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Asterisk

These instructions help you configure your Asterisk phone system to work with TIM Plus. Contact your system maintainer if you are not familiar with the configuration of your PBX.

Support files​

Ensure the following support files exist in the /config/ folder of the TIM Plus application:

Asterisk.TDS
Asterisk.TDT

Contents​

Configure the SMDR output​

info

You may need to purchase a license to enable SMDR on this PBX. Please speak to your system maintainer if you are unsure.

Follow the steps below to enable the SMDR output on your Asterisk phone system:

  1. Enter the Server Setup System.

  2. Under the Advanced section, edit the manager_custom.conf file.

  3. Add the following lines to the file:

[CDRout]
secret = 
cdrdeny = 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
permit = 10.0.0.0/255.0.0.0
permit = 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0
permit = 212.57.232.128/255.255.255.128
read = 
write =

Verify and save the changes.

Configure TIM Plus​

Follow the steps below to configure TIM Plus to connect to your Asterisk:

  1. Click on the Directory tab.
  2. If you don't have a site set up, press Add and select PBX from the drop-down menu. In the dialogue window, name your site and then select Add.
  3. Locate the site object you want to configure in the Directory, click on it and select Properties. TIM Plus PBX Connection Properties
  4. In the Site Properties window, select Asterisk from the PBX model drop-down list.
  5. In the Connection method field, select Actively connect to PBX from the drop-down list.
  6. In the Host field, enter the IP address of your Asterisk phone system..
  7. In the Port field, enter 5038.
  8. In the Username and Password fields, enter your username and password accordingly.
  9. In the Connection script field, select Asterisk from the drop-down list.
  10. Click on the 'Options' tab and tick the Keep a local backup of any data tickbox, as shown below TIM Plus PBX backup options
  11. Click on the Save button to apply the settings.