Thomas Kenyon wrote: > I need to be able to connect an old PA system to an asterisk box, which > basically works as a couple of amplifiers taking an analogue phone > signal and playing whatever it produces out of some speakers. There is > no on-hook state in the whole setup. > > Obviously If I just connect the input to a port on an ATA, I'll just get > a dialtone played through the speakers. > > Can anyone think of a way I can attach it, so that people can call an > extension that will play through the speakers? > > The nearest thing I can think of, is getting the * box to call it as an > extension plugged into an ATA, then while it's calling plug the line in > and transfer it to a non-announcing conference (or similar). > > This is an undesirable approach for many reasons. (mostly the > requirement to set it all up again in the event of a server reset). > > I have a small pile of ATAs I can play with (well, there's already an > atcom 468 in there with a spare port, there's a spare PAP2, a spare > Cisco 186 or I could borrow an SPA3k from my home setup) If they'd be of > any help. > > I originally thought about using the sound card, till I saw what was > already in place. (The client doesn't like spending money). > If the client won't spend $30 on an SB Live Value, Fuck 'em you don't want them as a client. You're a PBX consultant not a bean counter.
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