[Freeswitch-users] My First FreeSwitch OR Is this easy to do?

[Avi Marcus]

Neither interface, afaik, can yet suck-in old configs. So you could use the
old configs, but not manage them fully from within the interface.

-Avi


On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Matt Neimeyer <matt at neimeyer.org> wrote:

> I am technically inclined... to the point where I debated setting up a
> Gentoo box for this because that's what I'm used to administering but
> finally decided that the risk of grumbles from the household if it
> doesn't "just work" for them necessitated using something a little
> more "off the shelf".
>
> As to the blue.box vs FusionPBX... Since this is my first time around
> is the extra abstraction a good thing? I assume (dangerous I know)
> that if at some point later I change my setup I can copy my
> configuration and use it with a new GUI?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Michael Collins <msc at freeswitch.org>
> wrote:
> > Hi Matt,
> >
> > Welcome to the wacky world of VoIP! It's a wild ride, so hang on tight.
> >
> > If you're technically inclined but just new to the VoIP scene then your
> > learning curve won't be so bad. I personally like the idea of a newbie
> > downloading something like blue.box or FusionPBX in order to get
> started. Of
> > the two, blue.box does more abstracting away of the underlying FreeSWITCH
> > configs. It's really just a personal choice which way to go. However, if
> > you're looking for a professionally designed system and don't mind
> spending
> > a few bucks then you might want to check out www.cudatel.com - it's also
> > powered by FreeSWITCH.
> >
> > Happy VoIPing!
> >
> > -MC
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Matt Neimeyer <matt at neimeyer.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I apologize for the length I'm not sure yet what is "relevant"
> >>
> >> My partner and I run a small business out of our home and we're
> >> getting big enough that I want to take advantage of some "modern phone
> >> technology" primarily we're interesting in an auto-attendant at this
> >> point but more will come later I'm sure.
> >>
> >> We have two analog lines coming into the house (provided via Verizon
> >> FiOS) and then in every room we have two line capable analog phones.
> >> In our FiOS settings I have both lines ring both lines simultaneously
> >> (to emulate a hunt group) so if someone is on line 1 the incoming call
> >> still rings audibly on line 2 instead of just buzzing call waiting.
> >>
> >> I will be getting a (hand me down) TDM1600P V2 card which, in its
> >> current configuration, has four FXO and four FXS ports. So my plan was
> >> to install FreeSwitch and "splice in-line" where the phone lines come
> >> out of the FiOS box. So two lines would go into the FreeSwitch Box and
> >> two "extensions" would come out the other side. Whenever I rewire the
> >> house I'll decide then whether to run a data connection to each
> >> "endpoint" and get SIP phones, add more FXS modules to the TDM1600P,
> >> some mix, or whatever but I'm starting small (I think).
> >>
> >> As far the auto-attendant goes 95% of what I need now is to filter
> >> "non-humans". So I would set up a simple menu "Press 1 for Tech
> >> Support, Press 2 for Billing, Etc)". This should filter autodialers
> >> that want us to update our Google listing and so on... but I assume we
> >> can still have all of the options (until we hire on more staff) ring
> >> both extensions. Assuming this lets unanswered calls go to voice
> >> mail... On our analog phones though I'd really love to modify the
> >> Caller ID to show which option they selected. So instead of "Bob
> >> Customer / 234-567-8901" it might show "TS - Bob Customer /
> >> 234-567-8901" if they selected Tech Support. If possible I'd also like
> >> to "fill gaps" in Caller ID from a database because a few of our
> >> customers only show the number and not a name.
> >>
> >> Short term, I'm currently planning on downloading the Blue.box ISO and
> >> using that as my start point. Medium term I'd like to set up email
> >> notification of voice mails. Long term I'd love to integrate Google
> >> Voice and/or Skype. Really long term I might need to "convert" to a
> >> multi-tenant setup for Personal, Company (now with Employees) and Side
> >> Project Company.
> >>
> >> I think that's it... Any advice? Comments?
> >>
> >> Matt
> >>
> >>
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