Original Website - http://www.asterisk.org/

Asterisk is a complete PBX in software. It runs on Linux, BSD, Windows (emulated) and OS X and provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX and more. Asterisk does voice over IP in four protocols, and can interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using relatively inexpensive hardware.

Asterisk provides Voicemail services with Directory, Call Conferencing, Interactive Voice Response, Call Queuing. It has support for three-way calling, caller ID services, ADSI, IAX, SIP, H.323 (as both client and gateway), MGCP (call manager only) and SCCP/Skinny. Check the Features section for a more complete list.

Asterisk needs no additional hardware for Voice-over-IP, although it does expect a non-standard driver that implements dummy hardware as a non-portable timing mechanism (for certain applications such as conferencing). A single (or multiple) VOIP provider(s) can be used for outgoing and/or incoming calls (outgoing and incoming calls can be handled through entirely different VOIP and/or telco providers)

For interconnection with digital and analog telephony equipment, Asterisk supports a number of hardware devices, most notably all of the hardware manufactured by Asterisk's sponsor, Digium. Digium has single and quad span T1 and E1 interfaces for interconnection to PRI lines and channel banks and hostgator coupons. In addition, single to quad port analog FXO and FXS cards are available and are popular for small installations. Other vendors' cards can be used for BRI (ISDN2) or quad- and octo- port BRI based upon CAPI compatible loan modification cards or HFC chipset cards.

For interconnection with the cellular network (GSM or CDMA), Asterisk can use the Celliax channel driver or chan_mobile that is in the trunk now and there is also a unofficial backported version.

Lastly, standalone devices are available to do a wide range of tasks including providing fxo and fxs ports that simply plug into the LAN and register to Asterisk as an available device.



This Wiki covers both the stable and the development branch of Asterisk. When adding new commands, applications and options, please also add a note on *when* this was added so that users may compare with their version date.

Daily Asterisk News

• Asterisk 10 Beta 1 (24 Jul 2011 | 5:14 pm PDT)
• Asterisk 10.0.0 Beta 1 Now Available (24 Jul 2011 | 4:32 pm PDT)
• The Evolution of Asterisk (or: How We Arrived at Asterisk 10) (21 Jul 2011 | 10:48 am PDT)
• Russell Bryant: Taking On New Challenges (18 Jul 2011 | 4:15 pm PDT)
• Russell Bryant: Thank You for Seven Years of Excellence (18 Jul 2011 | 4:06 pm PDT)
• AstLinux 0.7.9 Release (17 Jul 2011 | 3:39 pm PDT)
• Asterisk 1.10 branch created (13 Jul 2011 | 1:53 pm PDT)
• Benchmarking AGI performance in C, PHP, and Perl (11 Jul 2011 | 9:17 pm PDT)
• Asterisk 1.8.5.0 Now Available (11 Jul 2011 | 2:50 pm PDT)
• IANA Registration for Enumservice IAX (11 Jul 2011 | 2:41 pm PDT)

VoIP Today News

• Asterisk 1.8.5.0 Now Available. (17 Jul 2011 | 9:43 pm PDT)
• Safi Communications Suite 1.5.6 Release Candidate 1 is here! (11 Jul 2011 | 9:01 am PDT)
• Asterisk VQM update is available! (2 Jul 2011 | 2:06 am PDT)
• Asterisk conferencing module: AppKonference 1.7 is now available! (27 Jun 2011 | 12:09 am PDT)
• Asterisk 1.4.41.1, 1.6.2.19-rc1, and 1.8.4.3 Now Available (Security Release). (27 Jun 2011 | 12:08 am PDT)
• AstChannelsLive 3.0 is available now! (23 Jun 2011 | 12:25 am PDT)
• Asterisk 1.4.42-rc2 Now Available. (20 Jun 2011 | 9:36 pm PDT)
• AsterUVX - Asterisk Unified Voice eXchange. (13 Jun 2011 | 10:26 pm PDT)
• MDtel selects VXI* VoiceXML browser for Asterisk over Nuance Recognizer 9. (8 Jun 2011 | 9:43 pm PDT)
• The Architecture of Open Source Applications. (6 Jun 2011 | 1:38 am PDT)
• Asterisk 1.8.4.2 Now Available. (2 Jun 2011 | 11:42 pm PDT)
• Elastix Beta with Asterisk 1.8 Available. (30 May 2011 | 9:34 pm PDT)
• Skype for Asterisk - end of sale. (25 May 2011 | 1:24 am PDT)
• Asterisk 1.8.4.1 Now Available. (25 May 2011 | 1:23 am PDT)
• CDR-Stats 1.3.0 released. (23 May 2011 | 11:11 pm PDT)
• tutorial: billing with accountcode works on freepbx(asterisk) + aserbilling. (23 May 2011 | 11:10 pm PDT)
• How to develop a PHP - AGI (Asterisk Gateway Interface) without external libraries ... (21 May 2011 | 11:28 pm PDT)
• Asterisk-GUI 2.1.0 RC1 Now Available! (16 May 2011 | 11:12 pm PDT)
• powerful Call Center Management system for Asterisk - OrdrelyStats SE 1.8 (15 May 2011 | 10:02 pm PDT)
• Asterisk 1.8.4 Now Available. (11 May 2011 | 10:26 pm PDT)

