[Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Rima
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.

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Chad Osmond
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Tom Hayden
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Andrew Kohlsmith
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Rima
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Rima
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Rima
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Andrew Kohlsmith
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Rima
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),

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Tom Rymes
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Rima
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Tom Rymes
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Rima
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