Messenger Install Document

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Hardware used for this installation:

Computer- shuttle SB51G2

Modem- X100 FXO Card from Digium

STEP 1.

Required software and installation instructions-

Linux version: 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 -full install

download here- http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/iso/

installation instructions- http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/

Asterisk version plus dependencies:

asterisk-1.2.9.1.tar.gz

asterisk-addons-1.2.3.tar.gz

asterisk-sounds-1.2.1.tar.gz

libpri-1.2.3.tar.gz

zaptel-1.2.6.tar.gz

download here- http://www.asterisk.org/download

installation instructions below- commands are italicized

STEP 2.

untar and unzip files in the directory of your choice.

ex.

[root@localhost asterisk]# tar -xzvf asterisk-1.2.9.1.tar.gz

this will result in a new install directory

[root@localhost asterisk]# ls -la

total 10368

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 14 15:51 .

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jul 14 14:30 ..

drwxr-xr-x 25 1000 1000 4096 Jun 6 11:19 asterisk-1.2.9.1 <- install directory

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10568287 Jul 14 14:33 asterisk-1.2.9.1.tar.gz

Remove tar file from directory- remember to keep copies in a backup directory

[root@localhost asterisk]# rm asterisk-1.2.9.1.tar.gz

rm: remove regular file `asterisk-1.2.9.1.tar.gz'? Y

Repeat these steps for each tar file.

STEP 3.

install dependencies

libpri-1.2.3 installation steps:

[root@localhost downloads]# cd libpri-1.2.3/

[root@localhost libpri-1.2.3]# make clean

[root@localhost libpri-1.2.3]# make install

zaptel-1.2.6 installation steps:

[root@localhost downloads]# cd zaptel-1.2.6/

[root@localhost zaptel-1.2.6]# make clean

[root@localhost zaptel-1.2.6]# make install

STEP 4.

install asterisk

[root@localhost /]# cd pbx/asterisk/asterisk-1.2.9.1/

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# make clean

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# make install

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# make samples *this will create sample config files

STEP 5.

test asterisk installation

Load wildcard modules (if you’re using a phone card)

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# modprobe wcfxo

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# modprobe wcfxs

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# modprobe zaptel

Check channel configuration (if you’re using a phone card)

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# zaptel -vv

Start Asterisk

[root@localhost asterisk-1.2.9.1]# ./asterisk -vvvvc

this command should return:

Asterisk Ready.

*CLI>

this is the asterisk command console type help and press return for list of commands

STEP 6. * Click "File Diagram" on the sidebar links to see a graphic of file relationships

download and modify configuration files for Asterisk and Messenger.

webroot: web page file

ttspeech.html

Make sure the path to insert.php is correct

<form action="php/insert.php" method="get">

../webroot/php/: messenger config files

insert.php

Make sure the paths in these variables are correct

$text = "...path/festival.txt";

$callfile = file_get_contents("...path/php/ttspeech.call");

$from = "...path/php/initiate.call";

$to = "/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/ttspeech3.call";

ttspeech.call

Make sure Context and Extension are correct

Context: from-sip

Extension: 2003

/etc/asterisk/: asterisk config files

These files should work in their current configuration

extensions.conf

sip.conf

festival.conf

zaptel.conf

zapata.conf