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Asterisk is software that enables a server to act as an IP PBX system, VoIP gateway, conference server, and more.

see

http://www.asterisk.org/

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk_(PBX)

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Can anybody explain why to use Asterisk PBX rather than standard PBX from Matrix or Siemens

Can anybody explain why open-source Asterisk is favourable in comparison with a traditional PBX system from a vendor such as NEC/Syntel/Matrix or Siemens.
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Can you please explain the difference between PBX and soft switch in less technical terms?

Asterisk is an open source PBX and FreeSWITCH is an open source soft switch. Source: http://www.freeswitch.org/node/117 Can you please explain the difference between PBX and soft switch in less technical terms Examples illustrating the…
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not able to register sip user on red5server, using red5phone

I start the red5, and then i start red5phone i try to register sip user , details i provide are username = 999999 password = **** ip = asteriskserverip And I got -- Registering contact -- sip:999999@127.0.0.1:5072 The right contact…
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Asterisk for Small Business - Where to Start?

I have been in IT for a long time now doing software development and some system/server administration, but all mostly software-related services. I would like to help set up a small business (~50 employees) with Asterisk, but I am not very familiar…
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Can Asterisk's phoneprov module be used securely?

I'm using Asterisk 13.1.0 as packaged by Ubuntu Server 16.04 to run a pure-VoIP phone system. Asterisk has a module – phoneprov – that allows it to template out configuration files for specific lines and serve them from its builtin HTTP server. I'd…
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High availability Asterisk options?

We currently run FreePBX on a single node. I'd like to have a cluster of asterisk instances for sharing the load, but mainly for failover. I'm curious how other people have solved this problem. Ideally I'd like to use "free" (as in beer)…
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How to configure Asterisk to send audio before call is established

Is it possible to configure Asterisk so that it sends RTP packets with audio from the receiver before the remote party actually picks up? This seems to be required for a VoIP compliance test my setup needs to pass. They use a simulator to test…
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What are some potential uses of Asterisk (PBX) for a "power user"

So I read a lot of good things about Asterisk. I am not however looking to run a call center or small business setup. I am still interested what potential uses it has for me as a "power user" and what features I could harness for my communication…
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Skype-SIP gateway

Does anyone know if you can setup a Skype-to-SIP gateway on your network? I tried Uplink, which works wonders, but only on Windows and with Skype on the same machine... It would be awesome if you could put that program on any machine and then use it…
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WebRTC on standalone asterisk - no audio

After struggling with Asterisk for WebRTC for a few weeks now, I decided to put my problem on this forum. My Problem is as follows: Im not getting audio from WebRTC to WebRTC clients. I work in a LAN environment. Situation - Call from JSSIP to…
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configuring command prompt in Asterisk CLI

I am trying to set up color prompt in asterisk CLI. In the documentation I have found this: %Cn[;n] Change terminal foreground (and optional background) color to specified. A full list of colors may be found in include/asterisk/term.h* But nowhere…
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Asterisk running on VMware

Does anybody have experience or running Asterisk on VMware(?) - specifically the latest ESX...? I've got a proof of concept working but am reticent to roll it out without a bit more reassurance! I keep hearing about problems with timing...? Anybody…
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Asterisk: Dropping calls with an "ast_yyerror"

I'm having an intermittent issue where asterisk will play our greeting to the caller, and then drop the call instead of making our phones ring. I'm unable to reproduce the problem with any phones I have here, and many callers get through just fine.…
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asterisk outbound caller id

I'm trying to set the caller id number for an outbound call. My asterisk .call file looks like this: Channel: SIP/flowroute/1234567890 Context: test Extension: 1234567890 Priority: 1 Here's my extensions.conf: [test] exten =>…
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In a Asterisk PBX system, is hardware echo cancellation necessary?

I am pricing out hardware for 2 Asterisk (trixbox) systems, they are both smaller (one is a 4 line and the other is a 8 line, both analog TDM800p and TDM400p respectively) installs. And the one thing I have come across is the significant price…
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