Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:30:26PM -0500, Doug wrote: At 21:08 4/11/2008, Alexander Lopez wrote: Jorge is correct you will not get the information need via FXO/FXS unless you program the Mitel to do DTMF inband. It is possible but a cludge of a fix at best. We have successfully integrated several Mitel SX200 and SX2000 switches via the PRI (preferred) or T1 using EM_Wink (works but you have delays while waiting for the winks. (wink, wink :-) ). The Mitel is rock-solid Until the floppy disk dies. Then you have a huge doorstop and no phone system. The floppy drives aren't easily replaceable. Hint to the OP: this translates as go start searching for a spare floppy disk drive *NOW*! :-) Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Joseph Stalin) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
John covici wrote: OK, this is exactly what I would like to do, can you either write me on or off list for further details. This would be the first baby step toward the 20th Century!! I'd love some pointers on integrating * with a sx-200. I have a system where a fork lift upgrade is impossible. Ideally as we add new extensions, I'd like them to be in *, and have the mitel system know to route the calls correctly. I have a manual for the sx and a few half baked thoughts (put the pstn on *, and have the mitel system send all unknown numbers to *. Then * can route them properly to the outside world or to the new extensions), but it will be slow going. Thanks. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
At 21:08 4/11/2008, Alexander Lopez wrote: Jorge is correct you will not get the information need via FXO/FXS unless you program the Mitel to do DTMF inband. It is possible but a cludge of a fix at best. We have successfully integrated several Mitel SX200 and SX2000 switches via the PRI (preferred) or T1 using EM_Wink (works but you have delays while waiting for the winks. (wink, wink :-) ). The Mitel is rock-solid Until the floppy disk dies. Then you have a huge doorstop and no phone system. The floppy drives aren't easily replaceable. We and the customer are anxiously awaiting the day we can sell that SX-200 and the ActiveVoice system to some poor unsuspecting souls. An Asterisk box can be made out of high-quality generic parts that are easily available. and depending on the size of the install a fork-lift replacement may not be desirable. I would start by replacing the VM (ActiveVoice) with and Asterisk box, you can give them unified messaging as well as a stable and current platform ( I have seen the Octel COV card catch on fire!!) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jorge Mendoza Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Cc: Doug Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration I second Doug advice. Migrate to Asterisk asap. We have several Asterisk auto attendant integrated with Mitel, even billing using the Mitel's smdr. But voicemail is different. The COV card emulate a SS4 phone and receive information needed for a voice mail system. With FXO/FXS ports is not possible receive such information. Jorge Mendoza John covici wrote: Yep, you guessed it, an activvoice system. Anyway to make Asterisk act like that for a while? Thanks. on Friday 04/11/2008 Doug([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote: Hi. One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a COV card which is in his case an ISA card! Is it an ActiveVoice system? We would all like to migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the extensions? We've got a client with the exact same setup. They have suffered long enough with this dinosaur. They are in the process of going with an all-Asterisk system. You would probably make more money trying an intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk, but it would be obviously more costly for them as well as prolong their misery. It's your call, but I would recommend getting away from 30 year old technology as fast as you can run. The ActiveVoice system is a cantankerous 20 year old system in itself. You have just received 2 cents worth of advice for FREE! If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions, particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of its t1 cards. Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
Hi. One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a COV card which is in his case an ISA card! We would all like to migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the extensions? If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions, particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of its t1 cards. Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote: Hi. One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a COV card which is in his case an ISA card! Is it an ActiveVoice system? We would all like to migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the extensions? We've got a client with the exact same setup. They have suffered long enough with this dinosaur. They are in the process of going with an all-Asterisk system. You would probably make more money trying an intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk, but it would be obviously more costly for them as well as prolong their misery. It's your call, but I would recommend getting away from 30 year old technology as fast as you can run. The ActiveVoice system is a cantankerous 20 year old system in itself. You have just received 2 cents worth of advice for FREE! If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions, particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of its t1 cards. Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
Yep, you guessed it, an activvoice system. Anyway to make Asterisk act like that for a while? Thanks. on Friday 04/11/2008 Doug([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote: Hi. One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a COV card which is in his case an ISA card! Is it an ActiveVoice system? We would all like to migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the extensions? We've got a client with the exact same setup. They have suffered long enough with this dinosaur. They are in the process of going with an all-Asterisk system. You would probably make more money trying an intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk, but it would be obviously more costly for them as well as prolong their misery. It's your call, but I would recommend getting away from 30 year old technology as fast as you can run. The ActiveVoice system is a cantankerous 20 year old system in itself. You have just received 2 cents worth of advice for FREE! If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions, particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of its t1 cards. Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
