Dynamic features are very useful for allowing users access to custom features during calls. These can be loaded individually via the dialplan, but in freepbx based solutions this will mean a bit of hacking of the dialplan using overides and making sure all still works afterwards, or as a global varible.
The easiest way is to load them as a global as is done with apprecord, But if you want to add lots of features then you will have to use a Application Map group. This is done by editing the features_applicationmap_custom.conf file so it looks like below for example, at the top are your application maps then your group
The SIP2SIM service is a very simple concept which provides you with control of your mobile communications. It is ideal for an office of any size and even for more technical home users.
The service consists of a SIM card, which you put in a mobile phone and it makes that phone appear as if it is a SIP extension (e.g. SIP phone) on a phone system of your choice.
An extension on your office phone system
The basic service allows you to specify, on our control pages, the server name, login and password for a SIP server. This could be your office phone system whether an asterisk box, or a FireBrick or whatever. As long as it handles normal UDP SIP with G.711 a-law audio then we will register as a phone and allow calls both ways.
This means your phone can simply be an office extension, like any other.
Call office extensions using short extension numbers from your mobile phone.
Office policies on callable numbers, such as premium rate, enforced like any other extension.
Office voicemail system working, just like any other extension.
Office call logging, just like any other extension.
Office call recording, just like any other extension.
Use in hunt groups, just like any other extension.
Even use features like call steal to transfer calls if you want, or in-band DTMF to control call transfer and related features.
Manage costs
The costs are very simple for using the SIM in the UK on O2. Higher costs apply for roaming SIMs, even roaming to other UK networks.
£5+VAT to purchase the SIM card.
£2+VAT pcm once activated (activates on first use).
2p+VAT per minute for calls either way.
2p+VAT per text either way.
2p+VAT per MB for data usage either way.
No minimum term – just monthly rolling contract.
Calls are charged per second, and data per kilobyte. Charges apply to the SIP2SIM service separately from any charges you may have for text or voice calls using your VoIP/SMS provider.
In some cases a SIM will be set up with a free trial which allows some usage without assigning to an account or setting up an account. For these trial SIMs, once assigned to an account an activation fee of 1p+VAT is charged and usage charges commence as normal.
Telephone numbers
Just like a SIP handset, the service does not come with any sort of telephone number.
You can, if you wish, have the phone register on a VoIP provider’s service. This would mean you get calls to a number operated by the VoIP provider, and can make calls from that number, just like any other SIP phone. If registered with your own telephone system, it would have internal extension numbering, and even direct dial in numbering as you have chosen to configure on your phone system.
There is no question of porting numbers to or from the service, it has no numbers.
We can, of course, provide telephone numbers as part of our VoIP service if you wish, and we can even pre-configure these to connect with your SIM as part of the order process.
International roaming
The SIMs are available with world wide roaming. Costs are higher when roaming, obviously. The following are charges for use within EU. See full roaming price list for more details.
£5+VAT to purchase the SIM card.
£2+VAT pcm once activated (activates on first use).
10p+VAT per minute for calls either way.
5p+VAT per text either way.
10p+VAT per MB for data usage either way.
No minimum term – just monthly rolling contract.
In the UK and rest of EU, calls are charged per second, and data per kilobyte. Charges apply to the SIP2SIM service separately from any charges you may have for text or voice calls using your VoIP/SMS provider.
UK roaming for the best coverage of the UK
The SIMs can even roam in the UK. This means the SIM can change its identity automatically – being an O2 SIM when O2 is available (at the lowest costs), but switching to a foreign identity (Dutch Vodafone) to roam on to other UK networks. Whist costs are then higher this means you stay in touch even when there is no O2 signal.
When the SIM is using the O2 profile and on O2 in the UK, the UK prices apply. When using the EU profile on any UK network (including O2) or elsewhere in the EU, the EU roaming prices (as above) apply. If on EU profile on O2, it will normally switch back to O2 profile automatically within a few minutes. Currently the SIM will not roam to Three in the UK.
Text
Texts are operated separately. Our text interface using HTTP can send texts to the phone, and texts from the phone can be posted to an HTTP gateway of your choice. If you have an A&A VoIP telephone number then texts can be associated with that number directly (not all of our numbers ranges can handle inbound texts).
Mobile Data
Data currently allows simple NAT, unfiltered, Internet access. We hope to offer data via A&A in the future.
Third Party SIP services
The service involves entering SIP registration details in to our control pages. Where these are the details of your own SIP server such as an office phone system, you can make the decision as to whether or not you trust us with those SIP details in order to provide the SIP2SIM service. We will, of course, use all reasonable skill and care to ensure the details remain confidential and are not disclosed.
We have, however, designed the service so that it can work with a wide variety of third party SIP services, not just in the UK but in various countries. There are a lot of unusual systems out there and we continue to work to ensure that such services operate with SIP2SIM. However, using third party SIP details may well be in breach of your terms with the third party SIP provider as it means giving us your SIP details. It is up to you to check the terms and we would not suggest anyone breaks a contract they have. You may find that the provider is happy to trust us, especially if they do any other work with us, so it is worth asking. We are also happy to discuss contracts with other providers for the SIP2SIM service and we may be able to provide them with branded SIMs to sell to their customers.
Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that the service will always work with all other providers, and whilst we aim to resolve any technical issues (with reference to the standards), if a provider simply will not deal with our service and blocks us there is little we can do.
The Sip2Sim service is provided by Andrews and Arnold Ltd and can be purchased direct from them or via ourselves where we will assist with setting up the service for you.
We run many scripts on customer servers to email cdrs, backups etc, one problem with some mail servers is the mail gets rejected as it comes from root@elastixserver.yourdomain.com by default to fix this is simple and only takes a few lines.
Postfix MTA offers smtp_generic_maps parameter. You can specify lookup tables that replace local mail addresses by valid Internet addresses when mail leaves the machine via SMTP.
Open your main.cf file
# vi /etc/postfix/main.cf
Append following parameter
smtp_generic_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/generic
Save and close the file. Open /etc/postfix/generic file:
# vi /etc/postfix/generic
Make sure root@elastixserver.yourdomain.com change to elastixserver@yourdomain.com add :
Save and close the file. Create or update generic postfix table:
# postmap /etc/postfix/generic
Restart postfix:
# /etc/init.d/postfix restart
When mail is sent to a remote host via SMTP this replaces root@elastixserver.yourdomain.com by elastixserver@yourdomain.com mail address. You can use this trick to replace address with your ISP address if you are connected via local SMTP.
The Algo 8128 SIP Strobe light is the ideal solution for visual ringing in such areas as noisy factories, cafeterias, and public areas.
Or alternatively it can also be used as a silent visual alert where loud ringing may be disruptive in areas such as hospitals, theatres and, churches etc.
Other applications include emergency and security notification where the press of a single phone key can be used to activate one or many strobe lights. And it can also be integrated within a Call Centre system to provide visual notification when queues and waiting times are exceeding there maximum thresholds
Algo 8128 SIP Strobe Light Key Features
360° Visibility
Flash patterns are visible in every direction or may be chosen specifically for ceiling and wall mount applications.
PoE SIP Endpoint with Web Interface
Integrates easily into a VoIP Unified Communications environment, hosted or premise PBX.
Auto-Multicast
Trigger one – trigger many. Multiple strobes may be operated simultaneously and synchronously using just one SIP extension.
Colourful Options
Available blue, red, and amber caps to distinguish events in the workplace.
LEDs for High Intensity and Long Life
The 8 brilliant LEDs splash 198 candela light in all directions with greater efficiency than xenon strobes.
Since Version 1.8 in Asterisk we have seen some issues with DID calls from some suppliers.
The tell tail sign is that even though you have an inbound route that matches the DID it will still say in the verbose screen that nothing matched it in the inbound context, For example:-
Call from 'USERNAME' (XXX.XX.XXX.XX:5060) to extension '01234123412' rejected because extension not found in context 'from‐trunk'
and if you do “dialplan show 01234123412@from-trunk” sure enough there is one.
After much searching and experimentation below is a working freepbx config that has been tested with 1.8 and 11 and proves to be working with the suppliers above.
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Google has just disclosed SSL POODLE vulnerability which is a design flaw in SSLv3. By default SSLv3 is enabled by default in Elastix and many other servers, Since it is a design flaw in the protocol itself and not an implementation bug, there will be no patches. Only way to mitigate this is to disable SSLv3 in your web server or application using SSL.
How to test for SSL POODLE vulnerability?
The following simple script will test, its a re-write of Redhats that would give a false negative if the script fails in anyway giving a false sense of security.
#!/bin/bash
chmod 755 /usr/share/doc/bash-3.2/scripts/timeout
ret=$(echo Q | /usr/share/doc/bash-3.2/scripts/timeout 5 openssl s_client -connect "127.0.0.1:${2-443}" -ssl3)
if echo "${ret}" | grep -q 'Protocol.*SSLv3'; then
if echo "${ret}" | grep -q 'Cipher.*0000'; then
echo "SSL 3.0 disabled"
else
echo "SSL 3.0 enabled"
fi
else
echo "SSL disabled or other error"
fi
cd /var/www/html/recordings/includes
cp login.php /root/login.php.ari
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/filesandpatches/ari.patch
patch < ari.patch
Then to check either login to server ARI interface or
cat login.php |grep json
and you should get the following output
$buf = json_decode($_COOKIE['ari_auth'],true);
$data = json_decode($crypt->decrypt($data,$ARI_CRYPT_PASSWORD),true);
$data = $crypt->encrypt(json_encode($data),$ARI_CRYPT_PASSWORD);
$buf = json_encode(array($data,$chksum));
also check to see if you have the file in the fw_ari directory.
ls -l /var/www/html/admin/modules/fw_ari/htdocs_ari/includes
if there is a login.php there then copy over the patched version.
cp /var/www/html/recordings/includes/login.php /var/www/html/admin/modules/fw_ari/htdocs_ari/includes/login.php
After these actions check that the file ownership is still correct
if not
chown asterisk:asterisk /var/www/html/recordings/includes/login.php
This patch also applies to any older version of ARI out there.
also to be on the lookout for two suspicious files, named “c.sh” or “c2.pl” respectively. If you see these two files remove them immediately!
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