Welcome to the Asterisk Knowledge Base and Tutorial
LDAP Integration(external services)
LDAP Integration Asterisk supports the ability to connect to an existing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server to load informationRead More »
Out-of-Band Messaging (Messaging Infrastructure)
Out-of-Band Messaging (Messaging Infrastructure) Starting in Asterisk 10, the ability to accept messages out of band (e.g., receive a messageRead More »
Using XMPP (Jabber) with Asterisk
Using XMPP (Jabber) with Asterisk The eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP, formerly called Jabber) is used for instant messagingRead More »
Voicemail IMAP Integration
Voicemail IMAP Integration “Unified messaging” has been a buzzword in the telecommunications industry for ages. It’s all about integrating servicesRead More »
External Services
External Services Asterisk is pretty nifty all by itself, but one of the most powerful, industry-changing, revolutionary aspects of AsteriskRead More »
ODBC Voicemail Message Storage
ODBC Voicemail Message Storage Asterisk enables you to store voicemail inside the database using the ODBC connector. This is usefulRead More »
Storing Call Detail Records (CDR)
Storing Call Detail Records (CDR) Call detail records (CDR) contain information about calls that have passed through your Asterisk system.Read More »
Managing Databases
Managing Databases While it isn’t within the scope of this book to teach you about how to manage your databases,Read More »
Relational Database Integration
we are going to explore integrating some Asterisk features and functions into a database. There are several databases available forRead More »
Shared Line Appearances
In Asterisk, Shared Line Appearances (SLA)—sometimes also referred to in the industry as Bridged Line Appearances (BLA)—can be used. ThisRead More »
Device States I(Asterisk)
It is often useful to be able to determine the state of the devices that are attached to a telephoneRead More »
Internet Call Routing II
ISN, ITAD, and freenum.org The biggest shortcoming of ENUM is that it uses a numbering system that is not underRead More »
Internet Call Routing I
One of the attractions of VoIP is the concept of avoiding the use of the PSTN altogether, and routing allRead More »
Parking, Paging, and Conferencing(Asterisk)
In Asterisk, these two functionalities are exclusive to one another, and can be used independently of one another. Some businessesRead More »
Deeper into the Dialplan II
Using the Asterisk Database (AstDB) Asterisk provides a powerful mechanism for storing values called the Asterisk database (AstDB). The AstDBRead More »