atcomsystems.ca/forum Forums TDM Business Telephone Systems NEC Telephones & Systems SL1100 Phone set question

Oh, c'mon. It takes like 5 minutes to setup and load the license including the customer database you fill out. Trust me I have some SV issues as well but the licensing server is not one of them. Besides, who is going on site without firing up the system on the bench first and loading the latest software and verifying everything is working? I have YET to lose to an SL1100 even though we are slightly (and I mean slightly) higher after they look at both systems and try the handsets out. Over a 5 year lease the difference is nothing and the feature set (and future proofing) you get is worth it for most users today. Also, I don't see DT300 sets being sold over the counter. There is no way NEC will kill their certified dealerships that way.

That's what killed us. Of course we fire up and load the latest software, patches and such on systems before we go out. I've been doing this since 1972 so have learned one or two tricks.

Don't do this with an SV for your ready spares though. All the licenses expire limiting you to 64 stations. Now you're a dead duck when the licensing server won't let you transfer licenses in the middle of the night leaving your customer over half down. Personal experience with this one. I'll never ever install another critical 24/7 system that requires licensing for station counts above the default. At least the SL is licensed for the maximum digital and analog stations by default.


Oh, I can understand why you haven't lost to an SL, one look at the DSX or SL phones and the customer will usually choose the SV, at least that was our experience. Not only that, obviously you're a long time dealer, not a trunker, and can knock them off with impunity.

You know that every processor key is allowed 3 times to get unlocked for a demo license and open it up right?

At least at the time once you fired this thing up you had I believe 30 days. We didn't realize it and our shelf units all had expired licenses.

In any case, anything that requires a license to go beyond the default number of ports will never ever be installed again by our company unless we know absolutely the customer will never exceed it, the risk is too high relying on something outside to enable it.

Guess you haven't been burned yet by a licensed product. Go play with NT stuff and get back to me on that one.

I like the advanced license on the SL Inmail.
On the SV you need multiple voicemail to email licenses.

I think NEC is over all doing a good job on the SL as a replacement for the much loved DSX. Our biggest issue has been the audio, primarily on the speakerphones. Version 3.5 simplified programming for those not familiar with the SV and they added the 3rd expansion along with the vm not taking up usable ports.

I'd have liked to have seen a much smaller footprint since a 4 cabinet system will take a fair amout of wall space.

Maybe I'm used to it, I have no problem with the licensing part of the SV8100.