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Knowledge Base Support

24×7 Asterisk server monitoring with Nagios.

We offer an economical solution for end users and resellers to monitor their Asterisk and Linux servers.

Our platform monitors servers 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Hosted in a state of the art US based data centre with connections to major UK data centres and multiple connections to the internet.

We offer different levels of monitoring from simple uptime and email alerts to system load, disk space and channel usage with email and SMS notification. Web panel and firefox/Chrome plugin available to all levels to view system status.

The service is primarily aimed at Asterisk based IPPBX server but we can monitor other Linux based servers and Mitel systems as well. Our checks on Asterisk servers were customised by us to allow easy and secure deployment as we only require SSH access to make checks and this is secured by server keys. 

Nagios monitor screen

 

Service levels

Silver Level £10 setup – £2.50 per month £25.00 per year

  • Single Server, 4 services from list below & email alerts.
  • Ping test
  • SIP/IAX Peer availability
  • Asterisk channels
  • ISDN availability
  • Disk Space
  • System Load
  • Heartbeat Status
  • SIP/IAX2 registration status
  • Mitel SNMP Alarm status

Gold Level £10 setup per server – £5.00 per month £50.00 per year

  • Upto 2 Servers, 4 services per server, email and SMS alerts by subscription

In addition to the silver list:-

  • Asterisk Database status
  • Custom checks, (cost for design may be inured)

Additional options.

SMS alerts by arrangement, if using Gradwell Numbers and outbound we can integrate with the SMS API

Extra contact £5 setup

Extra server £10 setup £2.50 per month £25 per year

Extra service £5 setup £0.50 per month £5 per year

Partner options are available, Please contact us for details.  Pdf  download cymon 

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FIrmware releases

Gigaset N300 IP, N300A IP, N510 IP PRO – Firmware update 12/2012 (version 075) released

New version of firmware released for N300 bases, Upgrade to this if on 072 firmware to fix instability issues

– Problem of instability, which occurred only very sporadically with version 72, and reset of base station after intensive usage solved

– Problem with call transfer of an external party to an external target behind Cisco Manager solved

– de telefoongids (Netherlands): online phonebook search is working again

– Security:

· Password is masked in VOIP Wizard, no longer visible in clear text

· PIN entry delayed if user repeatedly enters wrong PIN

– S68H handset: CLIP presentation is working again

– Blind Call Transfer problem solved with Telavox.se and Firmix.at

– URI dialling: Problem with added international/local area codes fixed

– Problem with consultation call and “Use Area Code Numbers for Calls via VoIP” setting fixed
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FIrmware releases Knowledge Base

Yealink release V70 firmware for their T2X Sets

Yealink has announced the release of the latest Firmware V70 for its award winning IP phone SIP-T2X series.

The key feature of this new Firmware V70 is “M7”, also known as the “unified auto-provision template”. With Firmware V70, the configuration files and the deployment methods of T2X, T3X and VP530 have now been unified.

With the deployment of “M7”, end users now no longer need to maintain different templates of T2X, T3x or VP530. In other words, it lowers the learning curve and increases the business efficiency remarkably.

End users can easily convert their old templates of Yealink IP Phone T2X series and T3X series to “M7” through Yealink Configuration Conversion Tool (CCT). Firmware V70 is now available for download free of charge at www.yealink.com.

Download release notes here

 

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Gateways

Redfone FoneBRIDGE

The foneBRIDGE is a T1/E1 PRI-to-Ethernet Bridge. It is an integrated black box appliance designed to streamline installation and enable redundant design of open source telephony based VoIP systems such as Asterisk®, Elastix, Trixbox, FreeSwitch and others.

Features

Failover and HA Enabled
• Flexible Configuration
• Highly reliable design
• Simple Install
• Form factor independent
• Single, Dual, Quad and Octal Port models

Applications

• T1/E1 PRI Trunk termination
• Legacy PBX-to-Asterisk integration
• Simple, single server installs
• Complex, HA Asterisk clusters
• Channel Bank connectivity
• Mixed telephony environments (T1 and E1)
• Blade Servers where PCI slots are not available

Download Datasheet here

Price excluding VAT:

  • Non ec Single e1 £430
  • Non ec Dual e1 £850
  • Non ec Quad e1 £1200
  • ec Single e1 £640
  • ec Dual e1 £1200
  • ec Quad e1 £1700
*ec = Hardware echo cancelation
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Calls and Lines Connectivity

Fibreline Broadband

Fibreline is a dedicated fibre optic internet connection, with speeds of up to 100Mbps, direct to your business premises. Delivered from the exchange, directly into your business premises, Fibreline provides a superfast business-grade internet connection, giving you the speeds your operations require when you need.

