[asterisk-users] ATA for large networks

[Thanos Koukoulis]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Vieri <rentorbuy at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam <samtam888 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Why not swap it all with just IP phone?
>
> That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our
> building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring.
>
> Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would
> need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel
> cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more
> than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE
> ATAs...
>
> Thanks for the feedback,
>
> Vieri
>
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You can actually buy IP Phones that have an Ethernet switch incorporated in
them
and take advantage of your existing cabling infrastructure with no need for
new switches etc.

I have only used Cisco 188 ATA without any troubles at all but those only
have 2 ports and
not applicable for your situation.

Otherwise you can try Software SIP Phones if everyone is using a PC
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