I'd like to integrate the item at the following link or something similar to asterisk: http://www.iautomate.com/dp28_kit.html>From the description any ideas on what might be required? My first thoughtis to plug it into an FXO port and set it up as a ZAP extension. Sorry, another new * user here. I have been using the wiki and google extensively with great success to avoid asking basic questions here, but this was too specific. Thanks for your response. Brent
Haven't ever seen one of these, but from the description it should be quite happy connected to a FXO (provided your Dial plan knows what to do with incoming calls on this line, of course). Make sure that the DTMF is passed correctly from whichever phone you answer on out to the Dial-Phone box. If your DTMF is properly configured, it should work. If you can call the bank and have no problem with DTMF, likely you're configured correctly. Since it uses (*) to open the door, watch out for other things in your dial plan or phone which will intercept the * and not send it back out over the line. Also watch out for situations (like SIP events for tones) where the tone is a predefined length, no matter how long you press the button. It looks like the box will do 3-seconds minimum when it gets the tone, so it likely won't be a problem. I had an ATA which wouldn't let me send an *, it was locked in the firmware that * was a service code interpreted by the ATA. It could be worked around with a crafty extensions configuration, but annoying as hell that I couldn't turn off this "feature".
I have a Doorbell Fon. It works great. Turn off caller ID and distinctive ring on the Doorbell Fon FXO port to make Asterisk more responsive to it. You don't need the special chip they sell for PBX users. The build quality of the brass model is extremely good. I mounted it in an outdoor junction box at my front gate and it's held up very well. A year later it still looks new, and it's sitting out in the sun and rain. The switch on that model is piezoelectric, and the whole thing is very well sealed from the elements. I've never seen the plastic model but from the pictures it doesn't look nearly as nice. Using the magic of VOIP, not only does my doorbell ring my internal phones, it also rings my cell phone using a fake callerID that comes up as "Doorbell" on my cell phone :) It's fun to confuse the mailman or UPS guy by telling them you're not home at the moment... On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 06:06:28PM -0600, Brent DeShazer wrote:> I'd like to integrate the item at the following link or something similar to > asterisk: > > http://www.iautomate.com/dp28_kit.html > > >From the description any ideas on what might be required? My first thought > is to plug it into an FXO port and set it up as a ZAP extension. > > Sorry, another new * user here. I have been using the wiki and google > extensively with great success to avoid asking basic questions here, but > this was too specific. > > Thanks for your response. > > Brent