[K12OSN] phone system

[rmcdaniel at indata.us]

I would just like to add something to this.  I would highly recommend
using the Digium FXO and FXS boards for Asterisk.  You will have fewer
integration problems. 


ron


Ronald R. McDaniel
Conecuh County Schools
(251) 578-7073 x26
(251) 238-1890 cell
1*4238*104 SouthernLinc
rmcdaniel at indata.us

"try to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are"


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] phone system
> From: "Robert Moskowitz" <rgm at htt-consult.com>
> Date: Fri, August 11, 2006 8:20 am
> To: "Support list for open source software in schools."
> <k12osn at redhat.com>
> 
> Paul Lemke wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 	This is not closely related to the list. but I don't know who else
> > to ask. The school I'm currently helping has about 10 rooms. They want to
> > put some kind of phone system in place to have a phone in each room. (why
> > they didn't do this when they built the school boggles my mind) We already
> > have cat5e ran to each room where the phone would go. 
> >   
> I odn't have time to go through this whole thread this morning.  Too 
> much to do.
> 
> But go get Trixbox.
> 
> It is pretty much a drop-in and use.
> 
> there is any number of FXO multi-port cards to add to your server.  And 
> any number of SIP phones or ATAs.  And the Trixbox gang are adding 
> scripts to configure some of those.
> 
> Also Asterfax is being intergrated into Trixbox.
> 
> By adding things like e164.org, SRV DNS records and a few other odds and 
> ends and you might be supprised about how much of your calls stay on the 
> net.
> > 	The question is. are there any open source implementations of a
> > commercial phone system? Let's just say the bid we got to do the phone
> > system was a little high for our low budget. So I'd figure I'd ask some
> > other school's what they do. I was thinking of a VOIP setup utilizing our
> > totally underutilized Fedora server. 
> >
> > 	Here are the basic requirements:
> > 1. Use phones (not software phones)
> > 2. Voicemail
> > 3. Some kind of "Public Announcement" system
> >
> > Thoughts? Or can someone point me in the right direction? 
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Paul 
> >
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