Asterisk is an open source framework for building communications applications. Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a communications server. Asterisk powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and other custom solutions. It is used by small businesses, large businesses, call centers, carriers and government agencies, worldwide.
There are two standard methods to connect an Asterisk box to Telnyx:
Asterisk (SIP), to use the same standard Session Initiation Protocol used to connect to SIP phones
Asterisk (PJSIP), to use the Open Source Embedded SIP protocol stack
Note: Telnyx does not support IAX2 connections. |
For more Asterisk documentation, see:
http://www.asteriskdocs.org is a free HTML book (the corresponding printed book is published conventionally by O'Reilly)
http://www.asterisk.org is Asterisk's home site, operated by Digium.com.
Instructions for Configuring an Asterisk Trunk
In this guide, you will:
Pre-Requisites:
Make sure you have created an IP authentication based connection on your Telnyx Mission Control Portal account, assigned this connection to a DID and outbound profile in order to make and receive calls.
Video Walkthrough
Setting up your Telnyx SIP portal account so you can make and receive calls:
Note: Video walkthrough for Asterisk/Telnyx configuration coming soon. Check back as we update our docs. |
1. Configuring the Telnyx Mission Control Panel
For step by step instructions on each of the requirements on the Telnyx Mission Control Portal, please follow this guide.
2. Configuring Asterisk SIP Trunk Setup
Open up /etc/asterisk/pjsip_wizard.conf with your preferred editor, and edit the following rows:
[trunk_defaults]
type = wizard
[telnyx]
endpoint/transport = 0.0.0.0-udp
endpoint/allow = !all,ulaw,alaw,G729,G722
endpoint/rewrite_contact = yes
endpoint/dtmf_mode = rfc4733
endpoint/context = from-pstn
endpoint/force_rport = yes
aor/qualify_frequency = 60
sends_auth = no
sends_registrations = no
remote_hosts = sip.telnyx.com:5060
Note: For this configuration to work, the module res_pjsp_config_wizard.so must be installed and loaded. This is available through Asterisk 13.2.0. |
3. Configure Asterisk to Make and Accept Calls
You will need to modify the /etc/asterisk/pjsip_wizard.conf in order to add the global configurations for the extensions, and specific ones for the sample.
In this example, we are setting up extension 1001 to make and accept calls. Parameters that reference 1001 and password can be customized for your requirements and map to the following fields:
[user_defaults](!)
type = wizard
accepts_registrations = yes
sends_registrations = no
accepts_auth = yes
sends_auth = no
endpoint/context = from-internal
endpoint/allow = !all,ulaw,alaw,G729,G722
endpoint/dtmf_mode = rfc4733
endpoint/rewrite_contact = yes
endpoint/force_rport = yes
aor/max_contacts = 1
aor/remove_existing = yes
aor/minimum_expiration = 30
1001
endpoint/callerid = Bart <1001>
inbound_auth/username = Bart
inbound_auth/password = strong@pass123$
After creating the template, setting up a new phone is often as simple as setting up a username/password, as the Phone object inherits from the Wizard template. You won't even need to specify a type. See the following examples:
[Bart](user_defaults)
hint_exten = 1001
endpoint/callerid = Bart <1001>
inbound_auth/username = Bart
inbound_auth/password = strong@pass135$
[Lisa](user_defaults)
hint_exten = 1001
endpoint/callerid = Lisa <1001>
endpoint/allow = !all,ulaw
inbound_auth/username = Lisa
inbound_auth/password = strong@pass246$
has_phoneprov = yes ; defaults to no
phoneprov/MAC = hereweGOaga1n ;must specify if has_phoneprov=yes
phoneprov/PROFILE = profile1 ;must specify if has_phoneprov=yes
4. Completing the basic PJSIP configuration
Even though pjsip_wizard.conf is a great facilitator in setting up PJSIP endpoints, global configurations, or anything else that might be needed can still be added in /etc/asterisk/pjsip.conf. In the scope of our basic setup, add the lines below to pjsip.conf for installations behind NAT.
[global]
type = global
[transport-udp-nat]
type = transport
protocol = udp
bind = 0.0.0.0:5060
local_net = X.X.X.X/24
external_media_address = X.X.X.X
external_signaling_address = X.X.X.X
allow_reload = no
In case the PBX is not in a NATed network, you can safely remove the following parameters: external_media_address and external_signaling_address.
With the above configurations added to the respective files, your PBX should be now registered to Telnyx, and the extension 1001 in your IP phone/softphone should be registered to your PBX.
5. Setting Up the Dialplan
Asterisk makes use of the dialplans saved in /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf in order to route calls between endpoints, among other tasks. To allow our extension 1001 to call the world through Telnyx, as well as to send it any calls that arrive to the Telnyx DID assigned to the respective trunk, you need to open up extension.conf and add the following lines of code:
extensions.conf
[from-pstn]
exten => _+1NXXXXXXXXX,1,Dial(PJSIP/1001)
exten => _NXXXXXXXXX,1,Dial(PJSIP/1001)
[from-internal]
exten = _NXXNXXXXXX,1,Dial(PJSIP/+1${EXTEN}@telnyx)
same = n,Hangup()
exten = _X.,1,Dial(PJSIP/+${EXTEN}@telnyx)
same = n,Hangup()
[from-pstn]is the context that captures inbound calls to the PBX coming from Telnyx, and sends them to the extension 1001. The[from-ptsn]code block will capture every call towards CLDs in US national (10 digit) or +E164 and send it to the extension 1001.[from-internal]serves to route calls towards the world through Telnyx. The[from-internal]code block will capture calls towards US national numbers, convert to +E164 or towards any other number, prepend “+”, and send the call to Telnyx.
IMPORTANT: If your IP-based connection uses a tech prefix to authenticate, this must be reflected in the dialplan!
For example, if you have set the tech prefix "9999" in Telnyx, your [from-internal] |
That's it! You've completed your Asterisk configuration and can now make and receive calls by using Telnyx as your SIP provider. !
Additional Resources
Review our getting started with guide to make sure your Telnyx Mission Control Portal account is set up correctly.
Additionally, you can check out:
Asterisk’s help section for extra support.