{"id":150,"date":"2020-04-30T18:30:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T18:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.1.214\/?p=150"},"modified":"2026-11-04T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:31:08","slug":"uc-for-hotels-mtu-mdu-or-campus-environments-with-analog-phones-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/30\/uc-for-hotels-mtu-mdu-or-campus-environments-with-analog-phones-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"UC for Hotels, MTU\/MDU or Campus Environments with Analog Phones (Part II)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In PART I of this article we addressed the motivation question:   Why would an organization switch to IP Telephony when it owns a plethora of bought-and-paid-for analog phones\u2014and a traditional PBX\u2014that all work just fine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This post<\/strong> is Part II in a series about IP-enabling analog handsets in high-density telephony environments. Part I addressed the benefits of making the transition from a traditional analog PBX to IP telephony and SIP trunking based on an IP PBX or a hosted\/cloud PBX. >>Read it here\u2026<\/a><\/em> Now, we will tackle the second question posed in that article:  How can you take advantage of the cost savings and increased productivity the IP revolution offers, without ripping out and replacing all your analog handsets?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution is simple:  use a VoIP gateway!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For large-scale phone systems, a high-density gateway is required. A VoIP gateway provides FXS ports for connecting to the analog handsets. The gateway converts each local analog phone circuit into a SIP data stream (VoIP call). The VoIP calls can be routed from the gateway\u2019s Ethernet port to a local IP-PBX, or a hosted PBX and delivered over a SIP trunk to the internet telephony service provider (ITSP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE: The underlying technology for internet telephony is the session initiation protocol (SIP), so the trunking service is known as a SIP trunk.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 However, if the number of phone lines is large, not just any VoIP gateway will suffice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SN4740 VOIP gateway in a hotel phone system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to high-density (lots of phone lines) analog VoIP gateways, customers are usually stuck with either stacking multiple boxes or buying expensive units with way more ports than they actually need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Patton has developed the industry\u2019s most flexible high-density VoIP gateway: the new SmartNode SN4740 High-Density Analog Gateway Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SN4740 in an apartment building phone system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Covering analog port densities of 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96 and 128, these units can connect analog telephones to SIP-based communication systems for just about any application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popular with hotels, resorts, campus, and sprawling industrial facilities, the new SN4740 Series is just what the market needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s not all: the analog interfaces have advanced surge protection and support long-hauls, enabling connectivity to analog devices that are even miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another key feature is essential for the hospitality industry, yet many gateways do not provide it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SN4740 FXS gateways support the call-waiting indication light on analog handsets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoting Marc Aeberhard again: \u201cThe SN4740 goes the extra mile. The units can immediately provide dial-tone for lots of phones installed in hotels, apartments, military bases, parking lots, automotive, railway, or mining tunnels, or campus environments\u2014reaching handsets installed more than 6 miles away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the benefits of the SmartNode SN4740 High-Density Analog Gateway\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

>>SN4740 Product Data Sheet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR<\/strong> Intro to SN4740 High-Density FXS VoIP Gateway \"\"<\/a>