After having a system properly connected to the PSTN, let's configure the internal extensions and endpoints. Before creating any extensions, we need to choose the correct type of extension to meet our requirements.
The types of extensions supported by Elastix are described in the following table:
Type of extension |
Description |
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Generic SIP device |
This type of extension is an IP extension supporting the SIP protocol. |
Generic IAX2 device |
Any IAX2 device is an IP extension supporting the IAX protocol. |
Generic ZAP device |
If we want to configure an analog or digital extension (BRI) supported by the ZAP/DAHDI driver, we must select this option. |
Generic DAHDI device |
Same as the ZAP device type. |
Other (custom) device |
This kind of extension is for special purposes. For example, if we want to execute an application or use special dialing after dialing this extension, we use this type of extension. |
None (virtual extension) |
This option only declares an extension. There... |