c. Providers v5

VoIP

Menu where VoIP carriers are managed.

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Name: Name of Provider (Carrier).

Password: Assigned by the Carrier.

Context: Grouping where direct call attempts made by the carrier, this depends of the dialplan.

Host: Provider IP.

From User: Depends if required by the carrier.

From Domain: Depends if required by the carrier.

Port: Port used by the connection.

DTMF: DTMFs sending mode.

Qualify: If monitors connectivity with the provider.

Insecure: Specifies how to handle connections to the provider, not authenticate all connections.

Transport: Allows the user to select the protocol to be used (UDP,TCP, TLS).

Encryption: Indicates if the connection is encrypted or not (used when TLS transport protocol is present), when using voice 

Type : If the provider is SIP o IAX.

Codecs: Codecs used by the supplier (related to audio).

Digital Carriers

This is where you configure the E1/T1 digital lines (ISDN PRI and MFCR2).

When you start this screen you can see the list of the active configuration and details by selecting them, then you can add and remove in memory until the desired configuration, for the changes to take effect you must use the Apply Config button, this should be done once you are sure that you have the desired configuration information. For the changes to take effect you must restart the system.

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Check Channels: This button automatically creates the new configuration for telephony boards that were installed on the system, this gives us the available channels to configure. Note that we should not use this button unless it is absolutely necessary either a new installation or a hardware change.

ISDN PRI and MFCR2 Lists: Lists of available channels to group, each corresponding to a type of technology and these cannot be mixed.

 Account: For reasons of saving in the CDR, usually carrier name.

 Group: Group number.

Context: Grouping where direct call attempts made by the carrier, this depends on the set  in the dialplan.

Type: For several types of ISDN configurations thereof.

CallerID: CID number for channel.

Lenguage: Language associated with the channel group audios.

Signalling: Signaling type desired for digital settings.

 Analog

 Menu where the FXO – FXS analog lines are configured

 This is where you configure the analog FXO - FXS In this screen you can see the list of the active configuration and details by selecting them, then you can add and remove in memory until the desired configuration, for the changes to take effect you must use the Apply Config button, this should be done once you are sure that you have the desired configuration information. For the changes to take effect you must restart the system.

Check Channels: This button automatically creates the new configuration for telephony boards that were installed on the system; this gives us the available channels to configure. Note that you should not use this button unless it is absolutely necessary either a new installation or a hardware change.

Lists FXO and FXS: available channels are listed FXO (Connected against the PSTN), FXS (Connected to phones), you cannot mix different signaling channels.

Account: For reasons of saving in the CDR, usually carrier name.

Group: Group number.

Context: Grouping where direct call attempts made by the carrier, this depends on the set in the dialplan.

CallerID: CID number for the channel.

Lenguage: Language associated with the channel group audios.

Signalling: Signaling type desired for the analog configuration.

CID Signaling: CallerID signaling (ANI).

CID Start: Signals the start of sending the CallerID (ANI).

DTMF CID Level: Signal strength for DTMF detection.

Answer on polarity switch: Set if incoming lines have polarity.

Hungup on polarity switch: Set if outgoing lines have polarity.

Busy Detect: If no polarity must make cutting detect analog lines, you can also specify the busy pattern.

Providers & Rates

 Menu for system Providers & rates.

The first menu is focused on management system providers.

Name: Provider name.

Limit: Indicates if there is a balance limit on the use of carrier.

Balance: Indicates the balance of the account of the supplier of the minutes used.

Note: Comment on the provider.

Enabled: Indicates if the provider is enabled or not.

The second menu is focused on management of the provider rates.

  Provider: Provider selection.

  Prefix: Indicates a regular expression prefix to use.

  Cost: Indicates the actual cost to the destination prefix minute.

  Rate: Indicates the minute rate to the destination prefix that will be charged to the customer.

  Note: Comment on the provider.

  Filter: Allows you to filter within the provider fees and prefix.

 Upload icon: Choose a .csv file to load rates massively.

  File Format .csv