June 2005
Intermediate to advanced
502 pages
21h 48m
English
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Asterisk’s Configuration Files
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Asterisk’s Configuration Files
Asterisk’s operations are governed by a set of text configuration files, like Apache
and other common Unix software. Everything from the assignment of extension
numbers to call queuing to low-level hardware interfacing is established by these
files, which are located in /etc/asterisk. Now would be a good time to peruse a few of
the most important ones:
asterisk.conf
Contains the locations of Asterisk software components, sound files used for
music-on-hold, automation scripts (AGIs), and other files used by Asterisk.
extensions.conf
Contains the all-encompassing dial-plan, a comprehensive configuration of phone
users, voice mailboxes, call-processing instructions, and default behaviors.
features.conf
Tells Asterisk how to handle features such as call park.
h323.conf
Contains instructions on how Asterisk should interact with devices using the
popular H.323 VoIP signaling protocol, such as Microsoft’s NetMeeting soft-
phone, if you’ve compiled H.323 support.
iax.conf
Tells Asterisk how to handle Inter-Asterisk Exchange protocol peers.
manager.conf
Configures security restrictions for Asterisk’s Manager Socket API.
mgcp.conf
Configures Asterisk’s support of the Media Gateway Control Protocol.
modules.conf
Tells Asterisk which modules, ...
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