----- Original Message ----- > From: Greg Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] New to * > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Bill Andersen wrote: > > > I just ran across the * site. Looks great. I do not need a PBX at this > > time, but DO need to replace an old voice mail system. I'll do my > > homework and figure out the specifics, but before I dive into it all and > > spend a bunch of time only to find out "I didn't understand", is it > > reasonable to think I could configure * to simply act as a voicemail > > system off an existing PBX? It looks possible to me. > > > > Who knows, I might learn enough about how it all works to actually end > > up replacing my PBX. But for now, with proper configuration, could it > > "act" as a voice mail system? > > yes, that's entirely reasonable. Probably the trickiest bit will be the > actual connection between your PBX and your Asterisk box. This connection > could be made via an x100p card connected to an analog station port on > your PBX (or multiple connections of the same style). From there you'd > have to work out how to transfer a call in the PBX out to Asterisk via the > analog port extension, and how to signal to Asterisk what mailbox is > wanted (or simply make the transfer and use an IVR in Asterisk so that the > caller can choose a mailbox him/herself). > > In any case, it's a relatively inexpensive experiment. > i second this motion. the integration would be done inband and probably 7 of 10 'traditional' systems are going to support inband voicemail integration via DTMF. you will set up a pilot to a hunt group of extensions on your existing system that will be connected to your * system. the tricky part is figuring out what DTMF your system is sending and in what order so you can set * up to work properly. check online for a tool called a digit grabber and connect it to one of the ports on your vm system (assuming that it is currently an analog integration) and make a few calls to see what your phone system is sending your voicemail system.
good luck Jason Kawakami www.optellabs.com _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
