Possible to use Obi as analog to VOIP bridge without other hardware?
GnatGoSplat:
azrobert, you're a genius, thanks!
I had to make a small change on the Obi110:
Voice Services -> OBiTalk Service -> InboundCallRoute: ph,sp2(line2)
Works great though, which is fantastic because the Obi110 cost me only a quarter what a new Obi212 will cost.
I don't suppose you know a clever way to make the Obi110 ring the IP phone distinctively OR display something in Caller ID based on distinctive ring on the PSTN line port? My work doesn't have caller ID, but does have distinctive ring: normal for on-campus calls, 2 short rings for outside calls. It would be great to have either an audible or visual indicator of on-campus or outside calls. This seems to be outside the capabilities of an Obi device, but I figure if anyone knows, it would be you.
azrobert:
You can set distinctive ring on a phone connected to the OBi110 or OBi200 Phone port. See below for your IP Phone.
I'm assuming the Line port is on-campus and GV is outside calls. What are you currently seeing for callerid? Did you enable X_SpoofCallerID? See my reply#5 above. You should see the GV callerid on Line2. If the line port isn't supplying callerid the Line1 callerid should be blank.
You can set a literal for the callerid on line1 like this:
ph,sp2(line1@xx.xx.xx.xx:5060;ui=5551212)
You can set distinctive ring on the GXV3275 based on callerid. See pages 63-4 of the admin guide.
http://www.grandstream.com/sites/default/files/Resources/gxv3275_administration_guide.pdf
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Are you having any GV Email problems when routing calls to the OBi110?
Steve posted there is a GV email problem using this method. I'm not aware of any problem and Steve didn't describe it, but I thought I should warn you.
See:
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=13039.msg83545#msg83545
GnatGoSplat:
Sorry, I didn't explain it very well. Caller ID works fine for the GV calls on line 2.
My current question only deals with line 1, the PSTN line. There is no caller ID on line 1, not because of any configuration issue, but because it's just not available on my PSTN line. However, with a standard phone connected to this line, I can tell a call from an on-campus phone as it rings normally, or an outside phone as it has 2 short rings. What would be great is if the Obi could recognize the 2 different ring cadences and either ring my IP phone distinctively so I can tell, or somehow display (perhaps via caller ID) whether the call is from on-campus or outside based on the ring that was detected. I like to know, because all on-campus calls are probably work-related and must be answered, while outside calls are likely phone spam.
Hopefully, that makes more sense what I'd like to do.
Right now, the only solutions I can think of are to 1) buy an external ringer box, or 2) Use a splitter and leave my old phone connected so I can hear its ring types.
A voicemail issue would not be good. I'll give that a try tomorrow.
azrobert:
I don't know any way the OBi110 can detect or pass a distinctive ring to the IP phone. I would use your idea of plugging another phone or ringer into the wall jack.
GnatGoSplat:
Thanks, I had a feeling that was too much to ask of it.
I tried out the voicemail. Called my #, was able to leave a voicemail with no problems. Was able to retrieve the voicemail using Hangouts app with no problems, which is what I usually use for voicemails. Looks like it'll work fine for my usage case. I don't know Steve's usage case, but doesn't seem like it'll apply to me. I think this setup will work just fine for me, thank you so much, Azrobert!
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