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Asterisk The Open Source PBX

Asterisk The Open Source PBX. What we will discuss. Functionality of a PBX... What is Asterisk... Setting up your own PBX... Hardware needed Software needed What is asterisk@home/trixbox... Common features of the Asterisk PBX... AGI... Ideas for my Asterisk PBX...

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Asterisk The Open Source PBX

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  1. Asterisk The Open Source PBX

  2. What we will discuss... • Functionality of a PBX... • What is Asterisk... • Setting up your own PBX... • Hardware needed • Software needed • What is asterisk@home/trixbox... • Common features of the Asterisk PBX... • AGI... • Ideas for my Asterisk PBX... • Links and documentation on the web...

  3. Functionality of a PBX • Discussed briefly in our class • Allows multiple users in an organization to connect to others within the organization and the outside world • Centralized voicemail • Call forwarding • Conference calling • Automated answering services • Music on hold • etc...

  4. What is Asterisk? • An open source (free) software VOIP PBX that allows the common person to install and use a PBX in their home or office • A powerful PBX that can be scaled to serve a small group or a large organization • An adaptive PBX that is easily changed or manipulated to a user's needs • A lot of fun to play with

  5. What is the hardware/software needed for a small system? • Pentium III 450 Mhz with 128 RAM is sufficient (lying around at home, or nearly free on ebay/craigslist) • VOIP phone, analog to digital adapter, or softphone (depends) • SIP gateway service to the PSTN (almost free) • Linux OS and asterisk software (free) • Trixbox/Asterisk@home (free and easy)

  6. What is Asterisk@home/trixbox • Asterisk@home And trixbox are prebuilt ISOs that can be downloaded for free • They can have a fully functional Asterisk PBX running on a Linux box with admin tools built in, in about a half hour • Asterisk@home (The product I have built and played with at home) was recently replaced by trixbox • These prebuilt cd images can be downloaded, burned as an ISO image to a CD, and installed very quickly • Gets rid of all the manual installations required when installing the software by itself • These ISO images make life very easy...

  7. Common features of the Asterisk PBX • Wake-up calls • Ring groups • Call forwarding • Call blocking • Automated Attendant • Call parking • Call recording • Voicemail • Music on Hold • Local weather • Blacklists • Time telling service • Dial by name • Distinctive ringing • Fax server • Route by caller ID • Three way calling • Conference calls • Call monitoring • Do not disturb • Call forward on busy • Endless possibilities!

  8. AGI – Asterisk Gateway Interface • The computer – telephony integration • Allows you to develop your PBX into virtually anything that you would like • Credit card balances • Airline delays • Common programming languages can be utilized • Perl • Python • Java • PHP • C • Bash Press 4 to check your balance...

  9. Ideas for my Asterisk PBX • Townhouse rental • Separate voicemail and ringing • Call billing • Call forwarding • Call recording :-) • Home use • Weather service • Forward calls to other parts of the house • Separate calls for home business • Alarm clock • Database and web interaction (traffic report, stock tips) • Paging service

  10. Links and Documentation • www.asterisk.org – Asterisk homepage • www.trixbox.org – Download asterisk at home or trixbox • http://voipspeak.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=2 – Oreilly book free download (creative commons license) • http://chayden.net/Asterisk/SeUpAsteriskAtHome.htm -- Basic user Setup • Lots more thanks to google!!!

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