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• Fun with VoIP - Custom Hold Music

  I've been meaning to do this for a while, finally got around to it last night. I downloaded the instrumental versions of some of my favorite 2pac songs and I think they're surprising appropriate for hold music. I can't wait for the day when... Posted Sep 12 2008, 09:40 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: VOIP, Asterisk, TrixBox, Music

• Trixbox Beginning of Voicemail Message Pause, Delay, Cut Off

  I recorded a voicemail message like "Hi, we're unable to get to the phone right now..." but when a caller hears the message the beginning is cut-off, all they get is "...get to the phone right now...". This is another one problem... Posted Aug 25 2008, 01:31 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: VOIP, PBX, Asterisk, TrixBox, FreePBX, Voicemail

• Trixbox Not Sending Voicemail Email

  I just realized my Trixbox server isn't sending an email when a new voicemail is saved. A previous version sent my emails with voicemail attachments without any problem at all, but after installing this new version 2.6.1, the email isn't working... Posted Aug 19 2008, 07:25 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Software, VOIP, Asterisk, TrixBox, FreePBX, Linux, Webmin

• Teliax SIP Trunk Settings on Support Website DO NOT WORK

  So you sign up with Teliax, you install and configure TrixBox and your IP phones. Then you add a trunk using the settings Teliax provides you. And then when it doesn't work you spend a week dealing with their support team, who try and push the $95... Posted Jul 19 2008, 01:51 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: VOIP, Asterisk, TrixBox, Teliax

• Changing the Asterisk Manager Password in Trixbox

  If you see the warning, "Default Asterisk Manger Password is being used", change it by just editing these two files: /etc/asterisk/manager.conf Change secret = amp111 to your new password. /etc/amportal.conf Change AMPMGRPASS=amp111 to your... Posted Jul 18 2008, 05:23 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Asterisk, TrixBox

• Backup Trixbox via FTP

  After my horrible experience last weekend, I've made backups a top priority while I get my system back online. I found this great tutorial on how to automate a backup schedule for my Trixbox VoIP server and I'm re-iterating it here for future... Posted Jun 04 2008, 07:02 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Backup, FTP, Asterisk, TrixBox, Linux

• Asterisk, Trixbox, Linksys, Sipura, and Vitelity DTMF Settings

  That's quite a long title but I want this post to be easy to find for anyone who has this problem because I just spent the last 3 hours getting it to work. My configuration consists of a Trixbox PBX (Asterisk), a Linksys SPA941 IP Phone, and a pay... Posted May 24 2008, 04:54 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: VOIP, Asterisk, TrixBox, DTMF

• CRITICAL Linksys Phone/Adapter Settings for Trixbox

  If you're using Linksys/Sipura IP phones or adapter with your Trixbox VoIP system, you MUST change these configuration settings through the web interface of your Linksys equipment. Set RTP Packet Size to 0.020 Login as admin and show advanced settings... Posted May 21 2008, 04:50 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: VOIP, Asterisk, TrixBox, Linksys

• Vitelity for Asterisk to PSTN Termination

  I use Vitelity's Vitelity Link service to bridge the gap between my Asterisk phone system at home and the public switched telephone network. Vitelity is well-suited for a home or small office network. The number of phone numbers to choose from was... Posted May 07 2008, 01:38 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: VOIP, Asterisk, PSTN

• Linksys IP Phones & Analog Adapters

  I just wanted to write about how pleased I am using Linksys VOIP equipment with my Trixbox PBX. At home, I have a Linksys SPA941 IP Phone . I liked it so much I recommended it to a friend who picked up the Linksys SPA942 IP Phone and the Linksys PAP2T... Posted May 07 2008, 09:35 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: VOIP, Asterisk, Linksys

• Changing the default MySQL password in TrixBox

  After installing TrixBox and launching FreePBX to configure your Asterisk server, the first thing you'll notice is a couple of warning messages telling you to change your default passwords. Changing the Asterisk password was pretty self-explanatory... Posted Jan 07 2008, 09:51 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Asterisk, TrixBox, MySQL, FreePBX, Password

• Create your own VoIP phone system!

  1 old pc + Asterisk + internet access + Vitelity = 1 really impressive and really cheap home phone system! I had an older machine I was using to test out Linux distributions like Ubuntu, but after talking with a coworker this week I decided to use it... Posted Jan 05 2008, 03:53 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: VOIP, PBX, Asterisk, Telephone, TrixBox