Integration of 2N intercom Helios IP with Wildix
This document explains how to set up the integration of 2N intercom Helios IP with Wildix IP PBX.
Created: December 2018
Updated: August 2025
Permalink: https://wildix.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CgjOAQ
- 1 Step 1: WMS Configuration
- 2 Step 2. Intercom configuration
- 3 Step 3. Door open function from Wildix IP phones/ Wildix Unified Communication
- 3.1 Unlock button for Vision (EOL)/ SuperVision (EOL)/ Legacy Collaboration
- 3.2 Video streaming before answer on Vision (EOL)/ SuperVision (EOL)/ Legacy Collaboration/ Android App/ ForcePro 5/ SuperVision 5
- 3.3 Dialplan example with Unlock button and Video streaming before answer
- 3.4 JPEGĀ streaming on W-AIR Handsets
- 4 Troubleshooting
Step 1: WMS Configuration
1. Add a new user (intercom user)
Go toĀ WMS -> UsersĀ and click onĀ +Ā to add a new user:
Fill in the fields:
Full name: name of the user
Extension: extension number used by the intercom
Dialplan: select the Dialplan procedure used by the intercom* (āusersā by default)
License type: select PBX-Basic
2. Create a Dialplan procedure to manage calls from the intercom
Go toĀ WMS -> Dialplan -> Dialplan rulesĀ and add a new procedure, example:
Where:
500: is the phone number called from the intercom
Call group (support): is the call group that receives calls from the intercom (it can be an extension, several extensions, or several call groupsā¦)Ā
Go toĀ WMS -> Users, select the intercom extension and select the newly created Dialplan procedure to be used for outgoing calls
Note: In case you donāt want to create a new procedure, you can add Number and Application to the Dialplan procedure used by the intercom (āusersā for example).
Step 2. Intercom configuration
1. Connect to the web interface
Recommended browsers: the latest version of Chrome, Firefox or IE 9+.
To be able to connect, you have to know the IP address released to the intercom by the DHCP server used in your network (router or PBX).
First time access credentials:Ā admin : 2n.
Note that upon your first login you are advised to change the default password.
2. Check for updates
Go toĀ System -> Maintenance
ClickĀ Check NowĀ (Check Firmware Online) to check if there is a new firmware version available and to update the intercom:
Note: Update process takes around 30 seconds. During the update procedure the intercom is restarted.
3. SIP Server Setting
Go toĀ Services -> Phone -> SIP 1
Fill out the fields as described below:
Important: use the SIP password of intercom extension, not the WEB password!
How to generate the SIP Password:
Go toĀ WMS -> UsersĀ and select the intercom extension (409 in our example)
ClickĀ Set passwords
Click onĀ Generate near SIP/VoIP, then click Save (copy this password from WMS and paste it into the fieldĀ SIP/VoIP Password)
Go toĀ WMS -> Users
Check that the intercom is successfully registered to the system:
Note: status of the user is green which means that the intercom is successfully registered; focus the mouse on the status to see deviceās name, IP address and the transport method.
Go back to the intercom web interface,Ā Services -> Phone -> Audio:
Enable the optionĀ SIP INFO (RFC-2976)Ā inĀ DTMF ReceivingĀ section and clickĀ Save:
4. Quick Dial Button Setting
The intercom is equipped with quick dial buttons. Pressing a quick dial button places a call to the specified phone number.
Go toĀ Directory -> Users -> Position 1Ā (position 1 corresponds to quick dial button 1)
Fill the fieldsĀ NameĀ andĀ Phone Number andĀ clickĀ Save:
5. Electric Lock Switching Settings
An electric lock can be attached to the intercom and controlled by a code dialed from Wildix IP phones.
Go toĀ Hardware -> Switches -> Switch 1
Enter the code, for example ā1234ā underĀ Switch CodesĀ section and clickĀ Save:]
Make sure the box āLegacy Switch Codeā is activated in Advanced Settings section. When this box is checked, the first code listed above does not require confirmation by pressing ā*ā from the phone. If the box is not check, it might be necessary to press ā*ā from the phone to confirm the door opening.
6.Ā JPEG Streaming Settings (required only for W-AIR Handsets)Ā
Configure the compression level of jpeg streaming to download images from the intercom.
Go toĀ Services > Streaming > JPEG > set JPEG Compression Level to 60:
Step 3. Door open function from Wildix IP phones/ Wildix Unified Communication
Go toĀ WMS > Dialplan, select the procedure used for outgoing calls by the intercom extension (ādoorphoneā in our example).
You can open the door from any Wildix device, including WP, W-AIR, Web phone by answering a call and entering a code specified inĀ Electric Lock Switching SettingsĀ of the intercom, in the format: *[code]#, in our example: 1234.
Unlock button for Vision (EOL)/ SuperVision (EOL)/ Legacy Collaboration
You can add an unlock button on Vision (EOL)/ SuperVision (EOL)/ Legacy Collaboration, allowing you to open the door from the call management window.
Go toĀ WMS -> DialplanĀ and addĀ Custom ApplicationĀ to the Dialplan procedure used by the intercom SIPAddHeader(Unlock-Button:), for example:
SIPAddHeader(Unlock-Button:*1234#), where ā1234ā is DTMF.