Register • Search • Forum Help • My Voipfone Account • Log in to check your private messages • Log in Home set-up help       Voipfone User Forum Forum Index -> Asterisk Users Forum View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message hobbit666 Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 3 Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:24 pm    Post subject: Home set-up help I've been thinking of converting my small Compaq Ipaq PC into a phone system and want to know if this is possible. Phone line comming into the house 01686 62XXXX Voipfone account incomming number 01686 XXXXXX Can i plug any normal modem into the PC and connect line comming in to it then set-up 2 IP phones on say extension numbers 100 and 105. Then get the asterisk box to route all the calls comming through the land line 01686 62XXXX to extension 100 and all the Voipfone calls to ext 105??? Hope all that makes sense. Back to top Bins Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 25 Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:22 am    Post subject: Hobbit, what you want Asterisk to do is very easy!! However, you need to use a specific piece of hardware called an FXO to take the incoming BT call. In it's basic form, an FXO is a modem, but quite specialised. There are several version and all tend to fall under the description of a X100P. HOWEVER, please be careful. If you were to buy any old cheap thing (as I did, initially) it may not work and, if it does, you may get a lot of echo, making the the whole exercise pointless. There are lots of forums and wiki's making simila comments. I bought my card from x100p.eu. It is more expensive than other products but worked, without issues. As for Asterisk itself, use an installer, such as Trixbox.org. Unless you know a bit about Linux, tackling an Asterisk install can be a pain, however, with trixbox, you download the software (500+megs), burn the ISO, stick it in your PC and it does the rest (NOTE - THIS WILL WIPE YOUR HARD DRIVE). After this, it is all relative plan sailing. There is also a great community. The final point is that once it is set up and the right settings are put in, the Voipfone service works great. Yes, I did have issues, like many other people, but the support team were great in getting it working! I hope this helps! Back to top najemhasan Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 24 Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:48 am    Post subject: We managed to get a Zaptel clone for buttons and this card now allows incoming and outgoing calls through our trixbox. I dont want to advertise anyones products on an open forum so if you would like details of where we got the zaptel from pm me Everything you have stated as requirements is entirely possible with trixbox/asterisk.. Naj Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Voipfone User Forum Forum Index -> Asterisk Users Forum All times are GMT + 1 Hour     Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Voipfone User Forum----------------Voipfone Service AnnouncementsVoipfone General Information and FAQsSuggestion for New Voipfone Products, Services and FeaturesVote for the Voipfone features you want us to developCRM (Customer Relationship Management) IntegrationVoipfone Virtual PBX Support ForumBroadband ForumHardware Support ForumSoftphone Support ForumRouters, Firewalls & NATAsterisk Users ForumVoipfone TAPI PluginVoipfone Beta Testers ForumVoipfone General Discussion ForumWelcome Skype UsersVoipfone Industry ChatVoipfone Trading Post  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Copyright © 2004 - 2008 Voipfone Group, All rights reserved.