Dane - I might suggest the following.
(5) Linksys SPA-841, SPA-941 or SPA-942 (All work very well with Asterisk,
and support 4 line appearances)
Not sure what your broadband is in the office, with 5 users I am guessing
you are utilizing DSL or Cable broadband. You might want to consider
purchasing a firewall with QOS capabilities, like a the Sonicwall TZ170,
which is relatively inexpensive. This will also give you remote VPN
capabilities and if you want to set up remote extensions off your Asterisk
PBX this comes in handy. Here is a good article on the TZ170 firewall.
http://www.voiploop.com/blogs/product-review-sonicwall-firewall-tz170-2.htm
For dual FXO you'll want a Digium TDM02B or you could purchase an external,
2 port FXO gateway.
Also, once you have your Asterisk server up and running, determine the power
load of the server, your LAN switch, and any related equipment, and invest
in a decent UPS like a Tripplite or APC unit.
Cory J Andrews
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Reugger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:45 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Hardware recommendations
We would like to test Asterisk in our small office - 5 users. We are a
small computer shop in New Orleans and would like to offer VoIP and
Asterisk to our clients but we are very new to VoIP and Asterisk. We
feel the best way to learn is to jump in.
We've signed up w/ Teliax and setup a D-link phone that works OK - but
our goal is an Asterisk PBX. We would like to avoid as many costly
mistakes as possible. We plan on keeping 2 analog lines for emergencies,
VoIP down, 911, credit card machine, and Fax machine as we understand
Fax and CC machines are very unreliable w/ VoIP but plan on integrating
them in to the Asterisk with an FXO card
We are looking for recommendations for VoIP phones and a 1 or 2 Line
FXO(?) card. I suspect the first is kinda vague and the latter is a
Digium card. Just looking for solutions, brands, and even vendors that
are known to work well.
Phone needs 4 lines, Hold, VM, Caller ID
Any advice appreciated
Thanks,
Dane
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