Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP...

2007-09-08 Thread C F
http://www.bogen.com/products/voip/index.html On 9/5/07, Dave Fullerton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carlos Chavez wrote: > > I have a customer that has two buildings that are connected with a > > fiber link. We have a single Asterisk server to cover both buildings. > > Now the customer wen

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP

2007-09-05 Thread Jon Pounder
The phones you are using might support it already (and not even need the system) the grandstreams I have do, but I can't speak for any others. Quoting JR Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I have a customer that has two buildings that are connected with a >> fiber link. We have a singl

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP

2007-09-05 Thread JR Richardson
> I have a customer that has two buildings that are connected with a > fiber link. We have a single Asterisk server to cover both buildings. > Now the customer went and bought an overhead paging system for the > remote building and they want to integrate it with Asterisk. Is there a > devic

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP...

2007-09-05 Thread Dave Fullerton
Carlos Chavez wrote: > I have a customer that has two buildings that are connected with a > fiber link. We have a single Asterisk server to cover both buildings. > Now the customer went and bought an overhead paging system for the > remote building and they want to integrate it with Asterisk

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP...

2007-09-04 Thread Doug Lytle
Bruce Reeves wrote: > multiple source options, it is worth checking, I had problems with > poor audio quality using the sound card with asterisk. > I did as well using the built-in sound on the motherboard that I was using, switched to a Sound Blaster Live Value card and that problem went awa

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP...

2007-09-04 Thread Bruce Reeves
Most of the overhead paging systems I have worked with had an CO input, which worked with the FXO port on an ATA. A couple brands had multiple source options, it is worth checking, I had problems with poor audio quality using the sound card with asterisk. On 9/4/07, Carlos Chavez <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP...

2007-09-04 Thread Bryan M. Johns
You can use an inexpensive PC with a sound card. Install Asterisk on it and set an extension that calls /dev/dsp. This will send audio out the speaker port on the sound card. Setup a trunk between this unit and your primary Asterisk server and you should be in business. Bryan M. Johns She

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP...

2007-09-04 Thread Andrew Latham
Something like this should work http://www.voipsupply.com/product_info.php?products_id=3517&osCsid=85766c1b3901219249d6fdea9bc7b7c0 On 9/4/07, Carlos Chavez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a customer that has two buildings that are connected with a > fiber link. We have a single A

Re: [asterisk-users] Overhead paging over IP...

2007-09-04 Thread Steve Totaro
Carlos Chavez wrote: > I have a customer that has two buildings that are connected with a > fiber link. We have a single Asterisk server to cover both buildings. > Now the customer went and bought an overhead paging system for the > remote building and they want to integrate it with Asterisk

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Systems...

2005-09-03 Thread Paul
William Boehlke wrote: Viking makes everything you might need for paging and door control. www.vikingtelecomsolutions.com William Boehlke Signate I have one customer with a nortel meridian pbx and there is viking stuff all over the backboard. I never had to mess with any of it because it a

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Systems...

2005-09-02 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am now looking for a small(?) paging amp, that I could hook 3 or 4 horns to. I would like to just have the * extention be routed to a soundcard and out an output, so I would like an amp that is voice signal activated. The Parasound Zamp Zone amplifier would probab

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Systems...

2005-09-01 Thread William Boehlke
Viking makes everything you might need for paging and door control. www.vikingtelecomsolutions.com William Boehlke Signate -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:34 AM To: asterisk-users@

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Systems...

2005-09-01 Thread Chris Coulthurst
The two most common companies to make paging equipment are Viking and Bogen. Bogen even resells ATAs for paging now. http://www.bogen.com or http://www.vikingelectronics.com Chris Coulthurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, Sept

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-27 Thread Rich Adamson
My comment was in reference to the old single large amplifier and high voltage runs with room volume control, etc, as compared to much less expensive amplifier modules with small numbers of overhead speakers per module. > Yeah, like what? I'm still looking for a reasonab

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-27 Thread Jay Milk
ou'll continue to see a lot distributed amplification systems going in. > -Original Message- > From: Rich Adamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging > > > I would seriously doubt

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-27 Thread Rich Adamson
> >... Instead, they use a centralized > > power source, and amplifiers at each speaker unit... > > I've never seen one like that, That would suck nut bigtime... Especially if > you had a large building with 100+ speakers, you would have to tune the > volume on each one... That's not how the TAMB

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-27 Thread Chris Shaw
- Original Message - From: "Ejay Hire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 7:53 AM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging >... Instea

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-27 Thread Ejay Hire
ust 26, 2004 5:35 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging > > - Original Message - > From: "Brian Pavane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Chris Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Chris Shaw
- Original Message - From: "Brian Pavane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chris Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [Ast

