Difference between revisions of "About Asterisk"
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== Connecting to existing systems == | == Connecting to existing systems == | ||
Connecting Asterisk to an existing telephone network. This is called a PSTN call (Public Switched Telephone Network) | Connecting Asterisk to an existing telephone network. This is called a PSTN call (Public Switched Telephone Network) | ||
| − | Asterisk can be connected to a SIP or IAX provider (like [http://www.voipbuster.com VoIPBuster]) or by using a (voice-)modem-card of Zaptel-card in | + | Asterisk can be connected to a SIP or IAX provider (like [http://www.voipbuster.com VoIPBuster]) or by using a (voice-)modem-card of Zaptel-card in the Asterisk-server. |
* [[VoIPBuster|Configuration of VoIPBuster]] | * [[VoIPBuster|Configuration of VoIPBuster]] | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 26 January 2007
Asterisk is a free telephone Private Branch Exchange (PBX) system. This can most easily been seen as a telephone system used to connect callers and as a sort of answering and dispatching machine. (e.g. "press 1 to speak to ..." etc)
Connecting to existing systems
Connecting Asterisk to an existing telephone network. This is called a PSTN call (Public Switched Telephone Network) Asterisk can be connected to a SIP or IAX provider (like VoIPBuster) or by using a (voice-)modem-card of Zaptel-card in the Asterisk-server.
