The Cisco SPA525G is a 5-Line Business IP Phone with with Color Display, Enhanced Connectivity and Media. The SPA525G is an excellent choice for businesses that require a more enhanced user experience with a hosted IP telephony service, an IP PBX, or a large-scale IP Centrex deployment.
The Cisco SPA525G uses SPA voice over IP technology with high-quality hardware that provides additional connectivity via Bluetooth for headset connectivity, Power over Ethernet (802.3af), or a Wireless-G client (802.11g).
Cisco SPA 525G Key Features
Full-featured and stylish 5-line business IP phone supporting up to two SPA500S (32 button) expansion modules
Enhanced connectivity, with Power over Ethernet, 802.11g Wi-Fi client mode, and Bluetooth headset support
Graphic-rich, high-resolution 3.2-inch QVGA 320 x 240 color screen
Simple, easy, and highly secure wireless setup with industry-standard push-button WPS and quick provisioning capabilities for mass-scale service provider activation
Embedded SSL VPN client for secure phone connectivity to your IPPBX over any public internet connection
Support for multimedia functions, such as playing MP3''s, displaying digital photos, viewing RSS feeds, and displaying video surveillance camera streams
Multi feature support, such as caller ID, call forwarding, call transfer, 3-way conferencing, call parking, call history, phonebook, and built-in full-duplex speakerphone
Supports both SIP with SPA9000 or leading third party call control platforms and SPCP Protocols with Cisco Unified Communication 500 Series
Extended Networking Capabilities
The SPA525G IP Phone from Cisco continues to improve the user experience with VPN and video surveillance applications. The Cisco SPA 525G IP Phone comes with an embedded VPN client that allows remote users to securely connect to their phone system and make calls over the Internet, without the need of additional hardware. The Cisco SPA 525G IP Phone also provides users the ability to view video feeds from Cisco PVC2300 video surveillance cameras, allowing users to quickly see different locations around the business in order to improve physical security.
Comprehensive Interoperability and SIP-Based Feature Set
Standard features on the Cisco SPA 525G IP Phone include five active lines, VLAN-capable dual switched Ethernet ports, 802.3af PoE support, a 3.2-inch QVGA color display, a full-duplex, high-quality speakerphone, a Bluetooth interface for headset connectivity, a Wireless-G (802.11g) client, a 2.5-mm stereo headset port, and a USB 2.0 host port. Each line can be configured independently to use a unique phone number (or extension) or can use a shared number that is assigned to multiple phones.
Carrier-Grade Security, Provisioning, and Management
The Cisco SPA 525G IP Phone provides encrypted signaling, media, and provisioning information, using state-of-the-art technologies such as Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) over Transport Layer Security (TLS), Secure RTP, and HTTPS/SSL to secure communications between the user and service provider. Cisco SPA Secure Remote Provisioning provides a highly secure mechanism for the service provider to remotely manage the phone/user configuration and the device software upgrades.
Lighted line keys: 5 illuminated call appearance line buttons with tricolor LEDs
Hold key: Puts current call on hold
Voicemail key: One button access to voicemail
Menu key: Accesses Call History, Directory, Speed Dials, MP3 Player, Web Applications, User Preferences, Network Configuration, Device Administration and Status
Lighted mute key: Lights up red when the call is on mute, and turns off when mute is removed
Lighted headset key: Lights up when pressed and using a Bluetooth or 2.5-mm headset for hands-free calling
Lighted speakerphone key: Activates full-duplex speakerphone; stays lit while speakerphone is on
Lighted message waiting indicator: Lights when there is new voicemail; visible on the phone chassis above the LCD screen; stays lit until the new voicemail has been processed by the user
Graphical display: Color 3.2-in. QVGA (320 x 240) LCD graphical display
5-way navigational buttons: Navigating menus and multimedia applications
4 soft-key buttons: Dynamically present calling options to the user
Volume control: Volume-control toggle provides easy decibel-level adjustments of the handset, monitor speaker, and ringer.
Call Control and Audio Features
Call hold
Music on hold
Call waiting
Caller ID name and number and outbound caller ID blocking
Caller ID mapping for incoming calls
Outbound caller ID blocking
Call transfer-attended or blind
Call conferencing-hosted (N-party) or local (3-party)
Call forwarding-unconditional, no answer, on busy
Visual voice message waiting indicator (VMWI)
Shared/bridge line appearance
Call pickup-selective and group
Call park and unpark
Call back on busy
Call blocking-anonymous and selective
Do not disturb
Intercom
Group paging
Extension mobility
Configurable dial/numbering plan support with interdigit timers-per line
URL (IP) dialing support
Distinctive ringing based on calling and called number
Supplementary services feature activation codes
Supplementary services announcements codes
Configurable supplementary services soft keys
Individual volume setting per each audio path (headset/handset/speaker)
Applications
Customizable screen saver on phone display (Photo Album)
Music player (MP3)
RSS web services
Cisco Monitor View
SIP third-party call control for server-based applications
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Cisco XML-based corporate directory support
Wi-Fi security: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), 64 or 128 bit, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Personal and Enterprise, WPA2, Personal and Enterprise, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Ethernet switch: 10/100 PC switch port enables LAN connectivity to a co-located PC. The system administrator can designate separate VLANs (802.1Q) for the PC and Cisco IP phones, providing improved security and reliability of voice and data traffic. 802.3af PoE WAN port.
Signaling Protocol Support
Smart Phone Control Protocol (SPCP)
SIP version 2
Voice Features
SIP proxy redundancy-dynamic via DNS SRV, A records
Reregistration with primary SIP proxy server
SIP support in network address translation (NAT) networks (including simple traversal)