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Chris Shaw
- Original Message - From: "Brian Pavane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chris Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-U

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Brian Pavane
Chris, What you're talking about is exactly what I'm looking for. I'm interested in the middleware that would sit between the speakers and the IAD. I have found the Bogen TAMB device -- however I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this box. How many speakers can you power off of

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Tor Roberts
in advance. JB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tor Roberts Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:26 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging I use a $20 soundcard on the aste

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Jay Milk
scussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging > > The GrandStream HT486 has a nice intercom function which > sends a "BEEP!" before answering. The SPA-2000 also has an > intercom but doesn't provide the beep... __

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread John Bohman
Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging I use a $20 soundcard on the asterisk server which is set to auto answer. Then connected to the soundcard is a an amplified horn. Whenever I dial extention 555, the soundcard picks up, plays the intercom tone from Star trek for a second to

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Tor Roberts
I use a $20 soundcard on the asterisk server which is set to auto answer. Then connected to the soundcard is a an amplified horn. Whenever I dial extention 555, the soundcard picks up, plays the intercom tone from Star trek for a second to get everyone's attention, then then I start talkin over

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Deon Rodden
I have several Cisco 7940's laying around, how do I piple the speakerphone through external speakers? I understand the amplifier part, but how do you get RCA/2.5mm outputs from the Cisco? For now, we just configured a "line 2" on all our phones with auto answer and, using the trick found in the

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 10:19, Rich Adamson wrote: > > Any thoughts, comments, and suggestions that you can shed on this topic would be > > much appreciated. If you have other methods of implementing overhead paging, I > > would also be interested. > One (of many) ways to accomplish it is simply

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Chris Shaw
- Original Message - From: "Brian Pavane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:12 AM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging > All, > > I am currently implementing a VoIP PBX, and need to

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Paul Zimm
I am currently implementing a VoIP PBX, and need to deal with the paging situation. I would prefer to do paging via overhead speakers. My plan is to connect a "Paging Unit" to an FXS port of an IAD, and assign an extension to that port. I would then simply be able to call that ext

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Lyle Giese
Valcom makes commerical paging subsystems for PBX's and I see that they have made a VoIP compatible pageing module. Lyle - Original Message - From: "Brian Pavane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 2

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-08-26 Thread Rich Adamson
> I am currently implementing a VoIP PBX, and need to deal with the paging > situation. I would prefer to do paging via overhead speakers. > > My plan is to connect a "Paging Unit" to an FXS port of an IAD, and assign an > extension to that port. I would then simply be able to call that extens

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2004-02-16 Thread Michael Welter
Well, I've made a little progress with this. In zaptel.conf I set e&m=11 (11 is the channel). In zapata.conf I set signalling=em_w and usecallerid=no In extensions.conf I set 311,1,Dial(Zap/11,15) In the Adtran, I set the port to FXS DPO. At the beginning of each page, I hear two DTMF "1" tones (t

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging - app notes

2003-11-14 Thread John Todd
a full conference where everyone can talk to everyone. However, The Snom phone also allows you set it up with the mic permanently muted, which would work great for paging. Jerry -Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805) S

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2003-11-14 Thread Jerry Gibson
Chris Albertson Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging I'd hate to see conference bridging use for paging. A lot of wasted CPU and bandwidth. Could you "multicast" the UDP packets? We assume you don't nee

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2003-11-14 Thread Chris Albertson
al Message- > From: Jerry Gibson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging > > > Scott: > > The operation you describe with multiple phones set to ring on the >

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2003-11-14 Thread DUSTIN WILDES
? Feedback welcome         -Original Message-From: Jerry Gibson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:41 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Scott:   The operation you describe with multiple phones set to ring on the

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2003-11-14 Thread Jerry Gibson
Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805)Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:25 AMTo: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Jerry,   Do you have it setup so that multiple phones answer one

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2003-11-14 Thread Bisker, Scott (7805)
ECTED]Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging We do the same thing with the Snom phones. They can be set up for auto-answer, and they have a speaker jack in the back that is the same levels as a sound card on a PC. And the Snom phone automaticly hangs up when the caller hang up

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2003-11-14 Thread Jerry Gibson
-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805)Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:17 PMTo: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Our setup is to set the OSS device to autoan

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

2003-11-13 Thread Bisker, Scott (7805)
Title: Overhead Paging Our setup is to set the OSS device to autoanswer.  The output of the soundcard feeds into a bank of overhead speakers.  If the channel is in use, then the call gets put in a queue until the OSS device is free.   -sb     -Original Message-From: Johnson, Randy