Bob, In my experience, connecting Asterisk to a Nortel switch takes some pretty specific knowledge. That 'line side' connection took me several hours with experienced Nortel techs to get it working. Even then, I don't think we got Calling Party Number and Calling Party Name flowing correctly in both directions.
FreePBX will help you manage extensions and voicemail but if you're just using it as a gateway then it's probably of little help. Once you find someone skilled enough to do the line side connection on Asterisk, it will be a trivial thing for them to setup the dialplan component for you. That's just my opinion. If decide you want someone to help you, posting to the taug-biz list will probably yield a number of good leads. Good luck, Dave On Jan 31, 2008 1:05 PM, Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking for advice on setting up a voip gateway using Asterisk. We > are installing a Polycom 600v3 IP Dect( same technology as the Aastra IP > Dect) wireless phone system to a Nortel Option 81. There will aprox 24 Base > Stations and 80-90 wireless andsets. We are installing a PRI in the Nortel > system to connect to the Asterisk Voip gateway. Can I use Free PBX to do > this or I am smarter to hire someone to code it from scratch for me. I have > looked at some of the gateways available commercially but like the > flexibilty that asterisk offers > > Thanks in Advance > > > Bob Anderson > Corporate Wireless Solutions > Canadian Distributors of Polycom Wireless | Spectralink | KIRK | Commtech > Wireless > T:905-815-1999 > F:905-815-1992 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
