Paging System

InformaCast Basic Paging, otherwise known as Cisco Paging Server, provides phone-to-phone and group live audio paging to Cisco IP Phones. 

 

 
 
 

Paging to Cisco IP Phones

InformaCast Basic Paging, otherwise known as Cisco Paging Server, provides phone-to-phone and group live audio paging to Cisco IP Phones. All users can participate in making and receiving basic pages. This means organizations can reach up to 50 phones at the same time to quickly send a critical message.  

 

Benefits:
  • Reach up to 50 IP phones simultaneously
  • Make and receive basic pages
  • Quickly alert large groups of people
  • Cisco Paging Server is supported by Cisco TAC

Send Messages From:

  • Cisco IP phones

Send Messages To:

  • Cisco IP phones

Send Messages As: 

  • Live audio

Find the Right Solution

InformaCast Basic Paging can page up to 50 Cisco IP phones simultaneously, which may not be sufficient during a crisis. Singlewire also offers the InformaCast Advanced emergency notification system to send messages to devices within a building or campus, and InformaCast Mobile utilizes a mobile app text alert system and web console to reach people on their mobile devices. InformaCast Fusion alert software provides the best of both worlds, bringing together the ability to reach mobile and on-premises devices from a single interface. See the capabilities of each of these notification solutions below to determine which is the best fit for you.

 

Emergency Mass Notification System

    Basic*   

Emergency & Mass Notification System

   Mobile   

Text Alert & Emergency Notification System

 Advanced 

Emergency Notification System Solutions

 Fusion  
 Send Text and/or Audio From:
  Desk phones  X1   X X
  Web console   X X X
  iOS or Android mobile app   X   X
  Other systems     X X
 
 Send Text and/or Audio To:
  Desk phones X1   X X
  Mobile phones   X   X
  SMS text   X   X
  Phone calls   X   X
  Push notifications   X   X
  Email   X X X
  IP speakers and clocks     X X
  Analog paging system     X X
  Computer desktops     X X
  Twitter     X   2
  Facebook   X   X
  Digital signage     X X
  Internet of Things     X X
 
 Automatically Broadcast Notifications for:
  Outbound calls to 911     X  X*
  Incoming severe weather (via CAP)   X X X
  Conference call collaboration   X X X
  Cisco Webex Teams   X  X   X*
  Night bell     X  X*
  School bells     X X
 
 Event Management
  Message confirmation and escalation   X X X
  Command Center   X   X
  Geo-location and boundary triggers    X   X
  Monitor events in real-time   X   X
  Active shooter barricades       X
 
 Architecture Type
  Onsite virtual appliance X   X X
  Cloud server   X    
  Hybrid cloud architecture       X
  Internet survivability   X   X
  Hardware appliance       X
  WAN survivability       X

 

1 Exclusively for Cisco UCM with live audio paging (no text) to Cisco IP Phones
 2Available in a future release
* Exclusively for Cisco UCM

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