Skype for Business E911 Service Types Explained

As the new FCC rules are coming together it’s time to revisit and look at how you are providing static and dynamic E911, notification and 911 call back services in your environment. E911 is all about location information and not just down to a validated civic address, but also providing information such as building, floor … Continue reading Skype for Business E911 Service Types Explained

AudioCodes Native Tools and Utilities Explained

When working with AudioCodes equipment there are plenty of available tools and utilities; some that are native to AudioCodes and some that are third-party. In this article I will go thru some of the native tools used on a regular day to day basis and some tools used not so often, what those tools are … Continue reading AudioCodes Native Tools and Utilities Explained

FCC 911 Rules and Consequences

Big day for 911 after the FCC August 2019 Open Commission Meeting which resulted in new requirements on how to do E911 and deal with location information services. New FCC rules seem to go into effect as early as February 2020 which could require organizations who install or operate Multi Line Telephone Systems (MLTS) such … Continue reading FCC 911 Rules and Consequences

Microsoft Teams Video Gallery

Again due to customer demand, I have compiled a list of videos that I recommend my customers to take a look at. Most if not all of the videos are produced by Microsoft, but partner material is really scarce. I try to find videos that are relevant and fresh, so none of these videos are … Continue reading Microsoft Teams Video Gallery

The SBC and the Enterprise Firewall

I’ve found over the years that the SBC’s placement and the surrounding network and firewalls is sometimes more important than the SBC configuration itself. The enterprise firewall has always been a pet peeve of mine. The security teams generally like to use enterprise firewalls to secure and monitor all inbound and outbound traffic to the … Continue reading The SBC and the Enterprise Firewall

Microsoft Teams Voice Training

I often get asked about what kind of voice/communication specific training is available for Microsoft Teams by customers with internal UC departments that have legacy Cisco or Avaya resources who need to be re-trained. In the olden days, not so long ago you would send your people out for a few 5-day instructor lead courses … Continue reading Microsoft Teams Voice Training

Microsoft Teams Direct Routing Certificate Providers

Getting ready to setup the home lab again to tinker with Teams Direct Routing, I’m in need of a single server certificate for the virtual SBC that I will be publishing. As I am not a Microsoft MVP, I don’t get the same perks, like free certificates from DigiCert. So it was time to look … Continue reading Microsoft Teams Direct Routing Certificate Providers