Dave Fullerton
2007-Mar-23 08:49 UTC
[asterisk-users] Semi-OT: Use T.38 ATAs to Extend fax lines
Greetings.
I have a scenario I would like some advice on. I have a 100,000 square
foot building that we will be moving some work crews into. It has
offices on each end of the building and a fiber line between them. I
currently have an asterisk 1.2 system in place and about 30 phones. My
problem is they want a few fax machines out in the warehouse area where
I currently have no wiring for POTS lines. So my question is this: If my
D-Mark is at one end of the building, can I use some T.38 ATA's and
Asterisk 1.4 to hook up my fax machines and save me the hassle of
running copper all over just for fax machines? Or, am I better off just
running the copper. I've done a few hours research and here's what I was
thinking:
FAX A <-> GS-HT286 <-> |----------|
| | |--------| <-> POTS A
FAX B <-> GS-HT286 <-> | Asterisk | | GS | <-> POTS B
| 1.4.2 | <-> |GXW-4104| <-> POTS C
FAX C <-> GS-HT286 <-> | to route | |--------| <-> POTS D
| calls |
FAX D <-> GS-HT286 <-> |----------|
What I need is if FAX A calls out it goes over POTS A and if POTS A
rings FAX A rings, etc. I'm confident I can set up asterisk, my concern
is the reliability of the equipment and the calls. Is this a sound plan?
Thanks in advance.
-Dave
Doug Lytle
2007-Mar-23 15:16 UTC
[asterisk-users] Semi-OT: Use T.38 ATAs to Extend fax lines
Dave Fullerton wrote:> Greetings. > > I have a scenario I would like some advice on. I have a 100,000 square > foot building that we will be moving some work crews into. It has > offices on each end of the building and a fiber line between them. I > currently have an asterisk 1.2 system in place and about 30 phones. My > problem is they want a few fax machines out in the warehouse area > where I currently have no wiring for POTS lines. So my question is > this: If my D-Mark is at one end of the building, can I use some T.38 > ATA's and Asterisk 1.4 to hook up myIf your CAT5 runs are from end to end, then you may be able to use some of the un-used pairs for your POTS lines. Just a thought, Doug -- Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Dean Collins
2007-Mar-23 15:24 UTC
[asterisk-users] Semi-OT: Use T.38 ATAs to Extend fax lines
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Doug Lytle
2007-Mar-23 15:37 UTC
[asterisk-users] Semi-OT: Use T.38 ATAs to Extend fax lines
Dean Collins wrote:> > Hi Doug, Dave said "Fiber" not Cat5. > > Hey Dave, You can get fiber to FXS solutions, not cheap though and I > don?t know how far they scale down to (I used to sell Fujitsu carrier > grade FLX boxes into mining and similar spaces for similar ?large > site? problems like this). >Oppps! Doug -- Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."