hwittenb:
I try the setup as proposed and it did not work. When I switched the lines around to match your proposal and rung the Door Station Call Button, the phone attached to the OBi did not ring. This was done of course
without the
"N8NC chip inside the Main Controller" installed. What I find strange is if you look at the setup mention in the linked article for the PBX and DoorFon setup (
http://nerdvittles.com/wp-content/doorbell.pdf ), no mention was made of the inclusion of that chip, although the
"From TEL Company" Phone Port on the Controller is left blanked/unused.
I'm thinking that I could connect a telephone cable from another VOIP ATA "Phone" Port to the unconnected
"From TEL Company" phone port, to provide the 48V to that port of the Controller and see if this would negate the need for a specialize "N8NC Chip". I currently have a PAP2T-NA mounted beside the OBi110, which is connected to my Alarm/Security System Panel and Phone Port 2 is unused on that ATA. Your thoughts (will try in a day or two when I'm at that location)?
Note: All my Internet (Cable Modem, Main Router, Switches), Communication Devices (OBi110), Alarm System IP ATA (PAP2T-NA) and Intercom Controller (DoorBell Fon) Components are centrally located. So it only takes me a few minutes to configure/re-configure.
BTW, I try discussing this with a DoorBell Fon Support person and he was clueless as to what their product is capable of doing or the inner working of their own product.
Quote from: RFord on March 06, 2013, 03:31:09 PM
hwittenb:
I will be able to test your recommendation first thing in the Morning, since I'm not at that location until then. Just to recap what I'm going to do:
1. I'm going to connect the Phone Port of the OBi110 to the House phones (1-Cordless Base Unit and HP Fax Unit).
2. I will then connect the Output ("To Phones" Port) From the DoorBell Fon Controller to the Obi110 LINE Port (currently unused/idle).
The Line port should be set to the default InboundCallRoute which should be set to ring the phone port ( ph ), so no adjustment should be necessary here. The issue with the "talk voltage" shouldn't be a problem (I think), since the unit was operational with the OBi110 Phone port connected to the Controller ("From TL Company" Port). Will test and report back later. Thanks.