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The OpenStage phone family consists of two SIP phones:

• OpenStage 20 is a full-featured speakerphone with intuitive and interactive user interface. A universal solution for efficient and professional telephony.
• Customizable for various workplace environments OpenStage 40 is recommended for use as an office phone, e.g. for desk sharing, people working in teams or call center staff.
• With its top-notch functionality and innovations OpenStage 60 combines a maximum of usability with a clear intuitive and sleek design. Applications and personalization options make this phone the first choice for boss-/secretary environments and people interacting with lots of other devices.
• OpenStage 80 is an innovative first class top quality device and is especially designed to meet the needs of top level managers and executives. Premium features, materials and components lead to this extraordinary appearance.

OpenStage 20	OpenStage 40
OpenStage 60	OpenStage 80

Phone range

The OpenStage family have a wide common feature set (listed below) and additional features per model (specified for each phone model).

• Standard based SIP support according to RFC 3261
• Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af or external power supply (EU, US and UK power adapters)
• Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) / Third party call control
• Remote administration via Web-based management, HiPath Deployment Service or XML files
• Supported Codecs:
  • G.711
  • G.729AB
  • G.722 Wideband (7kHz)
• Full-duplex hands-free talking
• 2 ports 10/100Base-T built-in Ethernet switch
• Tiltable display
• USB support
• Bluetooth support
• Built-in applications:
  • Graphical call handling
  • Telephone book / Directory access (LDAP)
  • Call log / history
  • Help
• External applications integrated into phone user interface:
  • XML API (coming soon)
  • JAVA VM (coming soon)
  • SDK Software Development Kit (coming soon)
• Free programmable sensorkeys
• TouchGuide for navigation / feature control (OpenStage 60 and OpenStage 80)
• Touch Slider for volume settings (OpenStage 60 and 80)
• Keypad with 12 keys
• Increasing combination of various housing colors and materials from model to model

Hardware related differentiating factors

Display

Keys/LEDs

Interfaces

Software/Firmware related differentiating factors

The telephony application provides a set of features and the connectivity to a set of SIP systems (proxies, application servers)

• General overview on platforms / systems:

For detailed interoperability information please check Software version and Interoperability sections on this page.
Connectivity to several VoIP providers is supported.
For configuration hints see the How To article.

Documentation

All OpenStage phones are shipped with a printed document providing brief instruction regarding installation and operation. For both user and administrators, a comprehensive and updated documentation is provided as PDF files.

Documentation in further languages, software and other downloads can be found on http://www.unify.com/ ⇒ Support. Any comments to the files provided here?

User Manuals HiPath 8000 environment

•     User Manual OpenStage 60-80 SIP
•     Bedienungsanleitung OpenStage 60-80 SIP
•     Kurz Bedienungsanleitung OpenStage 60-80 SIP

Administration Manuals HiPath 8000

•    Administration Manual OpenStage 60-80

Datasheet

•     Datenblatt OpenStage SIP
•     Datasheet OpenStage SIP

Miscelleanous documents

•     FAQ's OpenStage 60-80 SIP

Firmware / Software

The SIP firmware provides encryption capabilities. Hence its distribution must follow legal requirements which do not allow unrestricted SW distribution via the Internet. The firmware is only provided by Siemens technicians or by official Siemens Partners. Customers with self-care contracts will have access to SW within the SEBA Web portal (login required).

The Application software of the OpenStage SIP phones can be transferred to the phone:

• using FTP or HTTPS method.
• using Deployment Service (HiPath DLS V1 R2.21.0 necessary).
• using WBM phone interface (OpenStage SIP V1.0 need the Application software V1 R0.3.1).

Current software releases

The actual Application software is OpenStage 60/80 SIP V1.0 R0.8.13.

To get an overview of all release notes for the OpenStage SIP family see the history of all Release Notes.

Interoperability Matrix

For detailed interoperability information please check OpenStage SIP interoperability matrix.

OpenStage Manager

The OpenStage Manager is a comprehensive and powerful tool for your OpenStage 60 and OpenStage 80 telephone. The main function of the OpenStage Manager is to serve as an interface between your phone and PC, thus enabling convenient phonebook editing on your PC. OpenStage Manager allows you to synchronize contacts in Microsoft Outlook with the contacts in your telephone.

Mass deployment

What do we mean with “deployment”?

The installation of an IP phone in general requires integrating the phone into an IP infrastructure specific to the customer’s or user’s needs. This integration normally requires some activities on all components involved, i.e. on the IP phone and on other components like application servers and routers.
Additionally to the hardware related tasks like providing LAN cables and setting up the necessary power supply, this integration also covers adapting the IP phone to the individual customer configuration by setting various parameters to appropriate values. In this article we will use the term “deployment” for this task, including the provisioning of new software to the IP phone. Sometimes the term “provisioning” is used instead of “deployment”.

Individual phones can be easily set up using the local menue and the keypad or - more comfortable and even remotely - the phone's web administration. Larger companies or voice service providers have to install and maintain hundreds or thousands of phones, requiring mass deployment capabilities.

Mass deployment – how it works

IP terminals offer a range of functions and characteristics that were unknown or technically impossible in analog or early digital system environments (for example, ISDN). But increased product flexibility requires more complex technology. For this reason, it is essential that VoIP devices be optimally configured for users while at the same time expenditure (costs, time, training) must be kept to a minimum for service providers. Different scenarios have different requirements. However the following factors are critical for all solutions:

• Minimum network intervention or modification
• No inflexible or costly preconfiguration at the terminal
• No or minimum (one-off) user activities

There are two main scenarios:

• Using the Deployment Service (DLS), see DLS Mass Deployment or
• using (XML-) configuration files.

See also

• OpenStage SIP FAQ
• OpenStage Release Notes

External links

• You can visit the OpenStage Tour from the SIEMENS Enterprise web site.
• You can read the SIEMENS Open Communications News Press Release (December 2006) about the released OpenStage family of SIP phones.
• You can have a look to the whole SIP terminal devices families on www.siemens.com/enterprise web site.
• Siemens won the iF product design award 2007 for its OpenStage phone, OpenStage was awarded at iF awards ceremony of iF product design award 2007 during CeBIT fair last 15.03.2007 in Hannover.