VoIP For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savings See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could spell "saving big bucks" for your business! Here's where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with your network at home or at the office. Discover how to: Use VoIP for your business or home phone service Choose the best network type Set up VoIP on a wireless network Understand transports and services Demonstrate VoIP's advantages to management VoIP is the technology that makes voice communication over the Internet possible; the primary advantage of VoIP over regular phone service is cost savings. This book explains in simple terms all the current options for VoIP and converged telecommunications, enabling readers to understand and implement these new technologies in their businesses as well as in their homes. Features useful case studies demonstrating how to implement VoIP in varying scenarios for both corporate and consumer customers Uses simple terms to explain VoIP--the technology that makes voice communication over the Internet possible--and discusses how to implement this new technology in business and home situations. Technological innovation is hurling itself upon us once again.