Hi Chandra, I am also new to Asterisk and I have only just
started installing a test system but I probably can help clarify one or two
things.
I think asterisk "clients" are phones not PCs unless you use"soft
phones" which is software onthe PC(somewhat like Skype) that you
use to make and answer phone calls. So you might not need to install anything
on your PCs if you will use IP phones or ATAs as mentioned by Gonzalo.
The hardware
you need depends on what you require your asterisk to do. If you will be
making only IP calls using IP phones, then you only need asterisk running on
your server with no extra hardware. But if you need to connect with
analog/digital phone equipment, then you need extra hardware on the
server.
You do not physically connect your VOIP phone to the asterisk server.
You connect it to the network that has the server through a normal network
point and configure it to find the server.
You probably ought
to take Gonzalo's advice and head over to: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asteriskand
do some reading before you even start as it will help you fit many pieces of
the asterisk "puzzle" together. It helped me get started. Then you probably
will have fewer questions that list members will answer more readily
:)
Regards
Wafula
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Hi...Please help me
Hi,Thank you for your response. Basically, I follow "O Reilly
AsteriskTFOT.pdf" book and some other eBooks. They have mentioned how to install
Asterisk in server. But, they have not mentioned
What I have to install in client PC's?
What hardware I need?
How can I take decission to buy extra hardware (like Zaptel products) OR
no need of buying extra hardware? ( I will be using Asterisk for 70 PC's and a
server)
Is it sufficient to buy hardware for server only OR for client PC's also?
How can I connect my VoIP phone to server?
How can I connect hardware to server?
How can I connect PSTN line to server PC?Please guide me to
complete this task. Waiting for your response. Thank
you.Regards,Chandra.Gonzalo Servat
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Friends,[..snip..] --- Employee 1 PC (Softphone
i.e., Headphones with Mic) --- Employee 2 PC (Softphone i.e.,
Headphones with Mic) --- Employee 3 PC (Softphone i.e.,
Headphones with Mic) --- -- ---
-- --- Employee 10 PC (Softphone i.e., Headphones
with Mic) and vice versa. How can I
implement this? Is it possible to implement this using "Asterisk"
software? If It can be implemented using "Asterisk" software, What
softwares I should install in Server and Employee PC's? Is there any
need of buying extra hardware?[..snip..]It can be done
with Asterisk. For the server side, you would need toinstall Asterisk on
your Fedora 5 box, Zaptel and lots of Wikireading.I don't
recommend using softphones for your employee PCs. It lookslike an
attractive solution at first (from a cost perspective) but inreality it's
not very practical (at least that was my experience).Buying 5 x 2 port
ATAs will cost you around $300-$350 which is notreally expensive
considering the kind of powerful PBX you will have atyour disposal. I
would have suggested some Digium hardware for the FXS(extensions) but I
think it will be a lot more expensive (for 10extensions) than the ATAs
solution. You could also look into a channelbank, but again it will be
more expensive than the 5 ATAs. As for theFXO (incoming/outgoing PSTN) I
recommend buying Digium hardware(TDM400P).Hope this helps, and
good
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