Asterisk Featured Article

Packt, a publishing company, has reportedly announced the publication of a new book titled “Asterisk (News - Alert) 1.6.” The book, written by three Asterisk Professionals, provides simple to use directives in constructing a fully operable telephone system utilizing Asterisk platform.

 

The book is full of easy-to-follow information to help a reader set up, organize, run and maintain a telephone system built on Asterisk platform for the use of regular and large sized business establishments.

 

Asterisk is a widely used open-source telephony software engine that can be used as a client or server. The software is provided with a set of easily adaptable telephony applications to suite the requirement of the user. The PBX (News - Alert) facilities built using Asterisk software can make internal calls within the office and outside calls can be made via public switched telephone network and Voice over Internet Protocol service. The software was originally developed for the open source Linux users. Currently the software lets users of all the operating systems such as NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris run and use the facility.

 

Packt publishing is known for publishing technical books providing clarity on various technical issues on software applications. Unlike other routine technical books Packt publications are designed to offer more specific and purposeful information allowing the readers to gain adequate knowledge in technology. Packt books are widely used by software developers, system administrators and new users.   
  

Asterisk 1.6 provides material information to assist the readers to configure Asterisk server through PSTN or SIP and use essential PBX features such as line-queue, voice mail and playing music for on hold calls. The book provides steps to understand the installation nuances of FreePBX and AsterCRM. Further, the book teaches readers to learn and perform activities such as monitoring, recording and call log details analyzing, allowing them to modify their business functions.

 

The chapters in the book are arranged to let readers understand the working of Public Switched Telephony Network, Voice over IP Connections DAHDI and libpri. The book further delves into details such as network usage, security and maintenance. It also provides information to educate readers on the need of keeping regular backups and maintaining disaster recovery plans while installing a secure Asterisk system.