I'm evaluating * to replace the crap set of peered "smart" phones we have now in our small office, but I haven't been able to find out about this anywhere yet: I need to know if * can discriminate _incoming_ FAX calls on a voice line and route them to a specific extension? We have a little standalone box to do this now, but only for one line, and if that line is busy---we have two with rollover--the fax doesn't get picked up. I'd obviously like to tell the boss that * can handle this function, too. Best, Bob
> I'm evaluating * to replace the crap set of peered "smart" phones we > have now in our small office, but I haven't been able to find out about > this anywhere yet: I need to know if * can discriminate _incoming_ FAX > calls on a voice line and route them to a specific extension?Yes, it can.
Bob Klepfer wrote:> I'm evaluating * to replace the crap set of peered "smart" phones we > have now in our small office, but I haven't been able to find out > about this anywhere yet: I need to know if * can discriminate > _incoming_ FAX calls on a voice line and route them to a specific > extension?Yes, you have to define an extension (f, I believe, or maybe fax) in your incoming dial plan. This can point to some experemental software or a phone extension. I couldn't find it on the wiki, but I know it's out there somewhere... Ok, according to a Google search I did with the search terms "asterisk fax extension", the extension should be named "fax". You would put it in a dial plan just like any other extension, except when * detects a fax, the call will just jump right there.> > We have a little standalone box to do this now, but only for one line, > and if that line is busy---we have two with rollover--the fax doesn't > get picked up. I'd obviously like to tell the boss that * can handle > this function, too. > > Best, > Bob > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
On Thursday 29 January 2004 12:46, Bob Klepfer wrote:> I'm evaluating * to replace the crap set of peered "smart" phones we > have now in our small office, but I haven't been able to find out > about this anywhere yet: I need to know if * can discriminate > _incoming_ FAX calls on a voice line and route them to a specific > extension?Yes, as long as you use Asterisk as of this week (which is when the fax detection code was fixed in the new DSP routines) or you define OLD_DSP_ROUTINES in the central Makefile. When an incoming fax comes in, Asterisk will attempt to start the "fax" extension, if it exists, which you should program in the dialplan to go to a fax machine. One caveat, though: the sending fax machine MUST send the special fax tone or it cannot be detected as a fax call. -Tilghman