Keep installed room phones
Continue using validated analog handsets where they still fit the guest-room requirement.
Modernize hotel room phones in place.
Keep familiar room phones in service while moving hotel calling to SIP, with room capacity, reception needs and staff workflows planned as one modernization path.
The room-phone estate
Change the voice core, not every room handset.
Hotels may have a large installed base of analog room phones and cabling that still support the required guest calling task.
High-density FXS access allows those room phones to register into the new IP voice environment, reducing the need to make handset replacement a prerequisite for core modernization.
Move the core to SIP
Place FXS gateway capacity between 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.
High-density FXS architecture
Bridge room cabling through MAG1100 to the UCP1600 calling core.
MAG1100 supplies 48, 72 or 96 modular FXS ports for retained room phones, while UCP1600 manages room, reception and staff calling.
- 01Guest-room group A
Existing room phones
- 02Guest-room group B
Additional floor or wing
- 03MAG1100
48, 72 or 96-port high-density FXS access
- 04UCP1600
Hotel calling, numbering and SIP core
- 05Reception and staff
Transfer and service extensions
Count phones by property zone
Map room quantities, cabling and service points before placing gateway capacity.
Retain familiar room endpoints
Separate the timing of room-phone replacement from modernization of the calling core.
Move floor or wing groups
Validate guest, reception and emergency calling before each zone changes.
Move from room inventory to validated guest calling.
A hotel room-phone project should validate handsets, cabling, gateway capacity and reception call behavior before each zone is moved.
Inventory 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-reception, external calling and required permission behavior.
Cut over by zone
Move floors, wings or buildings according to the operating plan.
Combine MAG1100 room access with the UCP1600 hotel voice core.
MAG1100 supplies the documented 48, 72 or 96-port FXS layer, while UCP1600 supplies calling, numbering and SIP interworking for the property.
Verified analog access for room phones.
PMS functions such as wake-up, room status, billing and records require a documented interface and project-specific validation.
Analog phone access
OpenVox FXS gateways and modules connect analog phones to SIP and IP-PBX systems.
Proof chips
- FXS
48, 72 or 96 FXS ports
MAG1100 documentation defines the modular high-density capacity used by this solution.
Proof chips
- DENSITY
Mixed hotel endpoints
UCP supports analog phones, SIP phones and business calling within the same voice system.
Proof chips
- CALLING
Handset and cabling validation
Room-phone behavior, signaling, wiring and placement are confirmed before final model selection.
Proof chips
- PROJECT FIT
Modernize room phones while preserving the hotel experience.
Share room counts, handset types, floor and cable layout, reception calling requirements and the target IP-PBX. OpenVox can help map FXS density and cutover zones.