Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
- Original Message - Thanks Tim. One of the problem that I am facing is the complicated generated configuration for the FreePBX, is it the same thing in the Elastix? To understand this complicated generated commands, is there a documentation to explain this for FreePBX or Elastix? One of my friend told me that he installed (as I remember) FreePBX and there were already existed the TFTP files that the Cisco IP Phones is requesting (for sip or skiny) and already there were a TFTP server. Which module to do this? FreePBX (and any other project based on it, including Trixbox, Elastix, PIAF, AsteriskNow, etc) stores all information in a MySQL database, then when you click 'apply changes' it takes all of the system config info from the database, and generates the Asterisk dialplan code in /etc/asterisk . This is the tradeoff for having a magical GUI do most of the work, and doing everything by hand. You can of course make your own changes that will not be overwritten by editing the appropriate *_custom.conf files. For example, to add contexts and/or dialplan stuff, put it in extensions_custom.conf. The same applies for sip_custom.conf, etc... Most of the predone projects (Elastix is my favorite at the moment) include some sort of endpoint manager that will generate configs for your phones. I'm not sure specifically on Cisco phones, other than they are a huge PITA in general. The system just needs a TFTP server installed, and the phones pointed to it (manually, or by using DHCP option 66). --Tim -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Tim Nelson tnel...@rockbochs.com wrote: Most of the predone projects (Elastix is my favorite at the moment) include some sort of endpoint manager that will generate configs for your phones. I'm not sure specifically on Cisco phones, other than they are a huge PITA in general. The system just needs a TFTP server installed, and the phones pointed to it (manually, or by using DHCP option 66). Speaking from experience - I have a client that has Trixbox (setup by a previous phone consultant) that also uses all 7960 and 7940 phones. Trixbox works perfectly with the phones - it uses an endpoint manager that automatically discovers and configures the phones, even setting the background display. I think it's a special add-on module that was added to this installation, I'm not entirely sure. I can check if you would like me to pursue this? -- Thanks, --Warren Selby, dCAP http://www.SelbyTech.com http://www.selbytech.com -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
I'm currently trying to decide on which GUI-enabled version of Asterisk to use for one particular installation, where we will need good telecommuter support. We've made it so easy for people to work remotely that the customer is downsizing their real estate and will have 90% remote workers with them rotating through the office as needed. So most phones in the office will be shared, and I'm looking for a version of Asterisk that will easily allow people to log in and out of a specific desk. What are your suggestions? I have very little experience with GUI versions of Asterisk; we use bare Asterisk for nearly everything. -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
On 07/10/2012 01:42 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote: I'm currently trying to decide on which GUI-enabled version of Asterisk to use for one particular installation, where we will need good telecommuter support. We've made it so easy for people to work remotely that the customer is downsizing their real estate and will have 90% remote workers with them rotating through the office as needed. So most phones in the office will be shared, and I'm looking for a version of Asterisk that will easily allow people to log in and out of a specific desk. What are your suggestions? I have very little experience with GUI versions of Asterisk; we use bare Asterisk for nearly everything. This can be done using Digium phones; they have built-in support for selecting which 'user' they should be when they are reconfigured. It's slightly more complicated than a simple login/logout because it requires rebooting the phone, but it's there and it works. They even support the case where a user has a phone at their house, but comes into the office and 'steals' their extension away from the house phone; the house phone will then go into an automatic reconfiguration state and wait for someone tell it which extension it should 'be'... when the user returns home, they can 'steal' the extension back from the office. -- Kevin P. Fleming Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies Jabber: kflem...@digium.com | SIP: kpflem...@digium.com | Skype: kpfleming 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA Check us out at www.digium.com www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
- Original Message - I'm currently trying to decide on which GUI-enabled version of Asterisk to use for one particular installation, where we will need good telecommuter support. We've made it so easy for people to work remotely that the customer is downsizing their real estate and will have 90% remote workers with them rotating through the office as needed. So most phones in the office will be shared, and I'm looking for a version of Asterisk that will easily allow people to log in and out of a specific desk. What are your suggestions? I have very little experience with GUI versions of Asterisk; we use bare Asterisk for nearly everything. Not to sound like a broken record or anything... but I'd say give Elastix a go. It is top notch in terms of release quality and features. And, being based on FreePBX, you can set it to 'Device and User' mode instead of the default extensions mode so users can 'hotdesk' between phones. --Tim -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Kevin P. Fleming kpflem...