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The Dumb-Me Guide

(Australianised for AU&NZ brethren)

 

Incorporating elements of versions 1.x and 2.x up to v2.7 using AMP

(From version 2.8 onwards, AMP has been replaced by FreePBX)

(Version 2.8 Draft 4c)

 

by

 

Ben Sharif

About the Author

Last updated on May 30, 2006

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mailto:bensharif@gmail.com

 

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First Published on 15th June 2005

 

This document is released under the Creative Commons By-Attrib Non-Commercial Share-Alike 2.1 licence.

 

 

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Table of Content

 

Forward. 7

1  Introduction. 8

1.1  The Components. 8

1.1.1  The IP PBX. 8

1.1.2  Phones. 9

1.1.3  SIP Gateway. 9

1.1.4  Home Network. 9

1.1.5  VOIP Service Providers. 9

2  Is VOIP for You?. 10

2.1  What is it going to cost ?. 10

2.2  What will the Quality of the phone calls be?. 10

3  Installation. 11

3.1  Change default Settings. 12

3.1.1  To get Help. 12

3.1.2  Change Linux Password. 13

3.1.3  Change IP Address (set IP address to Static) 13

3.1.4  Set Time Zone. 14

3.2  Connect to AMP (or FreePBX)  from Web Browser