[asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration

[Jorge Mendoza]

I second Doug advice. Migrate to Asterisk asap.
We have several Asterisk auto attendant "integrated" with Mitel, even
billing using the Mitel's smdr. But voicemail is different. The COV card
emulate a SS4 phone and receive information needed for a voice mail
system. With FXO/FXS ports is not possible receive such information.

Jorge Mendoza


John covici wrote:
> Yep, you guessed it, an activvoice system.  Anyway to make Asterisk
> act like that for a while?
>
> Thanks.
>
> on Friday 04/11/2008 Doug(Doug at NaTel.net) wrote
>  > At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote:
>  >  >Hi.  One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate
>  >  >computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a
>  >  >COV card which is in his case an ISA card!
>  > 
>  > Is it an ActiveVoice system?
>  > 
>  >  >We would all like to
>  >  >migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into
>  >  >the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the
>  >  >extensions?
>  > 
>  > We've got a client with the exact same setup.
>  > They have suffered long enough with this
>  > dinosaur.  They are in the process of going
>  > with an all-Asterisk system.
>  > 
>  > You would probably make more money trying an
>  > intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk,
>  > but it would be obviously more costly for them
>  > as well as prolong their misery.
>  > 
>  > It's your call, but I would recommend getting
>  > away from 30 year old technology as fast as
>  > you can run.  The ActiveVoice system is a
>  > cantankerous 20 year old system in itself.
>  > 
>  > You have just received 2 cents worth of advice
>  > for FREE!
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  >  >
>  >  >If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions,
>  >  >particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of
>  >  >its t1 cards.
>  >  >
>  >  >Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated.
>  >  >
>  >  >--
>  >  >Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
>  >  >How do
>  >  >you spend it?
>  >  >
>  >  >         John Covici
>  >  >         covici at ccs.covici.com
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