More Than Just a New Phone... Exciting Possibilities to Make Your Job Easier and More Efficient
Beginning in May 2016, Stony Brook University will be replacing its aging and antiquated telephone system with a single, secure, reliable, state-of-the-art,
Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications service.
Unified Communications Technology
- Unified communications technology will eventually allow you to seamlessly collaborate with other people, even if you are in separate locations. You will be able to quickly locate people by accessing an interactive directory, engage in text messaging sessions, and escalate sessions to voice calls or video calls if desired.
- Unified Messaging includes Voice-to-Text and Text-to-Voice.
- Presence will allow you to see if someone you're trying to contact is available.
Mobility
- Stony Brook's VoIP system will bring you greater mobility. Hand off calls in progress from your cell phone to desktop phone and back to your cell phone for true mobility. This will allow you to take advantage of Wi-Fi technology where available, while saving on billed cellular minutes. When you originate phone calls from a non-Stony Brook device defined in your profile, the caller ID will appear to be sent from your Stony Brook telephone number.
- Publish your Stony Brook telephone number and choose which device you answer calls on, (cell phone, desk phone, home phone, PC/laptop, or tablet for one-number service).
Collaboration
- Share real-time documents with colleagues using Unify's Web collaboration tools.
- Create conference calls instantly using Conference Bridge. Simply distribute a call with a telephone number and PIN code.
- Search for co-workers by name through your device using the University Directory.
Far Beyond Just Phones
Learn about some of the new, exciting features you'll be getting
- Openscape Mobility
- Presence - set your own status and check co-worker's availability
New VoIP Telephones Being Deployed Throughout West Campus
The initial telephone deployment of phone models OSV OpenScape IP35 or OSV OpenScape IP55 will bring users the following features to make telecommunications work easier and more efficient:

IP35

IP55
Key Features
- Answer calls via handset, speaker, or headset
- Handset-free dialing (all phones have a 'live' keypad which allows immediate dialing without lifting the receiver. This will automatically activate the SPEAKER option on the telephone or the headset (if being utilized).
- Switching devices - move a call from handset to speaker and speaker to handset
- Redial enables users to call the last internal/external number dialed
- Hold allows you to place a caller on hold
- Mute to temporarily deactivate the microphone on the handset, speakerphone, or headset (if being utilized)
- Transfer to send a call to another destination after being answered
- Consult to place your current call on SOFT HOLD and make a second call
- Conference to join up to 10 parties together on a telephone call
- Ringer Off/On
- Beep Tone Off/On to enable/disable the beep tone instead of ringer for inbound calls
- Call waiting allows non keyset users to answer a second inbound call while currently on an active call
- Directed pickup allows users to answer another ringing telephone
- Forward to temporarily redirect your calls to another number
- Do not disturb disables the ringer and redirects inbound caller to voicemail (if programmed)
- Call log/list will show an icon in the telephone display if you have a missed call(s). Once the list is viewed, the indicator will deactivate. Each call list may contain up to 30 entries.
- Phonebook/Directory lets you create a list of frequently dialed numbers customized for your telephone
- Color graphic display on the IP55's with several programmable buttons and text-sensitive soft keys
Voicemail Features
- Customized greetings available for missed call types (busy, external, internal, after-hours, vacation, today's greeting)
- Continuous message playback available
- Automatically call the sender of voicemail message (internally or externally) with two key strokes
- Quickly pause, delete, skip, replay or save messages during playback
Project Timeline
- January 04, 2016
- New Dedicated VoIP Network Installed
DoIT Data Network Services and Stony Brook Medicine IT installed a dedicated VoIP network.
- February 22, 2016
- Installation of VoIP Core
Unify arrived on-site to begin installing all of the VoIP core servers.
- April 19, 2016
- Pilot Test of System Hardware and Software
DoIT Data Network Services began a pilot program with select DolT employees (mostly on the second floor of the ECC Building) to begin testing out the new devices.
- May 24, 2016
- Phase 1 - Migration Schedule
DoIT Data Network Services will determine the order of building migration based on building readiness. The tentative schedule is as follows:
- New Computer Science Building - Complete
- Laufer Center - Complete
- Simons Center - Complete
- Biomedical Engineering - Complete
- June 28, 2016
- Phase 2 - Migration Schedule
- Humanities - Complete
- Psych A - Complete
- Psych B - Complete
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Earth & Space Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM)
- Chemistry
- Staller Center
- ECC Building 1st Floor - Complete
- August 15, 2016
- Phase 3 - Migration Schedule
- Harriman Hall
- Library
- Physics
- Math
- Engineering
- Light Engineering
- Heavy Engineering
- Infirmary
- Residence Halls (including Toll Drive)
- Phase 4 - To Be Announced at a Later Date
- Unified Communications Rollout - To Be Announced
Once all phones have been deployed throughout campus and all users have been trained on how to use their new handsets, DoIT will then begin introducing the full complement of unified communications services offered by Unify. Training classes will be offered in advance, during, and after the rollout of both telephones and unified communications.
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