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Xorcom Astribank Interface Overview

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:40:25 +0000

Astribank is a versatile and powerful channel bank that was specifically designed for the Asterisk IP-PBX. Astribank supports all the common telephony lines and trunks: FXS, FXO, BRI, PRI and R2. The Astribank driver is a part of the standard Asterisk distribution. With Xorcom Rapid Live CD™, a fully operational Asterisk server with preconfigured FXS, FXO, BRI, PRI and R2 ports can be up and working in less than 3 minutes! The USB 2.0 interface supplied with the Asteribank server guarantees a reliable, extremely high bandwidth, hotpluggable solution that is not dependent on a PRI PCI card. The USB 2.0 plug-and-play connection can support, theoretically, over 3,000 concurrent calls on a single USB 2.0 port. The reliable, industry-standard USB connection eliminates the costly, cumbersome PRI cards that are needed for standard channel bank support, and adds unique features such as reliable fax support, transparent synchronization between Astribank units, an auxiliary system interface, and more.

Astribank Chassis
Each 19” 1U rack-mountable Astribank chassis accommodates up to four modules. Multiple Astribank units may be connected to a single Asterisk IP-PBX using different USB 2.0 ports, a USB 2.0 hub or a USB 2.0 PCI card.

Telecom Connector Option (TCO)
This option is available in units with 8 or more FXS ports. To streamline installation of multi-port systems, the TCO unites all FXS ports on the Astribank unit into a single telecom connector on the real panel. All front panel indicators and RJ11 connectors remain active and enable easy monitoring and maintenance. A cable for connecting the telecom connector to the patch-panel is included.

Input/Output (I/O) Ports
Analog units with FXS modules support I/O ports. The two output ports enable activation/deactivation of peripheral devices by dialing an extension number. A popular example of output port usage is to open a door by dialing an extension. The four input ports create an off-hook event in Asterisk. The dial plan can be configured to use this function to dial an extension, play a message, send an email, activate another device using the output ports, etc. Examples of possible input port usage include forwarding a call to specific numbers, and playing a pre-recorded message if the fire/burglar alarm goes off.

Core Features

USB channel bank for Asterisk
Supports FXS, FXO, BRI, PRI and R2
Native Asterisk – no extra software or hardware required
Input/Output ports for connecting peripheral devices
From eight ports to hundreds of ports
Telecom connection option
Power drive for ISDN phones

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Installing an OpenVox A1200P with trixbox CE

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:29:51 +0000

Configuring a GXP-2000 with trixbox Pro

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:08:23 +0000

Been trying to get that pesky Grandstream GXP-2000 phone to work with trixbox Pro? In this video Kerry walks you right through the entire process.

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Setting up a Grandstream GXP-2000 on trixbox Pro from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

Configuring an Aastra 480i SIP Phone

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:37:13 +0000

Kerry goes through the process of configuring an extension and setting up an Aastra 480i CT SIP phone.

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Configuring an Aastra 480i SIP Phone from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

trixbox CE – Creating an inbound dialplan / IVR menu

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:54:01 +0000

Kerry shows how to setup a typical IVR system for a small business with queues, rings groups, and failover setups. This is the basis for almost any small – medium business configuation. We will look at the flowchart for a small business and then go through all of the steps of implementing it.

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Setting up trixbox CE inbound dialplans from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

trixbox Pro Admin System Overview

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:35:37 +0000

Kerry discusses how trixbox Pro works and shows off some of the features in the admin system. Don’t forget that trixbox Pro Standard Edition is free to use on unlimited extensions, you only pay for the Enterprise and Call Center Editions.

trixbox Pro – Under The Hood from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

Setting up a basic trixbox CE system

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:10:15 +0000

In this video, Kerry walks you through the process of setting up a basic system with a couple of extensions, a Digium TDM card, a ring group, and inbound and outbound routes. Kerry also demonstrates how to configure the Zoiper softphone to work with trixbox CE.

How to setup trixbox CE from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

What’s new in trixbox CE 2.6.1

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:02:17 +0000

Today we take a look at some of the new features of trixbox CE 2.6.1 including the new General Settings module, Bulk Extensions Module, and the better integrated interface.

What’s new in trixbox CE 2.6.1 from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo

Using ENUM with FreePBX

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:20:45 +0000

This tutorial will walk you through setting up ENUM with FreePBX. This will allow different systems that are both ENUM members to make calls to each other simply by dialing the other party’s main phone number. This is similar to how DNS looks up and IP address when you visit a website.

Using Enum with FreePBX from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

Cisco 7970 IP Phone

admin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:34:23 +0000

The Cisco 7970 IP phone sets a new standard is desktop telephony. With a backlite color touchscreen display and eight line appearences, the 7970 is an incredible phone. In this tutorial we discuss:

Flashing the firmware
Editing config files
Creating the extension
A look at DHCP/tFTP tools

Downloads: Sample Config Files

Configuring a Cisco 7970 IP Phone from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.