@digium.comwrote: This can be done using Digium phones; they have built-in support for selecting which 'user' they should be when they are reconfigured. It's slightly more complicated than a simple login/logout because it requires rebooting the phone, but it's there and it works. They even support the case where a user has a phone at their house, but comes into the office and 'steals' their extension away from the house phone; the house phone will then go into an automatic reconfiguration state and wait for someone tell it which extension it should 'be'... when the user returns home, they can 'steal' the extension back from the office. Unfortunately, telling them to dump 50-some Polycom phones that still work is a tough one. Not impossible though. So if I understand correctly, the user reboots the phone when he arrives, and goes into the configure mode? Is it end user friendly, or complex? I still don't have a server with the Digium phone module on it to test. -- Carlos Alvarez TelEvolve 602-889-3003 -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
On 10-07-12 20:42, Carlos Alvarez wrote: I'm currently trying to decide on which GUI-enabled version of Asterisk to use for one particular installation, where we will need good telecommuter support. We've made it so easy for people to work remotely that the customer is downsizing their real estate and will have 90% remote workers with them rotating through the office as needed. So most phones in the office will be shared, and I'm looking for a version of Asterisk that will easily allow people to log in and out of a specific desk. What are your suggestions? I have very little experience with GUI versions of Asterisk; we use bare Asterisk for nearly everything. Afaik development of the free Trixbox has stalled. Elastix is a popular alternative and iirc it comes with provisioning tools that work with Polycom. Or you could just install a bare Asterisk and slap FreePBX on top of it if you don't need all the fancy stuff that Elastix offers. Regards, Patrick -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
On 07/10/2012 01:50 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote: On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Kevin P. Fleming kpflem...@digium.com mailto:kpflem...@digium.com wrote: This can be done using Digium phones; they have built-in support for selecting which 'user' they should be when they are reconfigured. It's slightly more complicated than a simple login/logout because it requires rebooting the phone, but it's there and it works. They even support the case where a user has a phone at their house, but comes into the office and 'steals' their extension away from the house phone; the house phone will then go into an automatic reconfiguration state and wait for someone tell it which extension it should 'be'... when the user returns home, they can 'steal' the extension back from the office. Unfortunately, telling them to dump 50-some Polycom phones that still work is a tough one. Not impossible though. So if I understand correctly, the user reboots the phone when he arrives, and goes into the configure mode? Is it end user friendly, or complex? I still don't have a server with the Digium phone module on it to test. That's basically it, yes. I just did this on my D70: * Press Menu, select Restart, press Yes. * During the restart, while the progress bar is progressing, push a key. This results in 'Reconfiguration enabled' on the screen. * When the server list appears, choose one (if there is only one server, this will be skipped). * Choose a user from the user list and enter the PIN for it; alternatively, if a global PIN is required by the server, it will need to be entered before the user list will be displayed. * Wait for the phone to configure itself. This takes about 60 seconds. -- Kevin P. Fleming Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies Jabber: kflem...@digium.com | SIP: kpflem...@digium.com | Skype: kpfleming 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA Check us out at www.digium.com www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
On 10/7/12 7:46 pm, Tim Nelson wrote: Not to sound like a broken record or anything... but I'd say give Elastix a go. It is top notch in terms of release quality and features. And, being based on FreePBX, you can set it to 'Device and User' mode instead of the default extensions mode so users can 'hotdesk' between phones. We have a number of deployments using the FPBX 'Device and User' mode in a similar manner to that the OP requested, and they seem to work fairly well. On 10/7/12 7:58 pm, Patrick Lists wrote: Or you could just install a bare Asterisk and slap FreePBX on top of it Personally, I'd go down this route, especially if you're already familiar with Linux (which I'm guessing you are if you're used to working with bare Asterisk). This way you can choose the distro you like best rather than having to adapt to whatever the all-in-one maintainer has chosen to use. It also opens up options if you find you need to run other packages on the same server at any point. Kind regards, Chris -- This email is made from 100% recycled electrons -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
