Recommending UC500 Series PBX

[ccourten]

Hello,

I manage a company that has an IPSEC site to site connection using CISCO ASA. They would like to upgrade there PBX system to VOIP from the traditional copper system. I am recommending CISCO UC500 series PBX system. I have deployed the UC320W system for another customer at just one location. However; I would like to know for the site to site senario will I need two UC500 systems one at each site or just one at the headquarters that the remote site goes back to for resources?           

[Darren DeCroock]

Hello,

The answer to your question really depends on the client, and the number of users they have at the remote site. 

Number of users/phones at remote site:

5 users or less: I would suggest that you deploy one UC500 at the main site, and connect to the remote ASA though a site-to-stie VPN, with the remote phones registering back to the UC500.

6 users or more: I would suggest that you deploy two UC500's one at each site, with a site-to-site tunnel connecting the two sites together.

Thank you,

Darren