Multiple IPOs, 1 terminal server

[kavsagol]

I am working on a project with 40 IPOs on different sites of the same company. I want the users to be able to dial with external applications, however it is impossible to use TAPI since they all work on the same terminal server and have only dumb terminals.

I thought of some ideas, like:
1. Running multiple virtual computers on one strong computer and using a gateway software. The pros: I have a TAPI gateway for each PBX. Cons: I need 40 Windows licenses (one for each VM), I need a very strong computer, if the computer reboots it will take it ages to start all the VMs.

2. Making Phone Manager dial with a command line. Pros: very easy to use. Cons: Don't know how (and if possible) to do it.

3. Having a TAPI driver that can connect to several PBXs. Cons: Doesn't exist.

So right now only solution 1 is possible, I would like to know if anyone has a way to implement solution 2 or 3 or if anyone has some other way to do it.

TIA,
Iftach

 

[aarenot]

3rd party tapi, if you can not figure out a way to make it rock otherwise.

 

[kavsagol]

3rd party TAPI won't work, since everybody uses the same terminal server and the driver must have the PBX address, so I can have the dialing function available for users of one PBX, but not the others.

 

[mattKnight]

Phone Manager is not supported on terminal services (Citrix only)

Take Care

Matt
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