Asterisk Installed... Softphone Tested... What Next?

Asterisk Asterisk Support
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Hi,
I am new to Asterisk. I installed AsteriskNow and tested with softphones and working fine. I am now curious to jump to next level but not sure how to begin with.

I need to integrate Asterisk with existing telephone lines and T1. How will I do that? Do we have any links or schematic representation that I can look for. I need to know what hardware I will have to buy?

There are more question do we have it answered already? where?

Please me know.

Thank you,

Deepak

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You need an anolg CARD for your analog lines such DIGIUM TDM400 or OPENVOX A400P for 4 lines. For your T1 you need a digital card like Openvox D110P, you can browse in digium, openvox, sangoma etc for your hardware.

If you want use analog phones you will need ATA’s like PAP2T, SPA-8000, Aastribanks etc.

The best documentation find it in Google, in the forum or Voip-info.

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Thanks, have you integrated these components before?
Do you have any guidelines or suggestion on how to proceed with?

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Yes, I do it.

Basically you need to install the drivers, in the case of Digium or Openvox need to compile DAHDI or ZAPTEL -only one- before install/compile asterisk. Then install/compile asterisk and asterisk can load the dahdi/zaptel module to use the cards.

Then you need to configure the conf files for dahdi /etc/dahdi/system.conf, /etc/asterisk/chan_dahdi.conf. for zaptel /etc/zapata.conf /etc/asterisk/zaptel.conf. And finally your dialplan.

For more detailed information read the info in each conf file or visit www.voip.info.org