[Asterisk-Users] RE: Panasonic PBX

[C F]

I'm not familiar with the VB-42050, what is the model number of the system?
All you would need is 2 empty SLT ports as panasonic calls them
(Single Line Telephone).

On 5/30/06, Chris Sutton <csutton at ruoktech.com> wrote:
>
> Hi C F,
>
> Thanks..  I was figuring something with FXO..  The Panasonic box we have Is
> a VB-42050 for System 824.  The phone vendor told us we didn't have any
> ports open or something and would need to add something onto it (not sure
> what as I got this 3rd hand), hence the reason I want to use Asterisk as the
> Voicemail.
>
> So...  the 2 ports I would use are the same types of ports that the phones
> themselves connect to?  If I'm out of ports, can I remove 2 phones and use
> those to ports for the * box?
>
> Do you know where the documentation is that?  Our vendor wouldn't help us
> (especially since I'm not using their voicemail system).  Will the message
> waiting lights work at all with Asterisk on the Panasonic phones?
>
> And the last 2 questions I have (at least for the moment) are:  1) how do
> our employees transfer someone to the voicemail system (and can they go
> directly into a particular voicemail box or will it have to be a general
> one) and 2) do you have the commands I need to enter to tell the Panasonic
> system about the * box?
>
> Thank you again!!!
>
> Chris
>
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> Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 13:36:23 -0400
> From: "C F" <shmaltz at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Panasonic PBX
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> You should use 2 FXO ports on asterisk to accomplish it, make sure the
> ports supports flash, otherwise you will have a hard time transferring
> back to the PBX. BTW, panasonic has one of the best documentation for
> foreign voicemail integration, just tell the panasonic PBX that you
> are using DTMF voicemail, and on what ports (usually 7 & 8)
> What Panasonic system is it?
>
> On 5/30/06, Chris Sutton <csutton at ruoktech.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The place I currently work at has a Panasonic Key system with 9
> extensions,
> > and no voicemail.  It services 2 PSTN lines.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am hoping to use Asterisk to host voicemail (I would like to use the IVR
> > also, but I don't even know if or how it would work).
> >
> >
> >
> > Do I need to use a PRI between the two, or is there a simple solution?  I
> > would like people to be able to answer the phone and transfer the call to
> > voicemail if the person is not there, or after so many rings, it goes
> right
> > to voicemail.  I'm not sure what is needed?  I have seen the integration
> > How-To but that requires the PRI, and wasn't sure if that was the ONLY way
> > to go.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris
>
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