OBI110, UK PSTN Call Barring
ianobi:
The aa expects an incoming caller to choose option 1,2 or 3. If no option is selected it does just sit there thinking and eventually calls the phone port as a default option. Even if you have cleared down it seems to think it should carry on, so no problem there.
Don't worry about the :-[ factor. We all do it. I won't press you for the details :) Some of my mistakes on this forum are very public, but that's ok - it's how we learn.
So I'm guessing you now have a fully functional OBi! Don't forget to change digit maps as suggested in Reply#1, particularly regarding emergency numbers.
Your OBi can do a 101 different things, but you may want a rest from it for now :)
ukuser:
If no option is selected it does just sit there thinking and eventually calls the phone port as a default option. Even if you have cleared down it seems to think it should carry on,
:o Really? What you say explains my observations so I believe you implicitly; it doesn't seem sensible behaviour to me.
so no problem there.
I was thinking of using AA to filter out automated telepests (those that aren't in the blocked list yet). The big problem is that they will never enter an aa option and if there is no one home to answer the DECT when the AA times out it will leave the TalkTalk line engaged and I won't know about it. (I'm going to check that scenario again as I'm amazed that BT/TalkTalk equipment can allow it to happen.)
Your OBi can do a 101 different things, but you may want a rest from it for now
No chance! I'm currently looking at bending the xml/xsl that the embedded Obi server uses to my own purposes. I'm sure it will all be very easy! ;D
Many thanks again Ian.
rizdina:
Does anyone know what parameters I need to change in order to get my OBI 110 to work with the Belgian (Belgacom) phone system?
My OBI 110 works fine receiving calls from the Belgian phone system, but cannot make any outbound calls. I get a fast busy tone. I am guessing it has something to do with the outbound dialing digits parameter. But I am newbie and would appreciate any assistance.
Riz
ianobi:
Riz – welcome to the forum.
This may take a few posts to sort out. First test is to press “#”, which should give you dial tone directly from your Belgacom PSTN line, then dial a number to see if it works.
Have you set up any voip providers and maybe changed your Primary Line? Primary Line is the one you can use without any ** codes.
To look at or change settings:
Select your Obi in Obi Dashboard, then Obi Expert Configuration, then Enter Obi Expert. In each case where you want to change a value, first uncheck both the boxes to the right of that value and leave them unchecked. When you have finished making changes on each page, press submit and wait a few minutes for the Obi to reboot.
The settings we are concerned with at first are:
Physical Interfaces > PHONE Port > PrimaryLine: PSTN Line
Physical Interfaces > LINE Port > DigitMap:
(xxxxxxxS4|1xxxxxxxxxx|xx.)
I have shown the default settings. The digitmap is set up (badly!) for North American number formats. Even so, the “xx.” rule should match any number format after a ten second wait and send the number out to PSTN. We can tune this digitmap to suit your needs if you explain exactly what number formats you will be using for your PSTN line.
I’ll take a wild guess at something like this:
Physical Interfaces > LINE Port > DigitMap:
(04xxxxxxxx|0[1-3,5-9]xxxxxxx|00xx.|xx.)
We can fine tune it as required. You may wish to direct certain calls via a voip provider etc, which will change the digitmaps.
rizdina:
Thanks for the reply back.
I went through the configurations and everything was setup correctly with the PSTN being the default line.
I tried the # but that does not get be the Belgacom dial tone right away (it's different sounding than the US dial tone). Here is what happens...when I press the # key, after a second or so I get the US (OBI) dial tone again. I have to press the # (and wait) once or twice again to get the Belgacom dial tone. Once I get the Belgacom dial tone, I can dial out without any problems.
I updated the DigiMap with the one you recommended. The first time I tried it, it worked, however, every attempt I made after that, got me the fast busy signal from the OBI. I've gone through and deleted and reinstalled the OBI 110 several times via the ObiTalk web interface but still no luck.
Perhaps the fact that I have to press the # key several times before the PSTN line is selected is somehow tied to automatic dialing.
Riz
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