How to support off-site extensions on Magix 2.2

[MikeRhodes]

I have a remote site on a T1. I need to establish service for 12-15 users. My thought was to place drop/insert DSUs, muxes with 16 analog OFX ports, and bring them into the Magix on a 016 T/R card. Does this sound feasable or have I wandered back into tech dreamland again?

 

[GoKings]

How far away is your remote site? There's a good chance you are still going to need to add analog lines to remote site for 911 purposes. Otherwise fire/pd will show up at the main site. Also wouldn't you you rather have digital than analog? Or is the per station cost the primary limiting factor here?

 

[MikeRhodes]

The site is about 5 miles away. I would prefer digital but cost is a big factor. Also, the technical support staff at our headquaters office has told me the Merlin won't support off-site extensions at all so I'm just looking for anything that will work at this point. Thanks for the tip on the 911 issue. What kind of digital solution were you thinking of?

 

[GoKings]

Well for 12-15 users, all you need is a 100DCD (100D w/CSU/DSU if Legend) and 016MLX or 016T/R or 024TDL (Magix only) to network the switches together. Then if you add an 800 GS/LS, you could get 1 line from the LEC and there is your 911 access. Cost isn't that high for the Processor, 100DCD and digital/analog ckt pack. It's the stations that will add up. Realistically, you could probably find refurb Legend stuff that will be cheaper than the DSU and mux solution you are thinking about. Ballpark...I think you could put this solution together, with refurb equipment including digital stations, for about $5k-$7k installed.

 

[MikeRhodes]

I'll check it out, thanks for the help!

 

[kristiandg]

You could look at MCK products for extending phones to remote sites over IP.

Kris

 

[ttech]

MCK makes the PBX gateway 6000 that is available for the Magix. Basically you use a CSU that is 2 ports and you put one box at the main site and you run up to 12 extentions into it and you put a box at the other end and get the 12 extention through it. The remote end can be bought with an anolog line input in it and it can be used for local 911. you assign which button to use for the 911 port and leave that button blank in the magix programming.
The T1 is port is det up as DATA and you can set the bandwith caaording to the load on the unit.

-Don

 

[MikeRhodes]

Thank you, I'm reviewing the literature now.

 

[GoKings]

I've put the MCK extenders in on a Definity b4....they're ok but the price point will equal to if not greater than having your own merlin at the remote site. This is not true on a Definity. That is why they are truly cost-effective on the Definity. I know what I would choose.

 

[Ghostin]

Setting up a network Magix using T-1 cards, and CSU/DSU units if you need data, will allow you to access the most features, primarily centralized voice mail and trunk service.

 

[jinxs]

Does the MCK support all the features as if it would be on site? Such as Primary coverage and Busy Lamps and Voice Announce. If so,that is something that could be useful, even if the cost is high.

 

[ttech]

In theory all the PBX extender by MCK does is extend the extention. Coverage and paging and everything else works the same.

Don

 

[GoKings]

jinxs...ttech is correct in that the MCK extends the extension as if it were onsite. All features work as if the station were onsite. BLF, primary cvr, etc. all work as if the stations were onsite. Yes, they do have their application because of this. However, they are not remote survivable. Word of caution on these units as well in regards to the single station units, particularly the analog units can have terrible latency issues.