Hi, I'd really appreciate it if you can explain this to me. I have a D/41JCT-LS Dialogic board and I want to use it as an IP-PBX. I'm new to IP Telephony and telephony and general and I researched a lot but still confused about what I really need. I know that I can setup an IP-Telephony for my LAN using a SIP server and SIP compatible software phones. But the challenge is how can I connect to the PSTN so that I can send and receive calls? I came through a lot of terms like VoIP gateway and stuff like that but still don't know what I really need. Can you help? Thanks in advance Duraid
you need www.voip-info.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duraid Abbas" <duraid@icogo.com> To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 2:39 PM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] New to IP-PBX Hi, I'd really appreciate it if you can explain this to me. I have a D/41JCT-LS Dialogic board and I want to use it as an IP-PBX. I'm new to IP Telephony and telephony and general and I researched a lot but still confused about what I really need. I know that I can setup an IP-Telephony for my LAN using a SIP server and SIP compatible software phones. But the challenge is how can I connect to the PSTN so that I can send and receive calls? I came through a lot of terms like VoIP gateway and stuff like that but still don't know what I really need. Can you help? Thanks in advance Duraid _______________________________________________ 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
To connect to the PSTN (existing line), you'll need an FXO port. Easiest way to get one is to put in a Digium X100P card. Not sure whether the Dialogic board is compatible with Asterisk, nor even what it does.> -----Original Message----- > From: Duraid Abbas [mailto:duraid@icogo.com] > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 1:39 PM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] New to IP-PBX > > > Hi, > > I'd really appreciate it if you can explain this to me. > > I have a D/41JCT-LS Dialogic board and I want to use it as an > IP-PBX. I'm new to IP Telephony and telephony and general and > I researched a lot but still confused about what I really need. > > I know that I can setup an IP-Telephony for my LAN using a > SIP server and SIP compatible software phones. But the > challenge is how can I connect to the PSTN so that I can send > and receive calls? > > I came through a lot of terms like VoIP gateway and stuff > like that but still don't know what I really need. Can you help? > > Thanks in advance > > Duraid
Hello, On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 15:39, Duraid Abbas wrote:> I have a D/41JCT-LS Dialogic board and I want to use it as an IP-PBX. > I'm new to IP Telephony and telephony and general and I researched a lot > but still confused about what I really need. > > I know that I can setup an IP-Telephony for my LAN using a SIP server > and SIP compatible software phones. But the challenge is how can I > connect to the PSTN so that I can send and receive calls?Asterisk will do a wonderfull job as a soft PBX, but my advice is to use hardware from Digium to connet to the PSTN (FXO or T1/E1) and to connect regular analog phones (FXS or T1/E1+ChannelBank): http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=hardware_products Before purchasing hardware, you can try to set up Asterisk just with SIP softphones and get it to know the platform. Once you are comfortable you can jump on buying some hardware. If you do not have time to investigate yourself search for "Asterisk consultants" on http://www.voip-info.org Best regards, -- Nicolas Gudino <nicolas@house.com.ar> House Internet S.R.L.