April 23, 2012 •
Categories: Asterisk How To, Asterisk Server Configuration, GrandStream, IP PBX Solution, Small Business Phone Systems, Small Business VoIP, Small Office Phone System, Yealink •
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Enable Asterisk BLF (Busy Lamp Field) in Yealink and Grandstream IP Phones BLF if a very useful feature that is beneficial to receptionists, secretaries, office managers, or anyone that handle a large volume of calls that gets routed to many different extensions. BLF in a nutshell is an indicator that lets you know the status […]
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April 17, 2012 •
Categories: Asterisk How To, Asterisk Server Configuration, IP PBX Solution, IP Phone Reviews, Small Business Phone Systems, Small Business VoIP, Small Office, Small Office Phone System, Yealink •
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Small Business integration of Yealink SIP-T38G IP Phone to Asterisk IP PBX After using Grandstream and Polycom IP Phones exclusively, I wanted to offer more choices to Small Business | Medical Office clients seeking a quality, affordable IP Phone. While Polycom phones are very nice and highly sought after, they are quite expensive. Grandstream phones […]
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April 5, 2012 •
Categories: Amazon AWS, Asterisk How To, Asterisk Server Configuration •
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No Outgoing Sound with Asterisk on Amazon’s AWS EC2 Cloud Recently, I have come across a few people with similar question: Why they cannot hear any sound on the VoIP Phones when connecting to an Asterisk IP PBX that is located in Amazon’s AWS EC2 Cloud. The issue is compounded by the fact that the […]
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March 27, 2012 •
Categories: Asterisk How To, Asterisk Server Configuration, SIP providers •
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Integrating your Asterisk IP PBX with nexVortex SIP Provider As a Small Business VoIP Consultant, I love trying out new providers as it gives me a chance to experience first hand their service level, knowledge, and features. As a consultant, it is my duty to use or recommend a quality voice provider. If I install […]
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March 25, 2012 •
Categories: Asterisk How To, Asterisk Server Configuration, Polycom Configuration •
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Asterisk IP PBX Daylight Savings Time configuration with Polycom IP Phones As we move ahead another hour in states that observe Daylight Savings Time or DST, I always seem to run into this minor issue with Polycom IP Phones. The issue is that the phone changes the time as it does not know what state […]
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March 8, 2012 •
Categories: Amazon AWS, Asterisk How To, Asterisk Server Configuration •
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Amazon AWS EC2 Web Service can be used for Basic Asterisk IP PBX Installation providng Scalability, Reliability, and Mobility Now that we have Amazon AWS configured with micro instance and Asterisk installed on it, we can move onto configuring the service provider. For Service, there are many providers to choose from. Unfortunately, since we do […]
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February 17, 2012 •
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Amazon AWS EC2 Web Service can be used for Basic Asterisk IP PBX Installation proving Scalability, Reliability, and Mobility In this article, I will outline the steps necessary to install CentOs based Asterisk IP PBX version 1.8 onto a Amazon AWS EC2 Cloud Server. Next two parts will cover the configuration of the Asterisk server […]
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February 14, 2012 •
Categories: Asterisk How To, Asterisk Server Configuration •
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Issues with Forwarded Calls rolling over to Previous Extension’s Voicemail NOTE: The following information has been revised on 02-16-2012 Recently, I have run across an issue with Asterisk IP PBX. The issue is not readily apparent but occurs when an extension is forwarded to another extension. Also, it only happens when it rolls over to […]
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