[Asterisk-Users] Legacy Toshiba Phones

[Michael Little]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Shaw
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 12:56 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Legacy Toshiba Phones
> 
> I found some postings from Google (notably from Mark Spencer) about
> successful integration of a legacy Toshiba Strata system and Asterisk.
> 
> I am also facing that current dilemma. The general legacy solutions
that
> I can come up with is very easy -- either making Asterisk a "proxy"
(or
> frontdoor) to the Toshiba system, or have it operate behind the
Toshiba
> via regular extensions.
> 
> I'm looking to improve the VoiceMail system (and conferencing, etc.
> etc.).
> 
> All in all, what I'd most prefer is completely dropping the Toshiba
> system and just replacing the PBX itself and keeping the current
> physical phones. Has anyone had any success in accomplishing this, or
> could refer me to better information on the web?
> 
> All that I really need to figure out how to do is to get the phone
> specific (Toshiba DKT2020-SD and DKT2010-H phones) features such as
> Paging and the Digital Displays to work.
> 
> -Ken Shaw...
> 



As far as I know, you will not be able to keep the digital phones.  They
are PBX specific.  I am faced with the same situation.  Unfortunately, I
cannot get the funds to replace all the phones, so I am stuck with using
the Strata PBX and replacing the Stratagy voicemail with Asterisk.  I
will slowly replace the phones and phase out the Strata.

Michael