Hello, On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Kubat, Philip wrote:
> We currently have an Asterisk installation and need to add cordless / > wireless phones. Requirements are these phone need to be equals to the > "wired" devices, i.e. dedicated buttons for hold, transfer, etc. , e.g. not > an ATA connected analog phone cordless phone. Was thinking of using 802.11b > SIP phones (etc), but this opens up all the security concerns of 802.11 and > the network. Do any of these phone support VPNs? Have to isolate the WLAN > from the LAN. > > If not is there a SIP (or any other Asterisk channel) device that is a > "cordless phone". Some things like combining an ATA w/a cordless phone? > But as one device with all the "digital" features? Concering the Zyxel/BCM/WiSIP phone I personally would not recommend it, at least not in it's actual state. - only one line appearance - no working call transfer/hold/resume/conf buttons - really bad firmware Awful Webinterface Webinterface completely usable only with IE Very few phonebookentrys no central configuration management WEP 128 almost unusable perhaps due to CPU issues - slow update frequency for software - only 24 hours standby - thermal problems when making longer call (it get's hot on the ear) - keypad has no well defined pressure point, you have to look at the display wether it really got your input When I compare the 24 hours standby with the about 250 hours of my mobile or the equivalent standby time of my DECT phone the Zyxel looses. There are other Wifi phones out there and I'd really like to hear some experiences with these. Regarding other wireless solutions DECT comes to mind. A DECT base station can serve 8 to 12 wireless phones, the area covered by one basestation is much larger than Wifi. Wireless coverage can be extended with repeaters and roaming and handover running smooth. Have a look at the wiki ( http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=DECT ), there are several solutions. Aditionally have a look at www.kirktelecom.com . They offer Skinny and H323 capable DECT gateways. Their products are sold as OEM by innovaphone and tiptel. If anyone has real world experience regarding the asterisk compatibility and overall experience of business class wireless integration to asterisk I'd really like to hear about that. Regards Torsten > > Thanks! > Phil > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Media Online Internet Services & Marketing GmbH Torsten Krueger [EMAIL PROTECTED] fon: 49-231-5575100 fax: 49-231-55751098 Kurze Str. 10 D-44137 Dortmund _______________________________________________ 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