On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:26:54 +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi all, > > >Im preparing a quote for a 5 Star hotel, planning to have around 100 >SIP Wifi phones for PBX operations running on 100 AccessPoints. >Network is running in ARUBA Networks - AP70 access points. > >The initial recommendation is to go for Hitachi Wifiphones, but i >would like to know from the group the recommendations. Im planning to >put up Asterisk as the PBX, Please advice me the do's and donts as i'm >not experienced on such heavy installation which are mission critical. >I had been using asterisk on small profiles and this would be my first >Pro setup with wifi handsets if all goes as planned. > >the Key Questions are > >Is Asterisk good enough? or do we need a another Proxy like SER? > >What is the experience with Hitachi Wifi phone's? Any specific Issues? > >Any such installations done? Please do a detail
I had some Hitachi WIP5000 back in early 2006. It looks like a nice device but it really didn't deliver upon its promise. The reason to select a wifi phone is that by staying IP end to end you might gain operational advantages. It should have at least some of the features of a proper SIP deskset. The WIP5000 did not provide this at the time. The phones that I used had simple trouble moving between access points. Also the volume of the earpiece was very low, even for use in a quiet office. I am led to beleive that the new DECT cordless IP devices, like the system from Aastra Telecom, are currently a better option than wifi devices. Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves<at>mstvp.com o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves fwd 54245 _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