Other Asterisk News

• 2011-08-01 - PowerAST The World first open hardware/software designed embedded PowerPC dual core 1.2G CPU IPPBX platform (Up to 16 E1/T1/J1 with hardware EC modules supported) has been released first version.
• 2011-07-29 - Intuittech-Blog Over 600 people strong, in 7 countries. The worlds largest Asterisk organization takes shape!
• 2011-07-20 - VadaXchange Buddy version 1.0 released - new user-friendly call control interface developed on top of an Asterisk PABX. About time business PABX become user friendly!
• 2011-06-27 - Atcom PRI Cards New range launched - AX-1D, AX-2D and AX-4D. Optional Hardware Echo Cancellation module available.
• 2011-05-16 - Orderly Stats version 1.8 of OrderlyStats for Asterisk Call Centers has been released
• 2011-05-11 - Positron G1000 Asterisk Appliance Released - 150 concurrent calls
• 2011-05-10 - Positron Telecom 1U Rackmount PBX is now available
• 2011-04-22 - The Alvis-4-Ext: T1/E1 External PRI Channel Bank based on RtpBridge solution is announced by Odin TeleSystems!
• 2011-04-19 - DMLink releases their new 4 port GSM asterisk PCI card.
• 2011-04-09 - Free Asterisk Technology Day in Kuala Lumpur, 28 April 2011
• 2011-03-30 - How to add a Flash softphone to your webpage, if you use Asterisk PBX
• 2011-03-17 - Microbase CTI Microbase announced the release of Microbase CTI v2.0 - The pure Asterisk Based CTI Solution.
• 2011-03-02 - OpenVox Releases Hardware Echo Canceller for ISDN BRI Cards with LIFETIME warranty.
• 2011-02-24 - Evolution PBX 4.0 released (100's of new features) by Intuitive Voice Technology
• 2011-02-24 - DMLink releases their new 16 port analog asterisk PCI card.
• 2011-02-15 - Netfors has released version 2.0.0 of the SS7 channel driver for Asterisk, chan_ss7: Download here.
• 2011-02-02 - Intuittech Sdn Bhd launches Nagmon for Asterisk the monitoring appliance in conjunction with the DIGIUM ASTERISK WORLD 2011; Press Release
• 2011-02-02 - Membantu24 the first global Asterisk support centre is launched in conjunction with the DIGIUM ASTERISK WORLD 2011; Press Release
• 2011-02-02 - Hayibo! the softphone for the Enterprise releases the free version of its softphone in conjunction with the ITEXPO EAST 2011 in Miami; Press Release
• 2011-01-07 - Asterisk Nortel Asterisk Avaya Communications Manager with SES ,Avaya IP Office R6.0 ,BroadSoft BroadWorks
• 2010-12-31 - OpenVox Announces Sales Promotion for Analog Cards in 2011.
• 2010-11-29 - Justworks Communications LLC The first enterprise grade comprehensive Asterisk Based System CBT is released. A must-have for staff training.
• 2010-11-18 - Hayibo! Business Softphone First Business Softphone for the Enterprise with CRM and SMS Integration as well Asterisk Business Features
• 2010-11-16 - Press Release P1 Malaysia Largest Wimax Provider and Intuittech (SEA Largest Asterisk Implementer) sign MOU to Provide Asterisk Enabled Platforms to Enterprise User
• 2010-09-06 - Yeastar MyPBX GSM Official Launch!
• 2010-08-30 - RazorQuote Launches Native Payment Module for Asterisk. Enables mobile eCommerce on Asterisk Platform
• 2010-08-25 - OpenVoxReleases New Embedded IPPBX Kit IX110 to the Open Source Community
• 2010-08-16 - Visual Dialplan 3 for Asterisk is released, now with support for MS SQL, My SQL, Gmail and much more
• 2010-08-10 - AsteriskPortal Make sure your local Asterisk user group is listed to gain visibility.
• 2010-08-06 - OpenVox Failover Module FXOS200 Released.
• 2010-08-05 - OpenVox OpenVox Releases High Analog Density Card with Octasic DSP Hardware Echo Cancellation.
• 2010-08-04 - DMLink releases their new 24 port analog asterisk PCI card.
• 2010-08-02 - Noojee releases version 1.6.4 of Noojee Click for Asterisk the click to dial Firefox plugin
• 2010-07-31 - DMLink releases their 8 port analog asterisk PCI card.
• 2010-07-27 - DMLink releases their first IP PBX.
• 2010-07-15 - MyPBX Firmware V.1.0.2.2 has been released. MyPBX's new firmware version is fully compatible with ‘Skype for sip’ and allows multiple administrators to login at the same time.
• 2010-07-05 - Orderly Stats version 1.6.2l of OrderlyStats for Asterisk Call Centers has been released
• 2010-06-19 - Orderly Software releases version 1.6.2k of OrderlyStats for Asterisk Call Centers
• 2010-02-17 - AsteriskVM - Asterisk Voicemail for the iPhone A native iPhone and iPod Touch application that lets you visually check your voicemail.
• 2010-02-01 - TD Contact Management Server for Windows A HTTP server for Contact Management / CRM for Windows with an asterisk interface. Multi users Contacts Management, Invoicing, Appointments, Day Planer, Tickets etc from your browser (Firefox recommended). Easily add your own table for custom applications. Uses AJAX / Javascript and an innovative interface for easy and much faster aceess to all data, than traditional Web Based systems. Fast and easy single file install, no Apache / PHP/ MySQL to install ans setup. Free single user license.
