AstGizmo, Setup Gizmo5 And Asterisk To Work Together. Part III of III

If you have an Asterisk Server, or running an Asterisk Appliance, you can receive all your calls within Gizmo5, a softphone by Gizmo Project.
The first steps of course is to setup the Gizmo5 Softphone send and receive calls via Asterisk Server. In order to so, if you are logged into Gizmo5, logout from the application. At this point you will be at the login dialog box, as shown below. And for some reason, it is not there, start the Gizmo5 application.At this point click on the checkbox named Login to Asterisk, PBX or other voice service and then click on configure (Circled in red above) to invoke the dialog box in front. Now you can enter your server information and your account information.Make sure to click on the "Enable Secondary Login" check box. If you do not know your server information, your network admin or IT support should be able to provide you with the information.

If you want your out going calls to go through your Asterisk server, configure it from setup up Secondary Account.

There are other ways that that you can use Asterisk and Gizmo Project. These include:

1. Configure your Asterisk PBX to send outgoing calls to the Gizmo Project network. This will allow you to make free calls to Gizmo Project users, and to all of the University networks that Gizmo Project has peered with. You might also choose to route calls to the PSTN through the Gizmo Project network. This would allow you to take advantage of the cheap rates provided by Gizmo Call Out, instead of paying the high rates of your local telephone company.
   
   
2. Configure your Asterisk PBX to receive incoming calls from the Gizmo Project network. This will allow people with Gizmo Project Accounts to call you for free. It also allows you to take advantage of Gizmo Project Call In. By using a Gizmo Project Call In number to receive calls, you can effectively get a regular phone number for a mere 12.00 a month!
   
   
3. Configure your Asterisk PBX to use the Gizmo Project softphone as a phone extension. As explained above. This will allow you to send and receive office calls using a free software phone, instead of needing to purchase expensive hardware for each person that you want to give a phone extension to. It also allows people to send and receive office calls, even when they are away from the office (like on a business trip). It also has the added benefit of allowing people to use the Gizmo Project softphone's many cool features, like call recording, sound blasts, and an online call history.

The steps 1 and 2 will come in two posts, so the next will be step 2, Configure your Asterisk PBX to receive incoming calls from the Gizmo Project network.

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