[Asterisk-Users] New To Asterisk/POTS - Hardware Setup Questi on

[john at cusick.ws]

With pen in hand, Colin Anderson succussfully stormed bulwarks which
others armed with sword and excommunication have been repulsed, and said
...
> Um, not trying to be a smartass, but a simple 2 way splitter like the one
> you get in the dollar store would do the trick nicely. Then you could just
> plug in a POTS phone and turn the ringer off. Don't think it would suck
> too
> much voltage so your FXO card shouldn't notice.
>
> hth

Great! I thought of that too, but not knowing the required voltage/current
levels made me hesitate even suggesting it. I think I have a couple of
those laying around in the bottom drawers in just about every room in the
house.

Thanks for a simple answer to what is probably percieved as a "simple"
question. :-)

John C.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: john at cusick.ws [mailto:john at cusick.ws]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:26 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] New To Asterisk/POTS - Hardware Setup Question
>
> Regards to All,
>
> I recently setup an Asterisk system (A at H) and it works like a charm so
> far. It is in a SOHO behind another Linux iptable NAT firewall with no
> problems.
>
> Hopefully this isn't too dumb a question, and its the right place to ask
> it.
>
> The situation is that at this time I have only one incoming PSTN line
> which I have not yet hooked up (I have a single port FXO wildcard arriving
> soon for test purposes) which I would like to have available whether the
> server is available or not.
>
> I'm thinking that a Sipura or Grandstream analog adapter with PSTN
> passthrough is the solution, but I'm not sure, as I'm new to the whole
> PBX/POTS system. Everything I've seen with passthrough is also a
> router/gateway. Is that necesary and will it work or is there a better
> solution?
>
> For example, we have regular power outages here at my location lasting
> anywhere from 1 minute to two hours and if the system is down I would like
> to still have access to local 911 as well as other local numbers.
>
> The obvious thing to do is just unplug one of the phones and plug it
> directly into the POTS line, but I'm hoping there is a product available
> that will work with both Asterisk and allow passthrough that will not only
> transparent, but be less expensive than setting up a UPS system that will
> hold the server up for an hour or so. A UPS to hold up the adapting device
> and phone for an extended period would be far cheaper, I think.
>
> TIA for any replies.
>
> Regards,
>
> John C.
>
>
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