• 2010-01-25 - Small Business PBX made easy
• 2010-01-17 - The Edgepbx best stable, best price and still open software and hardware design IPPBX
• 2009-12-08 - Asterisk Avenue is OPEN for discussions of all things Asterisk! Take a walk down Asterisk Avenue TODAY!!!
• 2009-10-14 - Submit your dial plan and win free Visual Dialplan Professional license
• 2009-09-28 Asterisk Consultants BEWARE of Fraud Serial scammer targeting Asterisk community.
• 2009-09-27 - Visual Dialplan Code Zone is launched - Tutorials, dial plan examples & tools for Asterisk developers
• 2009-08-13 - OpenVox Releases GSM Card to Enable Asterisk IPPBX Into Mobile Market.
• 2009-08-10 - IBSYS Canada Inc Canada DID, SIP Trunk, CLI, IP PBX Best deal for Canadian DID.
• 2009-08-05 - OpenVox Provides Better Fax Quality and Reliability on Analog & T1/E1 Phone Systems.
• 2009-07-21 - Apstel released Visual Dialplan v2.3, now with grammar editor and ASR components
• 2009-07-20 - Neotiq Web shop is open for the French market. Come and see our IP08 and BR4 products (embedded Asterisk PBX).
• 2009-07-07 - OpenVox Released Hardware Echo Cancellation Module for Single Port E1/T1 Cards.
• 2009-07-05 - How to Mass deploy Linksys / Cisco SPA phones - Mass deployment of Linksys SPA devices (SPA941, SPA942...) using TFTP and XML configuration files for use with Asterisk PBX.
• 2009-07-03 - asterisk.net.ru - Latest News About Asterisk – The Open Source PBX & Telephony Platform in English, Russian, Ukrainian
• 2009-07-01 - Using EG100 GSM modules enhances your TDM400P card connects to mobile networks now
• 2009-06-27 - VoiceIP Solutions announces a Hosted Asterisk solution with full Root access.
• 2009-06-24 - i6net New VXI* VoiceXML browser 4.1 available for Asterisk 1.4/1.6
• 2009-06-22 - BroadTel released embedded Asterisk IP-PBX with 4-port FXS/FXO module. Tailor-made model available upon request
• 2009-06-22 - Edgepbx just release new powerful single port E1/T1 embedded Asterisk IP PBX
• 2009-06-19 - MyPBX Successfully Passed TBR21 & FCC Part 68 Test Approval!
• 2009-06-04 - AsteriskPortal.org - A new portal dedicated to the Asterisk PBX; quickly find what you need
• 2009-05-28 - RoboSIP - Automated VoIP PBX testing RoboSIP - fully automated end-to-end call quality analysis provides unique insight into call quality issues for end-users, integrators and service providers
• 2009-05-28 - Valid8.com, Inc. extends its SIP signal testers and traffic generators with real-time audio and video quality analysis
• 2009-05-27 - APoD - Aster Power Dialer is released http://www.apod.co.in - Robust , Feature rich ,Highly scalable ,Enterprise level, Light weight , complete outbound contact center suite which work with any asterisk based pbx system , even with embedded asterisk pbx.
• 2009-05-22 - TELECOMPANIES.COM announces that the worldwide telecom business directory was launched for public access. If you have an Asterisk related company feel free to add it to the directory for FREE Register your company here
• 2009-05-07 - MyPBX Firmware V1.0.1.3 released. New firmware version adds ‘One-touch Recording’ and all extension users are able to sign in WEB to check the voicemails and recordings.
• 2009-04-29 - The Edgepbx release new powerful FX02G with 0ne Quad-band GSM module and one FXS module embedded Asterisk IPPBX
• 2009-04-23 - Asterisk-config-syntax-highlight A perl module which is used for highlight Asterisk config syntax
• 2009-04-20 - Uni-Ta Released a new GUI for Asterisk powered embedded IP PBX Univox S800.
• 2009-04-16 - VoIPtel CE & SE Firmware (0.3.2 and 0.3.3 respectively) for the IP01, IP02, IP04 and IP08 PBX manufactured by Atcom Technology are now available for download.
• 2009-04-14 - The Edgepbx just released new powerful 12 Analog ports embedded Asterisk IPPBX - FX12, with LCD/15G CF/WIFI supported
• 2009-04-06 - Digium announces Fax for Asterisk
• 2009-03-18 - Malaysian Asterisk User Group - Interview with Mark Spencer - Founder Digium & Asterisk
• 2009-03-18 - Asterisk with Ultramonkey Tutorial - Daniel's Asterisk with Ultramonkey Tutorial
• 2009-03-03 - PIKA Technologies adds BRI connectivity to WARP Appliance
• 2009-03-01 - VoIPtel SEq Open Source VoIP PBX with secure calls through VPN to be launched at CeBIT'09! Reclaim your right to privacy!
• 2009-02-25 - OrderlyStats FREE Dedicated Real Time Call Centre Management and Statistics Package.
• 2009-02-13 - Two-part series on using Amazon’s cloud services with Asterisk - Voxilla
• 2009-02-11 - High Availability Solution for Asterisk PBX and Telephony Interfaces Announced by Xorcom
• 2009-02-06 - hoowa.sun released asterisk config file read and write module for php language download
