Steve,
There are a few options, if you have a cluster of phones together, you
can use a WifFi router as a bridge. With 600 feet you may have an issue
and need a repeater or look at implementing a mesh ( openWRT is good for
this ).
If all the stations/desks are easily reached with WifFi coverage, you
can also look at Linksys ( I personally am not a fan of their phones ).
They have a wireless bridge that slips right into the back of their
phones making the desk phone only require a power outlet.
I use a softphone via my laptop on wireless all the time. Biggest issue
here is the headset quality, I use the USB Plantronics and it works
flawlessly, and to date I've not had any other headset match it's
performance and I've tried a bunch since the plantronics aren't cheap
(CA$80). Beauty of it is that it has it's own DSP in the USB dongle so
it doesn't rely on the sound card in the machine ( most laptops do not
have a full duplex sound card ).
Just some ramblings!
Mike
Steven McCann wrote:
Hello All,
I have not used asterisk before and I am trying to make a plan to
upgrade a phone system for a non-profit organization north of Barrie.
The current setup is a Nortel PBX with 2 incoming lines, using 6
extensions with 100-600 feet buried twisted 25-pair to each extension.
Has anyone had any experience running an Asterisk VOIP system over a
wireless LAN? Running cat-5 cable to many of them is not an option,
there is currently a wireless network in place which may need some
upgrading to become more stable. There is a main router in the same
building where the current PBX is, this is where the asterisk server
would be placed also. 3-4 of the extensions could theoretically be
hooked up at some points through the wireless LAN if it would be a
reliable way to do it.
Another question I had would be that if the current phones and RJ-11
cable that is already buried could be used with the new asterisk
system, and still support using two lines and the intercom function.
This would save some time and money in intergrating the system and
allow further development to be done later. We were looking at using
ATA adapters to convert the VOIP signal to RJ-11, but with using these
adapters would the same functionality of the phones be available?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
Steven
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