[asterisk-users] Newbie on VoIP

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 10:14:02AM +0800, NOC Ph wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
>  
> 
> I'm new in VoIP, I heard from a friend that asterisk is good in VoIP service
> especially on SIP. I'm planning to replace our old PBX system (legacy of
> Panasonic) to VoIP so that even out of the country we can still communicate
> cheaper than regular phone. But I have a few questions though before I
> change our OLD PBX to VoIP.
> 

Welcome,

>  
> 
> 1.  Does asterisk generate CDR? If yes how do I see it or generate it?
> Because I have to monitor people who's calling overseas.

Sure. To a CSV file, and also , optionally, to several databases.

> 
> 2.  How do I secure it? Co'z I have to open it via Public IP. Can I know the
> port asterisk used assuming I'll use SIP.

It's not only Asterisk you have to "secure". You install Asterisk on a
system. It is that system you have to "secure". You'll probably expose
some sort of management interface to the world (a web interface, ssh,
whatever).

> 
> 3.  If it run on linux, it run will on BSD but I read from google that it
> has specific version for BSD. Can I know what version are for FreeBSD?

Asterisk is well known to build and run on FreeBSD and OpenBSD. But if
you're interested in that, I suppose you can ask further questions in
the asterisk-bsd mailing list.

http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-bsd

> 
> This questions might annoyed experts. Please bear with me...
> 

To save you asking question, try:

  http://voip-info.org/
  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/asterisk

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