IP phone endpoint
david@kirk.net:
I would really appreciate the ability to add ip phones to my Obi as endpoints, just like my Android, iPhone or PC. I would really like to have a few ip phones scattered around the house and easily configured with Obi. I've read the few forum messages about adding an ip phone but it's not easy to follow nor does it appear to be officially sanctioned. Maybe just an official "howto" document would suffice with some firmware tweaks?
TimDan:
Quote from: david@kirk.net on November 23, 2011, 06:08:40 pm
I would really appreciate the ability to add ip phones to my Obi as endpoints...
As a newbie, I can't see the advantage in using IP phones instead of analog phones. Would they provide more functionality, convenience, lower price, or what?
TimDan
RonR:
Quote from: TimDan on January 12, 2012, 10:24:17 am
As a newbie, I can't see the advantage in using IP phones instead of analog phones. Would they provide more functionality, convenience, lower price, or what?
Connecting an IP phone or analog phone + ATA to an OBi is a means of overcoming the limitation of the OBi only supporting one single-line telephone. I have an analog telephone connected to the OBi PHONE Port and an analog telephone connected to a PAP2 ATA which is configured with the OBi. Both can initiate and receive calls independently using the OBi's resources.
Ostracus:
Quote from: TimDan on January 12, 2012, 10:24:17 am
Quote from: david@kirk.net on November 23, 2011, 06:08:40 pm
I would really appreciate the ability to add ip phones to my Obi as endpoints...
As a newbie, I can't see the advantage in using IP phones instead of analog phones. Would they provide more functionality, convenience, lower price, or what?
TimDan
Yes, yes, maybe. The one thing the analog setup has is power from the Telco as well as generally greater reliability when it comes to availability. Someone invested in a complete IP setup could mitigate some of the disadvantages by using a UPS and PoE although the provider isn't something most can do anything about. Maybe a cellular backup?
TimDan:
Quote from: RonR on January 12, 2012, 11:30:55 am
Quote from: TimDan on January 12, 2012, 10:24:17 am
As a newbie, I can't see the advantage in using IP phones instead of analog phones. Would they provide more functionality, convenience, lower price, or what?
Connecting an IP phone or analog phone + ATA to an OBi is a means of overcoming the limitation of the OBi only supporting one single-line telephone. I have an analog telephone connected to the OBi PHONE Port and an analog telephone connected to a PAP2 ATA which is configured with the OBi. Both can initiate and receive calls independently using the OBi's resources.
Hmmm... Do you mean "an ATA plus either an IP phone or an analog phone", or do you mean
"an IP phone alone or an ATA plus an analog phone"? Where would you connect an IP phone on the OBi110?
TimDan
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