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h1. Goal (short description)

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*Asterisk* is an open source/free softwareimplementation of a telephone private branch exchange (PBX). Like any PBX, it allows a number of attached telephones(or softphones) to make calls to one another, and to connect to other telephone services including the public switched telephone network(PSTN) if gateway hardware is installed.

h1. Applicability


h1. Prerequisites (OS, dependencies on other software)

You *must* install these packages before proceeding with the installation of Asterisk.
* Linux 2.4 kernel sources or      kernel 2.6 header files. (for libpri)
* bison and bison-devel packages      (This is used to build Asterisk)
* ncurses and ncurses-devel      packages (Used to build astman, etc.)
* zlib and zlib-devel packages
* openssl and openssl-devel      packages

h2. Download &&nbsp; build:

wget [http://ftp.digium.com/pub/asterisk/releases/asterisk-1.4.1.tar.gz]

wget [http://ftp.digium.com/pub/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.15.tar.gz]

wget [http://ftp.digium.com/pub/libpri/libpri-1.4.0.tar.gz]

tar zxvf zaptel-1.2.15.tar.gz

cd zaptel-1.2.15/

make

make install

cd ..

tar zxvf libpri-1.4.0.tar.gz

cd libpri-1.4.0/

make

make install

cd ..

tar zxvf asterisk-1.4.1.tar.gz

cd asterisk-1.4.1/

./configure

make menuconfig
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press 'h' for help.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \---> 1.&nbsp; Applications
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; Call Detail Recording
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp; Channel Drivers
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; Codec Translato
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.&nbsp; Format Interpreters
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6.&nbsp; Dialplan Functions
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7.&nbsp; PBX Modules
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8.&nbsp; Resource Modues
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9.&nbsp; Voicemail Build Options
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. Compiler Flags
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. Module Embedding
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. Core Sound Packages
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13. Music On Hold File Packages
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14. Extras Sound Packages
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In the bottom of menu you will see the dependences of the module you are selecting.
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Exit and save with x and write:
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make
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If you want samples and documentation:
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make samples

make progdocs
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And finally installation:
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make install
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h2. Configuration

The directory with all configuration files is by default /etc/asterisk/

The basic configuration files if we are going to use sip protocol are: sip.conf and extensions.conf
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h3. CHANNELS

Asterisk support several types of channels, examples are: h.323, sip, iax, zap, etc

In this document we are going to implement sip channels and for this we use sip.conf configuration file.
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SIP.CONF

This file follows the general syntax in configuration files. They are composed by sections, variables and values in this way:
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\[SECTION1\]

Variable1=value1

Variable2=value2

....

\[SECTION2\]

Variable1=value1

Variable2=value2

....
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There is a \[general\] section where you can define the general parameters of sip channels. For example:
[general]
port = 5060 ; Port to bind to
bindaddr = 0.0.0.0 ; Address to bind to
context = sip ;default 'sip' context for incoming calls

You have to define one section for each sip telephone so:
[phone1]
type=friend
host=dynamic
defaultip=192.168.1.4
;username=blah
;secret=blah
dtmfmode=rfc2833 ; Choices are inband, rfc2833, or info
mailbox=1000 ; Mailbox for message waiting indicator
context=sip
callerid="Me" <2124>

[phone2]
type=friend
;secret=blah
host=dynamic
defaultip=192.168.1.3
dtmfmode=rfc2833 ; Choices are inband, rfc2833, or info
mailbox=1000 ; Mailbox for message waiting indicator
context=sip
callerid="Mini Me" <2123>
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sip.conf only define sip channels, not the dialing plan that is defined &nbsp;in extensions.conf. Each sip channel belongs to one context
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h3. DIALPLAN

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EXTENSIONS.CONF
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One of the most important ideas behind Asterisk is: an extension is a program that defines what will happen when a number is called. And this is done in extensions.conf that implements the dialing plan.
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The syntax is similar to sip.conf with several sections:

*\[general\]*
* At the top of your extensions.conf file,      you configure a few general settings in the section headed *\[general\]*.

*\[globals\]*
* Next, in the *\[globals\]* section, you      may define global variables (or constants) and their initial values.&nbsp;

*Contexts and Extensions*
* After the \[general\] and \[globals\]      categories, the remainder of the extensions.conf file is taken up by the      definition of the *Dialplan*. The Dialplan consists of a collection      of *contexts*. Each context consists of a collection of *extensions*.

