[Asterisk-Users] Newbie questions.....

[John Todd]

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>>Yes.  The manual should explain further details.
>
>I am not a voice comms expert and our Cisco IP Telephony system was 
>installed by an outside company....
>
>Are you referring to the Asterisk manual here?

Yes.

>Just looking at the manual, it seems to me that I could use a Zaptel 
>E1 card and configure the zapata.conf file appropriately......am I 
>correct?

Yes, you could connect your Cisco to an Asterisk server via an E1 PRI.

>If so, I would just need to learn how to configure an E1 port on the 
>6509.....and configure the CallManager to know where Asterisk is in 
>the number range....

That is correct.

>>>* We have a Nortel Meridian PBX on our other campus which is 
>>>connected to our IP telephony system via an E1 link to a Cisco 
>>>Vg200 voice H.323 gateway.......would there be any way to point 
>>>asterisk at this gateway and make it part of our main phone system 
>>>that way? ....again if so how?
>>
>>Yes.  That's too complex to explain adequately here, but you should 
>>try setting it up to answer the question yourself.
>
>Again, I am at a bit of a loss since I am not a voice comms 
>expert....where would I begin in Asterisk...is there a H.323 channel 
>(as there is for SIP) in Asterisk?...or is this a silly 
>question.....?

Yes, there is an H.323 channel for Asterisk.  Two, in fact.  See the 
list archives for details.

>I don't see any mention of H.323 in the conf files....
>
>....and lastly, one further question.....I got voicemail working, 
>but the red light on the Cisco 79X0 phone doesn't light when a voice 
>mail is waiting.....is there a way to enable this?

Yes.  See "mailbox=" in sip.conf.  You're going to need to be much 
more specific if you want more assistance.

>Thanx  very much for the info, and thanx in advance for any further info....
>
>Chris.
>
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JT