TIPS Comcast/PRI Help

rlloyd

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I'm scheduled to do my 1st PRI install on a asterisk 1.4/PiAF 2.9 system. I have ordered an Sangoma A101 card.
What do I need to do to install. I searched and read a bunch of threads and am confused on what I need for this system.
Should I upgrage to 1.8/2.11? If so how do I upgrade 1.4 to 1.8?

Comcast is asking for PBX info - model, name, sw version, ISDN switch type, framing, line coding, pbx b-channel selection and forward digits. No idea what to tell them!

Big thanks in advance.
Rob
 

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rlloyd Wow, that's quite an old system. If my memory serves, that's Asterisk 1.4, FreePBX 2.9, Zaptel something, and CentOS 5.x. You'll need to properly configure Zaptel to use the card and FreePBX with the associated trunks and routes. Never done a PRI on PIAF myself, but I do know that the settings Comcast asked for are crucial to the circuit functioning.
I do know that Sangoma support has been excellent when I've called in the past, so you have them as a resource as well. This wiki article from Sangoma may be of assistance.
 

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Looks like I will have to upgrade then. How do I upgrade Asterisk to 1.8 from 1.4?
Or should I just tell my client they need a new system and start from scratch?
 

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Just start from scratch ! Although you can use some functions like bulk DIDs and bulk Extensions to move data across and update it as needed in the worksheet(s).

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OK go the approval from them to upgrade. At least the hardware will be newer too.

So once I have it base system setup, how to I setup the sangoma card and assign DID's etc?

Thanks!
 

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You don't assign DID's you carrier does, you simply route them with inbound routes..

JMS..
 

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ok that makes it easy. how about setting up the card?
 

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Ah, follow the directions from Sangoma..

Although you you are starting with new hardware you might wnt to consider a Vega Stream external adapter VS the A10n card.
 

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