• 2009-01-10 - IP BRI The 4 port IP BRI is finally available! Preinstalled VoIPtel CE firmware makes it as easy to use as the IP01, IP02, IP04 and IP08.
• 2009-01-08 - VoIPtel The IP01 is now shipping! Same hardware as IP04 and IP08, 32 concurrent calls, VoIPtel CE firmware, size of an ATA.
• 2008-12-29 - PhonicEQ Inc Announces the change in the prices of the offered T1/E1/BRI PCI cards. The company is now offering direct to customer sales and slashes the retail prices by up to 47%.
• 2008-12-28 - Phone systems - A comprehensive guide to phone systems
• 2008-12-28 - Synsip Announce first release of a Microsoft® .NET API-remote object Server for Asterisk. Documentation available here Synsip
• 2008-12-22 - Digium® and Third Lane Partner to Deliver Cost-Effective Multi-Tenant PBX Solutions
• 2008-12-17 - OpenVox D110E Single Port T1/E1 PCI Express Card Released.
• 2008-11-25 - The Edgepbx just released new 8 ports IPPBX - FX08A, with LCD/15G CF/WIFI supported
• 2008-11-23 - IonLogix Systems announces the release of Phone Manager 2008, an enterprise ready CTI solution for Asterisk.
• 2008-11-18 - PIKA WARP the Appliance now compatible with FreePBX
• 2008-11-11 - OS-VoIP.com Article - Open Source VoIP in the carrier space : A look at Bandwidth.com
• 2008-11-20 - Worldwide Asterisk Users Group - Will hold monthly virtual meeting. Please register now!
• 2008-11-03 - Noojee Receptionist 2.1.1 by Noojee Telephony released. Noojee Receptionist is the only Asterisk application designed specifically for receptionists. Incl. support for multiple receptionists.
• 2008-11-03 - Noojee Click for Asterisk 0.5.0 released. Free Firefox extension which adds 'Click to Dial' to phone numbers on every web page.
• 2008-10-24 - www.thiscoolsite.com releases Automated kickstart installation of Asterisk and Gnudialer
• 2008-10-23 - Net Security Solutions - Nuevas Voces de Asterisk en Español de Colombia, Acento Neutro. Asterisk Colombia
• 2008-10-22 - OpenVox IX100 Won the 2008 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award!
• 2008-10-21 - Noojee Click 0.5.0 by Noojee Telephony released. Noojee Click for Asterisk is a Firefox plugin providing 'Click to Dial' for any web page
• 2008-10-12 - how to connect to gsm with asterisk in Spanish & more - chan_mobile en Español by Linuxmall
• 2008-10-08 - SoliCall updates noise reduction technology for Asterisk
• 2008-09-16 - PIKA WARP the Appliance adopted by Schmooze
• 2008-09-01 - E-SoftBilling E-SoftBilling Now Supports Asterisk 1.4.X.
• 2008-09-01 - OpenVox Extends Its Warranty to 5 Years since Sep. 1, 2008.
• 2008-08-30 - Noojee Click 0.4.8 by Noojee Telephony released. Noojee Click for Asterisk is a firefox plugin providing 'Click to Dial' for any web page
• 2008-08-25 - ZaKoTel releases asterLive 1.0 LiveCD and installation medium for a Debian Etch based Asterisk PBX system: asterTools' asterLive.
• 2008-08-25 - ZaKoTel releases IVAN 2.0.1 - Interavtice Voice Application Network, fully-featured IVR-, TollFree-, DID- and Premium Rate platform: asterTools' IVAN.
• 2008-08-25 - ZaKoTel releases asterBoard v1.0.5, now includes English, German, French and Spanish - asterTools download area.
• 2008-08-12 - Noojee Click for Asterisk 0.4 released. Free Firefox extension which adds 'Click to Dial' to phone numbers on any web page.
• 2008-08-06 - EdgePBX best price, best voice quality embedded IP PBX provider, now IP02/IP08/IP08D released, and it is open design, including hardware and software.
• 2008-07-10 - Zaprolink release their high performance 4 ports anlog and 4 port E1!!!
• 2008-07-09 - OpenVox Releases the Open Source Enterprise Embedded IPPBX Kit Based on x86 Architecture!
• 2008-07-08 - Flagtech release their 4 ports anlogu and single E1 and 4E1 card!
• 2008-06-30 - ZaKoTel asterBoard v1.0.4 released, including connectivity with FreePBX, trixbox and AsteriskNOW! News article on astertools.com
• 2008-06-23 - OpenVox New Product B100M Mini-PCI ISDN BRI Card Is Released Today!
• 2008-06-18 - Noojee Recorder 2.1 released. Callcentre Recording solution with auditing, archival and multi-leg recording.
• 2008-06-18 - Noojee Fax 2.0 (aka AsterFax) released. Commercial Email to Fax gateway with reliable fax driver for all Asterisk supported hardware.
• 2008-06-18 - Noojee Receptionist 2.01 released. Optimized Receptionist console with support for multiple receptionist.
• 2008-06-11 - Vdex-40 Asterisk 4 FXO port Appliance: Vdex-40 - USA distributor TAA.com: Australian Manafacturer Technoco.biz. First appliance ever with dual cpu's
• 2008-06-05 - Warp, the Pika Appliance now generally available
• 2008-06-05 - OpenVox has Now Released the PFM100-Power Feeding Converter for ISDN BRI Mini Card!
• 2008-06-02 - ZaKoTel releases asterBoard, a new switchboard and operator GUI based on Flash. asterBoard
• 2008-05-15 - Watch videos on Building High-Performance VoIP Clusters with Asterisk/OpenSER on YouTube.

