On Apr 2, 2005 2:57 PM, Jeff Noxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 04:07:30PM -0500, C F wrote: > > Well, depends how you set it up. If you leave it as is, it will only > > ring 3 times. You can't just call up the box (without the chip), b/c > > it will just throw you to the other end of the doorbell fon (the co > > port). So no this is one of the more cheaper one and I wouldn't > > recommend it with Asterisk, try Vikingelectronics instead (the c2000 > > from them even support callerid). Or you can try Valcom. > > In my configuration, the Doorbell Fon has a dedicated FXO port. I would > not recommend using it any other way. Asterisk answers immediately > when the user hits the button on the intercom and indicates ringing to > the intercom. Asterisk sets the Caller ID, and rings my house phones > (and cell phone) with distinctive ring. > > Personally I have no need or desire to make calls to the intercom box. > Unless someone pushed the button, I'd be unaware anyone was there in > the first place. >
Well, in most intercoms it's an option, to answer the intercom even when nobody called it because you want to listen whats going on in that room/door. > > The distinctive ring doesn't really work with asterisk, since it is > > never (well, almost never 1 out of 5 might repeat, but then again it > > might switch the pattaren with the other box) exactly the same > > pattaren. Caller ID just simply doesn't work with this box, it does'nt > > send callerid, the only thing you acomplish by turning it off, is to > > ring the phones imediatly. > > There's no need for the distinctive ring to work with Asterisk unless you > are trying to get by with one FXO port for both the doorbell and a POTS Why not? it can support 2 doors, so you want to know which door is ringing. > line. I have not tested that configuration and would not recommend it. > With a dedicated FXO interface for the doorbell, those issues go away. They do not go away, look above, since it supports 2 doors you want to be able to know which door rang. C F _______________________________________________ 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