Hi guys, developed this simple bash script that will enable and disable IPTABLES based firewall targeted to mainly Asterisk with FreePBX users. NOTE: This is a basic firewall, feel free to fine tune as much as you want. IT may erase existing FW/IPTABLES rules you … “A basic IPTables (firewall) for just about anyone using Asterisk and FreePBX”

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Hi guys, had encountered an issue with Asternic and FreePBX’s latest Queue module which I noticed was version 2.10.07. Since I updated, the guide and .diff file provided by Asternic doesn’t work. So I had to do some hacks to get it sorted. I guess … “Asternic (2.0 earlier/later) and latest FreePBX 2.10 (or even 2.11) recording/playback via the GUI doesn’t show anymore after upgrading FBX or a new updated installation of FBX”

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Something weird with Asterisk 11 and portGo that drove me nuts and finally figured the damn thing out. So here’s my issue, when I use Asterisk 11 and port go, calls signaling can work but as soon as audio is to be transmitted, it hang … “PortGo SIP softphone with Asterisk 11”

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Hi guys, firstly wishing everyone a Merry Christmas…This would probably be my last posting here on technical matters for 2012. Lets usher in 2013 with some cool new FreePBX 2.11 CEL support. In this guide, I will try to help you setup CEL which is … “Setting up Channel Event Logging (CEL) on Asterisk 1.8 or up with MySQL and using FreePBX 2.11’s new CDR module to list em’”

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Here’s some slides to share with you on NagiosXI …   What is Nagios XI and how is it different from Nagios Core from sanjayws

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[UPDATED: 29 Mar 2014] – IMPORTANT: THE PATCH IS NO LONGER NEEDED IN ASTERISK 11.5 The following guide was taken off various sources as initial references such as Digium’s Wiki and sipML5’s how to for Asterisk found here.And yes, again, this guide is mainly targeted … “WebRTC and Asterisk 11 using sipML5 (with some FreePBX compatibility)”

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FreePBX does have chan_motif (currently GUI supports only GVoice ) with module under UNSUPPORTED category in Module Admin. But first, before getting there, we need to setup Asterisk 11 to enable Here’s the howto, this is of course assuming that you’ve installed Asterisk 11 already … “Asterisk 11 and chan_motif on FreePBX 2.11 (..still cooking with manual dialplans for GTalk..)”

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[UPDATE 11-09-2013 – FREEPBX 2.11 FULL RELEASE]MORE UPDATE : Why not try our VMWare Image of Asterisk 11 and FBX2.11B2, no installation required! Fully functional and business ready.Hi guys, been a while since I got my hands on the blogging software. Anyway, I would like … “Quick and Dirty Asterisk 11 and FreePBX 2.11 (RC) installation guide”

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Over the past few days, we’ve been working on APIs to work with a Hotel system middleware called JDS PMS which links a the Hotel Information System (HIS) and Asterisk. It’s like this HIS <–> JDS <—> Asterisk Our client needed Asterisk to perform several … “Hotel Systems with Asterisk and FreePBX”

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There are cases where you want to make urgent calls and override the DND set by the user on their phones. These scenarios include 1) Hotel style wake up call (download the hotel wake up module for freePBX) 2) Emergency internal calling NOTE: This dialplan … “FreePBX/Asterisk Override DND (or Do Not Disturb)”

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