This manual is provided by Synway Information Engineering Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as ‘Synway’) as the support file for ‘Synway AST Series board driver software. Both the software and this manual are copyrighted and protected by the laws of the People's Republic of China.
Synway Information Engineering Co., Ltd Revision History Version Date Comments Version 1.0 2011-12 Initial publication Quick Guide for Changing to Synway AST Boards (Ver 1.0) Page iii...
The following chapters provide a brief introduction to the similarities and differences in the installation and startup of some types of Asterisk boards. Quick Guide for Changing to Synway AST Boards (Ver 1.0) Page 1...
Synway Information Engineering Co., Ltd Chapter 2 Digital Boards Users who are familiar with Asterisk digital boards will find it easy to use Synway products, since they are quite the same. Herein below we contrast some types of Asterisk digital boards to our Synway AST board for your reference.
Moreover, as they all work in zaptel/dahdi, the software interfaces they use are the same. Herein below we contrast some types of Asterisk analog boards to our Synway AST board for your reference. See Table 3-1.
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Compared with Digium boards, the Synway analog boards are lighter and handier. In addition, Synway boards have the FXC module which is a composite module integrating FXS and FXO, having a station channel and a trunk channel at the same time.
‘./Setup install’ and ‘./Setup dahdi’, and you will be provided with many options during the installation. The installation of the Synway AST driver is similar to that of the Sangoma driver, and much simpler. Enter the directory ‘for_zaptel’ or ‘for_dahdi’ according to which one you’re using. Then, use the command ‘./Setup install’...
Asterisk, and use “core stop now” to stop it. 4.2 Configuration Synway boards and other asterisk boards are all installed on the basis of Asterisk and zaptel/dahdi, so they have the same configuration files, such as ’zapata.conf’ and ‘chan_dahdi.conf’, and share the same way of configuration, such as ‘dahdi_cfg –vv’.
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Synway Information Engineering Co., Ltd analog boards can use the modules from Digium Company directly, which brings a great convenience to users. Quick Guide for Changing to Synway AST Boards (Ver 1.0) Page 7...
If you have already got Dahdi and Asterisk installed in your computer and have made normal calls while using other Asterisk boards, to use the Synway board now, the only thing you need to do is the installation and configuration based on Dahdi.
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‘[from-pstn]’, ‘[from-internal]’ or the like provided you have used other boards to make calls. Just change the name of the dial plan to ‘[text]’, and you can use the Synway board to make calling tests. Sure if the existed dial plan is only applicable to analog boards before, now it is only applicable to Synway analog boards.
For the specific steps of installation, refer to the former chapters in this guide. Asterisk is an application layer software. It relies on the connection via the adaption layer to control the underlying hardware. Asterisk Driver DAHDI Voice Board Quick Guide for Changing to Synway AST Boards (Ver 1.0) Page 10...
Synway Information Engineering Co., Ltd Appendix B Technical/Sales Support Thank you for choosing Synway. Please contact us should you have any inquiry regarding our products. We shall do our best to help you. However, our technicians and salesmen are mainly responsible for maintaining our boards and providing relative technical support.
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