[asterisk-users] Paging for analoge devices

Steve Totaro stotaro at totarotechnologies.com
Mon Apr 28 14:10:06 CDT 2008


Bilal,

So you want to page through your analog phones, no overhead paging.  I
doubt this is possible.

I think your options are an IP phones such as the Polycom that
supports paging or using an AMP and speakers usually mounted high on
the wall or flush with a tile ceiling.

Thanks,
Steve Totaro

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:58 AM, bilal ghayyad <bilmar_gh at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Steve;
>
>  Already we need to use the same analoge phones that is
>  connected to the fxs ports, to do paging to it.
>
>  What overhead?
>
>
>
>  Regards
>  Bilal
>  --- Steve Totaro <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com>
>  wrote:
>
>  > Bilal,
>  >
>  > You will have great luck with Polycom then, not sure
>  > about others.
>  > Why not go for overhead paging?  It will be much
>  > easier.
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  > Steve Totaro
>  >
>  > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:24 AM, bilal ghayyad
>  > <bilmar_gh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  > > And auto answer also will be needed for IP Phones?
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >  Regards
>  > >  Bilal
>  > >  --- Steve Totaro <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com>
>  > >  wrote:
>  > >
>  > >  > Bilal,
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Sorry to reply to my reply but if you can
>  > register
>  > >  > multiple accounts
>  > >  > and setup auto answer on one of those accounts,
>  > it
>  > >  > could work.  The
>  > >  > problem is, I am not sure if there are any ATAs
>  > that
>  > >  > have this
>  > >  > ability.
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Thanks,
>  > >  > Steve Totaro
>  > >  >
>  > >  > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Steve Totaro
>  > >  > <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com> wrote:
>  > >  > > Bilal,
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  No, I do not think that you can make this
>  > work.
>  > >  > You would obviously
>  > >  > >  need auto answer or how else would the audio
>  > come
>  > >  > out of the speakers?
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  I thought you were talking about overhead
>  > paging.
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  Thanks,
>  > >  > >  Steve Totaro
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:49 AM, bilal
>  > ghayyad
>  > >  > <bilmar_gh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  > >  > >  > Dear Steve;
>  > >  > >  >
>  > >  > >  >  I was asking about the ability to do
>  > paging on
>  > >  > the
>  > >  > >  >  normal analoge phones (which is connected
>  > to
>  > >  > fxs
>  > >  > >  >  ports, and it already receive and
>  > originate
>  > >  > calls on
>  > >  > >  >  the system). So does that work? If yes,
>  > do I
>  > >  > need
>  > >  > >  >  auto-answer? If I need auto-answer here,
>  > then
>  > >  > I will
>  > >  > >  >  face a problem in the calls which coming
>  > >  > normally to
>  > >  > >  >  the analoge phone (when someone dial that
>  > >  > extension).
>  > >  > >  >
>  > >  > >  >  Any advise?
>  > >  > >  >
>  > >  > >  >  Regards
>  > >  > >  >  Bilal
>  > >  > >  >  --- Steve Totaro
>  > >  > <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com>
>  > >  > >  >  wrote:
>  > >  > >  >
>  > >  > >  >
>  > >  > >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > Bogen is the defacto standard in
>  > quality
>  > >  > paging
>  > >  > >  >  > equipment.
>  > >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > FXS port should work just fine with
>  > >  > auto-answer
>  > >  > >  >  > using any AMP.
>  > >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > The Onkyo suggestion was just an idea
>  > for a
>  > >  > cheaper
>  > >  > >  >  > but probably
>  > >  > >  >  > higher quality audio with more volume
>  > in a
>  > >  > loud
>  > >  > >  >  > environment.  I was
>  > >  > >  >  > not saying you "needed" to use Onkyo,
>  > just
>  > >  > that you
>  > >  > >  >  > could build a
>  > >  > >  >  > paging system with a regular tuner,
>  > possibly
>  > >  > have
>  > >  > >  >  > better sound, and do
>  > >  > >  >  > it cheaper than going Bogen.
>  > >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > Thanks,
>  > >  > >  >  > Steve Totaro
>  > >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:39 AM, bilal
>  > >  > ghayyad
>  > >  > >  >  > <bilmar_gh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  > >  > >  >  > > Hi All;
>  > >  > >  >  > >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  Just would like to know if Boger,
>  > UPAM,
>  > >  > and Onkyo
>  > >  > >  >  > can
>  > >  > >  >  > >  be connected to the FXS ports and
>  > take
>  > >  > extension
>  > >  > >  >  > from
>  > >  > >  >  > >  asterisk?
>  > >  > >  >  > >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  And why Onkyo is needed if I need to
>  > use
>  > >  > horn
>  > >  > >  >  > >  speakers?
>  > >  > >  >  > >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  Regards
>  > >  > >  >  > >  Bilal
>  > >  > >  >  > >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  ---------------
>  > >  > >  >  > >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  > bilal ghayyad wrote:
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  > > > Steve Totaro wrote:
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  > > > On 4/5/08, bilal ghayyad
>  > >  > >  >  > >   <bilmar_gh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  > > > > > Anyone knows (tried) to
>  > use
>  > >  > Page for
>  > >  > >  >  > >   analoge
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  > > > > phone(zaptel channel -
>  > >  > fxs)? If
>  > >  > >  >  > yes,
>  > >  > >  >  > >   how?
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  > > >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  > > > Bogen Rulez
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  > > >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  > > Sorry I did not understand
>  > any
>  > >  > thing
>  > >  > >  >  > from
>  > >  > >  >  > >  your
>  > >  > >  >  > >   reply.
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  > > Google is your friend.  I
>  > >  > discovered very
>  > >  > >  >  > >  quickly what
>  > >  > >  >  > >   they were
>  > >  > >  >  > >   talking
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  > about by googling.
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  You may be able to find the
>  > device
>  > >  > a little
>  > >  > >  >  > >  cheaper, but
>  > >  > >  >  > >   without
>  > >  > >  >  > >   the brand
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  name, by searching for "UPAM".
>  > >  > Typically,
>  > >  > >  >  > these
>  > >  > >  >  > >  will have
>  > >  > >  >  > >   the
>  > >  > >  >  > >   "AT&T" or
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  "Lucent" names branded on
>  > them,
>  > >  > despite
>  > >  > >  >  > being
>  > >  > >  >  > >  identical and
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  manufactured by exactly the
>  > same
>  > >  > entity.
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >
>  > >  > >  >  > >  >  >  --
>  >
>
>
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