Originally posted by: KLin
I bet JonnyGURU has some ideas.
LOL! I need to search for my name more often.
What's funny is I wasn't looking for posts with my name in it. I was looking for "Asterisk PBX" when this post popped up!!!!
To OP (If you're not dead by now or something): If it was truly a "state of the art VoIP solution" then it would have provisions for analog ports. If it doesn't, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn your boss may be interested in.
For example; we used Avaya's IP Office to provide telecom to an entire college campus using VoIP. Point to points strictly for VoIP go to each building on the campus. There's no analog lines run. Just a couple T's at the admin office.
The remote buildings have fax machines. Problem? No. We install an "Avaya Phone 8" which is an 8-port POT's module and plug the fax machines into it.
Of course, you can also have these ports plugged into a Fax Server like GFI's Fax Maker and send everyone their faxes via PDF.
Some fax servers even support a digital hand off from your T1. If the T1 can be channelized to a few voice channels, hook those up to a Fax Server with something like a Brooktrout BRI/PRI card in it. Depending on the PBX, you may even be able to uplink the connection through a BRI port on the PBX.
Most VoIP PBX solutions provide some sort of solution. Even Asterisk (which is what I was looking for because I have a 4-port modem I need to configure to work.) If your system is truly "state of the art" it does too. Ask your vendor.