Dedicated connection from exchange to business

Opting for Fibreline at your business premises gives you a dedicated superfast connection to the internet.

Fibreline delivers fibre straight through from the exchange to your business premises. This means that the distance from the exchange is not a problem. Your data travels at the speed of light on a dedicated fibre optic circuit, so there is no opportunity to lose speed through distance from the exchange.

Why is it better than FTTC?

Whereas FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) uses constrained hybrid fibre optic cable and existing copper solution from the street cabinet using old copper infrastructure as many other providers, means your connection is subject to frequent changes by engineers of various suppliers.

As Fibreline is a dedicated, private line of fibre optic cable, your internet connection isn’t affected by other providers making changes.

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Calls and Lines Connectivity

Fibre to the Cabinet

Superfast business-grade broadband to your local cabinet and then onto your premises using VDSL (Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line)

Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) involves running fibre optic cables from the telephone exchange to the street cabinets (tall green cabinets) which then connects to your phone line to provide broadband. This is connected to the home or business using Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line (called VDSL) that can deliver much faster speeds over short distances.

Benefits of using business-grade FTTC

It’s very fast – Minimum line download speed of 15Mpbs* up to 40Mbps*, which is twice as fast as an EFM 4 pair leased line and nearly three times as fast as Gradwell’s Premier Plus Broadband. You will receive ‘up speed’ of 10Mbps*

You can download and upload files in seconds, which allows you to quickly back-up your programs etc

No delay in loading web pages, especially those with videos and images, which means your employees can work quickly

Improved performance on Virtual Private Networks (VPN) making uploading and downloading of files more efficient; making remote working and working from home a more viable option for employees

Improved download and upload speeds when using multimedia, conferencing facilities and live streaming services allowing them to become useful, cost-effective tools to communicate with suppliers and prospects

Room for growth, as your connectivity can grow with you and will be better equipped to cope with future growth in features such as high definition streaming.

These benefits depend on using FTTC with a good working router and computer or laptop.

*Mbps means Megabits per second which is a measure of data transfer speed

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Calls and Lines Connectivity

MPF ADSL

Advanced Broadband will give you the fastest download speed you can get from your exchange, a generous bandwidth limit and direct connection to the Gradwell VoIP network, making it a perfect partner for Internet telephony.

  • No BT Line Rental
  • £25 pm
  • Generous 100Gb Peak Data Transfer per month
  • FREE Thomson Wireless Router
  • Voice prioritisation to support VoIP users
  • Get the fastest speed your line can give you, up to 16Mbps
  • 12 month contract, rolling monthly thereafter (30 day notice period)

Premier Broadband has all the benefits of our Advanced Broadband package, and more. 200Gb peak bandwidth and assured throughput mean you have the optimum amount of bandwidth for up to 10 concurrent Internet telephony calls.

  • No BT Line Rental
  • £50 pm
  • Enhanced Care and Service Level Agreement
  • 200Gb Peak Data Transfer per month
  • FREE Thomson Wireless Router
  • Assured throughput of at least 512Kb/s
  • Upload speeds of up to 1Mbps and download speed of up to 16Mbps
  • 12 month contract, rolling monthly thereafter (30 day notice period)

Premier Plus With Enhanced Care, a Service Level Agreement, fantastic upload speeds and assured throughput, Premier Plus Broadband is perfect for the largest of small businesses.

  • No BT Line Rental
  • £60 pm
  • Enhanced Care and Service Level Agreement
  • 200Gb Peak Data Transfer per month
  • FREE Thomson Wireless Router
  • Assured throughput of at least 1Mb/s
  • Upload speeds of up to 2.5Mb/s and download speed of up to 16Mb/s
  • 12 month contract, rolling monthly thereafter (30 day notice period)
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Gateways

Digium G100/G200

Built on a powerful combination of the Asterisk Open Source communications engine and a state-of- the-art embedded platform, Digium VoIP Gateways provide the best value for Asterisk connectivity.

