The "very basic" Astlinux web interface has been adequate for my needs ... But I suspect it might be a bit beyond the ability of an "end-user" ... This interface allows someone with a solid understanding of Asterisk to do pretty much anything that needs to be done ...
The only important thing it is lacking is the ability to upload files to the PBX ... It would be nice if the web interface provided an easy way to upload config and bin files to the TFTPBOOT folder for example ... This would make phone provisioning a lot easier to configure ... Right now, you have to go through some contortions to get these into place ... There are mixed reviews about GUI's like FreePBX ... I have tried FreePBX but felt limited by it ... While it certainly makes setting up a simple cookie cutter config quick and easy, some of the more esoteric config options are a real PITA to get done in FreePBX ... >From my point of view, even something as fundamental as the IVR menus are tough to get done the way you want them with FreePBX ... If such a thing were to be offered in Astlinux, I would hope there would be an option to turn it off for those of us who don't want it ... I don't think my take on this is unusual ... Most of my small business clients generally did not do much in the way of programming on their Panasonic or Partner KSU's ... They normally called me in to do add/delete/move or to tweak the IVR system ... About the extent of what they wanted to know was how to put the phone in "DO NOT DISTURB" and how to get their voice mail ... Very few of this type of client would want to invest the time in learning how to program any phone system ... Folks like this are generally focused on their primary means of revenue generation and consider the phone system to be a necessary business expense ... As long as it "just works" and doesn't cost a ton of money to run, they are happy campers ... I have found the initial setup of Astlinux not to be any more complex than any other small business phone system ... It is certainly different, but not really any tougher ... And once the thing is working as advertised, it doesn't seem to require any more routine maintenance than any other small business phone system ... So I have no problem suggesting that a small business give it serious consideration ... Anyway, that's my 2 cents for what its worth ... G.Hendershot -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kamel A. Baba Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 2:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Astlinux-users] GUI for astlinux Hi all, First, I am sorry if this question was asked before. I did look in the archives but I couldn't find what I am looking for. I am trying to test the feasiblity of commercializing the Soekris Net4801 product running astlinux as a low-end IP PBX system suitable for small businesses/offices. The question I have: is there a GUI interface (like freePBX for example) that can be used to help end-users configure/maintain the asterisk box in an easy way? What are you guys using for that purpose? Thanks, Kamel -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 9/22/2006 _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kriscompanies.com/mailman/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kriscompanies.com/mailman/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
