Re: Asterisk

["UKHA" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13/07/2004 at 08:55 Paul Gale wrote:

>Hi Andy,

Hey Pauls,

sorry missed your message... was it supposed to go to the xpl list? ;)

>
>Can I ask you a few more questions about * ? I still don't understand
what
>I'll need in the way of hardware and the cheapest way of doing it.

ok, no probs.

>I currently have 1 analogue line (home) and 1 home highway (presented
as
>two business lines - one fax, one voice).

ok, the home line isn't a problem. I assume you actually use home highway
lines and 2 analog ones... 1 phone 1 fax..

This would mean you'd probably want the TDM40B card with 2 x FXO (for the
lines)
and 2 x FXS (for the phones).. You could use IP phones or IAXy's if you
wanted
for the phones, but the FXS ports are a similar price to the IAXy's and IP
phones
are generally more expensive.

>I don't think I need the fax
>line to be dealt with by * as it's rarely used (unless there's an
>advantage to doing so)?

No, in fact you are better off not using * for the fax...


>
>I can't change the analogue line as it has ADSL on it as well. I could
>change the home highway to business highway so that it works better
with *
>ands gives CLID.

Ok, there's a patch to support uk CLIP..

>I'd like to use a DECT system on the home line internally and maybe a
>mobile IP phone on the business line (although not sure yet, so may
also
>be a second DECT system).

I'd go with the DECT personally, WIFI VoIP phones suck atm.. and aren't
worth
it..


>What hardware would I need? Cheapest possible? (apart from the PC)
>

There are a multitude of options but i'd suggest the TDM40B with 2 x FXO
and 2 x FXS
and 2 DECT base stations with the appropriate numbers of DECT phones you
want


HTH

Andy

p.s. if you have an FWD account feel free to give me a call.



>Thanks,
>
>Paul.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: UKHA [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 24 May 2004 12:23
>> To: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: [ukha_xpl] Hi guys! - IVR menu
>>
>> Hi Paul
>>
>> >Thanks Andy,
>>
>>
>> no problem :D
>>
>> >
>> >I had considered using Asterisk previously - even read some of
the
>> >manuals/guides. Trouble is, I don't have much time at the
moment for
>> steep
>> >learning curve stuff and would also need to organise another
PC box. All
>> >my current HA stuff is Windows based - did run Linux for a
while with
>> >ZoneMinder but eventually moved away to a different system.
>>
>> Understood....I wont go into a windows/linux debate.. :P
>>
>>
>> >I'm not much into scripting - I guess that'd take me a little
while to
>> get
>> >sorted.
>>
>> Well, probably not, since I'm prepared to help you out there :D
... I
>have
>> some standard routines that can be used.. I have also built a free
pascal
>> unit to interface with the AGI stuff...
>>
>> I was hoping to make it to UKHA2004 to demonstrate asterisk but
funds
>just
>> didn't allow it.. there are some great new and interesting
features, like
>> fixed line sms messaging support and bluetooth presence detection
that
>> could integrate nicely with HA..
>>
>> I really have to take another good look at xpl - being away for so
long I
>> think things have moved on a lot...Is there a primer document...?
are
>> there schaemae for sms messaging, presence etc (i think I saw the
caller
>> id one...along with a nice VFD display and Frank's OSD thing)?
>>
>> If you change you mind, or just want to poke about let me know I'm
more
>> than happy to help out with anything I can to try and get myself
back
>into
>> the swing of things...
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>>
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