On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 23:51 +0400, NetSys Admin wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm completely new to Asterisk and before I buy any card, I would like to > ask for some information. > > 1. We'll be using analog PSTN phone lines. Is there anything that I should > ask the telecom company before I buy the card? What I mean is whether the > card will be compatible with the line?
In the US, and several other countries, you are OK, the card is compatible. > > 2. What about the hardware on the PC? I will be using at least a Pentium 3 > with a 600 or 700 MHz processor with at least 256 MB. Is there a way to know > how much traffic or calls it can handle? Sound OK to me. > > 3. Suppose I buy a TDM04B card. It has 4 FXO modules and 0 FXS module. Later > I decide that I need a TDM13B configuration. Can I just buy 1 FXS S110M > module and replace one existing FXO module myself and reconfigure Asterisk? > Yes, you could. I have configured systems with 2 TDM 4 cards, no problem. I have also put together a system with 1 tdm 4 card, and two old (100p) FXO cards, worked fine. > 4. Does fax work fine with Asterisk? Should I use one FXS module for each > fax machine? I've had good luck. I set up the main context with the "fax" extension, and dial my fax machine, for automatically routing incoming fax calls to the fax machine. Works great. > > 5. Is the power connector on the card identical to the power connectors > inside PCs? > Yes, the standard 4-pin power connector you would use for disk drives, cd drives, fans, etc. > > Thank you for any help.
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