Re: [Asterisk-Users] Migration to Asterisk - Running off of MerlinLegend system

2003-07-03 Thread Steven Critchfield
On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 15:11, Steve Creel wrote:
 We currently have a Merlin Legend system.  The voicemail is falling apart
 (with the transition to a 10 digit timestamp on Sept. 8, 2001, the system
 locked up and refused to take calls; the official solution is to change
 the system time back to a year with a matching calendar).  We are in the
 process of preparing the network infrastructure to support a VoIP system
 with Asterisk, but won't be there for a few months.  We'd like to go ahead
 and replace the voicemail system with Asterisk now, and as we're ready,
 drop the Merlin system.
 
 My questions:
 
 Right now, the voicemail system (and auto-attendant) are connected to the
 switch by 4 analog lines.  Logic says that these are FXS cards in the
 switch, like any other extension.  The switch handles an incoming call and
 transfers it to the auto-attendant.  How would such a call be identified
 to be dropped in the appropriate context?
 
 When the phone switch fails to reach someone at an extension, it transfers
 them to the voicemail system.  How could these calls be identified as
 different from an incoming call to the auto-attendant?  How is the
 appropriate mailbox or extension identified?

It is unlikely that you have 4 lines max to send and receive calls to
voicemail and auto attendant. It may be some other technology to route
TDM to the PC that does voicemail and auto attendant. If this is true,
then you won't be able to use those interfaces. 
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Re: [Asterisk-Users] Migration to Asterisk - Running off of MerlinLegend system

2003-07-03 Thread Dave Weis

On 3 Jul 2003, Steven Critchfield wrote:
 On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 15:11, Steve Creel wrote:
  Right now, the voicemail system (and auto-attendant) are connected to the
  switch by 4 analog lines.  Logic says that these are FXS cards in the
  switch, like any other extension.  The switch handles an incoming call and
  transfers it to the auto-attendant.  How would such a call be identified
  to be dropped in the appropriate context?
  
  When the phone switch fails to reach someone at an extension, it transfers
  them to the voicemail system.  How could these calls be identified as
  different from an incoming call to the auto-attendant?  How is the
  appropriate mailbox or extension identified?
 
 It is unlikely that you have 4 lines max to send and receive calls to
 voicemail and auto attendant. It may be some other technology to route
 TDM to the PC that does voicemail and auto attendant. If this is true,
 then you won't be able to use those interfaces. 

That's normal on the legend. You put the 4 station ports in a hunt group
and it does coverage for the other extensions. Various configurations are
available from 2-12 ports.

dave


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