[Asterisk-Users] Integrating door intercom?

[Jeff Noxon]

I have a Doorbell Fon.  It works great.  Turn off caller ID and
distinctive ring on the Doorbell Fon FXO port to make Asterisk more
responsive to it.  You don't need the special chip they sell for
PBX users.

The build quality of the brass model is extremely good.  I mounted it
in an outdoor junction box at my front gate and it's held up very well.
A year later it still looks new, and it's sitting out in the sun and rain.
The switch on that model is piezoelectric, and the whole thing is very
well sealed from the elements.  I've never seen the plastic model but
from the pictures it doesn't look nearly as nice.

Using the magic of VOIP, not only does my doorbell ring my internal
phones, it also rings my cell phone using a fake callerID that comes up
as "Doorbell" on my cell phone :)  It's fun to confuse the mailman or
UPS guy by telling them you're not home at the moment...

On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 06:06:28PM -0600, Brent DeShazer wrote:
> I'd like to integrate the item at the following link or something similar to
> asterisk:
> 
> http://www.iautomate.com/dp28_kit.html
> 
> >From the description any ideas on what might be required? My first thought
> is to plug it into an FXO port and set it up as a ZAP extension.
> 
> Sorry, another new * user here. I have been using the wiki and google
> extensively with great success to avoid asking basic questions here, but
> this was too specific.
> 
> Thanks for your response.
> 
> Brent