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Following the release of the Elastix® Distribution of the ever-popular Asterisk® based
IPBX, I found it necessary to put together a simple Dumb-Me guide for those deciding to
give this new distribution a test run.
As always, this guide is not meant to be a detailed manual; instead it is just a quick and
dirty guide and as a resource to assist you get started with minimum pain. I will outline
everything I know in this document. If it is not in this document it means I do not
know it, so don’t ask me
Use this document as a guide, not as Gospel. It does not cover every detail and every
function found in Elastix and neither will it provide you with a complete solution or spiritual
guidance.
Only a competent VoIP consultant such as VoiceIntegrity or MBIT can provide you
with the necessary know-how for a complete solution, and as for spiritual
guidance, I will leave that entirely to you.
This document was compiled mainly based on Australian conditions (because Australia
is where I live – those kind enough to fly me around the world are most welcome to
send me an air ticket) through my experience going through the pains and gains,
supplemented by inputs from dozens of participants in the various Elastix and Asterisk
related forums. These people are mentioned in the bibliography at the end of the
document. They have helped me whenever I get into difficulties, and I still seek guidance
(the non-divine type) from them.
I take no primary credit for this document (I am only the compiler of this not so divine
revelation). I invite others to participate in improving this document. Please send me your
feedback; so together we can make this document a valuable resource for our peers in
the Elastix community, experienced and new alike. I welcome all assistance and
correction for this document.
It is also not my intention to violate any copyright or trademarks in preparing this
document. I ask those who think that their copyright or trade marks have been violated to
inform me so it can be remedied.
Asterisk™ is a trademark of Digium, Inc. Digium™ is a trademark of Digium Inc. Elastix™ is a trademark of PaloSanto
Solutions SugarCRM™ is a trademark of SugarCRM Inc. Vtiger CRM™ is a registered trademark of Vtiger, Plc.
Freepbx™ is a registered trademark of Atengo LLC Hylafax™ is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc