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SPA962 with SPA932 Busy Lamp + Call Pickup + Speeddial
So the Linksys SPA962 is a great phone, and coupled with the SPA932 Attendant Console makes it a “must have” for any receptionist when you’re running an Asterisk IP PBX. However, getting it to run happily can be a bit of a mission if you’ve never done it before. Thankfully, it’s not too difficult
Installing FreePBXv3 in Elastix-2.0 RC3
Yes it’s surprisingly easy, and yes you too can have it today! This is still very much a work-in-progress, as we’re merging two unfinished products and I’ve not had enough of a chance to test it thoroughly either so I’m hoping for some response from the community on this one. I think this is quite […]
SC VoIP002: Installing pdns-recursor in Elastix
Continuing with our screencasts, we have a short How-To on installing the Power DNS Recursor (pdns-recursor) package as a way of getting around certain DNS issues in Asterisk. When Asterisk loses connectivity, it can also affect the likes of PSTN fallback, not to mention Asterisk just outright behaves funny with DNS at times. The pdns-recursor […]
SC VoIP001: Securing the default Elastix WebGUI passwords
Starting off a new line of Screencasts, we have the first one on securing the default Elastix WebGUI passwords. This may seem obvious but many people only do *half* the job, leaving their system totally wide open when they port-forward TCP 443 so it’s publicly accessible. See for yourself by going to your Elastix system […]
Offsite differential nightly backups for Elastix
It’s happened to everybody at some time or another, you wish you could go back to yesterdays system. You make a change and delete some IVR menu you shouldn’t have but can’t remember how it was setup so you can’t recreate it. The built-in Elastix Backups is great, but only if you remember to do […]
Billing for Helpdesk-style inbound calls with A2Billing
When you want to on-bill “customers” of any description for Calls, A2Billing really is the best solution. Having investigated several others, it appeared that A2Billing was not only incredibly flexible, but extensible, and should be able to do just what I need. The problem lies in getting it setup. Considering this wasn’t a “standard” request, […]
Installing ADA (Asterisk Desktop Assistant) on Elastix
Formerly SnapANumber, ADA is now offered by Digium. However, the first thing that you’ll notice is that it was written for their Asterisk Business Edition. That’s great if you have ABE, but not so good if you’re one of the millions of installs out there that uses vanilla Asterisk. This guide presumes you already have […]
Using the Patton SN4554 for ISDN with Elastix
For any business migrating to SIP, the Patton SN4554 is a brilliant way to bring two ISDN lines (4-channels) in to their new PBX system, especially considering you don’t have to break open your PBX Server to install a PCI card. This basic How-To shows you how to set it up to work with your […]
How-To: Hotel Management System for Elastix
Two blog posts in 24 hours? We’re on a roll here! Based off PIAF’s Hotel Management System, we’re going to make some minor adjustments to have this work with Elastix. This is a brilliant Hotel Room Management system with the ability to restrict the calls from Ext’s when they are not checked in, per-second billing, […]
Linking systems via OpenVPN (No port-forwards needed on client-side)
Yes, this is the ultimate in remote access for your PBX systems! It’s also quite possibly the longest blog post ever! Imagine a client of yours happens to move their PBX, perhaps they are shifting premises (Without notifying you — Their prerogative I suppose). Now, with the change of ISP’s they’ve changed router and network […]