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Stewart M. Ives wrote:
[...asterisk...]
Has anyone out there tried this yet??
Yes. I've configured a basic installation of asterisk some weeks ago.
I tried it with:
- an ISDN BRI PCI card;
- three soft-phone [*] connected via IAX protocol
- _NO_ phisical phone.
After several days spent on configuration (I've to admit that it's not
very easy, even with only an ISDN PCI card), I've been able to:
- use "intercom" between soft-phones;
- phone an external fixed phone-line, from an internal soft-phone;
- receiving a phone from an external line on an internal soft-phone;
- using "music" playing MP3 file;
- setting up some kind of "menu" (press "1" to do this... press "2" to
do that.... press "3" to do this other thing, and so on).
My impression [**]
- the project is _very_ strong!
- there are some "stability issues", but even with them, it worth the
effort to deal with Asterisk;
- in respect to "classical" PBX, Asterisk opens completly new "fields of
playing"
> Does anyone have a recommendation on inexpensive IP Telephones???
If you have PCs on each classroom, you _DON'T_ need IP-phone. You can
use "soft-phone" (connected to the audio board of the PC).
Anyway, if you want to use "standard phone", you should consider buying
some "quicknet" card to put in the PC and with a plug useful to connect
the standard phone (FXS/FXO).
--
Damiano Verzulli
e-mail: damiano@verzulli.it
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