Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-26 Thread Steve Totaro
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>The question you haven't answered yet, Joseph, is "how does your >>Meridian connect to the PSTN?" >> >>Is it a T-1 now, or analog? > > Sorry Jay, > I ended up in an offline conversation with someone regarding this. > Its

Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-25 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>The question you haven't answered yet, Joseph, is "how does your >Meridian connect to the PSTN?" > >Is it a T-1 now, or analog? Sorry Jay, I ended up in an offline conversation with someone regarding this. Its on an analogue setup, it has an RJ-21 connector coming from a punchdown block next to i

Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-25 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 07:12:40PM -0600, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >Not odd at all as far as I'm concerned - I know a number of places that > >segregate LAN traffic from VoIP traffic using multiple VLANs over the > >one physical link. VLANs would be the best solution (short of running > >multiple

Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-23 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Not odd at all as far as I'm concerned - I know a number of places that >segregate LAN traffic from VoIP traffic using multiple VLANs over the >one physical link. VLANs would be the best solution (short of running >multiples cables for PC and phone) to achieve this. I would have about 30 phones

Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-23 Thread Rob Hillis
Alex Balashov wrote: > Although, oddly enough, a lot of them can do VLAN trunking, etc. > Not odd at all as far as I'm concerned - I know a number of places that segregate LAN traffic from VoIP traffic using multiple VLANs over the one physical link. VLANs would be the best solution (short o

Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-23 Thread Alex Balashov
Joseph L. Casale wrote: > Well, I am not sure what is needed to interface between the two. I hoped > there was something you could use and from the sounds of it, its not worth > it. I guess the only thing I would need is a small switch in each office > then as we only have one run of cat-5e to eac

Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-23 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>By digital input do you mean a T1 interface? If so then yes several T1 >interfaces are available. However I think you mean is there a gateway to use >the Meridian/Norstar phones with Asterisk. If so, yes there is a company >that makes a gateway to use the Nortel p-phones with a SIP based system. >

Re: [asterisk-users] Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a MeridianNorstar

2008-07-23 Thread John Faubion
> Does anyone make an interface card that can integrate with > the digital input of the Meridian. Not the optimal solution, > but it allows for the current infrastructure to be retained. By digital input do you mean a T1 interface? If so then yes several T1 interfaces are available. However I th