This is a step-by-step guide to configure your FreePBX 14 installation with a Simtex SIP trunk.
FreePBX 14 is a widely used, stable and feature-rich graphical user interface for Asterisk – https://www.freepbx.org/
Our guide assumes you have already set the server up, and have the web-based GUI ready to go. If not, grab an ISO image of FreePBX14 from here: FreePBX Distro
Search for the latest ISO within “64 BIT DOWNLOADS” on the FreePBX Download page
With the release of the new SIP stack PJSIP, SIP SRV records are now supported hence there is no need to configure multiple trunks to achieve high availability. If one of our server farms is not reachable, your Asterisk server will automatically fail-over to our backup platforms.
For security reasons, it’s best to limit the quantity of channels to the amount you will actually need in day to day use
Username: 7xxxxxxx Secret: xxxxxxxx SIP Server: sip.simtex.com.au SIP Server Port: 5060
Contact User: 7xxxxxxx (same as username) From Domain: Public IP address of your internet connection From User: 7xxxxxxx (same as username) Send RPID/PAI: Yes RTP Symmetric: Yes
In order to make outbound calls, your system needs to know what it’s allowed to route and where the calls are to be routed. We’ll set these up to guard against people making unauthorised calls on your system.
If you do not wish to make international calls, leave out the 0011 route pattern.
To save yourself from grief later down the track, configure a prefix to route all external calls. In Australia, we use 0 as a standard. This will ensure internal numbers will never overlap external destinations.
The below configuration examples will accept a 0, then strip it off automatically prior to sending it to the Simtex Trunk.
Inbound routes are used to direct incoming calls to your allocated DIDs. You can have individual numbers go to different extensions, groups, IVR routines etc as you wish.
First up we will create a ‘catch-all’ inbound route. This will be answered by your PBX if a number is sent to you but not actually configured on your system. Most users will route this to a receptionist or main hunt group.
Also set the desired destination…in our example we have it ringing a Ring Group but you may select another option.
Add entries for individual numbers, or blocks of numbers. You can enter wildcard patterns such as _618921133XX
Note: If using wildcard patterns, you must use an underscore: _618921133XX
