[Asterisk-Users] Using Hylafax and Digium T100P

[Brian M. Arlinghaus]

>>> You could always run another T100P into a HylaFAX-run T1 fax modem. 
>>> That way you can use your T1 for faxing.
>>
>> Could you explain a litter further?  Thanks.
>
> Well, you can do something like this:
>
> T1 --> TE405P(1) --> Asterisk --> TE405P(2) --> Patton 2977 --> HylaFAX
>
> So you've got a TE405P with 4 ports on it.  Use one port to receive the T1 
> from the telco.  Use another port to connect the T1 fax modem (Patton 2977 
> in this case).
>
> When Asterisk gets a call on a "fax" DID, then it just Dial()s it through 
> to the other port, handing the call off to the fax modem.  This way 
> Asterisk shouldn't be involved in anything other than "forwarding" the 
> digital call packets to the fax device.
>
> So, if you don't have another port, then you'd need to get an additional 
> T100P to link up the T1 fax modem with Asterisk.

When I send a fax, will the call have to go through Asterisk to get one of 
the outside lines?  If that's the case, I might not be able to send 
reliably.  What do you think?

Thanks for all of  your help.
Brian