Keep installed guestroom phones
Continue using validated analog handsets when they still meet guestroom requirements.
Modernize existing hotel guestroom phones.
Keep familiar guestroom phones in service while migrating hotel calling to SIP, planning room capacity, front desk needs, and staff workflows as a single modernization path.
The guestroom phone estate
Change the voice core, not every guestroom handset.
Hotels may have a large installed base of analog guestroom phones and cabling that still support the required guest calling tasks.
High-density FXS access allows these guestroom phones to register in the new IP voice environment, reducing the need to replace handsets as a prerequisite to modernizing the core.
Move the core to SIP
Place FXS gateway capacity between the room cabling and the new IP-PBX or UCP system.
Work by floor or building
Sequence gateway placement and cutover around hotel zones and operating windows.
Bridge guestroom cabling via MAG1100 to the UCP1600 call core
MAG1100 provides 48, 72, or 96 modular FXS ports for retained guestroom phones, while UCP1600 manages guestroom, front desk, and staff calls.
Move from room inventory to validated guest calling.
A hotel guestroom phone project must validate handsets, cabling, gateway capacity, and front desk call behavior before moving each zone.
Inventory the rooms
Record handsets, cable groups, service points, and staff extensions.
Place FXS capacity
Match gateway density and location to the physical property.
Validate calls
Test room-to-front-desk calls, external calls, and required permission behavior.
Cut over by zone
Move floors, wings, or buildings according to the operating plan.
Combine MAG1100 guestroom access with the UCP1600 hotel voice core.
MAG1100 provides the documented 48, 72, or 96-port FXS layer, while UCP1600 provides calling, numbering, and SIP interoperability for the property.
Verified analog access for guestroom phones.
PMS functions such as alarms, room status, billing, and records require a documented interface and project-specific validation.
Analog telephone access
OpenVox FXS gateways and modules connect analog phones to SIP and IP-PBX systems.
48, 72, or 96 FXS ports
MAG1100 documentation defines the modular high-density capacity used by this solution.
Mixed hotel endpoints
UCP supports analog phones, SIP phones, and business calls within the same voice system.
Handset and cabling validation
Guestroom phone behavior, signaling, cabling, and placement are confirmed before final model selection.
Modernize guestroom phones while preserving the hotel experience.
Share the room account count, handset types, floor and cabling layout, reception call requirements, and target IP-PBX. OpenVox can help map FXS density and failover zones.
Related products
MAG1100 Series Analog Gateway
Supports 48/72/96 FXS ports; Uses standard SIP protocol; Compatible with leading IMS/NGN platforms, IPPBX systems, and SIP servers.
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