[asterisk-users] About Sangoma cards and Asterisk integration with other PBX

[John Novack]

Daniel Bareiro wrote:
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> Hi all!
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> I had the opportunity to test a Sangoma A200 card and I have some doubts that I would like to consult:
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> I tried to detect the card and I had no success using the wctdm module with DAHDI.
Did you not bother to follow the excellent installation instructions 
provided by Sangoma??
>  I guess this is because electronics is different because the
> TDM400P and OpenVox A400P cards have separate modules for each channel,while the Sangoma A200 each module operates two channels.
No that is NOT the reason. It  a completely different design.
>  I had to compile Wanpipe for the card was detected. Is it the only way?
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YES
Read the installation instructions provided on the Sangoma website!
> Another thing I want to try is to connect Asterisk with Siemens PBX so that the extensions on Asterisk can communicate with the extensions on the Siemens PBX and vice versa. For this should I connect a FXO channel on Asterisk with a FXS channel of Siemens PBX?
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That might be one way, though I would think, depending on the Siemens 
hardware, a T1 connection might be more flexible and provide better 
integration.
> I noticed that, unlike OpenVox A400P card, RJ connectors on the Sangoma A200 card are smaller. 
Correct. They are NOT RJ connectors, but 4 position 4 pin modular 
sockets, as used on US handsets. A better choice, IMO, as the 6 position 
4 pin modular sockets can have the release tangs easily caught in the slot.
A200 cards are provided when new, with adapter cords that have 4 
position sockets on one end and 6 position on the other.
> Apparently, the OpenVox use standard telephone
> connectors.
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As do the Digium cards.

NOTE: Using the RJ designation is not correct, though it is widely 
misused. RJ is an FCC designation for Registered Jack, and refers to the 
wiring scheme for various interconnections to the public switched network.
there are 4 position, 6 position 8 position, and seldom seen 10 position 
modular plugs and sockets. The 4 position was only used, other  than the 
Sangoma A200, for handsets on modular telephones, and never for PSTN 
connection, and never had an RJ designation. Misinformation available on 
the Internet  shows various designations.

John Novack

> Thanks in advance for your replies.
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> Regards,
> Daniel
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