Configuring IP phones as Asterisk PBX extensions
A first look at the SIP.CONF file It is assumed here that your IP phones all use the SIP protocol to register, make and receive calls. Before an IP phone can connect to Asterisk and operate as an...
View ArticleIP Phone Configuration: User Account Settings
Manufacturers different naming conventions While SIP is an industry standard protocol, the names assigned to the configuration fields on an IP phone are far from standardised. The tables below show the...
View ArticleUsing Custom Device States to control BLF lamps
Do you want to know how to use a custom device state to control the lamp on a programmable key of an IP phone? In this article I explain how to set up the hints and make any number of IP phones...
View ArticleSetting up shared voicemail on Asterisk – part 1
It’s a requirement that people often seem to ask for - a single voicemail box, taking messages for a department, that can be easily monitored and accessed by several different users. A typical...
View ArticleSetting up shared voicemail on Asterisk – part 2
Part 1 laid the foundations for creating and accessing a shared voicemail box. In this, part 2, I explain how the lamp on the BLF key is switched on and off to show there are messages waiting in the...
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