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Am helping a client who's got several simultaneous processes going currently.
1. on a hard copper system (which we're getting out of)
2. moving into another location
3. opening another remote office
They came to me in a panic (due to poor planning on their part), needing instant help with a virtual # for their new remote location. In 15 minutes I had a new DID (area code & exchange matching the new remote location address), pushed into my PiaF box, ringing to a particular extension on their current copper system.. So they're happy, and they're even more happier when I'm telling them their $850/month phone bill is going to be around $150/month INCLUDING internet feed....
Long term plans are to get them fully onto a PiaF solution, and for this I need a bit of help. Phones isn't my thing, but I've been dragged into building several 20-30 station VOIP systems for business and charities, and as this business is a client for other stuff, I'm a bit committed to helping them...
So the questions are these:
What is the best scheme for a multi-location setup?
Office A (let's call it Office North, or "ON") will have 4 persons, and a relatively good internet connection (shared from an IT group in the same building, but with static IP)
Office B (let's call it Office South, or "OS") will have 8-9 persons, with very good connectivity.
We'll be setting up routers and static IP at both locations, and there will likely be a dedicated VPN between both locations. I'll have final say on all hardware installs at both locations..
My thought was to install a PiaF (Raspberry B+?) at OS, and then have all stations in ON call it (via the VPN tunnel). Is that a decent idea, or a recipe for disaster?
Would there be a better method for me to put a box in EACH location, and then somehow route the two together? If so, what's the best plan on that?
What about putting a box in each location and doing a 'local trunk' from one to the other, for ease of transfers? then outside calls would go outside from either one, and only inter-office calls (or inbound/transfers) would go over the tunnel...
Thoughts?
thanks!
Dave
1. on a hard copper system (which we're getting out of)
2. moving into another location
3. opening another remote office
They came to me in a panic (due to poor planning on their part), needing instant help with a virtual # for their new remote location. In 15 minutes I had a new DID (area code & exchange matching the new remote location address), pushed into my PiaF box, ringing to a particular extension on their current copper system.. So they're happy, and they're even more happier when I'm telling them their $850/month phone bill is going to be around $150/month INCLUDING internet feed....
Long term plans are to get them fully onto a PiaF solution, and for this I need a bit of help. Phones isn't my thing, but I've been dragged into building several 20-30 station VOIP systems for business and charities, and as this business is a client for other stuff, I'm a bit committed to helping them...
So the questions are these:
What is the best scheme for a multi-location setup?
Office A (let's call it Office North, or "ON") will have 4 persons, and a relatively good internet connection (shared from an IT group in the same building, but with static IP)
Office B (let's call it Office South, or "OS") will have 8-9 persons, with very good connectivity.
We'll be setting up routers and static IP at both locations, and there will likely be a dedicated VPN between both locations. I'll have final say on all hardware installs at both locations..
My thought was to install a PiaF (Raspberry B+?) at OS, and then have all stations in ON call it (via the VPN tunnel). Is that a decent idea, or a recipe for disaster?
Would there be a better method for me to put a box in EACH location, and then somehow route the two together? If so, what's the best plan on that?
What about putting a box in each location and doing a 'local trunk' from one to the other, for ease of transfers? then outside calls would go outside from either one, and only inter-office calls (or inbound/transfers) would go over the tunnel...
Thoughts?
thanks!
Dave