[asterisk-users] Connect Asterisk to WiFi

[Rusty Newton]

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Rusty Newton <rnewton at digium.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Joseph <syscon780 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Are there any adapters that would allow me to connect asterisk to wifi or we
>> are not there yet?
>> I have Digium adapter S101i that was discontinued but similar device that
>> would connect to wifi network and a cell phone would be handy.
>
> All you need is a Wi-Fi interface for your computer, or a wired
> Ethernet adapter for Wi-Fi. Such as any of these on amazon:
> http://www.amazon.com/b?node=13983791
>
> Asterisk doesn't care whether it is wired or wireless, it is just
> talking via IP over your network interface. The s101i was an IAX to
> Analog adapter that also communicated with Asterisk over IP.
>
> Connecting a cell phone directly to Asterisk is a whole different
> story. Do you mean an actual cellular device such as a GSM cell phone?
> Or do you mean a phone that connects to a 802.11 Wi-Fi signal?

 Just realized I linked to USB to Wi-Fi adapters, but that works too.

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