IP/PoE speaker that works with FreePBX

FreePBX Endpoints
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Hi guys,

Does anyone know model/brand and had success to setup such device?

What my client is looking for:

  1. They can announce/page something over it in a noisy (manufacturing) environment. Like, Attention, attention, meeting starts in 30 minutes…
  2. No need to talk back to it, just announce/page.
  3. PoE.
  4. 100% FreePBX compatible.

I found this unit:

I’ve heard I need to set an extension for it and just dial on the phone to page. Is it correct?

TIA.

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Algo is great. You can either register an extension and use auto answer, or use multicast paging

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Ok, good to know! Do I need horn speaker as in my URL above to setup as per requirement?

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That works if you need loud audio to cover a large amount of space. The 8180 is better for an office environment, and can also hook into an existing analog paging system if you have one.

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Thanks for confirmation. This will be for a shop-floor environment only.
Other question I had is more FPBX related; I don’t need to upgrade an EPM for this? Is it just a matter of getting into speaker web-server and program it with SIP protocol, etc.?

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You can do most things in the web gui, although I always recommend using config files to provision devices.

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This is new method for me. Unless EPM module uses it when deploying devices.

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This is exactly what EPM does

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I’ve used the 8186 and am happy with it. I’ve also used Fanvils iw30 which also works well. You can also use a Fanvil PA3 with an analog horn + 24v power supply. All three solutions work great.

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Awesome! I think I will stick to Algo unit, already asked my vendors if they carry it. Seems not many vendors have them.

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