Chapter 2. Downloading and Installing 3CX
Now we can get down to the business of actually getting 3CX installed. We'll take a look at what we will require in order to set up a 3CX Phone System, what computer or server we will need to use for our system, where and how to get 3CX and the keys to use it, and finally the 3CX installation. In this chapter, we will have a look at the following:
What you will need
3CX server requirements
Choosing a Windows operating system
Downloading 3CX and getting a key
Installing the 3CX Phone System
Checking if 3CX is up and running
What you will need
There are just a few things that you will need in order to build a complete phone system using 3CX, which are:
A Windows desktop or server computer
Some DHCP server (a small router will do)
Three hardware handsets or softphones
Broadband Internet and a SIP trunk
A SIP PSTN Gateway device (if we want to connect to PSTN lines)
Why three phones? It is because three phones will let us test all the different call transfer and...