The gateway software is based on the Asterisk communications engine and is managed through Digium’s intuitive point-and-click GUI interface, which allows for easy navigation and effortless setup. VoIP gateways feature a power-saving embedded design with a highly efficient digital signal processor (DSP) handling all media-related operations.

The Digium G100 VoIP Gateway includes a single software-selectable T1/E1/PRI interface and supports up to 30 concurrent calls. It is built to support TDM-to-SIP, SIP-to-TDM and SIP-to-SIP (transcoding) applications. In a TDM-to-SIP deployment the VoIP gateway significantly reduces operating costs by connecting a legacy business phone system with dynamic SIP trunking services. SIP-to-TDM deployments use the VoIP gateway to connect a modern SIP communications system with T1/E1/PRI service from legacy carriers.

Applications

Digium VoIP Gateways are flexible solutions that fit a variety of communications applications. The applications listed below represent some of the most widely used, today. The flexible configurtation options and standards-based connectivity mean Digium’s gateway appliances can support a wide range of custom applications.

Public Switched Telephone Network T1/E1/PRI to VoIP:

VoIP Provider to Legacy PBX:

Specifications

Interfaces / Connections

  • 1/2 T1/E1/PRI w/ RJ-45
  • 1 10/100/1000 Ethernet

Benefits

  • Hardened
  • Cost effective
  • Low power consumption

Features

  • Intelligent call routing
  • Easy-to-navigate GUI
  • Fax and modem support
  • Solid state (no moving parts)
  • Remote configuration and software updates
  • Octasic™ DSP processor
  • Up to 60 concurrent calls

Price excluding VAT : G100 £820.00 G200 £1370.00

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Knowledge Base

Gigaset Dect test mode

Setting test mode on the Gigaset handsets can be very useful. Detailed here is how to set a handset into test mode and what the numbers then mean. Once set go off on a walk round your site to find dead spots. Then change the base position to get the best coverage

 

 

 

The above screen Shows RX power at 100% , Frequency is 3 , TimeSlot is 02, Basestation code is 78 and finally Bit error rate is 100% (This means 100% Good not 100% error rate)

A short document on Setting test mode on Gigaset dect handsets for site surveys is available for download here. This shows you how to enable it and what each of the numbers mean.

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Services

VoIP Design and Sales

At Cyber-cottage.co.uk we provide support,design and installation services. We have over 25 years of experience of the telecommunications industry and have the depth of knowledge to assist you in all aspects of telecommunications needs.

We have been working with VoIP systems since 1999, and VoIP networks from the Mid 1990s everything from small offices of 15 extensions to large multi-site networks with bespoke platforms. Our primary deployments are now based on the Asterisk open source platform from Digium.

Solutions have included:-

  • High capacity conference servers.
  • High availability redundant servers for emergency services dispatch.
  • Click2Call solutions
  • Call Centres
  • Office PABX systems

Asterisk is a complete telecommunications platform. From caller ID to multi-site networks, anything your telephone system can do, Asterisk can do better and maybe cheaper.

It includes a whole host of telephony features such as CTI, Voicemail, call conferencing and CRM integration.

We have tailored our Asterisk solution to behave like a normal PBX, with call barring, day and night service, call re-routing, DND, voice mail for all users and new features can be added easily at any time.

With Asterisk we can replace your PBX or complement an existing PBX by adding more functionality at a competitive price.

Recent systems have included a large hosted callback platform for a Major UK Car Parking company allowing drivers to make calls to the office at no charge to themselves.A system for a “online” Solicitors group to allow the tracking of calls and work-flow. We have recently deployed a system for TableBook.me to allow them to take table reservations for restaurants.

Recently customers have included Mendip Outdoor Pursuits, Purple CarParks, NorthCott Global Solutions and Qwtanet. These have been a mixture of onsite systems, hosted systems and solutions based on Asterisk running in a VMware environment.

Call or email us to discuss your requirements.