[Asterisk-Users] Newbie here. Tips on setting up 100 phones wanted.

[Wiley Siler]

Well, that will be pretty preferential....

As stated before, I love the Polycom IP500.  I think it is just a great
phone for less than $200.
It configs easily once you get used to the config file and Polycoms have
great speaker phones.

Many love the Ciscos... Admittedly a beautiful phone but harder to
configure as I understand it and you have to get a license...
They tend to cost a little more but they are artwork in motion as far as
looks go.

With 100 phones, I would seriously consider ease of setup.  To that
note, Polycom is supposedly now supporting HTTPS download of config
scripts which means you could create a repository for your files on an
FTP server and secutely transfer the configs over the internet.  Pretty
cool.

Basically, you can go to any voipsupply.com or other and look for phones
that are asthetically pleasing and cost over $150.
Even some of the phones that cost around the $100 are nice.  How fancy
do you really want and how will you manage configuration?

What other info can you give on the project?  Are you proficient with
Asterisk and do you understand issues of SIP (firewall traversal, etc)?

Thanks,
Wiley





 

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of brandt
Milczewski
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 10:00 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie here. Tips on setting up 100 phones
wanted.

I'm looking at setting up Asterisk for a completely IP environment.
All intercompany calls.

I work for a ski area. I currently use a 3Com Superstack for in our
office. And an old small town phone system for up at the mountain. The
phone system is dying and I'm hoping to bring IP to replace the old
phones. It will be about 100 phones at about 20 locations all within
about 4 miles of each other.

I'm looking for tips on the types of phones to look at. Cost is
secondary only to reliabity. Any tips?

TIA,
-brandt
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