Akuvox Door Stations

Intercom basics

What is SIP?

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is the open standard that VoIP phones use to set up voice and video calls over a network. An Akuvox door station is really a video phone: when a visitor presses the button, it places a SIP call to whoever should answer.

1. Door stationVisitor presses call
2. Your networkPoE, Wi-Fi or 2-wire
3. Anyone you chooseMonitor · app · desk phone · PBX

Why it matters

• Answer anywhere — an indoor monitor, the SmartPlus app on your phone, an office desk phone or the reception switchboard.
• Open, not locked in — SIP is an industry standard, so door stations work with existing VoIP phone systems and future upgrades.
• Standard cabling — runs over normal network cable with PoE, Wi-Fi, or existing two-wire runs through 2-wire adaptors.
• Scales with the site — the same technology covers one house or hundreds of apartments, with call groups and diverts.

SIP vs a traditional intercom

Older analogue intercoms use proprietary wiring and only talk to their own handsets. A SIP system is part of your network, so it can ring phones, forward to mobiles after hours and be managed remotely.