Starting Out

Books

• Addison-Wesley
  • The Asterisk Book - Practical Asterisk 1.4 - GNU FDL, completely available online
  • Das Asterisk Buch (German) - Asterisk 1.2 + 1.4 - GNU FDL, completely available online
• Booksurge
  • Getting Started With Asterisk PBX (English) Free downloadable eBook - Released in June 2010
  • Learning Guide for Asterisk 1.6 (English) Asterisk 1.4 and 1.6 - Released in June 2010
  • New Configuration Guide for Asterisk PBX 2011 in Portuguese Available New
• O'Reilly Media
  • Asterisk: The Future of Telephony - Brought To You By The Asterisk Documentation Project - FREE DOWNLOAD!
  • Switching to VoIP - Ted's book is full of Asterisk know-how
  • T1: A Survival Guide - Not specifically about Asterisk, but if you want to understand T1s, this is the book
• Packt Publishing
  • Asterisk Gateway Interface 1.4 and 1.6 Programming New
  • AsteriskNOW!

• Asterisk 1.4 Professional Guide with the Sample Chapter - FREE DOWNLOAD!
• Beginning OpenVPN 2.0.9 with the Sample Chapter - Features of OpenVPN - FREE DOWNLOAD!
• Building Enterprise Ready Telephony Systems with sipXecs 4.0 with the Sample Chapter
• Build rich telephony systems with Asterisk 1.6 with the Sample chapter - Creating a Dialplan - FREE DOWNLOAD!
• Construindo Sistemas de Telefonia com o Asterisk Asterisk book in Portugues released.
• Construyendo Sistemas telefónicos con Asterisk Asterisk book in Spanish released.
• Costruire Sistemi Telefonici con Asterisk Asterisk book in Italian released.
• Free Chapter from the Asterisk Book Building Telephony Systems With Asterisk
• Free Chapter from the Trixbox book trixbox CE 2.6 New
• FreePBX 2.5 Powerful Telephony Solutions with the Sample Chapter - Recording calls in FreePBX - FREE DOWNLOAD!
• Latest Asterisk Book Building Telephone Systems With Asterisk
• Latest Asterisk eBook Building Telephone Systems With Asterisk
• Sample Chapter FREE DOWNLOAD!
• TrixBox Made Easy book has just been Announced.
• Tutorial for Novice to get started with Asterisk - Day to day Plan

