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BellCommander School Bell Software
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Easy To Use Scheduled Audio and Emergency Notification System For IP Phone Systems


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Easily integrate scheduled audio, school bells, factory bells, and emergency notification with SIP/2.0 compliant phone systems.

- Play school/factory bells, announcements, and music over phones and overhead/wall-mounted speakers
- Launch emergency notifications from phones. Notifications will loop audio alerts across the system
- Tested with the following systems:
  - PC Based: 3CX, Asterisk/Trixbox, FreeSWITCH
  - IP PBX: 3Com VCX 7000 series, 3Com NBX (in SIP mode), Cisco CallManager Express/UC 500 series, Mitel 3300ICP, Adtran
- Individual extension dialing and overhead paging supported on Cisco UCM and Panasonic systems
- Other SIP/2.0 compliant systems can also be used, but should be verified with the trial version of BellCommander
- Use multicast RTP or SIP to send audio to IP speakers and amplifiers from CyberData
- Use unicast RTP to send audio to Barix network audio devices
- Additional versions of BellCommander available for audio interfaces, relay/contact closure interfaces, non-SIP network audio, and analog phone paging

Success Stories:
BellCommander Provides VoIP School Bell and Emergency Notification Solution for Centennial School District

Press:
Security Magazine: BellCommander Provides Campus Intercom and Emergency Notification System

Configuration Guides:
The following documents describe how to setup BellCommander with SIP phone systems and CyberData speakers.
3CX Configuration Guide - Configuration guide for 3CX systems
Trixbox/Asterisk Configuration Guide - Configuration guide for Trixbox and other SIP systems
CallManager Express Guide - Configuration guide for Cisco CallManager Express, including UC 500 series

BellCommander is trusted by customers around the world, including schools, manufacturers, retailers, and other businesses:
School and Business Customer Map

Preview the solution by downloading our free trial or contact us for more information.

Download BellCommander School Bell SoftwareDownload a Free 30-Day Trial of BellCommander

In addition, we also offer a music streaming application for CyberData Speakers and multicast-capable phones.

Benefits
Save thousands of dollars with easy-to-use Windows and network-based technologies
Never be stuck with ordinary school bell sounds again
- Play any standard WAV audio file to the phone system or to IP speakers and network audio devices
- Play popular sounds such as included chimes and tones, traditional school bell sounds, or play custom sounds/music such as the national anthem
Flexible and powerful multi-zone scheduling
- Use different multicast addresses or SIP extensions to send audio to different phones, IP speakers, and network audio devices
- No special wiring needed - Uses existing TCP/IP network infrastructure
Manage bell schedules, zones, and sound sequences remotely using the BellCommander Web Manager
Easy-to-use and even a novice Windows user can quickly create and maintain bell schedules

Features
Powerful Scheduler
- Supports standard and block scheduling
- Easily define and set holiday and assembly schedules
- Change schedules on-the-fly
Flexible Integration
- Easily integrates with phone systems that support SIP/2.0 endpoints
- Sends audio over SIP or multicast to CyberData speakers and devices
- For small to medium-sized systems, low cost or free SIP platforms such as 3CX or Trixbox can be used
- 3CX and BellCommander can be installed on the same Windows server to provide savings on hardware and power
Run BellCommander as a Windows service in paid versions. Run scheduled audio even without a user logged in
Popular bell sounds included in wav format