IP Telephony Using CallManager Express Lab Portfolio: Lab Portfolio

by Cheryl A. Schmidt

IP Telephony Using CallManager Express Lab Portfolio provides a hands-on approach to learning the basic principles of voice over IP (VoIP) to build a voice-enabled network for the small to medium-sized business. As you work through the 51 labs in the book, you learn how to deploy a basic phone system using a CallManager Express-capable router. You install, configure, and customize Cisco® IP Phones to work in an IP Telephony environment as well as with traditional analog telephony devices. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the converging technology used within that chapter’s labs and, where necessary, includes a refresher on routing and switching topics so that you can properly set up the labs. The collection of labs features clear objectives, equipment needs, alternative methods, and probing questions. Additionally, the book includes a command reference as one of the six supplemental appendixes. All the material has been written and tested with students in a live classroom The Lab Portfolio can be used as a supplement to any textbook used to teach CVoice or CallManager Express. It can also be used as a standalone resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of IP Telephony. After completing all the exercises and hands-on labs in this book, you will know how VoIP works and be well prepared to configure the technology in a small to medium-sized business. Use this Lab Portfolio Cisco IP Communications CallManager Express with Cisco Unity Express 1-58705-180-X Voice over IP Fundamentals , Second Edition 1-58705-257-1 This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, the only authorized publisher for Cisco Systems®.

298 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006