Introduction

• Asterisk introduction: An overview for new Asterisk administrators - THE PLACE TO START!!
• An introduction to Asterisk, The Open Source Telephony Project - Basic setup How-To/tutorial, installation, SIP-devices and dialplan, with test applications.
• Asterisk: A Non-Technical Review (pdf): An overview for executives and managers
• Asteriskguru Tutorials A huge collection of tutorials for asterisk.
• Asterisk installation
• Asterisk IRC logs: #asterisk IRC logs
• Asterisk Mailing Lists
• Asterisk software addons
• Asterisk tips and tricks: Solutions to common problems, hints of what you can do with this powerful software
• Asterisk video training Asterisk and Linux step by step installation guide
• Asterisk video training Free videos on Asterisk, trixbox, and FreePBX
• Asterisk video training Free videos on Asterisk, trixbox, and FreePBX
• Series of video tutorials about Asterisk dial plan development
• Blindhog.net - Video Tutorials.
• Collection of tutorials for Asterisk dial plan development
• Development Which development environment is best for my voice app? (Asterisk, usually!)
• FAQ and SEARCH helper: Look for answer for the question that bugs you here!
• Free Introduction to Asterisk eBook complete setup tutorial
• Free video tutorials about Asterisk dial plan
• http://www.suvi.org/theory/asterisk.html Gives a good German introduction howto setup Asterisk quickly.
• Linux 101: A beginners guide to using Linux
• Linux 101: A small wiki with snippets of useful Linux info
• News, Project status and roadmap
• Phone systems - A comprehensive guide to phone systems
• [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP9b_FEZuUE: Video @ YouTube
• VoIP User Groups: Local resources in your area
• Where to download Asterisk

Hardware

• VoIP Solutions and Network Accesories for Asterisk, trixbox and Windows based VoIP systems (recommendation of VoIP integration partner)
• Asterisk and Cable Modems with embedded ATAs: How to connect a embedded ATA to Asterisk
• Asterisk and Virtual Private Servers: How to run Asterisk on a VPS/VDS}
• Asterisk and VoIP Gateways: A list of many manufacturers of VoIP gateways
• Asterisk Blades: Standalone Asterisk based PCI cards
• Asterisk dimensioning: How big a processor do I need and what call load can my system handle?
• Asterisk Embedded Systems: Asterisk on no-frills hardware
• Asterisk Hardware blog Asterisk and Linux step by step installation and hardware recommendations guide
• Asterisk Hardware: Hardware known to work with Asterisk]
• asterisk hardwares hardware for Asterisk VoIP systems
• VoIP Phones for Asterisk Systems
• Asterisk legacy integration: How to integrate Asterisk and an ordinary PBX
• Asterisk phones: Common phones in use together with Asterisk
• Asterisk text: Text communications support in Asterisk
• Asterisk video: Video call support in Asterisk
• Cheapest Asterisk hardware hardware for Asterisk VoIP systems
• Cheapest Astesrisk cards india with 5 years of warrenty
• Cheapest IP PBX system and TDM cards hardware for Asterisk VoIP systems
• Hardware use cases: Hardware recommendations for different needs & success stories
• VoIP systems hardware for Asterisk VoIP systems
• Asterisk hardware - Atcom products for VoIP solutions
• Atcom asterisk appliances,Positron asterisk embedded blades,Positron asterisk appliances

Administration and system layout

• Asterisk administration
• Asterisk at large: Tips for large installations (SIP proxy, load balancing)
• Asterisk billing support
• Asterisk Bootable CDROM: Boot and run Asterisk from a CDROM
• Asterisk configuration from database
• Asterisk configuration from template files
• Asterisk dimensioning: What CPU do I need, how many concurrent calls does my hardware support?
• Asterisk encryption: About SRTP, TLS and IAX encryption
• Asterisk fax Asterisk and Faxing
• Asterisk groups: The various and confusing group concepts in Asterisk.
• Asterisk High Availability Solutions: Hardware and software solutions to increase availability.
• Asterisk Install CDROM: Simultaneously install an OS and Asterisk from one CDROM — easiest and quickest way to get Asterisk up and running.
• Asterisk monitoring: Making sure it stays up
• Asterisk OS Platforms: What Operating Systems Asterisk works with
• Asterisk password files: Where can you find users and passwords in Asterisk configuration files?
• Asterisk PBX functions: Introduction that helps you find common PBX functions in Asterisk
• Asterisk rollout tips: Tips on how to move from testing to practical rollout.
• Asterisk security: Security in the PBX
• Asterisk video training Asterisk and Linux step by step installation guide

