Hi, I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying (at least 8 ports). I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need quite a few ATAs but they need to be "enterprise-grade", ie. they need to be reliable and stable. I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company. I chose Grandstream because: - it was a cheap way to start - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already heard their brand name So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy. I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable there). I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are reliable: TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. Thanks, Vieri
Why not swap it all with just IP phone?
Sam
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Hi,
I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying
(at least 8 ports).
I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need
quite a few ATAs but they need to be "enterprise-grade", ie. they need
to be
reliable and stable.
I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a
production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality
issues which are not acceptable in a large company.
I chose Grandstream because:
- it was a cheap way to start
- I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already
heard their brand name
So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative
(I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could
help me decide what brand/model to buy.
I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable
there).
I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are
reliable:
TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS)
Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS)
In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not
from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy
with them.
Thanks,
Vieri
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> >In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. > > >I would recommend the Linksys SPA8000 (8 port ATA). It is as solid and reliable as the SPA2102. Andres http://www.neuroredes.com>Thanks, > >Vieri > > > > >_______________________________________________ >-- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > >AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona >Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > >asterisk-users mailing list >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >
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Linksys SPA-8000 is an 8 port looks great, is there something similar which serves as a wireless router as well. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Brian Webster <brianwebster at gmail.com>wrote:> What is the best-recommended resource for searching archives of this > mailing list? > > Thanks for your time > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20080929/e383b246/attachment.htm
I installed a few Spidermux units on some clients. It works fine, but I had some trouble with cordless analog phones connected to it. The ring voltage is pretty low and that caused some phones to not ring at all. And the ring voltage isn't configurable. Aside from that, it is a good product. Too bad it's the only TDMoE channel bank (that I know of, at least). Atenciosamente, Vin?cius Fontes N?cleo de Tecnologias Convergentes Canall Tecnologia em Comunica??es Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil +55 54 2104-7000 Convergent Technologies Core Canall Tecnologia em Comunica??es Passo Fundo - RS - Brazil +55 54 2104-7000 ----- "Vieri" <rentorbuy at yahoo.com> escreveu:> Thanks for the feedback. > > I'm particularly curious to know if anyone has tried a TDMoE channel > bank. Spidermux seems to be one of the few vendors available. It's the > closest I can get to an "ATA"-like device (ie. no special hardware, > just ethernet) and it also offers an easy failover mechanism to > another Asterisk server on the LAN. > So I'm wondering why TDMoE channel banks aren't that popular (am I > wrong?)? Is Asterisk's native TDMoE implemntation unreliable? > Has anyone tested Spidermux or other TDMoE channel bank manufacturer? > > "Standard" channel banks become expensive when one has to buy the > T1/E1 PCI cards on the Asterisk server. Since most channel banks > interface with T1 (24 channels) and if I have about 350 analog phones > to connect then I'd need around 15 T1s (that's about 4 quad-pri T1 > cards which of course require 4 PCI slots and a fair amount of cash). > > Xorcom's Astribank is something in-between. It doesn't require PCI > slots or T1 cards but connects via USB. Just like T1 channel banks, > Astribanks don't seem to offer an easy failover mechanism like in the > TDMoE solution (correct me if I'm wrong). However, a potentially > higher number of astribanks can be "cheaply" connected to a single > Asterisk server via several USB ports. I'm wondering how many 24-FXS > astribanks can be connected via USB 2.0 to a single 4-USB-port > server. > > Of the three solutions I'd try the TDMoE device but I'm wondering why > noone in this thread even mentioned the protocol. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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I would use Xorcom devices. Its not realy an ATA but you will have less problems managing an asterisk with a few Xorcoms than many ATA devices. Also you might have Fax devices and modems in your building and here Xorcom is definitively a better choice than ATA devices. Loic. On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 01:06 -0700, Vieri wrote:> Hi, > > I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying (at least 8 ports). > > I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need quite a few ATAs but they need to be "enterprise-grade", ie. they need to be reliable and stable. > > I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company. > > I chose Grandstream because: > > - it was a cheap way to start > - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already heard their brand name > > So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy. > > I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable there). > > I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are reliable: > > TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) > Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) > > In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. > > Thanks, > > Vieri > > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
We have one hotel using Xorcom devices. It has 1 32 port FXS bank, and 1 24 port FXS + 8 Port FXO. It works great with all the old analog phones in the motel, over the existing wiring. I haven't tried it with a fax though, but modem usage is very hit and miss. The Xorcom guys are looking into this, as it should work. Apart from that problem though, I'm very happy with the Xorcom boxes. To do the 380 extensions though would require 12 of these boxes, so you'd be using 12 USB connection on a single PC. Cheers, Col ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loic Didelot" <ldidelot at mixvoip.com> To: <rentorbuy at yahoo.com>; "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks> I would use Xorcom devices. Its not realy an ATA but you will have less > problems managing an asterisk with a few Xorcoms than many ATA devices. > > Also you might have Fax devices and modems in your building and here > Xorcom is definitively a better choice than ATA devices. > > Loic. > > On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 01:06 -0700, Vieri wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worthbuying (at least 8 ports).> > > > I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I needquite a few ATAs but they need to be "enterprise-grade", ie. they need to be reliable and stable.> > > > I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) ina production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company.> > > > I chose Grandstream because: > > > > - it was a cheap way to start > > - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I hadalready heard their brand name> > > > So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overallnegative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy.> > > > I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at leastdeliverable there).> > > > I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they arereliable:> > > > TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) > > Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) > > > > In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators(not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them.> > > > Thanks, > > > > Vieri > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Google with site:lists.digium.com which will return answers only from archive. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Brian Webster <brianwebster at gmail.com> wrote:> What is the best-recommended resource for searching archives of this mailing > list? > > Thanks for your time > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
I personnlay found that marc is better than google when searching mailing lists : http://marc.info/?l=asterisk-users&r=1&w=2> What is the best-recommended resource for searching archives of this > mailing > list? > > Thanks for your time