Fast Steps to Configure Voip With Asterisk on Debian 10

Fast Steps to Configure Voip With Asterisk on Debian 10 - I am going to try to configure one of the asterisks softswitch application that uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

Asterisk Softswitch Example

Asterisk is an application that functions as a PBX-based switch.

The installation topology I'm using is VirtualBox -- Debian 10.6

Buster -- Asterisk, while the physical topology is Laptop -- Wireless NIC -- Access Point -- Smartphone.

So I use a laptop device via a wireless NIC to connect to wifi

and then for testing using the VoIP application from a smartphone which is also connected to the same wifi.

Preparing to Configure Asterisk on Debian 10 Using Virtualbox

Some of the preparations that you must do before going to the core stages for configuring asterisk is as follows:

Install virtualbox on your laptop, and here I use virtualbox version 6.0.8 "

Network settings in virtualbox on Bridge and use Ethernet on your laptop.

Install Linux Debian 10 Buster operating system first

Don't forget to update then upgrade online with the following command: apt-get update then apt-get upgrade

Then don't forget to Network Settings first, so that Debian can connect to the internet, make sure to plug the laptop into the smartphone and see the wireless IP along with the gateway on Windows with the ipconfig command, if it is known, match the IP Debian with the IP from the smartphone including the IP Gateway given.

How to Configure Asterisk on Debian 10

Asterisk configuration steps

Alright, we'll start with the Asterisk configuration steps, once you have  paid attention to the preparation above.

Install the asterisk application program with the command

root@whity:/#apt-get install asterisk

Type Y on the verification page

Edit the sip.conf file in the directory /etc/asterisk/sip.conf

Root@whity:/#pico /etc/asterisk/sip.conf

Type the script below, on the last line

Description :

[123] and [456] : are the contact numbers that will be used, I purposely use IP

address

secret=12345 : password as authentication

Then edit the extensions.conf file located in the /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf directory

root@whity:/#pico /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf

Restart the asterisk application with the command

root@whity:/#service asterisk restart

The configuration on the server side for asterisk is finished

Install Zoiper on Windows

Double click the Zoiper Setup icon

Welcome to the zoiper setup wizard click Next

Check I accept the agreement, click Next

Select Component click Next

Select Installation Directory click Next

Select Start Menu Folder click Next

Select operating system 32 or 64 bit click Next

Select Installation Scope click Next

Ready to install click Next

Launch Zoiper5 click Finish

Click Continue as a Free user

Enter Username and Password then click Login

Enter the SIP server IP 192.168.43.20

Optional Authentication and Outbound proxy click Skip.

Then the SIP server option will appear, then click Next.

Click Configure then click Start Test for Audio, Camera.

At this step you can dial to the opponent's number.

Please install Zoiper for android from Google Market.

Thus the article about Fast Steps to Configure VoIP With Asterisk on Debian 10.

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