Articles by Stephen Misel

Asterisk: Getting Connected

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:30:00 EST

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.

Installing Asterisk

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:15:00 EST

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 installs Centos 4.2, Asterisk, and a handful of tools such as Asterisk Management Portal, Flash Operator Panel, and SugarCRM. You'll need to download the ISO from http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/ and burn it to a CD.

Linux.SYS-CON.com Feature: Confessions of a VOIP Junkie

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:45:00 EST

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.