After upgrading to Asterisk 1.8 from 1.6.1 I noticed the CALLERID() function was not updating the clid and src fields in the CDR. Previously on Asterisk 1.6.1 with FreePBX 2.7 the clid and src would be set to the outbound cid. With Asterisk 1.8 those fields were staying as the sip device id. Read more…
With CentOS 5.6 Red Hat added an optional php53 package for those that need a PHP version later than 5.1.6. After removing the php packages and installing php53 you will probably notice that the mcrypt extension is missing. With a few steps we can compile and install this extension. Read more…
I have been a long time pfSense user starting back in 2006. Recently I switched my main firewall from pfSense to Vyatta. It was a tough choice as both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages. Read more…
I have Vyatta setup to send out router advertisements so clients are auto configured with an IPv6 address. This works great for workstations, but I prefer servers to be manually configured. The auto configured address on Linux is built from the MAC address and on Windows it is randomly generated. When assigning a static IPv6 address the auto configured address is still assigned so you end up with two addresses. Read more…
With a traditional PBX when dialing an extension the name is displayed on the phone. With Asterisk 1.4 and 1.6.x the name is not displayed even though phones, like the Polycom SoundPoint series, have support for it with the Remote-Party-ID SIP header. Read more…
In Asterisk 1.6, FreePBX, and Exchange UM I mentioned how to setup an extension to transfer a caller to voicemail. Let’s take this one step further and add a soft key on the Polycom. Instead of having to dial ##407ext, you will be able to press the Xfer VM button and it will prompt for the extension. Read more…
They are two methods of setting up BLF on Polycom phones. The first gives you idle or inuse status only. A ringing phone will show up with a solid inuse light. The good thing about this method is users can create BLF for extensions themselves. If this is all you need start by enabling the presence feature in the phone provisioning file. Read more…