[Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
I have a brief from a local hotel to build a PBX using Asterisk but they want to use their exisiting telephones and wiring from an old PBX that no longer works. Basically, I can build the system but an looking for a card that will allow for upto 20 extensions to be wired into the back of the PC. Doeas anyone know of a solution to this Sean-- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
To use the old phones and existing wiring you'll need some E1/T1 FXS Channel banks and a T1/E1 Card. Each bank will handle 30/24 phones and pipe them into a single E1/T1 connection. You can connect up to 4 (or 8 soon from Sangoma) T1's per card. I really like the Sangoma cards, there are also Digium cards as well. The Wiki will have a lot more information regarding Channel Banks and FXS adapters, I would suggest starting there. Chad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sean Rima Sent: August 11, 2005 8:34 AM To: Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone I have a brief from a local hotel to build a PBX using Asterisk but they want to use their exisiting telephones and wiring from an old PBX that no longer works. Basically, I can build the system but an looking for a card that will allow for upto 20 extensions to be wired into the back of the PC. Doeas anyone know of a solution to this Sean-- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
Well, it's unlikely you're going to find a PCI card that can handle twenty analog lines, however I suggest you look at purchasing a call bank such as the adit 600. You then can link up your * server with the call bank using a T1 card and control and route calls using that method. -- Tom Hayden Astoria Telecom, LLC www.astoriatelecom.net On 8/11/05, Sean Rima [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a brief from a local hotel to build a PBX using Asterisk but they want to use their exisiting telephones and wiring from an old PBX that no longer works. Basically, I can build the system but an looking for a card that will allow for upto 20 extensions to be wired into the back of the PC. Doeas anyone know of a solution to this Sean-- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Tom ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
On Thursday 11 August 2005 08:34, Sean Rima wrote: I have a brief from a local hotel to build a PBX using Asterisk but they want to use their exisiting telephones and wiring from an old PBX that no longer works. Can you plug one of the phones into a REGULAR telephone line and get dialtone and take and place calls? If the answer is yes, you can use a te110p (T1 card) and an FXS channel bank to connect the phones to Asterisk. If not, you're SOL unless you can find some kind of proprietary-to-standard phone interface, and the chances of that are slim to none. -A. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
Chad Osmond wrote: To use the old phones and existing wiring you'll need some E1/T1 FXS Channel banks and a T1/E1 Card. Each bank will handle 30/24 phones and pipe them into a single E1/T1 connection. You can connect up to 4 (or 8 soon from Sangoma) T1's per card. I really like the Sangoma cards, there are also Digium cards as well. The Wiki will have a lot more information regarding Channel Banks and FXS adapters, I would suggest starting there. Thanks for this info, I forgot to check the wiki, I am trying to get them to use IP phones and ditch the old wiring anyway Sean -- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
Tom Hayden wrote: Well, it's unlikely you're going to find a PCI card that can handle twenty analog lines, however I suggest you look at purchasing a call bank such as the adit 600. You then can link up your * server with the call bank using a T1 card and control and route calls using that method. I told them it would be easier and cheaper to ditch the old phones and wiring to go for dedicated Asterisk phones, I may still go this method as I need a few for myself anyway Sean -- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: On Thursday 11 August 2005 08:34, Sean Rima wrote: I have a brief from a local hotel to build a PBX using Asterisk but they want to use their exisiting telephones and wiring from an old PBX that no longer works. Can you plug one of the phones into a REGULAR telephone line and get dialtone and take and place calls? If the answer is yes, you can use a te110p (T1 card) and an FXS channel bank to connect the phones to Asterisk. If not, you're SOL unless you can find some kind of proprietary-to-standard phone interface, and the chances of that are slim to none. They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the features that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house and show them that as well Sean -- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote: They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the features that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house and show them that as well Standard phones can still do MWI (if they have a light), call transfers, three-way calling... all the good stuff that any Zap channel can provide. If they have displays and conform to ADSI they can even have soft buttons and so on. I have that at my house. -A. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote: They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the features that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house and show them that as well Standard phones can still do MWI (if they have a light), call transfers, three-way calling... all the good stuff that any Zap channel can provide. If they have displays and conform to ADSI they can even have soft buttons and so on. I have that at my house. Nope nothing like that only basic telephones Sean -- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Sean Rima wrote: Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote: They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the features that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house and show them that as well Standard phones can still do MWI (if they have a light), call transfers, three-way calling... all the good stuff that any Zap channel can provide. If they have displays and conform to ADSI they can even have soft buttons and so on. I have that at my house. Nope nothing like that only basic telephones Sean This may be heresy for some, but I would look into [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a reasonably sized hotel. It has wakeup calls weather built-in, easy for the hotel to configure, etc, and despite the home in the name, it is solid and robust. Contrary to popular belief, you can also extend it as needed by using the extensions_custom.conf file. Tom ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
Tom Rymes wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Sean Rima wrote: Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote: They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the features that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house and show them that as well Standard phones can still do MWI (if they have a light), call transfers, three-way calling... all the good stuff that any Zap channel can provide. If they have displays and conform to ADSI they can even have soft buttons and so on. I have that at my house. Nope nothing like that only basic telephones Sean This may be heresy for some, but I would look into [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a reasonably sized hotel. It has wakeup calls weather built-in, easy for the hotel to configure, etc, and despite the home in the name, it is solid and robust. Contrary to popular belief, you can also extend it as needed by using the extensions_custom.conf file. I will have a look at that and see if it helps, byt the sounds itmay Sean -- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
On Aug 11, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Sean Rima wrote: Tom Rymes wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Sean Rima wrote: Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote: They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the features that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house and show them that as well Sean, The client has a good idea in keeping the basic analog phones, since all of their guests know how to use them. If you put a SPA-841 or a Polycom IP301, you will likely intimidate the guests. This might sound silly to most of us techies, but picture a 74 year old guest just trying to call and let his children know he arrived safely. He might very well look at the Polycom and be confused, especially if he dials and has to press send, etc. Also, if they already have the phones, the per channel cost of using a T1 card and a channel bank is reasonably low, compared to a decent SIP hardphone. Not to mention that if you don't spend the extra money for a good hardphone, you are likely to have quality issues, as I have heard many quality complaints about many of the cheaper phones. Finally, sticking with the analog phones means you won't have to re- wire the whole place. Tom Cascade Link Systems ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone
Tom Rymes wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Sean Rima wrote: Tom Rymes wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Sean Rima wrote: Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote: They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the features that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house and show them that as well Sean, The client has a good idea in keeping the basic analog phones, since all of their guests know how to use them. If you put a SPA-841 or a Polycom IP301, you will likely intimidate the guests. This might sound silly to most of us techies, but picture a 74 year old guest just trying to call and let his children know he arrived safely. He might very well look at the Polycom and be confused, especially if he dials and has to press send, etc. Also, if they already have the phones, the per channel cost of using a T1 card and a channel bank is reasonably low, compared to a decent SIP hardphone. Not to mention that if you don't spend the extra money for a good hardphone, you are likely to have quality issues, as I have heard many quality complaints about many of the cheaper phones. Finally, sticking with the analog phones means you won't have to re- wire the whole place. I never thought of it this way, I will prive up a T1 card and bank, possibly on ebay as well as there are a a few items there for sale Sean -- ICQ: 679813FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