Recent Polycom firmware versions (4.x, I think) also have support for user sort of stuff. See the 4.x Admin Guide. -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Kevin P. Fleming Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:02 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash On 07/10/2012 01:50 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote: On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Kevin P. Fleming kpflem...@digium.com mailto:kpflem...@digium.com wrote: This can be done using Digium phones; they have built-in support for selecting which 'user' they should be when they are reconfigured. It's slightly more complicated than a simple login/logout because it requires rebooting the phone, but it's there and it works. They even support the case where a user has a phone at their house, but comes into the office and 'steals' their extension away from the house phone; the house phone will then go into an automatic reconfiguration state and wait for someone tell it which extension it should 'be'... when the user returns home, they can 'steal' the extension back from the office. Unfortunately, telling them to dump 50-some Polycom phones that still work is a tough one. Not impossible though. So if I understand correctly, the user reboots the phone when he arrives, and goes into the configure mode? Is it end user friendly, or complex? I still don't have a server with the Digium phone module on it to test. That's basically it, yes. I just did this on my D70: * Press Menu, select Restart, press Yes. * During the restart, while the progress bar is progressing, push a key. This results in 'Reconfiguration enabled' on the screen. * When the server list appears, choose one (if there is only one server, this will be skipped). * Choose a user from the user list and enter the PIN for it; alternatively, if a global PIN is required by the server, it will need to be entered before the user list will be displayed. * Wait for the phone to configure itself. This takes about 60 seconds. -- Kevin P. Fleming Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies Jabber: kflem...@digium.com | SIP: kpflem...@digium.com | Skype: kpfleming 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA Check us out at www.digium.com www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash
Thanks Tim. One of the problem that I am facing is the complicated generated configuration for the FreePBX, is it the same thing in the Elastix? To understand this complicated generated commands, is there a documentation to explain this for FreePBX or Elastix? One of my friend told me that he installed (as I remember) FreePBX and there were already existed the TFTP files that the Cisco IP Phones is requesting (for sip or skiny) and already there were a TFTP server. Which module to do this? Regards Bilal -- Hi All; Based on what I have to use Trixbox or FreePBX? Can someone advise? Trixbox includes FreePBX as it's GUI. However, keep in mind it is a bastardized, forked version of FreePBX that has seen nary any new development or innovation in some time. At this point, for a standard PBX installation, my recommendations would be (in this order): 1. Elastix 3. AsteriskNOW 2. PBX In a Flash --Tim -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX?
Hi All; Based on what I have to use Trixbox or FreePBX? Can someone advise? Regards Bilal -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX?
- Original Message - Hi All; Based on what I have to use Trixbox or FreePBX? Can someone advise? Trixbox includes FreePBX as it's GUI. However, keep in mind it is a bastardized, forked version of FreePBX that has seen nary any new development or innovation in some time. At this point, for a standard PBX installation, my recommendations would be (in this order): 1. Elastix 3. AsteriskNOW 2. PBX In a Flash --Tim -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX?
Hi Tim, How about AsteriskNow? Thanks and BR, Anam On 7/7/12, Tim Nelson tnel...@rockbochs.com wrote: - Original Message - Hi All; Based on what I have to use Trixbox or FreePBX? Can someone advise? Trixbox includes FreePBX as it's GUI. However, keep in mind it is a bastardized, forked version of FreePBX that has seen nary any new development or innovation in some time. At this point, for a standard PBX installation, my recommendations would be (in this order): 1. Elastix 3. AsteriskNOW 2. PBX In a Flash --Tim -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Sent from my mobile device -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX?
- Original Message - Hi Tim, How about AsteriskNow? Thanks and BR, Anam On 7/7/12, Tim Nelson tnel...@rockbochs.com wrote: - Original Message - Hi All; Based on what I have to use Trixbox or FreePBX? Can someone advise? Trixbox includes FreePBX as it's GUI. However, keep in mind it is a bastardized, forked version of FreePBX that has seen nary any new development or innovation in some time. At this point, for a standard PBX installation, my recommendations would be (in this order): 1. Elastix 3. AsteriskNOW 2. PBX In a Flash Did you read #2 above? Erm, wait, #3 I guess? The list is in proper order but apparently my ability to make a numbered list is somewhat lacking today. :) --Tim -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX?
Opss, sorry not read it carefully :(( On 7/7/12, Tim Nelson tnel...@rockbochs.com wrote: - Original Message - Hi Tim, How about AsteriskNow? Thanks and BR, Anam On 7/7/12, Tim Nelson tnel...@rockbochs.com wrote: - Original Message - Hi All; Based on what I have to use Trixbox or FreePBX? Can someone advise? Trixbox includes FreePBX as it's GUI. However, keep in mind it is a bastardized, forked version of FreePBX that has seen nary any new development or innovation in some time. At this point, for a standard PBX installation, my recommendations would be (in this order): 1. Elastix 3. AsteriskNOW 2. PBX In a Flash Did you read #2 above? Erm, wait, #3 I guess? The list is in proper order but apparently my ability to make a numbered list is somewhat lacking today. :) --Tim -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Sent from my mobile device -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
