belronan
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Voice over IP
Hi Experts,
I was wondering I am about to connect my 2 sites via a broadband VPN link using Sonicwalls and Vigor rotuers.
My question is can I and how would I go about setting up Voice over IP to get free calls between the sites.
I know this question is a bit vague but i hope to get a bit of dialogue going with an expert.
Cheers
I was wondering I am about to connect my 2 sites via a broadband VPN link using Sonicwalls and Vigor rotuers.
My question is can I and how would I go about setting up Voice over IP to get free calls between the sites.
I know this question is a bit vague but i hope to get a bit of dialogue going with an expert.
Cheers
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How many phones at each site, and how much bandwidth do you have?
Yahoo service will not be going across VPN link, but here a couple of ways for VoIP:
One as mentioned above, using a messaging based application, such as Yahoo, MSN but outside the VPN
Second, you can use a softphone based application without using a ISP service such as X-ten Lite from www.xten.com
Third, you can use hard based phones, such as Polycomm IP300/500/600
The first solution uses the ISP's service, the second and third allow for direct communications over the VPN, basically you install softphone on computer A, install softphone on computer B, set the IP address for each, then you can dial by the IP address.
Also, if you have PBX's at each loaction, you could use analog extenstion ports off each PBX, they would connect to a VoIP gateway, then you could dial each site using current phone system.
What type of PBX's due you have?
One as mentioned above, using a messaging based application, such as Yahoo, MSN but outside the VPN
Second, you can use a softphone based application without using a ISP service such as X-ten Lite from www.xten.com
Third, you can use hard based phones, such as Polycomm IP300/500/600
The first solution uses the ISP's service, the second and third allow for direct communications over the VPN, basically you install softphone on computer A, install softphone on computer B, set the IP address for each, then you can dial by the IP address.
Also, if you have PBX's at each loaction, you could use analog extenstion ports off each PBX, they would connect to a VoIP gateway, then you could dial each site using current phone system.
What type of PBX's due you have?
ASKER
not sure to be honest on the PBX's what is a VOIP gateway.
Cheers
Cheers
Simple defenition of a Gateway, allows coomunication of data from one network to another that uses different protocols (think of it as a interperter from English to Polish).
So the VoIP gateway allows traditional phone systems using its traditional language of TDM, to commuincate over the data networks that use IP as the language.
To figure out the PBX, pick up one of the phones, look for manufacturer and model number, post it up here, I can help you figure out what you have. From there we can develop a soluton that will fit you needs.
Kindest regards
So the VoIP gateway allows traditional phone systems using its traditional language of TDM, to commuincate over the data networks that use IP as the language.
To figure out the PBX, pick up one of the phones, look for manufacturer and model number, post it up here, I can help you figure out what you have. From there we can develop a soluton that will fit you needs.
Kindest regards
U can set up some unix systems talking to each other, using UDP protocol. AND ONLY UDP PROTOCOL.
Thank you, belronan, happy I could be of 'some' help to you.
Best wishes on your adventures.
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Best wishes on your adventures.
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Most VOIP solutions I am aware of use UDP ports that must be specifically left open on the firewall. Depends on the hardware you end up using as to which ports.
From a security standpoint I am not sure you even want to consider using your VPN credentials. If you have fixed IP's at either end you should be able to get ti to work without using the VPN credentials.
From a security standpoint I am not sure you even want to consider using your VPN credentials. If you have fixed IP's at either end you should be able to get ti to work without using the VPN credentials.