How to set up a virtual pbx system for your home office? Not only is PBX hardware expensive to maintain, it is expensive to upgrade too. This is why some small offices prefer software based pbx powered by none other than a computer. Have you heard of 3CX? Its an ip pbx phone system for Windows and it is free! Here are some of its features:
- Complete phone system – Provides call switching, routing & queueing
- Purchase cost dramatically lower than a traditional hardware PBX
- Scaleable – Unlimited extensions and phone lines. No proprietary expansion modules needed!
- Web based configuration & status indication – Easy phone system management!
If you’re not a Windows person, try Asterisk, it is an open source PBX software runs on Linux, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, FreeBSD and Sun Solaris. Support is not free, however, this freeware has lots of features not found in proprietor software.
An IP (Internet Protocol) PBX (Private branch exchange) is a business telephone system designed to deliver voice or video over a data network and interoperate with the normal Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). (Source: Wikipedia – IP-PBX)
Software based pbx system is the future, one of the reason is the ability to upgrade the software without ditching away the hardware, this enables you to save money.
Advantages of a Windows based PBX
- Hardware & Vendor independent – no vendor lock in!
- Better fault tolerance through easy backup of your PBX
- A Windows based PBX is more scalable
- Better Integration with other business applications
- Easily build voice applications that increase productivity
Next Part: PC Based PBX System For Small Office Business
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Great suggestions. This is a really helpful guide for installing Windows PBX. This will also be of great assistance in companies like call centers, which rely on telecommunications to conduct business.