[asterisk-users] Asterisknow or Trixbox?

[Sigma Networks]

I know you will receive many replies to your request. 

We have selected Thirdlane PBX Manager (www.thirdlane.com) to manage our Asterisk installations.  The key for us was a management system that was modest in cost and allowed us to easily provide customizations when necessary, yet allow the system to be maintained by a non linux sysadmin or office manager.

The system is a Webmin module and allows the administrator to manage virtually all aspects of Asterisk without needing to go to linux CLI.   This includes phone provisioning and a user web portal so individual users can manage their own voicemail and simple call routing (thus reducing sysadmin burden and increasing user acceptance).

Feel free to contact me offline if I can be of any assistance.

Regards,
Jim
jim at sigma-networks.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Schall" <rschall at callone.net>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2007 2:23:44 PM (GMT-0800) America/Los_Angeles
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisknow or Trixbox?

I also am curious to hear feedback on either asterisknow and/or trixbox.
I am looking to install a few boxes in locations that people need to be
able to add extensions (queues, etc), but might not be avid linux users.
I could write my own gui, but why bother. A nice easy installation and
extension/queue/voicemail management system would be nice.

Rob


Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, WipeOut wrote:
>
>> I am sure its been discussed before but I couldn't find it in my
>> searches..
>>
>> Looking to replace my Asterisk box (Ver 1.0 still I think) and really
>> like the idea of an easy to use gui to manage it.. I see the
>> contenders appear to be Asterisknow and Trixbox..
>
> How about no GUI?
>
>> Has anyone player with both who can give me the rundown of the basic
>> pros and cons to either..
>>
>> Which will best suit my setup??.. Currently I have 3 inbound numbers
>> that come in over IAX plus one in/out analogue line to an X100P.. I
>> have a DECT phone extension connecting to a TDM400P.. There are three
>> local SIP extension and one in a remote office.. Inbound numbers are
>> routed to a recorded message specific for that number and then set to
>> ring on multiple phones (different combinations depending on the
>> inbound number) and if not answered routed to a VM box.. Caller ID is
>> changed on the inbound calls so that the phone displays will show
>> which number was called rather than the calling number and so we can
>> answer with the correct greeting.. The analogue inbound calls simply
>> ring on all the phones.. All outbound calls are via the analogue line
>> and use a carrier pre selection prefix for cheap outbound calls..
>
>
>>
>> So which would you suggest I use?
>> Both are in beat versions at the moment.. Which is likely to so
>> stable first?
>
> It doesn't look like your setup will change once it's going, so why
> burden the system with something that's quite general purpose?
>
> Take a look at the dialplans (extensions.conf), etc. that your current
> setup has and just build on that directly withou a GUI...
>
> Gordon
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