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Introduction to Asteriskwith

Vincente DIngianniDirector of Professional Services

Binary Systems, Inc.

vincente@binary-systems.com

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk@home+Handbook+Wiki

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What is TrixBox?

TrixBox is an Asterisk distribution pre-packaged with the

following additions: CentOS - a free distribution of RedHat Linux

FreePBX a web-based configuration tool

And many other bells and whistles.

TrixBox allows easy useraccess to Voice Mail,Conferencing, etc.

TrixBox removes many ofthe complications ofconfiguring Asterisk.

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TrixBox Installation

See Installation Video

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TrixBox Admin Login

Default UserID: maint

Default Password: password

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TrixBox Admin Mode

Allows configuration of your Asterisk systemthrough FreePBX or configuration files.

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FreePBX Module Admin

Feature modules must be installed prior to configuration.

Install the following modules:

Feature Code Admin

VoiceMail

IVR

Ring Groups Time Conditions

Music on Hold

Info Services

Backup & Restore

Click Processwhen done.

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Module Admin Confirmation

Click Confirm to install.

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Apply Configuration Changes

All changes must be applied before they

become active.

Look for the Red bar at the top of the

FreePBX window to signal when changes

must be applied.

Simply click the bar to apply the changes.

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FreePBX Configuration

Return to FreePBX Setup to see your newmodules.

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Configure SIP Extensions

Add phone extensions to your PBX.

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Fax, Privacy, Recording, andVoiceMail

Other features for the

extension can be

configured here.

Click Submit when

finished. Add other extensions as

necessary.

Dont forget to click theApply Changes bar.

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Configure X-Lite Soft Phone

Download and install the X-Lite Soft Phone

from www.counterpath.com

Configure your Soft Phone to match the

exensions in FreePBX.

Point the Soft Phone to the IP address of the

Asterisk system.

Configure multiple Soft Phones on other

computers for each extension.

http://www.counterpath.com/http://www.counterpath.com/

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Configure X-Lite Soft Phone

Download and install the X-Lite Soft Phone

from www.counterpath.com

Configure your Soft Phone to match the

exensions in FreePBX.

Point the Soft Phone to the IP address of the

Asterisk system.

Configure multiple Soft Phones on other

computers for each extension.

http://www.counterpath.com/http://www.counterpath.com/

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X-Lite

Soft Phone

Making Calls Between Extensions

X-Lite

Soft Phone

IP Network

Extension 101 dials 102 to make a call on the PBX.

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk@home+Handbook+Wiki

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Simple IAX2 Trunking

Create a Virtual Trunk between two Asterisk PBXs.

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Simple IAX2 Trunking

Leave the top fields blank

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Simple IAX2 Trunking

Put the Peer PBX IP address on the PEER Details Configure both PEER and USER type=friend

There is no registration or

password required between

PBXs, so do not implement this

on a real system unless you are

sure of what you are doing.

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Create an Outbound Route

Set the Dial Pattern to match any dialed number stringbeginning with a 9

Put your IAX2 trunk in the Trunk Sequence list.

Note: A dial pattern of 9|. will

strip off the 9 and pass the rest

of the digits to the trunk.

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Create an Inbound Route

Allow inbound calls fromany trunk to be routed to a

specific destination.

By not specifying a DID

Number or Caller IDNumber, any inbound call

will match.

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Set the Inbound Route Destination

Direct the inbound route to a specific

extension, ring group, IVR, etc.

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General Settings

Adjust the Voice Mail, Faxes, Security, etc.

Allow anonymous inbound SIP

Calls makes testing easy, but

can be a security risk.

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X-Lite

Soft Phone

Making Calls Between PBXs

X-Lite

Soft Phone

IP Network

Extension 101 dials 9102 to make a call across the IAX

trunk between the two PBXs.

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk@home+Handbook+Wikihttp://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk@home+Handbook+Wiki

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Congratulations

You have now created a fully functional VoIPPBX system ideal for teaching communication

fundamentals.

Expand the system with real VoIP Gateways

or SIP termination to the PSTN for real

applications.

Experiment with IVRs, Ring Groups, Time-of-

Day routing, etc. Best of all, it is free!