[Asterisk-Users] two computers set up ... now what???

[Wade Weppler]

This is a fairly common question.  Perhaps Digium should plug that phone
jack up with something before shipping?

The "phone" jack is basically a passthru to the "line" jack.

Think of the X100P as a standard PC modem.  The "line" jack is really the
only jack controllable by the PC.

Now you just need a "phone" or "station" (FXS) device and a method of
connecting it.  Jon has outlined some good examples below...

Here's a basic diagram of where FXO and FXS devices come in:

[Phone (FXS device)] -> [Asterisk Box] -> [Telco (FXO)]

Asterisk can use a variety of Phone devices:

VoIP HardPhone (using SIP, H323, MGCP, or IAX)
VoIP Softphone (MSN Messenger, X-Lite, SJPhone, etc.  Again, using SIP,
H323, MGCP or IAX)
Standard Analog Phone (connected with Digium S100U, TDM400P or
T100P/T400P+Channel Bank w/FXS ports)

Asterisk also uses a variety of FXO devices:

Standard Analog Interface (connected with Digium X100P, T100P/T400P to PRI,
or T100P/T400P+Channel Bank w/FXO ports)
VoIP Servers (IAXTEL, SIP-based services (FWD, Vonage), H323 Providers)


There are, of course, an infinite number of scenarios, but hopefully this
will clear things up for you.


-wade


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jon Pounder
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 2:21 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] two computers set up ... now what???
> 
> 
> you might as well put a piece of tape over the "phone" jack in the x100p -
> there is no use for it in an asterisk system, unless you want asterisk to
> perform solely as a souped up answering machine on that line.
> 
> you need some sort of fxs hardware or software all you have now is 2x FXO.
> 
> FXS could be - ip phone, voip hardware gateway, gnophone, netmeeting, tdm
> card from digium, usb phone device, t1 card with channel bank, etc etc.
> 
> 
> At 01:59 PM 4/24/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >I'm new to asterisk and need some help.
> >
> >I have two computers.  Each computer has a Wildcard X100P and a NIC.  I
> >have an incoming telephone line going to the "line" connector, and an
> >analog phone connected to the phone port.
> >
> >I have everything installed, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do
> next.
> >
> >How do I go about calling one phone from the other?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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