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Configuring a Behnke Intercom Station in Hybrid Mode with a Behnke Indoor Station, Two SIP Servers and an Analog Telephone System

1. Introduction

This setup guide describes how to configure a Behnke intercom station in hybrid mode in order to dial different call destinations.

The intercom station is at the same time:

• registered with two SIP servers
• operated in intercom mode
• connected to an analog telephone system

This allows different end devices to be called via different communication paths. It is assumed that:

all devices have already been started the basic initial commissioning has been carried out valid IP addresses have been assigned the web interfaces are reachable both SIP servers are operational

2. Setup Overview

Functional description

In this scenario, the intercom station supports several call destinations:

• Indoor station via intercom
• IP phone via internal SIP server
• Smartphone with Linphone app via cloud SIP server
• Analog phone via analog telephone system

Systems used

Intercom station Operating mode: Hybrid Intercom: Group 1

Remote stations

• Indoor station (intercom group 1)
• IP phone (registered with the internal SIP server)
• Smartphone with Linphone app (registered with the cloud SIP server)
• Analog phone (on the analog telephone system)

3. Configuring the Intercom Station

3.1 "General" menu

The following settings are made in the "General" menu:

• Operating mode: Intercom
• Hybrid mode: Yes
• Device name: e.g. "Main entrance"

The hybrid operating mode enables the combination of:

• Intercom calls
• SIP calls
• Analog phone calls

3.2 "Intercom" menu

In the "Intercom" menu:

• Group: 1

This allows the intercom station to call indoor stations within the group.

3.3 "SIP" menu

The intercom station is registered with two SIP servers.

SIP account 1 (internal SIP server)

Enter:

SIP server address

• Phone number/user name:
• User ID:
• Password:
• SIP server address:

Enable registration

This account is used for internal IP phones.

Here is the link to setting up one or two SIP accounts:

• Registration with two different SIP accounts at the same time

SIP account 2 (cloud SIP server – Linphone)

• Phone number/user name:
• User ID:
• Password:
• SIP server address:

Enable registration

• Linphone® Free SIP Service

This account is used for the connection to the Linphone smartphone app.

After configuration, both accounts must show the status "registered".

3.4 Button assignment

Various call types can be stored in the "Buttons" menu.

• Button 1

  Call an analog phone Example:

  ana:phone number ana = analog telephone system

  Phone number = destination number

  Example: ana:1234

  → calls the analog phone with extension 1234.

• Button 2

  Call an IP phone via SIP server 1 Example:

  sip1:200

  sip1 = SIP account 1 (internal SIP server)

  200 = extension of the IP phone

• Button 3

  Call an indoor station

  Example:

  com:1

  → calls ID 1 within group 1

• Button 4

  Call a smartphone via Linphone

  Example:

  sip2:100

  sip2 = cloud SIP server

  100 = SIP user of the Linphone app

4. Configuring the Indoor Station

"General" menu

• Operating mode: IP intercom
• Device name: e.g. "Indoor station office"

"Intercom" menu

• Group: 1
• ID: 1

This allows the indoor station to be called from the intercom station via com:1.

5. Remote Stations

In this scenario, the following devices have already been set up:

• IP phone

  registered with SIP server 1 reachable via its SIP extension

• Smartphone with Linphone

  Linphone app installed registered with the cloud SIP server

• Analog phone

  connected to an analog telephone system reachable via its extension

6. Function Test

After completing the configuration, the following tests should be carried out:

1. Press the button with com:1 → Indoor station rings
2. Press the button with sip1:number → IP phone rings
3. Press the button with sip2:number → Linphone app rings
4. Press the button with ana:number → Analog phone rings

Technical Note

The hybrid operating mode enables the simultaneous use of:

• Intercom calls (com:)
• SIP calls (sip1: / sip2:)
• Analog phone calls (ana:)

This makes it possible to combine different communication systems in one installation.