asterisk-installation

asterisk-installation-steps

First, update and upgrade all packages: 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get upgrade 

sudo -i # Change to root 
cd /usr/local/src 


Main docs: 
https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Installing+Asterisk+From+Source

Get Asterisk: 
wget https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-14-current.tar.gz
tar zxvf asterisk-14-current.tar.gz
cd <whatever-folder>    

cd contrib/scripts 
./install_prereq install 
cd - 
./configure 
make menuconfig    # then exit without making any changes 
make 
make install 

# this is the point where we left off 

make samples 
make config    # creates init.d scripts 

# check status 
/etc/init.d/asterisk status     # shouldn't be running yet. Don't start it. 


# Details from: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Hello+World
cd /etc/asterisk
mv extensions.conf extensions.sample  # backup file 
vi extensions.conf # and put the following in the file: 


[from-internal]
exten = 100,1,Answer()
same = n,Wait(1)
same = n,Playback(hello-world)
same = n,Hangup()



mv sip.conf sip.sample  # backup 
vi sip.conf # and put the following in the file 


[general]
context=default

[6001]
type=friend
context=from-internal
host=dynamic
secret=temp123
disallow=all
allow=ulaw

[6002]
type=friend
context=from-internal
host=dynamic
secret=temp123
disallow=all
allow=ulaw





# start asterisk on the console 
asterisk -cvvvvvv       # start with lots of verbosity (many messages) 

# then install twinkle and connect 
User: 6001 
Password: temp123 
Server: (the ip address of the machine where you installed asterisk) 


# the connect another instance of twinkle on another machine. Use 6002 this time. 

Dial 100 from either one and then dial one from the other.