*Extension Patterns*
* When you define the extensions within a      context, you may not only use literal numbers, not only alphanumeric      names, but also you may define extensions that match whole sets of dialed      numbers by using *extension patterns*.
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The general syntax of extensions is:
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exten => extension number, command priority, command
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* Where exten if fixed
* Extension number is the number      called
* Command priority is the order      the commands are to be run
* Command is what is going to be      done
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Example:exten => 1,1,Dial(SIP/phone1,20,tr)
exten => 2,1,Dial(SIP/phone2,20,tr)
exten => 1000,1,Dial(SIP/phone1&SIP/phone2,20,tr)
\* When somebody calls 1 the sip      phone1 will ring for 20 seconds if nobody answer the call will fail. This      sip phone has to be defined in sip.conf.
* When somebody calls 2 the sip      phone2 will ring for 20 seconds if nobody answer the call will fail.
* If somebody call 1000 then the      phone1 and phone2 will ring in parallel until one of them answer or 20      secons period finish. Since an extension may have a number of commands there may be multiple entries for an extension.
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The complete extensions.conf file is:
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[general]

;

; If static is set to no, or omitted, then the pbx_config will rewrite

; this file when extensions are modified. Remember that all comments

; made in the file will be lost when that happens.

;

; XXX Not yet implemented XXX

;

static=yes

;

; if static=yes and writeprotect=no, you can save dialplan by

; CLI command 'save dialplan' too

;

writeprotect=no

; If clearglobalvars is not set, then global variables will persist

; through reloads, and even if deleted from the extensions.conf or

; one of its included files, will remain set to the previous value.

;

clearglobalvars=no

;

; User context is where entries from users.conf are registered. The

; default value is 'default'

;

userscontext=sip

;

; The "Globals" category contains global variables that can be referenced

; in the dialplan with the GLOBAL dialplan function:

; $
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; ${${GLOBAL(VARIABLE)}} or ${text${GLOBAL(VARIABLE)}} or any hybrid

; Unix/Linux environmental variables can be reached with the ENV dialplan

; function: $
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[globals]

CONSOLE=Console/dsp                     ; Console interface for demo

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; Context sip

[sip]

exten => 1,1,Dial(SIP/phone1,20,tr)

exten => 2,1,Dial(SIP/phone2,20,tr)

exten => 1000,1,Dial(SIP/phone1&SIP/phone2,20,tr)
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h3. ASTERISK CLI

If you installed Asterisk in /usr/sbin, then to run it write:
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\#/usr/sbin/asterisk
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To enter in CLI interface run:
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\#/usr/sbin/asterisk \-rcvvvv

Asterisk 1.4.0, Copyright (C) 1999 - 2006 Digium, Inc. and others.

Created by Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>

Asterisk comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type 'core show warranty' for details.

This is free software, with components licensed under the GNU General Public

License version 2 and other licenses; you are welcome to redistribute it under

certain conditions. Type 'core show license' for details.

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== Parsing '/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf': Found

== Parsing '/etc/asterisk/extconfig.conf': Found

Connected to Asterisk 1.4.0 currently running on lab2 (pid = 2448)

\-\- Remote UNIX connection

Verbosity is at least 15

lab2*CLI>
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As many v's you write more verbose output you'll obtain. Main &nbsp;commands are:
* *restart gracefully*:&nbsp; Causes Asterisk to stop accepting new      calls and perform a cold restart when all active calls have ended.
* *restart now*: Causes Asterisk to      immediately hang up all calls and perform a cold restart.
* *restart when convenient*: Causes      Asterisk to perform a cold restart when all active calls have ended. New      calls are accepted, and only when all calls have completed is the restart      performed. Use this command very carefully, as you have no way of knowing      when the conditions for the restart will be met. On a busy system, the      restart might not occur until well after you've forgotten you requested      it. The best practice on a busy system is to execute restarts manually.
* *sip show peers* : List and displays      the status of all peers with whom you are registered

* *sip reload*: Reloads the SIP      channel module.This is the equivalent of performing a reload chan_sip.so.      Reloading the SIP channel is required to load changes to sip.conf and      sip_notify.conf into memory. Active SIP channels are not dropped during a      sip reload.
* *stop gracefully*: Stops the system when all currently active calls have completed,      and does not accept new calls.
* *stop now*:      Stops immediately, terminating all active calls.
* *stop when convenient*: Stops the system when all currently active calls have      completed.New calls are accepted, and the system will stop only when there      are no longer any active calls.Using this command is not a good idea,      since you have no real way of knowing when the necessary condition for      stopping the system will occur.
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h1. Basic ASTERISK installation (1.4.1)


h1. OS specific help


h1. Validation, confirmation tests
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