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The “QueueStatus” request returns statistical information about calls delivered to the existing queues, as well as the corresponding service level. The response consists of zero or more “Event: QueueParams” stanzas, one per queue. Each is followed by zero…

The queue application supports dynamic real-time. With dynamic real-time, the queue definition and member list will be reloaded each time a caller joins the queue. Thus queues can be updated in the database and the changes will be…

Synopsis: Dynamically adds queue members Description: AddQueueMember(queuename[|interface[|penalty]]): (1.0) AddQueueMember(queuename[|interface[|penalty[|options]]]): (1.2) AddQueueMember(queuename[|interface[|penalty[|options[|membername]]]]): (1.4) AddQueueMember(queuename[,interface[,penalty[,options[,membername[,stateinterface]]]]])): (1.6+) Dynamically adds interface to an existing queue (i.e. the interface “logs on” to the queue, as an agent does with AgentCallbackLogin). Options queuename –…

Description externip = extern.ip.address Indicates the IP address (alternatively you can enter a hostname) that will be used as the source IP address for all SIP messages when Asterisk sip nat is specified. Examples: Use it in [general]…

Synopsis Check if channel is available Description ChanIsAvail (Technology/resource[&Technology2/resource2…][|options]) Checks if any of the requested channels are available. Note that the AVAILSTATUS variable is used for both device state and cause code. It is therefore possible for it…

Page Contents Disclaimer New MFC/R2 Library Architecture Getting zaptel set up to use an E1 card for MFC/R2 Getting the libraries installed Testing your MFC/R2 signalling installation Getting Asterisk to work with your MFC/R2 setup Country and carrier…

Synopsis Says a date and/or time to the caller. Syntax SayUnixTime(unixtime,timezone,format) Description Uses some of the sound files stored in /var/lib/asterisk/sounds to construct a phrase saying the specified date and/or time in the specified format. unixtime is the…

Synopsis localnet = net.ip.addr/subnet.mask Description Hosts falling within the network ranges specified by the localnet option will be excluded from any NATing efforts by Asterisk. As a result, the source IP address within the SIP requests/responses will use…

There are at least a couple of reasons why you would want to authenticate a user: restrict access to voicemail give authenticated users access to more extensions such as allow them to call in and then make outgoing…

The quest to find the smallest Asterisk hardware Not that its recommended, but just how small a system can you run Asterisk on? A summary from postings on the Asterisk mailing list:: Hints and tips Having Pentium MMX…

Available values all g723 – G.723.1 gsm – GSM ulaw – u-Law alaw – a-Law g726 – G.726-32 adpcm – ADPCM slin – SLIN g729 – G.729 speex – Speex ilbc – iLBC See also Asterisk codecs Variable…

Slimming Asterisk Footprint by Eliminating Unneeded Dynamic Modules The stock installation of asterisk results in many dynamically loaded modules, providing the full suite of channel types, codecs, file formats, application commands, and accounting/database interfaces. Eliminating unneeded dynamic modules…

Asterisk passwords are scattered all over the place. In the channels configuration files for clients (phones) In the voicemail system for voicemailboxes In a separate file for the Asterisk cmd Authenticate command In a file for the DISA…

Yet another wake-up call implementation I put together this perl/AGI script instead of installing one of the others for these reasons: No cron job required Works the same way as the PSTN “built-in” wake-up service has “always” worked…