Sean Rima
2005-Aug-11 05:34 UTC
[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: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: tcob1@jabber.org AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 2793 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050811/0c0743a6/smime.bin
Chad Osmond
2005-Aug-11 06:02 UTC
[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: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] 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: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: tcob1@jabber.org AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie
Tom Hayden
2005-Aug-11 06:03 UTC
[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 <thecivvie@fastmail.fm> 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: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 > Jabber: tcob1@jabber.org 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
Andrew Kohlsmith
2005-Aug-11 06:07 UTC
[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.
Sean Rima
2005-Aug-11 07:35 UTC
[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: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: tcob1@jabber.org AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 2793 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050811/6ca00ede/smime.bin
Tom Rymes
2005-Aug-11 08:05 UTC
[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 > > SeanThis may be heresy for some, but I would look into A@H 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
Sean Rima
2005-Aug-11 08:49 UTC
[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 A@H 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: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: tcob1@jabber.org AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 2793 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050811/c61e064e/smime.bin
Michael Boger Jr
2005-Aug-11 19:06 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system toreplace an old PBX but using existing phone
Sean, What kind of hotel do you have? Some PMS vendors require the call accounting and check-in interfaces to their system. I am not aware that asterisk supports these serial interfaces. Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Sean Rima Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:50 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system toreplace 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 A@H 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: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: tcob1@jabber.org AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie
Sean Rima
2005-Aug-12 02:05 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system toreplace an old PBX but using existing phone
Michael Boger Jr wrote:> Sean, > > What kind of hotel do you have? Some PMS vendors require the call accounting > and check-in interfaces to their system. I am not aware that asterisk > supports these serial interfaces. >No they have no call accounting etc as such everything is done manually. I will work out printing at a later stage Sean -- ICQ: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: tcob1@jabber.org AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 2793 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050812/e7b82d5c/smime.bin