[Asterisk-Users] Hi...Please help me

[Evalyn Wafula]

Hi Chandra, I am also new to Asterisk and I have only just started
installing a test system but I probably can help clarify one or two things.
 

1.	

	I think asterisk "clients" are phones not PCs unless you use "soft
phones" which is software on the PC (somewhat like Skype) that you use to
make and answer phone calls. So you might not need to install anything on
your PCs if you will use IP phones or ATAs as mentioned by Gonzalo. 
2.	

	The hardware you need depends on what you require your asterisk to
do. If you will be making only IP calls using IP phones, then you only need
asterisk running on your server with no extra hardware. But if you need to
connect with analog/digital phone equipment, then you need extra hardware on
the server.
3.	

	You do not physically connect your VOIP phone to the asterisk
server. You connect it to the network that has the server through a normal
network point and configure it to find the server.
4.	

	You probably ought to take Gonzalo's advice and head over to:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk and do some reading before you even
start as it will help you fit many pieces of the asterisk "puzzle" together.
It helped me get started. Then you probably will have fewer questions that
list members will answer more readily :)

Regards
 
Wafula

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From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Crazy Boy
Sent: 26 April 2006 14:56
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Hi...Please help me


Hi,

Thank you for your response. Basically, I follow "O Reilly AsteriskTFOT.pdf"
book and some other eBooks. They have mentioned how to install Asterisk in
server. But, they have not mentioned 



*	What I have to install in client PC's? 

*	What hardware I need? 

*	How can I take decission to buy extra hardware (like Zaptel
products) OR no need of buying extra hardware? ( I will be using Asterisk
for 70 PC's and a server) 

*	Is it sufficient to buy hardware for server only OR for client PC's
also? 

*	How can I connect my VoIP phone to server? 

*	How  can I connect hardware to server? 

*	How can I connect PSTN line to server PC?

Please guide me to complete this task. 
Waiting for your response. Thank you.

Regards,
Chandra.


Gonzalo Servat <gservat at gmail.com> wrote: 

On 4/24/06, Crazy Boy wrote:
> Hi Friends,
>
[..snip..]
> -------> Employee 1 PC (Softphone i.e., Headphones with Mic)
> -------> Employee 2 PC (Softphone i.e., Headphones with Mic)
> -------> Employee 3 PC (Softphone i.e., Headphones with Mic)
> -------> ------
> -------> ------
> -------> Employee 10 PC (Softphone i.e., Headphones with
> Mic)
>
> and vice versa.
>
> How can I implement this? Is it possible to implement this using
"Asterisk"
> software? If It can be implemented using "Asterisk" software, What
softwares
> I should install in Server and Employee PC's? Is there any need of buying
> extra hardware?
[..snip..]

It can be done with Asterisk. For the server side, you would need to
install Asterisk on your Fedora 5 box, Zaptel and lots of Wiki
reading.

I don't recommend using softphones for your employee PCs. It looks
like an attractive solution at first (from a cost perspective) but in
reality it's not very practical (at least that was my experience).
Buying 5 x 2 port ATAs will cost you around $300-$350 which is not
really expensive considering the kind of powerful PBX you will have at
your disposal. I would have suggested some Digium hardware for the FXS
(extensions) but I think it will be a lot more expensive (for 10
extensions) than the ATAs solution. You could also look into a channel
bank, but again it will be more expensive than the 5 ATAs. As for the
FXO (incoming/outgoing PSTN) I recommend buying Digium hardware
(TDM400P).

Hope this helps, and good luck!

Regards,
Gonzalo.
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