Fortinet, Inc.
Telecommunication terminal

Abstract:

A telecommunication terminal that integrated with a wireless access point is provided. According to one embodiment, a telecommunication terminal includes a local area network (LAN) port, a processor, an Internet Protocol (IP) phone unit, a wireless access point unit and a housing. The LAN port is connectable to an enterprise computer network via an Ethernet cable. The processor runs a host operating system (OS). The IP phone unit is implemented as an application that is loaded and run within the host OS. The wireless access point unit facilitates access to the enterprise computer network by wireless devices within a coverage area of the wireless access point unit by providing wireless connections to the wireless devices and is implemented as an application that is loaded and run within the host OS. The housing encloses the processor and the LAN port.