[Asterisk-Users] Fax

[David Carr]

The hardware we are using for the asterisk server is a 2U server with dual
Xeon procs. It has a 4-port T1 card in it. Two ports are used for voice T1s.
Port #3 connects to an Adit 600 channel bank with 8 FXO ports and 16 FXS
ports. Our hylafax modems are plugged into the fxs ports. The modems we use
for hylafax are BestData external (serial) modems that support callerID
(~$35 each).

Although I've never tried to fax over sip, we have faxed successfully over
iax on a 100 Mbps LAN. We haven't had much luck trying to fax over iax to
remote offices on our wan, although I can't say we have tested it since Mark
has added his latest enhancements. Faxing over the wan would be an
improvement where physical machines are involved, but not needed for hylafax
where our best results have occured when the fax fxs ports are on the same
machine that receives the inbound call so asterisk just does a zap native
bridge.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Troy Settle
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 11:06 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Fax
>
>
>
> David,
>
> Could you elaborate on what hardware you're using for this?
>
> Also, speaking of faxes and *, I know that you can't fax over IAX(2),
> but it seems that faxing over SIP (ala ATA-186) works fine?  Would it be
> possible to set up the fax extension on one * box that can then use SIP
> to get the call to a second * box that's sitting ~10ms away?
>
>
> --
>   Troy Settle
>   Pulaski Networks
>   http://www.psknet.com
>   540.994.4254 ~ 866.477.5638
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David Carr
> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 4:57 PM
> > To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Fax
> >
> >
> > The way we do it is our T1 comes in with unlimited DIDs. In
> > our case we just
> > order more toll-free numbers, each with its own DNIS. Then we
> > have four FXS
> > ports (Zap/g2) connected to hylafax modems. When the call
> > comes in using
> > DNIS 1234, asterisk sets the callerID name to "1234", sends
> > the call to
> > Zap/g2, and our hylafax config routes the fax to email
> > ${callerIDname}@mycompany.com. Then in our mail table we
> > forward each mail
> > alias to where we really want the fax to go.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> > > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Ernest W.
> > > Lessenger
> > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:21 PM
> > > To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Fax
> > >
> > >
> > > At 07:52 PM 9/8/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> > > >Is there a way to configure Hylafax or sth & one modem
> > behind an ATA-186
> > > >to email faxes to different adresses depending on the
> > called number ?
> > >
> > > I've looked into this myself, and I think the answer is
> > "yes, with some
> > > minor code changes." My thought is that you would use a
> > separate HylaFax
> > > server with six modems in it, and add two Digium FXS cards to the
> > > * server.
> > > Configure * to send the faxes out the correct FXS port for
> > each company,
> > > and configure hylafax to queue the faxes to a different
> > folder for each
> > > line. User interface and notification are left as an exercise to the
> > > reader, as is the actual hylafax configuration :)
> > >
> > > The major downside to the above is all the POTS lines you have to
> > > run, and
> > > the waste of ports. An alternative would be to use only one
> > or two POTS,
> > > and have * set the CallerID for each company. Then, have Hylafax
> > > queue the
> > > incoming faxes based on CallerID. The disadvantage to this
> > is, of course,
> > > that you lose any real CallerID information.
> > >
> > > --Ernest
> > >
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