Powerful EleganceModular IP PBX Expandable with Astribank & GatewaysDiscover the Swan IP PBX, an elegant yet robust phone system that runs on the feature-rich and user-friendly CompletePBX operating system. Designed for both security and ease of use, the Swan IP...
Astribank is a versatile USB-gateway specifically designed for the Asterisk IP-PBX. Astribank supports all the common telephony interfaces for lines (trunks) and extensions: FXS, FXO, BRI, E1/T1 PRI, T1 CAS and E1 R2. The Astribank driver is a part of the standard Asterisk distribution.
Trunk Settings The default ring-time for trunks is now set at 120 seconds (previously 30 seconds) under Settings -> PBX Settings -> System General: It is now possible to set Channel, and not only Channel Group, as a destination for trunks (PBX -> External...
Improvements PBX Features Opus codec added. It is now possible to define Opus codec for devices and trunks. One digit dialing - it is now possible to configure Speed Dial and Custom Applications of one digit. This is useful for implementations like “dial 0 for...
Structural Improvements Destinations This version restructures the way destinations are handled system-wide. This allows for greater...
VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) technology terms and description VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is a technology that allows telephone and video calls to be made over the Internet. The technology converts analog voice signals into digital data packets and...
The FXS (Foreign Exchange Station) telephony line interface is used to connect analog telephones (and in some cases legacy PBX) to the Asterisk PBX. Each FXS telephony line interface module (XR0024 or XR0045) has 8 FXS ports, which means it can drive up to 8 different analog extensions.
The Astribank unit can support up to 4 FXS modules, reaching up to 32 analog extensions. Many Astribank units may be used on the same server to easily create a system with hundreds of analog extensions.
The first (left-most) FXS telephony line interface module in each Astribank unit may be XR0045 (8 FXS + I/O option). In this specific card, in addition to the FXS ports there are also two RJ45 connectors featuring 4 input and 2 output ports. These ports can be used to activate/deactivate peripheral devices.
The FXO (Foreign Exchange Office) telephony trunk interface module (P/N XR0025) is used to connect analog telephone trunks (and in some cases legacy PBX) to the Asterisk PBX.
Each FXO telephony trunk interface module has 8 ports for 8 analog telephone trunks. The Astribank unit is cable of carrying up to 4 FXO modules supporting up to 32 analog trunks. FXO also supports fax, however, when using FXO and ISDN (BRI, PRI or R2 digital telephony) on the same system, the fax line must be connected to ISDN.
Eran Gal, CEO and co-founder of Xorcom, was recently interviewed for an article published by SoftwareAdvice. The article, entitled "PSTN User Perspectives on IP Communications IndustryView | 2014" researched the VoIP adoption behavior of PSTN users. Below you'll find...
In this release: Improved hospitality support, call center reporting, IP phone provisioning usability, security, APIs and Rapid Recovery backup and restore features, as well as bug fixes.
HSTN has joined Xorcom’s global network of channel partners and will resell and support Xorcom’s Copmplete Concierge IP-PBX telephony system for hotels in Thailand.
In this release: New PMS interface features for hotel phones systems, new queue management options, additional IP phone model to EPM, system improvements and bug fixes.
