[Asterisk-Users] Simple Front Gate Intercom

[Steve Creel]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Rob Fugina wrote:

>On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 10:19:08AM -0600, Greg Kedrovsky wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 10:28:37AM -0500, Steve Creel wrote:
>> >
>> > As for hardware, take a look at:
>> > http://www.vikingelectronics.com/products/doorentry/product_list.html
>>
>> Nice. Thanks. I was unaware of this hardware. It looks like something
>> similar to the Viking W-1000 would work perfectly. Press the "Call"
>> button on the intercom, and it rings phones inside. I can hook it up to
>> a dedicated line on my Asterisk PBX system, give it a distictive ring,
>> and we're set.
>
>Am I getting things backwards, or is the W-1000 what he was talking
>about as an FXO device.   I'm having trouble finding an FXS version on
>Viking's site at the moment...


A bad explanation on my part...

The W-1000A provides battery and generates ring (you plug a phone into
it).  The E-10 receives battery (you plug a phone line into it).

Steve