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Topic: Freeswitch on Planex MZK-W04NU?

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Post #1
littlebigman
6 Nov 2009, 14:26

Hello

A user reports having successfully installed OpenWrt on the Planex MZK-W04NU, and then compiled and ran Freeswitch (one of the open-source competitors to the Asterisk IP PBX software).

The Planex likes a neat solution to provide SOHO users/small businesses with a compact PBX.

If some of you succesfully use this hardware + OpenWrt + Freeswitch, I'd like some feedback. I prefer to run Freeswitch instead of Asterisk because FS is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac, hence a more flexible option, business-wise.

Thank you.

Post #2
mazilo
6 Nov 2009, 15:22
littlebigman wrote:

I prefer to run Freeswitch instead of Asterisk because FS is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac, hence a more flexible option, business-wise.

AFAICT, FS is a much better PBX system than Asterisk. The only problem I had encountered with FS running on a mediocre FON2100 unit is it eats up more CPU resources than Asterisk. This makes it almost impossible to handle calls.

Post #3
littlebigman
9 Nov 2009, 14:49

Mmm... :-/ Does someone know what processor the Fon uses, and whether the Planex is faster?

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