Configuration

• Asterisk - documentation of application commands: The complete cross-reference!
• Asterisk AEL: Asterisk Extension Language
• Asterisk AEL2: Asterisk Extension Language - version 2
• Asterisk AGI: Powerful programmatic scripting interface
• Asterisk config files: Overview of the Asterisk configuration files
• Asterisk Configuration Examples: Complete Asterisk configuration examples from various users
• Asterisk Configuration from database
• Asterisk configuration from template files
• Asterisk Configuration Notes for Specific Phones
• Asterisk Configurations for connecting with VOIP providers: How to connect Asterisk to VOIP providers
• Asterisk Data Configuration: Zaptel and Asterisk data and hybrid configuration
• Asterisk Database: The built-in database used in the dialplan
• Asterisk Functions: The Functions used in 1.2
• Asterisk Slimming:How can we slim-up about so many modules
• Asterisk tips and tricks: Many config tips
• Asterisk Variables: Variables used in configuration and dial plan
• Asterisk video training Asterisk and Linux step by step installation guide
• Fax & Modem Support for Asterisk - white paper explaining how to synchronize devices
• Incoming Call Latency in Asterisk Systems with FXO - article describing how to reduce delay
• Treating Echo in Asterisk Systems - short article about the reasons and solutions to echo issues with Asterisk

Management

• Asterisk CLI: The interactive command prompt language
• Asterisk GUI: Web and other interfaces to Asterisk for management and configuration
• Asterisk Manager API: The Asterisk Manager API
• Asterisk options: Command line switches when you start your Asterisk PBX
• Asterisk Zeroconf Support: Service Discovery for Asterisk using Zeroconf
• Asynchronous Javascript Asterisk Manager (AJAM) - HTTP Manager API Access

Troubleshooting

• Asterisk debugging: How to debug Asterisk
• Asterisk PCI bus Troubleshooting: Troubleshooting PCI bus issues (Especially those related to the Digium TDM400P)
• Asterisk PSTN interface debugging: Echo problem, signal level issues, etc.
• Asterisk Voice Delay: Options to reduce the delay between voice transmission and receipt

General Reference

• Asterisk codecs: Supported codecs
• Asterisk channels: Supported voice channels
• Asterisk International: How to make * work outside the USA
• Asterisk libpri: Open Source PRI library
• Asterisk multi-language: Tips on configurations for multi-language installations
• Asterisk Paging and Intercom
• Asterisk protocols: Supported protocols
• Asterisk sound files: Standard sound files and their meaning
• Asterisk vertical service activation codes: *XX codes used on Zap Channels

Country-Specific Information

• Asterisk Singapore Asterisk Solution in Singapore http://www.nautilus-network.com
• asterisk ActiveX The free Asterisk IAX2 and Manager API and AGI ActiveX control(know as IAXOCX and MVBCTI OCX).
• Australia Asterisk Details
• Emergency Calls
• http://bbs.voip88.com: A forum for asterisk PBX discussion and Chinese version of Elastix
• http://mestreasterisk.com.br/: Blog/Portal Mestre Asterisk - News, Asterisk Videos, Tutorials, Installation and Configuration, you can find here! (Pt_BR).
• http://pbx-installers.com/dir/Asterisk/: Directory of Asterisk dealers and programmers in the United States
• http://www.51asterisk.com: Provide in depth and updated Asterisk China local news and also international information.
• http://www.asterisk.lv: Asterisk in Latvia
• http://www.asteriskdiy.com: An Asterisk WiKI in Thailand
• http://www.asteriskexpert.net: Asterisk Expert UK and USA , One call solution
• http://www.asteriskexperts.com.br: Portal, forum and tutorials about Asterisk in Brazil
• http://www.asteriskportugal.org: Portal, forum and tutorials about Asterisk in Portugal
• http://www.maug.com.my: Malaysian Asterisk User Group - Asterisk in Malaysia
• http://www.meuasterisk.com.br/: Blog/Guides Asterisk - Latest news and views about Asterisk/ Guias e ultimas noticias sobre asterisk (Portugues BR).
• http://www.voiptoday.org: VOIP Today Magazine - Keep up to date on the latest news and views about Asterisk.
• India Specific Information
• UK Asterisk Details
• The first Greek Asterisk Forum: Greek Asterisk Forum - Sounds Greek.

Commercial support

• Asterisk consultants: A list of Asterisk consultants
• Asterisk Help Wanted: Post Asterisk-related consulting projects
• Asterisk system vendors: Where to buy complete systems with Asterisk already installed
• Digium, the creators of Asterisk and Asterisk-compatible hardware

SIP Service Providers

• Asterisk settings for Localphone: How to configure Asterisk to work with Localphone’s VoIP service
• SIP/IAX Services for Asterisk: Where to obtain VoIP Services for Asterisk Platform
• Voip Call Shop Provides call shop sip acounts, used for call shops or residential customers.
• VoxCall
• DIDLive provides Asterisk SIP Inbound Service. Local DID Numbers in USA/Canada & 40 other countries. USA/Canada Toll Free Numbers.

