Software requirement
We can choose what O.S. to use:
- Win9x
- Linux
Under Win9x we have Microsoft Netmeeting, Internet Phone, DialPad or others or Internet Switchboard (from Quicknet web site ) for Quicknet cards.
Warning!!: Latest Quicknet cards using Swithboard (older version too) NEED to be connected to Internet to get working for managing Microtelco account (not free of charge), so if you plan to remain isolated from Internet you need to install OpenH323 software .
For VoiceTronix cards you can find software at VoiceTronix web site
Under Linux we have free software GnomeMeeting , a clone of Microsoft Netmeeting, while in console mode we use (also free software) applications from OpenH323 web site: simph323 or ohphone that can also work with Quicknet accelerating hardware.
Attention: all Openh323 source code has to be compiled in a user directory (if not it is necessary to change some environment variable). You are warned that compiling time could be very high and you could need a lot of RAM to make it in a decent time.
Gateway software
To manage gateway feature (join TCP/IP VoIP to PSTN lines) you need some kind of software like this:
- Internet SwitchBoard (only when connected to Internet) for Windows systems also acting as a h323 terminal;
- PSTNGw for Linux and Windows systems you download from OpenH323 .
Gatekeeper software
You can choose as gatekeeper:
- Opengatekeeper, you can download from opengatekeeper web site for Linux and Win9x.
- Openh323 Gatekeeper (GK) from
Other software
In addition I report some useful software h323 compliant:
Phonepatch, able to solve problems behind a NAT firewall. It simply allows users (external or internal) calling from a web page (which is reachable from even external and internal users): when web application understands the remote host is ready, it calls (h323) the source telling it all is ok and communication can be established. Phonepatch is a proprietary software (with also a demo version for no more than 3 minutes long conversations)
