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How to Use UCM RemoteConnect

Posted by Brian Van Meter, Marketing Manager on Sep 28, 2021

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It is impressive to think how technology has changed the way we interact with the electronics around us. The list of devices we can manage from cloud-based interphases is steadily growing and doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Lights, home appliances, and much of the technology we use on a day-to-day basis can be managed remotely in one way or another. The solutions that we make at Grandstream are no different. With the creation of Grandstream Device Management System, a Grandstream solution can be configured, provisioned, monitored, and troubleshot from the cloud. UCM RemoteConnect takes this a step further by enabling remote management of a UCM6300 series as well as easily enabling remote work.

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Topics: UCM6300 Ecosystem

Choosing the Right IP PBX For Your Deployment

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For businesses and organizations of all sizes, people are their most important asset. How they work together, communicate, and collaborate is the primary driver of success. Utilizing the right unified communication technology can create an environment that enhances the way a business is run and produces a more productive and collaborative operation. Choosing the right unified communication platform for any new business can be a challenge: deciding what you need and what features are most important can help narrow down the decision and create a customized solution for your deployment. In this blog post we will cover the main backend choices you have when creating a unified communication solution, and how Grandstream’s UCM series can fit into your deployment scenario.

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Topics: On-premise, Choosing an IP PBX, UCM series IP PBXs, UCM RemoteConnect, UCM6300 Ecosystem

GXP and GRP Series of IP Phones Comparison

Posted by Brian Van Meter, Marketing Manager on Aug 4, 2021

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Grandstream’s IP phones are used around the world by businesses, schools, hotels, and ITSPs. They provide a desktop device that is feature-loaded, intuitive to use, and productivity-focused. The GRP2600 Series of Carrier-Grade IP Phones is the newest line of desktop IP phones and offers both essential and professional level devices for a variety of deployment scenarios. As the newest series, our GRP IP phones have advanced capabilities that the GXP Series of IP Phones lacks, and it is important to understand the difference between the two lines when making a purchasing decision. Within this blog post, we’ll be comparing the GXP and GRP series, and explaining where our newest generation of IP phones offer notable improvements.

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Topics: IP phones

Review: Grandstream's UCM6302 UC&C Platform

Originally posted on TMCNet.com.

The current pandemic has necessitated that our Unified Communication & Collaboration platforms allow for efficient, flexible, and agile business operations, while also being cost-effective. We need one platform that meets various business communication needs, expediently and seamlessly delivering collaboration tools and a host of communications services. These features, services, and tools include desktop sharing, presence, mobility, voice and video calling, audio and video conferencing, instant messaging, video surveillance, facility access, intercoms etc. This platform can be on-premises or in our redundant data centers, managed locally or from the cloud to support an agile, cost-effective deployment and maintenance model. Communications platforms should easily integrate with third-party business and facility applications, improving business efficacy. Thus, the above referenced multi-modal communication platform plays the chief role in supporting cost-effective business communications.

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Topics: UCM6300 Ecosystem

How to Manage Your Grandstream Deployments From the Cloud

Posted by Brian Van Meter, Marketing Manager on Jul 11, 2021

en español

Using GDMS, UCM RemoteConnect, and GWN.Cloud

A typical IT infrastructure deployment has a variety of devices within it that all require provisioning, configuration, and management. Having these pieces of hardware under one brand helps streamline these processes; being able to access these devices from the cloud takes this to the next level. Grandstream’s mission is to connect the world, and this means making top-of-the-line features and technology more affordable and obtainable for small to medium businesses and IT installers. Cloud configuration and management through Grandstream Device Management System, UCM RemoteConnect, and GWN.Cloud is one way that we’ve built more value into our solutions. Within this blog post, you’ll learn how you can manage your Grandstream deployments from the cloud.

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Topics: IP communications, Cloud Management Platform

Must Have Features of the UCM6300 Ecosystem

Posted by Nicole Furnari, Marketing Specialist on Jul 6, 2021

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The UCM6300 Ecosystem is Grandstream’s complete communication and collaboration platform for both on-site and remote solutions. The UCM6300 Ecosystem pairs together the customization and control of an on-premise IP PBX with the remote access of a cloud solution to provide an easy-to-manage hybrid communication platform for businesses of all sizes. Together, the UCM6300 series of IP PBXs, UCM6300 Audio series, UCM RemoteConnect, and Wave app provide any organization with a powerful and flexible communication and collaboration solution. In this blog post, we’ll take you through our top three must-have features of the UCM6300 Ecosystem.

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Topics: remote work, Wave, UCM RemoteConnect, UCM6300, hybrid workplace, UCM6300 Ecosystem

Facility Access Solutions for Vertical Industries

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Facility access and building security is an important component for any office, warehouse, retail space, medical clinic and more. Ensuring the safety of not only employees and guests, but also the content within the building is critical to the success of the business. Building a facility access system may seem like a daunting task, especially to small businesses who do not always have the resources to properly manage these systems. Grandstream is here to help. Our facility access and security solutions are easy to setup and provide centralized management options that can be configured for small to large deployments.

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Topics: Security, Facility Access

The Grandstream Total Solution

Posted by Nicole Furnari, Marketing Specialist on May 18, 2021

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In every business, no matter the size, there is a need for the communication infrastructure for its employees and visitors. Oftentimes, each element of this infrastructure comes from a different place or manufacturer resulting in sometimes spotty connectivity and a variety of different platforms to control it all. With Grandstream Networks, the solutions you need are all in one place. From video conferencing to security and facility access, the Grandstream total solution keeps each element of your communications infrastructure affordable and accessible. 

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Topics: Grandstream Solution, Unified Communications, GWN, Video Conferencing, Networking, security and facility access, IPVideoTalk

The Benefits of Wi-Fi 6

Posted by Brian Van Meter, Marketing Manager on Apr 8, 2021

en español

802.11ax, MU-MIMO, and OFDMA

Wi-Fi 6, also known as 802.11ax, was released in 2019. It has only now begun to see mainstream adoption as the go-to Wi-Fi standard for Wi-Fi manufacturers and businesses alike. Although it may be more expensive, Wi-Fi 6 access points deliver key advantages over Wi-Fi 5. 801.11ax performs up to 4x better in denser environments than its 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) counterpart. Wi-Fi 6 is also designed to better manage multiple types of Wi-Fi devices that are simultaneously connecting to an access point. Lastly, according to chip manufactures, Wi-Fi 6 delivers up to 3x faster performance.

There are two major Wi-Fi 6 features that we'll be covering in this blog post, which makes all this possible, MU-MIMO and OFDMA.

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Topics: Wi-Fi

The Top 5 Mistakes Small Business Owners make With Their IVR

As a small business owner, your phone system sets the tone for callers. It lets them know what it will be like to do business with you; it gives them a glimpse into your personality and the type of company you are.

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