• Caller ID support (name and number)

Cisco SPA525G Data Features

• MAC address (IEEE 802.3)
• IPv4 (RFC 791)
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• DNS A record (RFC 1706), SRV record (RFC 2782)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client (RFC 2131)
• Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPoE) client (RFC 2516)
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) (RFC 792)
• TCP (RFC 793)
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP) (RFC 768)
• Real Time Protocol (RTP) (RFC 1889, 1890)
• Real Time Control Protocol (RTCP) (RFC 1889)
• Differentiated Services (DiffServ) (RFC 2475), type of service (ToS) (RFC 791, 1349)
• VLAN tagging 802.1p/Q
• Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) (RFC 2030)

Cisco SPA525G Security

• Password-protected system reset to factory default
• Password-protected administrator and user access authority
• HTTPS with factory-installed client certificate
• HTTP digest—encrypted authentication via MD5 (RFC 1321)
• Up to 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption
• SIP over TLS for signaling encryption
• Secure RTP for media encryption

Cisco SPA525G Provisioning, administration, and maintenance

• Web browser administration and configuration via integrated web server
• Automated provisioning and upgrade via HTTPS, HTTP, or (TFTP)
• Asynchronous notification of upgrade availability via NOTIFY
• Nonintrusive, in-service upgrades
• Report generation and event logging
• Stats in BYE message
• RTP media loopback for quality of service (QoS) monitoring
• Syslog and debug server records—per-line configurable