[Asterisk-Users] Re: Help with a fax via Grandstream Handytone 286?

[Maron Kristófersson]

Just be sure to use the ulaw or alaw codec.  I'm using a Handytone for 
my fax here in Sweden, connected via internet (VPN) to a asterisk box in 
Iceland.  Haven't had a single problem yet.

Maron

Shawn Parker wrote:
> 
> I have an analog Fax machine which I wish to connect to the network and 
> the Asterisk server.  It will connect through a GS Handytone 286 
> converter and then into the LAN.  Is there any information out there on 
> what I need to write in *sip.conf* and/or *extensions.conf* to make sure 
> the fax works as a fax?
> 
> Channel 8 on my T1 is a reserved, dedicated line for the fax number.  Do 
> I need to create a special group in *zapata.conf* for the fax, or I can 
> just have the fax extension dial only channel 8?  I assume the latter, 
> but I don't know if it will actually work.
> 
> So far, I've managed to get the system up and running and working with 
> the phones.  But my limited knowledge is making it difficult to 
> configure more advanced features.  I have re-read the wiki numerous 
> times trying to figure things out...sometimes it helps and sometimes it 
> doesn't.
> 
> Cheers,
>