[asterisk-users] setup for fax machine

[Anthony Messina]

On Monday 13 October 2008 01:25:12 am Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2008, sean darcy wrote:
> > Becasue of all the issues with fax over voip, we want to use pstn for
> > our fax machine, but not dedicate a line just to fax.
> >
> > I'm thinking of having asterisk answer the pstn line, check for fax
> > tones, and route appropriately. In zapata ( chan_dahdi ) set
> > faxdetect=incoming
> >
> > then the dial plan would have
> >
> > [incoming-pstn]
> > exten => fax,1,Dial(DAHDI/1)  ; the fax machine
> > exten => fax,2,Hangup()
> >
> > exten => s,1,Answer()
> > exten => s,2,Dial(DAHDI/2)   ; internal extension
> > .............
> >
> > Would this work? I'll need another TDM410 card to do this, so I'd like
> > some reassurance before I go purchase it.
>
> You need to Answer() the call first, then insert a Wait(2). During that
> time, asterisk will be listning for fax tone and jump to the fax extension
> if it hears them.
>
> So:
>
> exten => s,1,Answer()
> exten => s,n,Wait(2)
>    Ringing()
>    Dial(DAHDI/2)
>    Hangup()
>
> and
>
> exten => fax,1,Dial(DHADI/1)
> exten => fax,n,Hangup()
>

would you also be able to detect fax tones during the Backgound app?

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