In December's column, we
installed the Asterisk
PBX and configured two IP
phones as extensions.
This month, we'll connect
our PBX to the telephone
network for incoming and
outgoing calls and set up
the Digital Receptionist
to route our incoming
calls.
This month, we're going
to perform a basic
Asterisk installation and
configure two extensions.
For this, we'll need the
Asterisk@Home
distribution, a PC, and
two VoIP phones.
Asterisk@Home is a
CD-based Linux and
Asterisk installation
system. Version 2.0
install...
Asterisk has gotten a lot
of press coverage lately.
What's all the commotion
about? Asterisk is a
software-based solution
that provides more
features than many
expensive commercial PBX
systems. Best of all,
it's free and works with
dozens of standard IP
telephones.