FreePBX (Asterisk) Tips

13 articles

​Do I Need an Asterisk (FreePBX) Server?

This article addresses a common question about new VX system installations: is an Asterisk server required to use VX?

Updated 1 month ago by Shaun Dolan

​Logging in to Asterisk

How to log in to the terminal and GUI of a Telos-configured FreePBX (Asterisk) server, often provided as part of a Telos VX system.

Updated 6 months ago by John (JP) Powell

​Basic FreePBX (Asterisk) Operations

How to shutdown, restart, boot up, use TeamViewer, and access the desktop environment of your FreePBX (Asterisk) server.

Updated 6 months ago by Shaun Dolan

Choking an Extension

Here's a choke scrip that can be added to the Asterisk to limit calls on an extension.

Updated 3 days ago by John (JP) Powell

Calls Placed on hold from the VX drop after 30 seconds

Products in the VX family may lose calls on hold after 30 seconds if there is no Program on Hold audio present in the VX Studio.

Updated 4 months ago by John (JP) Powell

Using Wireshark to Log Interfaces

How to take rolling packet captures of Telos-Commissioned Asterisk network interfaces.

Updated 4 months ago by John (JP) Powell

How to Enable VNC on your FreePBX (Asterisk) Server

Enabling VNC remote access on your FreePBX (Asterisk) server using the xWindow desktop environment.

Updated 5 months ago by Shaun Dolan

How to Enable Asterisk Debug Logging

How to enable highly verbose Asterisk service debug logging on your FreePBX (Asterisk) server.

Updated 6 months ago by Shaun Dolan

How to Forward Calls from your FreePBX (Asterisk) Server

A procedure for forwarding incoming calls from your FreePBX (Asterisk) server to another phone number on the Public Switched Telephone Network.

Updated 6 months ago by Shaun Dolan

Can't access FreePBX (Asterisk) web UI after configuration restore

What to do if you can't access the FreePBX web UI after a FreePBX configuration restore.

Updated 6 months ago by Shaun Dolan

Announcement Technologies FreePBX (Asterisk) Server NIC Layout

The recommended numbering of each network interface on an Announcement Technologies FreePBX (Asterisk) server, often provided as part of a Telos VX system.

Updated 6 months ago by Shaun Dolan

How to Backup and Restore FreePBX (Asterisk) Configuration

A procedure for backing up and restoring configurations for FreePBX (Asterisk) systems.

Updated 6 months ago by Shaun Dolan

Blocking Incoming Calls by Phone Number Using Asterisk

The VX can't block individual calls based on caller ID, but FreePBX (Asterisk) can. Here's how.

Updated 6 months ago by John (JP) Powell

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