ishtiaq ahmed
2005-Oct-12 13:07 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] which hardware should i use??????????
hy all i need a suggesion on what hardware should i use for the following case study i have five offices each will be having 35 to 45 extensions. if i will be using voip fones for those extensions( either it is iax or sip ) which one will be better and cheaper what should i use. all the five offices will be connected through asterisk servers ( one in each of the offices ). now the confusion is that is there any hardware needed to connect the voip fones to the asterisk server( how we can connect them to asterisk server ). and for outgoing calls to the pstn network which card should be used. plzz guide me thouroly about the hardware. i have asked a lot of people every one is giving his own suggestion. so i thought to ask from the official mailing list. i hope that i will be getting a good response. i live in pakistan. __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/
I recommend checking the following site... www.voip-info.org Lots of info for you there... By VoIP phones, I think you are meaning "soft phones" which are software based. You will need a headset for the PC that runs the software phone. Usually Logitech or Plantronics at about $50 a headset. If you want a hardware phone on a budget then Snom and Grandstream are popular. The Asterisk servers only need a card if they will be connected to the PSTN. So for a bunch of POTS line you want a TDM card or a channel bank and T1 card. The T1 card for a real newbie would be the Digium brand. A more advanced user might consider a Sangoma. Good luck and hope you are doing well in Pakistan. Cheers, Wiley -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of ishtiaq ahmed Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:08 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] which hardware should i use?????????? hy all i need a suggesion on what hardware should i use for the following case study i have five offices each will be having 35 to 45 extensions. if i will be using voip fones for those extensions( either it is iax or sip ) which one will be better and cheaper what should i use. all the five offices will be connected through asterisk servers ( one in each of the offices ). now the confusion is that is there any hardware needed to connect the voip fones to the asterisk server( how we can connect them to asterisk server ). and for outgoing calls to the pstn network which card should be used. plzz guide me thouroly about the hardware. i have asked a lot of people every one is giving his own suggestion. so i thought to ask from the official mailing list. i hope that i will be getting a good response. i live in pakistan. __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- 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
ishtiaq ahmed wrote:>hy all > >i need a suggesion on what hardware should i use for >the following case study > >i have five offices each will be having 35 to 45 >extensions. if i will be using voip fones for those >extensions( either it is iax or sip ) which one will >be better and cheaper what should i use. all the five >offices will be connected through asterisk servers ( >one in each of the offices ). now the confusion is >that is there any hardware needed to connect the voip >fones to the asterisk server( how we can connect them >to asterisk server ). and for outgoing calls to the >pstn network which card should be used. > >plzz guide me thouroly about the hardware. i have >asked a lot of people every one is giving his own >suggestion. so i thought to ask from the official >mailing list. > >i hope that i will be getting a good response. > >i live in pakistan. > >Your voip phones use ethernet. You just need network cabling and switches. pstn connection depends on what you have for pstn lines. Maybe somebody in pakistan can provide the consulting you need. Post on the -biz list for that. Spend a little money on a local asterisk guru before you spend a lot on hardware. I think 5 servers and about 200 phones is a large deployment to be undertaking without the help of a good consultant.