[Asterisk-Users] polycom IP 500/600

[Richard]

Haha, we are on the same page... wrt54gs with openwrt is exactly what I am
using now, though not too happy with the slow progress of kernel source
update...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Kristian Kielhofner
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:24 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] polycom IP 500/600
> 
> Kristian Kielhofner wrote:
> 
> > Richard wrote:
> >
> >> The ease of configuration is the biggest concern here. I'd like to try
> >> everything to avoid pressing the keypad of the phone to change the
> >> setting.
> >> There is no way I want to go to a site to make a configuration change.
> >>
> >> We will most likely deploy a small appliance as a local dhcp and ftp
> >> server
> >> inside a customer's network. Therefore security is less an issue. We
> only
> >> have ssh access to the local server. Then if we make any change, we
> just
> >> change the setting on the server and send a command to reboot the
phone.
> >> Again there is no way I visit each site and punch keys on each phone.
> >>
> >
> > I totally understand.
> >
> > For a device to be ftp/dhcp server, may I reccomend a Linksys WRT54G? If
> > you don't already have some, get one a get OpenWRT.  You could SSH into
> > it on the WAN (with a dyndns client if you need one), and run a DNS,DHCP
> > and FTP server on it internally.  Or ipsec, or even Asterisk! I highly
> > suggest you try them out.  Remember that you can always turn off the
> > wireless radio.
> >
> > --
> > Kristian Kielhofner
> 
> 
> I meant to say WRT54GS. Sorry.
> 
> --
> Kristian Kielhofner
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