I second Doug advice. Migrate to Asterisk asap. We have several Asterisk auto attendant integrated with Mitel, even billing using the Mitel's smdr. But voicemail is different. The COV card emulate a SS4 phone and receive information needed for a voice mail system. With FXO/FXS ports is not possible receive such information. Jorge Mendoza John covici wrote: Yep, you guessed it, an activvoice system. Anyway to make Asterisk act like that for a while? Thanks. on Friday 04/11/2008 Doug([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote: Hi. One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a COV card which is in his case an ISA card! Is it an ActiveVoice system? We would all like to migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the extensions? We've got a client with the exact same setup. They have suffered long enough with this dinosaur. They are in the process of going with an all-Asterisk system. You would probably make more money trying an intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk, but it would be obviously more costly for them as well as prolong their misery. It's your call, but I would recommend getting away from 30 year old technology as fast as you can run. The ActiveVoice system is a cantankerous 20 year old system in itself. You have just received 2 cents worth of advice for FREE! If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions, particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of its t1 cards. Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
Jorge is correct you will not get the information need via FXO/FXS unless you program the Mitel to do DTMF inband. It is possible but a cludge of a fix at best. We have successfully integrated several Mitel SX200 and SX2000 switches via the PRI (preferred) or T1 using EM_Wink (works but you have delays while waiting for the winks. (wink, wink :-) ). The Mitel is rock-solid and depending on the size of the install a fork-lift replacement may not be desirable. I would start by replacing the VM (ActiveVoice) with and Asterisk box, you can give them unified messaging as well as a stable and current platform ( I have seen the Octel COV card catch on fire!!) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jorge Mendoza Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Cc: Doug Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration I second Doug advice. Migrate to Asterisk asap. We have several Asterisk auto attendant integrated with Mitel, even billing using the Mitel's smdr. But voicemail is different. The COV card emulate a SS4 phone and receive information needed for a voice mail system. With FXO/FXS ports is not possible receive such information. Jorge Mendoza John covici wrote: Yep, you guessed it, an activvoice system. Anyway to make Asterisk act like that for a while? Thanks. on Friday 04/11/2008 Doug([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote: Hi. One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a COV card which is in his case an ISA card! Is it an ActiveVoice system? We would all like to migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the extensions? We've got a client with the exact same setup. They have suffered long enough with this dinosaur. They are in the process of going with an all-Asterisk system. You would probably make more money trying an intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk, but it would be obviously more costly for them as well as prolong their misery. It's your call, but I would recommend getting away from 30 year old technology as fast as you can run. The ActiveVoice system is a cantankerous 20 year old system in itself. You have just received 2 cents worth of advice for FREE! If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions, particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of its t1 cards. Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration
OK, this is exactly what I would like to do, can you either write me on or off list for further details. This would be the first baby step toward the 20th Century!! on Friday 04/11/2008 Alexander Lopez([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote Jorge is correct you will not get the information need via FXO/FXS unless you program the Mitel to do DTMF inband. It is possible but a cludge of a fix at best. We have successfully integrated several Mitel SX200 and SX2000 switches via the PRI (preferred) or T1 using EM_Wink (works but you have delays while waiting for the winks. (wink, wink :-) ). The Mitel is rock-solid and depending on the size of the install a fork-lift replacement may not be desirable. I would start by replacing the VM (ActiveVoice) with and Asterisk box, you can give them unified messaging as well as a stable and current platform ( I have seen the Octel COV card catch on fire!!) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jorge Mendoza Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Cc: Doug Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration I second Doug advice. Migrate to Asterisk asap. We have several Asterisk auto attendant integrated with Mitel, even billing using the Mitel's smdr. But voicemail is different. The COV card emulate a SS4 phone and receive information needed for a voice mail system. With FXO/FXS ports is not possible receive such information. Jorge Mendoza John covici wrote: Yep, you guessed it, an activvoice system. Anyway to make Asterisk act like that for a while? Thanks. on Friday 04/11/2008 Doug([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote: Hi. One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a COV card which is in his case an ISA card! Is it an ActiveVoice system? We would all like to migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the extensions? We've got a client with the exact same setup. They have suffered long enough with this dinosaur. They are in the process of going with an all-Asterisk system. You would probably make more money trying an intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk, but it would be obviously more costly for them as well as prolong their misery. It's your call, but I would recommend getting away from 30 year old technology as fast as you can run. The ActiveVoice system is a cantankerous 20 year old system in itself. You have just received 2 cents worth of advice for FREE! If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions, particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of its t1 cards. Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
