{"product_id":"9781847198631","title":"Asterisk 1.6","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsterisk is a powerful and flexible open source framework for building feature-rich telephony systems. As a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) which connects one or more telephones, and usually connects to one or more telephone lines, Asterisk offers very advanced features, including extension-to-extension calls, queues, ring groups, line trunking, call distribution, call detail rerecords, and call recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will show you how to build a telephony system for your home or business using this open source application. 'Asterisk 1.6' takes you step-by-step through the process of installing and configuring Asterisk. It covers everything from establishing your deployment plan to creating a fully functional PBX solution. Through this book you will learn how to connect employees from all over the world as well as streamline your callers through Auto Attendants (IVR) and Ring Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is all you need to understand and use Asterisk to build the telephony system that meets your need. You will learn how to use the many features that Asterisk provides you with. It presents example configurations for using Asterisk in three different scenarios: for small and home offices, small businesses, and Hosted PBX. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of ten chapters, this book introduces you to topics as diverse as Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN), Voice over IP Connections (SIP \/ IAX), DAHDI, libpri, through to advanced call distribution, automated attendants, FreePBX, and asterCRM.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an engaging style and excellent way of presenting information, this book makes a complicated subject very easy to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn easy introduction to using and configuring Asterisk to build feature-rich telephony systems for small, medium and large businesses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers readers both a detailed description as well as step by step instructions on deploying software solutions as well as Asterisk configurations. Screenshots are provided in sections to give a visual perspective of the instructions. For Asterisk configurations actual sample code is listed in the book which can be directly inserted into your Asterisk solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at anyone who is interested in building a powerful telephony system using the free and open source application, Asterisk, without spending many thousands of dollars buying a commercial and often less flexible system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is suitable for the novice and those new to Asterisk and telephony. Telephony or Linux experience will be helpful, but not required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163185987824,"sku":"9781847198631","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847198631_p0.jpg?v=1763747154","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847198631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}