1999-12-04 22:05:35 +00:00
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The Asterisk Open Source PBX
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by Mark Spencer <markster@linux-support.net>
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1999-12-11 20:09:45 +00:00
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Copyright (C) 1999, Mark Spencer
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1999-12-04 22:05:35 +00:00
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* WHAT IS ASTERISK
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Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit. It is, in a
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sense, middleware between Internet and telephony channels on the bottom,
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and Internet and telephony applications at the top. For more information
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on the project itself, please visit the Asterisk home page at:
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http://www.asteriskpbx.com
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* REQUIRED COMPONENTS
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== Linux ==
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Currently, the Asterisk Open Source PBX is only known to run on the
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Linux OS, although it may be portable to other UNIX-like operating systems
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as well.
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== libaudiofile ==
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If you want to use format_wav module, then you need a very recent
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version of libaudiofile (at least version 0.2.0, or you can apply the
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2000-01-07 11:02:42 +00:00
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included patch. RPMS for the patched libaudiofile are available at:
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ftp://ftp.asteriskpbx.com/pub/asterisk/support
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1999-12-04 22:05:35 +00:00
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2000-01-07 11:02:42 +00:00
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* GETTING STARTED
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First, be sure you've installed the required libaudiofile upgrade if
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you want to use the non-GSM WAV format. Next, be sure you've got
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supported hardware. To use Asterisk right now, you will need one of
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the following:
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* Adtran Atlas 800 Plus
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* QuickNet Internet PhoneJack
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* Full Duplex Sound Card supported by Linux
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2000-12-29 15:31:50 +00:00
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* ISDN4Linux compatible ISDN card
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2001-03-22 04:47:06 +00:00
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* Tormenta Dual T1 card (www.bsdtelephony.com.mx)
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Assuming you have one of these (most likely the third) you're ready to
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proceed:
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1) Run "make"
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2) Run "make install"
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If this is your first time working with Asterisk, you may wish to install
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the sample PBX, with demonstration extensions, etc. If so, run:
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"make samples"
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Doing so will overwrite any existing config files you have.
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Finally, you can launch Asterisk with:
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./asterisk -vvvc
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If you get an error about unresolved symbols, install the updated
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libaudiofile (available at ftp://ftp.asteriskpbx.com/pub/asterisk/support
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You'll see a bunch of verbose messages fly by your screen as Asterisk
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initializes (that's the "very very verbose" mode). When it's ready, if
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you specified the "c" then you'll get a command line console, that looks
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like this:
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*CLI>
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You can type "help" at any time to get help with the system. For help
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with a specific command, type "help <command>". To start the PBX using
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your sound card, you can type "dial" to dial the PBX. Then you can use
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"answer", "hangup", and "dial" to simulate the actions of a telephone.
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Remember that if you don't have a full duplex sound card (And asterisk
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will tell you somewhere in its verbose messages if you do/don't) than it
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won't work right (not yet).
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Feel free to look over the configuration files in /etc/asterisk, where
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you'll find a lot of information about what you can do with Asterisk.
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Finally, you may wish to visit the web site and join the mailing list if
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you're interested in getting more information.
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Mark
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