I have a client who asked me about a situation they have. They have a main office and 3 remote offices. We are installing an Asterisk server at the main office with SIP phones in the remotes. Each remote office only has 1 person. The remote offices currently have a POTS line that has a published number. They want to keep that number. The problem is that they would like to somehow link those remote POTS lines back to the main office, so people in the main office can answer their calls when they are away. They could install an asterisk server in those remote offices and link them back to the main office, but that seems like overkill for a single POTS line. Any ideas? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20041115/dbf73673/attachment.htm
How remote are the remote offices? Miles? States? Countries? Best of my knowledge, the days of exchanges based on proximity to a particular CO are over, and those numbers (assuming they are in the same area code) often can be routed anywhere. You could also look into having a company like VoicePulse take over the PSTN termination and shoot you a VoIP link to the central * server. Greg Jim Dossey wrote:> I have a client who asked me about a situation they have. They have a > main office and 3 remote offices. We are installing an Asterisk server > at the main office with SIP phones in the remotes. Each remote office > only has 1 person. The remote offices currently have a POTS line that > has a published number. They want to keep that number. The problem is > that they would like to somehow link those remote POTS lines back to the > main office, so people in the main office can answer their calls when > they are away. They could install an asterisk server in those remote > offices and link them back to the main office, but that seems like > overkill for a single POTS line. > > Any ideas? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
> How remote are the remote offices? Miles? States? Countries? Best of my > knowledge, the days of exchanges based on proximity to a particular CO > are over, and those numbers (assuming they are in the same area code) > often can be routed anywhere. You could also look into having a company > like VoicePulse take over the PSTN termination and shoot you a VoIP link > to the central * server.> > I have a client who asked me about a situation they have. They have a > > main office and 3 remote offices. We are installing an Asterisk server > > at the main office with SIP phones in the remotes. Each remote office > > only has 1 person. The remote offices currently have a POTS line that > > has a published number. They want to keep that number. The problem is > > that they would like to somehow link those remote POTS lines back to the > > main office, so people in the main office can answer their calls when > > they are away. They could install an asterisk server in those remote > > offices and link them back to the main office, but that seems like > > overkill for a single POTS line.hmm maybe they should have the sipura 3000 out there & analog phones You can config it so that after so many rings on the pstn fxo port it fall over to the call fwd sip addr, or you can train the remote off to do *72 to fwd all calls Or you can set up a small web page to post the same info as the sipura config page that allows call fwding also a sipura gives the local office redundancy in case the inet line goes down
Hoi about having the calls forwarded by your phone company?
Usually you can dial *21*number# or something and your calls go to a remote
party.
Same goes for delayed forwarding *61*....
Rene Kluwen
Chimit
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Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Question about remote POTS lines
I have a client who asked me about a situation they have. They have a main
office and 3 remote offices. We are installing an Asterisk server at the main
office with SIP phones in the remotes. Each remote office only has 1 person.
The remote offices currently have a POTS line that has a published number. They
want to keep that number. The problem is that they would like to somehow link
those remote POTS lines back to the main office, so people in the main office
can answer their calls when they are away. They could install an asterisk
server in those remote offices and link them back to the main office, but that
seems like overkill for a single POTS line.
Any ideas?
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Maybe the Zip 4x5 phone would work well for you. We have been playing with the 4x4 and like it quite a bit. http://www.zultys.com/ZIP4x5.htm Harry On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 17:57 -0500, Jim Dossey wrote:> I have a client who asked me about a situation they have. They have a > main office and 3 remote offices. We are installing an Asterisk > server at the main office with SIP phones in the remotes. Each remote > office only has 1 person. The remote offices currently have a POTS > line that has a published number. They want to keep that number. The > problem is that they would like to somehow link those remote POTS > lines back to the main office, so people in the main office can answer > their calls when they are away. They could install an asterisk server > in those remote offices and link them back to the main office, but > that seems like overkill for a single POTS line. > > Any ideas? > _______________________________________________ > 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-- Harry McGregor, Computing Manager Tucson Support Group - U.S. Geological Survey University of Arizona - Environment and Natural Resource Building 520-670-5574 (office) - hmcgregor@espri.arizona.edu 520-661-7875 (Cell) - hmcgregor@usgs.gov The opinions/statements expressed herein are my own and should not be taken as a position, opinion, or endorsement of the University of Arizona or the U.S. Geological Survey.
You might look at installing FXS adapters at the remote sites which would take a call from the C.O. and then pass it to the Asterisk system at the Main site. Then you could either use the SIP phones or IAXy adapters at the remote sites. This would in essence terminate all the lines for all offices in the Main office and then you can write the dial plan accordingly. Tim. _____ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dossey Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 3:58 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Question about remote POTS lines I have a client who asked me about a situation they have. They have a main office and 3 remote offices. We are installing an Asterisk server at the main office with SIP phones in the remotes. Each remote office only has 1 person. The remote offices currently have a POTS line that has a published number. They want to keep that number. The problem is that they would like to somehow link those remote POTS lines back to the main office, so people in the main office can answer their calls when they are away. They could install an asterisk server in those remote offices and link them back to the main office, but that seems like overkill for a single POTS line. Any ideas? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20041116/af5a6783/attachment.htm