[GRLUG] Remote Extensions VOIP

Patrick Goupell patrick at upmerchants.com
Tue Feb 18 19:21:07 EST 2014


Have you seen / heard of softether?

I recommend you take a look at it:  www.softether.org


On 02/18/2014 07:17 PM, Justin Denick wrote:
> +1 for OpenVPN
> That's some sweet software.
>
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> On Feb 18, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Dan Pilcheck <pilcheck at gmail.com 
> <mailto:pilcheck at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Lee,
>> Our remote sites are connected via OpenVPN tunnels. (between the 
>> remote's UBNT EdgeRouter Lite and our Untangle at the main office).
>> This allows our remote extensions to appear as local endpoints to the 
>> PBX.
>> Honestly, this has worked _much_ better than expected and saved some 
>> real headaches dealing with SIP, RTP, NAT and security.
>>
>> We are considering letting an agent or two work from home, so I find 
>> myself in your position also.
>>
>> Softphones over the vpn tunnel (split or full) work great for our 
>> Windows and Android clients.
>> However, our old Polycom's aren't as flexible and would need a vpn 
>> appliance somewhere in between.
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> -- Dan
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>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 3:35 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net 
>> <mailto:lvl at omnitec.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     If we have a VOIP server inhouse, .. would a remote extension
>>     require an
>>     actual hardware VPN, or are the other options?
>>
>>             TIA!
>>
>>             Lee
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