[Asterisk-Users] What setup

[John Crew]

I am an Asterisk newbie and don't have any
telecom experience.  I do know some about Linux
and Windows as a sysadmin of Windows servers.

I need to know what hardware to buy to replace a
broken PBX.

I have currently:
-CBeyond as my carrier
-16 port Cisco router with analog "termination"
(not sure on terminology) into the building
-Broken PBX:  analog AT&T Merlin system (not sure
on model #, but could get it)
-Second PBX:  analog AT&T Merlin system
-8 extensions (~14 if you include the second AT&T
Merlin system serving our other business)
-2 DIDs (~4 if you include our second business)
-14 analog phones

So, what are my options?  I am looking for the
cheapest/best solution.  I could switch to a
digital PRI or CAS line from my telco as another
option, but I assume I would need to switch both
PBXs and all phones to digital as well in that case. 

I need auto-attendant and music on hold,
especially.  Are these easy to set up?  I
installed Asterisk @ Home and it is running, but
I need to RTFM to configure it.  I could lose 1
DID for the faxing if we did fax-to-email.

Please let me know.

Thanks in advance!


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