SoftPBX VoIP & VG

[Guest McHenry]

I am setting up a soft PABX for VOIP, our incoming calls are via broadband. The soft PABX I am looking at is www.asterisk.org this is for Linux however the is also a Windows version available.

 

Asterisk uses Digim cards to connect telephones and extensions to the PABX, these cards have 4 ports.

 

I am looking at having asterisk operate as a PABX and then connect it to VG for the advanced IVR functionality. I looking at running both on the same machine as I see no reason why this cannot be done.

 

The question is if both Asterisk and VG are running on the same PC do I need a Digim card to get the lines out of Asterisk and a Dialogic card to get the lines into VG, i.e. simply 4 loops at the back of the PC from one card to another, or can call information be received via VG directly from Asterisk ?

 

Thanks

[SupportTeam]

The question is if both Asterisk and VG are running on the same PC do I need a Digim card to get the lines out of Asterisk and a Dialogic card to get the lines into VG, i.e. simply 4 loops at the back of the PC from one card to another,

Yes.

or can call information be received via VG directly from Asterisk ?

No.

[ktruk]

McHenry: I don't want to contradict support, but you can use CAPI with asterisk (although I don't know about the windows Asterisk) and have this interface with CAPI hardware (like Eicon PRI/BRI cards) and there are CAPI drivers that work with VoiceGuide, such ComISDN. (see www.comisdn.com) so that VG thinks its working with TAPI but is in fact working with CAPI. This might mean (no promises here) that you might be able to link asterisk and VG, using CAPI. In addition, comisdn are working with CAPI<>SIP so that you may not need a hardware telephony card. May be worth looking in to.