Daniel Hazelbaker
2006-Mar-27 11:32 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones (was 3Com Phones)
Thanks for all the comments on the 3Com phones. Thankfully, there is a large number of phones out there to dig through looking for the right solution. What I have not been able to find, after spending all weekend looking, is a good solution for an attendant console. We have 2 receptionists that need to be able to view all 60+ phones (we could probably weed it down a bit if we had to, but would like to be able to cover all the phones) and see who is on the phone already. I would like to avoid a software solution as those tend to be confusing and hard for non-computer savvy people to deal with. I have seen that the polycom setup (601+sidecar) works but only for up to 7 phones. Does anybody have a recommendation for a solution for this? I find it hard to believe that nobody makes a compatible phone (or add-on) that is compatible with Asterisk. It seems like such a common thing. Daniel Hazelbaker
We would be interested in the same. We have had only limited success getting Snom's phones to do this. And, you're right, this is such a common thing, there MUST be something out there that can do the job. Darrell S. Long BestWeb Corporation Daniel Hazelbaker wrote:> Thanks for all the comments on the 3Com phones. Thankfully, there is a > large number of phones out there to dig through looking for the right > solution. > > What I have not been able to find, after spending all weekend looking, > is a good solution for an attendant console. We have 2 receptionists > that need to be able to view all 60+ phones (we could probably weed it > down a bit if we had to, but would like to be able to cover all the > phones) and see who is on the phone already. I would like to avoid a > software solution as those tend to be confusing and hard for > non-computer savvy people to deal with. I have seen that the polycom > setup (601+sidecar) works but only for up to 7 phones. > > Does anybody have a recommendation for a solution for this? I find it > hard to believe that nobody makes a compatible phone (or add-on) that > is compatible with Asterisk. It seems like such a common thing. > > Daniel Hazelbaker > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
-----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Hazelbaker Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:32 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones (was 3Com Phones) Thanks for all the comments on the 3Com phones. Thankfully, there is a large number of phones out there to dig through looking for the right solution. What I have not been able to find, after spending all weekend looking, is a good solution for an attendant console. We have 2 receptionists that need to be able to view all 60+ phones (we could probably weed it down a bit if we had to, but would like to be able to cover all the phones) and see who is on the phone already. I would like to avoid a software solution as those tend to be confusing and hard for non-computer savvy people to deal with. I have seen that the polycom setup (601+sidecar) works but only for up to 7 phones. Does anybody have a recommendation for a solution for this? I find it hard to believe that nobody makes a compatible phone (or add-on) that is compatible with Asterisk. It seems like such a common thing. Daniel Hazelbaker _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users Have you looked that the flash operator panel? http://www.asternic.org/demo.html I know you mentioned not wanting a software solution because of confusion but I think that would be pretty easy to understand. Curt