If by paging, you mean an all phone intercom, yes. I do know how it's implemented, I can get you the relevant parts of the dial plan if you need it. I got it off the asterisk wiki site and didn't have to do much tweaking.
Ken On 11/13/06, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Does your phone system have paging? If so, do you know how it's implemented? ~B Cristobal Palmer wrote: > I have a Polycom 501 on my desk. My coworkers have the same phone. > Asterisk plays nice with SIP, so it works fine on that front. > > The webmin is a bit clunky, but otherwise it's a great phone. The > speakerphone on it is _fantastic_, and it's cheaper than the > competition. > > -CMP > > On 11/13/06, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've been in touch with people at CDW, where we buy some of our >> enterprise-grade stuff (when we do buy such things). They don't seem to >> offer the Cisco 79x0 phones, but their "telephony expert" suggested the >> Polycom 501/601 phones, as units that are reasonably easy to use and >> work well with Asterisk. Does anyone have comments to make in favor or >> against the Polycom models? >> >> Cheers, >> ~Brian >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > Brian, >> > >> > Asterisk is definitely enterprise ready but you have identified some of >> > the weak points below. Still, if you have a fairly static phone config >> > and just need basic phone apps, then Asterisk is easily do-able for the >> > average office. >> > >> > Paging is best done using an analog speaker system - which looks to >> > Asterisk like a simple Analog phone line. Other than that, you can use >> > the intercom feature available with Cisco 7940 or 7960 phones and just >> > setup a "conferencing" group that uses the intercom feature on all your >> > phones. It won't work perfectly, but it will work. >> > >> > If you think you need 24 lines then a PRI is the way to go. You'll get >> > CallerID and the cost is much cheaper for the setup and maintenance. >> > >> > If you go with POE switches, that will be more expensive than buying >> > power bricks for each phone, but you will get some nice honking Cisco >> > switching power that will vlan out your Voice traffic from your Data. >> > The cheaper solution is to get a Cisco 2924 XL-EN (that "EN" part is >> > *very* important) and bunch of power bricks. It cost would be about >> half >> > of that of going with a Cisco 3524-PWR >> > >> > The advantages of VoIP are tremendous, and installation is about half >> > the cost of a traditional service, but... it still ain't cheap. >> > >> > If you guys want an interrum solution (hosted VoIP), then look us >> up. We >> > would be happy to help you take you guys off your old PBX and move you >> > over to the world of VoIP. And if you need any Asterisk help, let me >> know. >> > >> > BTW: I've gotten several Kick-butt Asterisk servers from Cerient (Jason >> > Tower). The costs have all been around $2k (plus the Digium hardware), >> > and they would work great as and Enterprise Asterisk server for an >> > office of your size or larger. >> > >> > Jon Carnes >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006 12:20 pm >> > Subject: [TriLUG] Asterisk for the office >> > To: TriLUG <[email protected]> >> > >> >> Hi Y'all, >> >> Coming back around to the Asterisk topic again.. Now that we're >> >> looking at the possibility of expanding off-site operations, having >> >> a >> >> completely-VoIP office telephony solution is seeming more and more >> >> prudent. So I'm looking for some advice from folks who have >> >> deployed >> >> whole-office systems using Asterisk (as well as input from folks >> >> that >> >> have used non-Open-Source software). I've already thought of the >> >> following points: >> >> >> >> - Need a real butt-kicking server to handle as many as 24 inbound >> >> lines >> >> (using a Digium TDM2400), plus however many inter-office calls may >> >> be >> >> occurring (plus room for expansion). Right now I'm contemplating a >> >> Core >> >> 2 Extreme-based system. >> >> >> >> - In the absence of intelligent managed switchgear, need separate >> >> switchgear for 100bT for the phones. Possibly with PoE. >> >> >> >> - Need to have all the features of our existing PBX. General >> >> call-handling features are a cinch with * dialplan and >> >> applications, but >> >> I'm finding, in particular, the "page" or "intercom" feature seems >> >> to be >> >> more of a challenge in the VoIP world. Paging ability is essential. >> >> >> >> - Phones need to be simple enough that our folks can use them, but >> >> complex enough to handle things like paging. I've seen >> >> recommendations >> >> for the Cisco 7960 set. Price is a consideration, as our initial >> >> investment will be 30 phones. >> >> >> >> I'm also all-ears for other options. It'd be fantastic in $boss's >> >> eyes, >> >> I'm sure, if we didn't have to abandon the investment we've already >> >> made >> >> in our current Nortel MICS system. Unfortunately, so far the only >> >> way >> >> I've found to interface the PBX with an Asterisk system is via >> >> analog >> >> adapters. Icky, because of course then you lose a lot of the PBX >> >> features for the Asterisk users. >> >> >> >> Also, if there's anyone that would like to come visit our facility, >> >> evaluate our current system and our needs and make a quote, I'd be >> >> very >> >> happy to entertain it. >> >> >> >> Thanks a lot! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> ~Brian >> >> -- >> >> ---------------- >> >> Brian A. Henning >> >> strutmasters.com >> >> 336.597.2397x238 >> >> ---------------- >> >> -- >> >> TriLUG mailing list : >> >> http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilugTriLUG Organizational >> >> FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ >> >> TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ >> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------- >> Brian A. 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