Which Avaya WLAN handsets for IPO500? 1

[odhiambo0]

Hello pals,

I am planning to buy a new Avaya IP Office (IPO500 R.8) which I intend to use primarily with supported WLAN handsets. The problem is I don't know which handsets to go for as I cannot find this information googling. What are the latest/recommended WLAN handsets for use with IP Office? An Avaya BP is telling me to use 3641/3645 but me thinks these are pretty old.

Much thanks

 

[amriddle01]

Better to use DECT, wireless requires special access points and a network that prioritises the voice traffic, even the they are troublesome in comparison and the battery life is poor too

 

[odhiambo0]

That is a nice suggestion. I will talk to a Business Partner about this too. I am doing a Wireless network and can have prioritization for voice traffic. Not such a big issue. In fact, I believe ubiquiti equipment does this by default for voice and video. There will not be much traffic on my WiFi network, but yes, I will take care of voice going out to WAN through the router.

Given the thread I've seen about licensing for IPO500, I already feel scared of going that route while there isn't much that I expect to miss out from it if I got an used IPO412, but I am not sure about which DECTs to go for. I currently have IPO406 with DECT R4 (I think) with 3711 handsets which I know are obsolete. I could do with a good recommendation on what to go for if I were to go the IPO500 way or just stick to the reliable IPO412.

 

[gwebster]

The 3641/3645 are the currently-sold WLAN Handsets for IP Office. There may be handsets from other vendors which have undergone DevConnet testing with IP Office.

Generally speaking, if you have a WLAN infrastructure in place for data then using the same network also for voice is less expennsive than having two overlaid networks (WLAN for data, DECT for voice). Since WLAN is inherently a shared resource, using the same network for voice and data is contingent upon having QoS on the WLAN network to allow voice to work properly. The 3641/3645 require the use of a WLAN infrastructure which either supports SVP (Spectralink Voice Prioritization) or WMM. If the WLAN infrastructure can NOT provide QoS, then you are better to use a separate DECT network for voice.

 

[odhiambo0]

Thanks gwebster for that detailed analysis and for confirmation on the 3641/3645. I especially cannot find any good information regarding the 61xx series WLAN handsets and wonder where they are used.