[Asterisk-Users] Re: Integration with Altigen

[Jason Kawakami]

----- Original Message ----- 
> Message: 15
> From: "Geoff Nordli" <geoffn at gnaa.net>
> To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 11:36:05 -0700
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Integration with Altigen
> Reply-To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>
> I would like to integrate * with an existing Altigen PBX.  I want to spend
> as little money as possible to make it happen.  My main goal is to
> inexpensively connect a branch office to the phone system.  Eventually I
> would like to replace the Altigen system with an Asterisk server so I
don't
> want to spend any money on Altigen hardware.
>
> Currently the Altigen has analog interfaces with a couple of open ports.
>
> If I used a TDM40B (FXS ports) could I interface that with the Altigen
> system and connect the two of them together.

your integration would be difficult via FX(x).  the altigen is going to need
to terminate the ringing line at a destination, ie vm AA that gives routing
options for example.  can't remember from my altigen days how well it does
something like DISA but that maight work as well.  going the other way would
be fine, you would have to set up a dial code like "9" in the altigen that
selected one of the ports connected to the *.  once the port was opened you
could dial anything in the dialplan in *.  down and dirty but also cheap.

good luck


jason kawakami
Open Telephony Labs, LLC
www.optellabs.com