[asterisk-users] Paging to external speaker like in airports etc...

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On a side note about viking you should call them for support they are
excellent. then you should ask them for a reseller

On 9/23/07, Lorentz Hinrichsen <lorentz.wulf at gmail.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I appreciate both sides of this one.
>
> Yes, you should google everything prior to asking for help -- but you can
> get much better answers from people.
>
> I wanted to install a doorphone and yes
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+phone+door has valid info if you
> try to search for specifics it doesn't help all that much.  I had a heck of
> a time finding a vendor that sold the Viking products who actually had a
> valid description of the differences in models and accessories.  Also didn't
> find anything really about the video.
>
> As far as paging goes:
>
> The wiki has better information here, including some specific models of
> equipment:
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk+Paging+and+Intercom.
> It seems to me that the best way to handle paging is with an FXS port (card,
> ata, etc..) connected to either a Bogen or a Viking paging system.
>
> Hopefully that's the information that you were looking for.
>
> What would help is if once you setup your paging system -- you post a
> detailed HOWTO.  Tell exactly what equipment you used, if you found a good
> source/vendor, show examples of your *.conf files and tell of any
> limitations.  Then if someone asks again point them to this.
>
> Lorentz
>
> On 9/22/07, Nicholas Blasgen <nicholas at blasgen.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > Once upon a time it cost $20/hr over a 9600 baud link to read stuff
> > > > like this and people tended to think before they asked questions,
> > >
> > > I'm afraid they didn't, I vividly remember asking inane questions at
> > > 1200baud
> > > over uucp ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Ditto.  I still have newsgroup posts of mine asking about setting up
> > Wildcat 4.0 BBS with some very silly questions attached.  Those were the
> > days before we had PPP.  But luckily I think my internet fee was only
> $3/hr
> > for dialup :)
> >
> >
> >
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