Contact DIDLive at 1-212-901-0800 or visit us at www.didlive.com

User Groups

• Asterisk Army: Asterisk User Map - Forum
• Asterisk softswitch Asterisk is the worlds leading open source telephony engine and tool kit. Asterisk is released as open source under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and it is available for download free of charge.
• AsteriskCounter: Page that counts how many users uses Asterisk
• Asterisk Professionals: Certified Asterisk Professionals and Instructors
• Asterisk User Groups Hang out with Asteristas in your area!
• VOIP Today Community Providing the success and use of Asterisk also FREE Asterisk support.
• VoIP User Groups: Local resources in your area

Weekly SIP Asterisk Users Conference

• x2z.eu http://www.x2z.eu/ THis conference is open to users at all levels of asterisk expertise

Interesting and Unusual Projects

• Village Telco Using Asterisk in a WiFi Mesh network to provide phone service in rural areas

Howtos and Tutorials

• How to add a Flash softphone to your webpage, if you use Asterisk PBX
• Series of video tutorials about Asterisk dial plan development
• An introduction to Asterisk, The Open Source Telephony Project - Basic setup How-To/tutorial, SIP-devices and dialplan, with test applications.

• tutorial: billing with accountcode works on freepbx(asterisk) + aserbilling. (23 May 2011 | 11:10 pm PDT)
• How to develop a PHP - AGI (Asterisk Gateway Interface) without external libraries ... (21 May 2011 | 11:28 pm PDT)
• How to code a Callback feature using VoiceXML? (4 May 2011 | 3:00 am PDT)
• How to use astercc,freepbx and asterisk to build a broadcasting system with IVR and Queue agents. (13 Mar 2011 | 11:36 pm PDT)
• Asterisk 101 : How to troll telemarketers (aka automatically send hidden Caller ID to a waiting ... (10 Jan 2011 | 10:19 pm PST)
• How to turn your website into a Telephone extension? (4 Jan 2011 | 11:33 pm PST)
• How to install AstLinux Version: 0.7.4-Asterisk-1.8.0. (29 Nov 2010 | 10:38 pm PST)
• How to protect your Asterisk system from unwanted SIP registration attempts. (28 Nov 2010 | 11:06 pm PST)
• Small Office - Home Office Asterisk dial plan example. (7 Nov 2010 | 9:25 pm PST)
• LumenVox simple Call Router Asterisk dial plan example. (2 Nov 2010 | 1:27 am PDT)

• AQuA enables voice quality monitoring in Asterisk
• Asterisk ""How To"" Search Tool Uses Google -No Ads - Just Asterisk information from all the best sites!
• Asterisk and Amazon EC2 cloud services - Voxilla
• Asterisk auto-dial out: How to make your PBX dial out automatically
• Asterisk Cisco 79XX XML Services: How-To Create XML scripts for Cisco 79XX Phones
• Asterisk Cisco CallManager Express Integration: How-To integrate Asterisk with Cisco CallManager Express
• Asterisk Cisco CallManager Integration: How-To integrate Asterisk with Cisco CallManager
• Asterisk Tutorials A wide variety of Asterisk Tutorials from AsteriskGuru.com
• auto dealers or auto parts stores a colections of free video from Asterix in UK
• Asterisk Tutorials - Free video tutorials for Asterisk, trixBox, and FreePBX
• Asterisk Voicemail Notify for Support Numbers: Asterisk Voicemail Notify for Support Numbers
• BLF Tutorial for Asterisk PBX and Linksys SPA962/932
• Collection of tutorials (easy to difficult) for asterisk
• Collection of tutorials for Asterisk dial plan development
• How to: Snom M3 and the Web UI (Simple)
• http://mestreasterisk.com.br - Howtos and Video Tutorial ugg boots
• http://www.asterikast.com Asterikast.com Offering a free video tutorial for Asterisk.
• http://www.astrecipes.net A wiki about ready-to-run Asterisk recipes
• http://www.ctrcorp.com.mx Asterisk configuration
• Install and Configure Asterisk Server with Extensions in 3 Minutes - Video
• Integrating the Power of Open Source Telephony with Web 2.0 Technology
• Setting up a small scale solution for distributed sales force A practical example.
• Telemarketing blacklisting using Asterisk http://www.it-slav.net/blogs/2009/03/17/telemarketing-blacklisting-using-asterisk/
• Asterisk+Cisco CME integration
• Tutorial for Novice to get started with Asterisk - Day to day Plan - LINK IS DEAD