Steven,
I don't have any personal experience with the Citel gateways but I've been
reading the thread about them ("Nortel Integration") over the last few days.
It seems that since distance is your primary issue, you can either go with
analog phones and give up some features like intercom, or use wifi with a
bit of extra gadgets. The Citel has the benefit of a long run length like
analog but the features set of a digital phone. Personally, I'd probably
look at the wifi option since it's nice infrastructure to have anyway, but
in case obstructions, or some other factor are an issue (especially for that
600 foot run), you might want to think through the benefits of Citel.
Dave
On 3/7/07, Steven McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
