[Asterisk-Users] Mediatrix 1204

[Sean P. Robertson]

Ryan Tucker wrote:

> I have used the Mediatrix 1204 to terminate a POTS line.  It does work
> OK.  I've had some problems with caller ID not showing up all the time,
> but otherwise it's been pretty solid.
>
> The configuration, however, was perhaps the most horrible VoIP-related
> task I've ever done.  -rt
>

We are Mediatrix's US distributor and have used them with Asterisk in our
lab and have had several resellers purchase them to use with Asterisk.  They
seem to work well with Asterisk, but I have to agree that the configuration
leaves a lot to be desired.  Their SIP units use SNMP exclusively and the
way that their MIB is arranged, it is a little like configuring a Windows PC
via the registry editor.  Thankfully their are only 6 or so settings that
need to be changed from the default to get it working so once you know where
everything is, it is not that bad.

One truly embarrassing issue that the current FXO (1204) units have is that
they are using SNMP v1 and can not be password protected in any way.  A new
version of the firmware will be out in a couple of weeks and will support
SNMP v3 and will have password protection.  Hopefully they will come up with
a web browser configuration in the future.

Sean