[Asterisk-Users] Install just to play with experiment

[Tom Rymes]

A at H is not a feature limited version of asterisk designed for home  
users. It is actually a collection of various software projects,  
including Asterisk stable, the AMP Web interface, SugarCRM, a Cisco  
phone configuration editor, plus ConfigEdit and a bunch of other  
stuff, all nicely tied together.

On the other hand, Asterisk by default is a blank slate and there are  
extremely few limitations on how you can configure it to meet your  
needs. Extreme flexibility is the rule, and many do not like that  
GUIs (AMP included) necessarily place limits on this flexibility. As  
a result, it is harder to make more complex customizations.

However, I think that the average user will actually find that AMP  
brings some order to the "chaos" that is Asterisk. Rather than  
limiting their freedom, many users see it as saving them from  
reinventing the wheel and having to learn the minutiae of Asterisk  
configuration. In addition, if you are willing to invest some time  
studying the inner workings of AMP, you can figure out how it works  
and place custom programming in the /etc/asterisk/ 
extensions_custom.conf file.

In the end, it depends on what type of user you are, and what you  
want to accomplish. If you want to develop an easy to use and  
configure replacement for a traditional PBX that does not require you  
to really get into the nuts and bolts of dilaplans, etc, then I think  
A at H is for you. If you want to get into more complex things such as  
connecting databases to your system to let customers access their  
data interactively, etc, then you probably want to avoid the GUI,  
because it will limit your flexibility.

As with most everything else, it depends!

Tom

On Aug 12, 2005, at 4:37 AM, Michael Jones wrote:

> Is there a significant difference between the features set of  
> Asterisk at home
> and regular asterisk? (important missing features?)
>
> About the cautions..  You're not kidding.. It blew out the hard drive
> without so much as a "you sure you want to do this?".
>
> Unfortunately I figured this out too late.. fortunately it was only  
> a test
> system that won't take long to return to it's previous state..   I  
> may even
> use it as Asterisk's permanent home.. A dual P3 500 server class intel
> board..
>
> - Michael
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: Tom Rymes <trymes at rymesheating.com>
>> Reply-To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
>> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:45:55 -0400
>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Install just to play with experiment
>>
>> Considering your description, I think that you should definitely try
>> out Asterisk at Home. It includes AMP already configured and working,
>> and makes it very easy to configure and set up a SOHO system. you can
>> even set it up to make and receive phone calls by configuring an
>> account at Teliax, VoipJet (outgoing only, no incoming as of yet...),
>> or Broadvoice.
>>
>> Go to asteriskathome.sourceforge.net and dowload the ISO fiile. As
>> mentioned earlier, BE CAREFUL!!!!!!! This CD will format your hard
>> drive, wipe out all data, and install a new CentOS system without
>> asking for your say-so.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On Aug 11, 2005, at 6:37 PM, Francesco Peeters wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, August 12, 2005 0:25, Doug Lytle said:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Michael Jones wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a quick configuration that can be put into place to  
>>>>> simply
>>>>> experiment with the system (like create a couple of extensions
>>>>> wit Xlite
>>>>> and
>>>>> make a "internal phone system" in my office that doesn't really
>>>>> go out
>>>>> anywhere - or maybe connects to a voip provider later)?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> If you compile from source you can do a make samples .
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> And otherwise, you can try Asterisk @ Home, but be warned that it
>>> installs
>>> a complete new system, so do not try it on an existing machine you
>>> do not
>>> wish to be wiped clean first!
>>>
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