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Author Robar, Alex

Title FreePBX 2.5 powerful telephony solutions : configure, deploy, and maintain an enterprise-class VoIP PBX / Alex Robar ; reviewer, Justin Zimmer
Published Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2009

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Description 1 online resource (v, 277 pages) : illustrations
Series From technologies to solutions
From technologies to solutions.
Contents Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Installing FreePBX; Installing FreePBX on CentOS 5.2; Prerequisite packages; Setting up the database; Setting up file permissions; FreePBX base installation; Installing FreePBX on Ubuntu Server 8.10; Prerequisite packages; Setting up the database; Setting up file permissions; FreePBX base installation; Summary; Chapter 2: Module Maintenance; Updating modules from the online repository; Installing new modules from the online repository; Installing and updating modules from a file; Summary; Chapter 3: Devices and Extensions
Operational modes for extensionsEndpoint types; SIP endpoints; IAX2 endpoints; Zap (DAHDI) endpoints; Custom endpoints; Common fields; Common general Extension/user fields; Common endpoint fields; Common SIP/IAX2 fields; Common Zap fields; Common custom fields; Setting up a new extension in Extensions mode; Configuring FreePBX for Extensions mode; Configuring extensions; Setting up a new extension in DeviceAndUser mode; Configuring FreePBX for DeviceAndUser mode; Configuring users; Configuring devices; Voicemail setup; Voicemail delivery options; Managing voicemail messages; Directory listing
Time ConditionsTime Groups; Time Conditions; IVR (Digital Receptionist); Summary; Chapter 7: Call Routing; Inbound routing; Inbound routing priorities; Follow Me and the VmX Locater; Default Follow Me; VmX Locater; Outbound routing and Least Cost Routing; Summary; Chapter 8: Recording Calls; Recording formats; Transcoding during recording; General call recording options; Recording calls; Recording calls to extensions; Recording calls to queues; Recording calls to conferences; Maintaining call recordings; Using cron; Summary; Chapter 9: Personalizing Your PBX; Custom Music on Hold
Using audio files for Music on HoldUsing audio streams for Music on Hold; Custom voice prompts; Recording custom voice prompts; Merging existing voice prompts; Directory search options; Customizing feature codes; Callback; Direct Inward System Access (DISA); CallerID Lookup Sources; HTTP source type; MySQL source type; PIN Sets; Misc applications; Misc Destinations; Summary; Chapter 10: System Protection, Backup and Restoration; System protection; Uninterruptible power supplies; Redundant components; Redundant servers; Surge protection; Backups; Taking a backup
Summary Annotation FreePBX is an easy-to-use GUI that controls and manages Asterisk. It gives you pre-programmed functionality accessible through user-friendly web interfaces that allows you to have a fully functional PBX pretty much straight away with no programming. With this book it's easy to master the many features of FreePBX, which will help you to save time and money as you set up your enterprise-class network.<br /><br />This book will guide you through these features to install, configure, and maintain a professional PBX with plenty of examples and screenshots. By the end of this book, you will have learned to create an enterprise-class VoIP PBX that features the stability and feature set of traditional telephony systems without the hefty price tag.<br /><br />This book will help its readers to roll out a robust, web-based, and inexpensive yet powerful telephony solution through the GUI. By following the practical examples in this book, you will learn how to install, configure, and manage an enterprise-class PBX using open source telephony tools Asterisk and FreePBX. From here on, this book takes a closer look at the open source telephony engine software, discussing a broad range of topics from how to build and deploy an enterprise-class VoIP PBX to creating VoIP trunks using SIP, IAX2, and ZAP technologies and setting up user extensions with voicemail. FreePBX 2.5 Powerful Telephony Solutions will introduce you to advanced options such as call routing, voicemail, and other calling features. Finally, this book will provide you with the relevant information to help you personalize and secure your PBX
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Internet telephony.
Telephone systems -- Computer programs
Telephone -- Private branch exchanges -- Data processing
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
Internet telephony.
Telephone systems -- Computer programs.
Telephone -- Private branch exchanges -- Data processing.
Internet telephony
Telephone -- Private branch exchanges -- Data processing
Telephone systems -- Computer programs
Form Electronic book
Author Zimmer, Justin.
ISBN 9781847194732
1847194737
1282272578
9781282272576
9786612272578
6612272570