On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Doug <d...@natel.net> wrote: > At 16:13 12/28/2009, Rick Huebner wrote: > >My brother-in-law is finishing up his McMansion and I've done all of the > >low voltage wiring and am starting the trimout. We are batting around > >what to do for a phone system and I'm torn between a Panasonic > >TAW824/TVA50 and using an Asterisk implementation. I'm very strong on > >the networking/linux/basic hacking(old school, not criminal) side. I've > >downloaded the Asterisk VM and have some implentation questions before > >we make a decision. Of course we are running out of time because I need > >to order either RJ-11 or RJ-45 keystones for the plates to finish the > >trim out. We have Cat5e run everywhere so that won't be a limiting factor. > > It won't be too long before we start kicking > ourselves because we didn't string 10 gbit > fiber in our new construction. > > > >Basic info: > >8000sq/ft under air, 11,000sq/ft under the roof > >17 phone handset outlets > >15 phone jacks for potential use behind TVs > >2 fax lines > >1 alarm line > >3 voice POTS lines > >1 fax POTS line > > How many phones do you think you will have? > > How many simultaneous calls? > > FAX, alarm, modem, credit card, postage meter, > usually need to be "hard" (POTS) lines. The > rest can be VOIP. > > > >Pentium 4 old Dell with 1gig RAM to use with Asterisk if selected > > New hardware is so cheap, it might be safer > to buy new rather than wondering if the problem > is hardware. > > > >Requirements > >1. Page over all handsets in intercom mode. They have kids and want to > >be able to "yell" over the phone if needed to find someone. > >2. Easily call from room to room. Speed dial buttons would be ideal. > >3. Multiple voice line support for the office phones. > >4. Unique ring tones on the phones for internal calls versus external so > >you can tell by listening if it is inside or outside. > >5. If possible, unique ring tones for the various external lines in the > >offices. > > PBX in a Flash is the simplest Asterisk to > set up: > > http://PBXinaFlash.net/ > > > The Polycom 601 will let you know the status > of 6 other phones, more with the "sidecar":
of 5 other people not 6, as one button has to be the phone itself. > > http://images.google.com/images?q=Polycom+601 > > Have set up lots of these systems. You'll like > it a lot. > > > > > >Looking for any suggestions as I need to get the keystones ordered ASAP. > > > >Thanks > >Rick > > > _______________________________________________ > -- 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 > _______________________________________________ -- 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