In the fifth video of this 10 part video series on Asterisk, we continue with contexts and dial plans, including how to use wildcards to reduce the amount of configuration required.
One reason why Asterisk is gaining popularity is the ability of both the hobbyist and large businesses to install and use Asterisk as a successful and robust telephony communications systems.
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In the fourth video of this 10 part videos series on Asterisk, I introduce your to the concept of contexts and dial plans.
With Asterisk, the dial plan is a set of instructions in asterisk specific language that tells the system what to do with the call. Asterisk dial plans are stored in the extension.conf file. [Read more →]
In the third video of this 10 part video series on Asterisk, I explain how to configure extensions with Asterisk.
An extension in asterisk is a user that is able to connect and use the system to place or receive calls, use voicemail and other features of asterisk. [Read more →]
In the second video of this 10 part series on Asterisk, I explain how to run Asterisk, including various start and stop commands, how to run Asterisk in the foreground or background, and the directory structure.
Ready for the next video? Here it is: Asterisk Part 2 - Running Asterisk
Welcome to this 10 part video series on Asterisk, an open source VOIP communications platform, considered a complete software based IP PBX. During these 10 videos, I walk you through installing and configuring Asterisk, configuring extensions, setting up dial plans, soft phones and Trixbox – a great web interface which makes configuring Asterisk very simple. [Read more →]
