[arm-allstar] SIP Phone To Node

[David McGough]

Steve,

I recommend interfacing the SIP phone to FreePBX and then interfacing 
FreePBX to AllStar via IAX2.

I don't have exact instructions on setting this up, but, it's very simple 
to do.

I mainly use this config for reverse-autopatch connectivity to club 
repeaters and this capability gets used regularly here---several times a 
week.

>From the PSTN, I use voip.ms coming into FreePBX. Once a user connects 
into the proper DID, they get a simple IVR with PIN authentication. If 
they enter a valid PIN, they fall into a second IVR menu and can then 
enter an AllStar node number to reach the desired repeater.

The same IVR functionality works for local FreePBX extensions, too, of 
course. I mainly use Cisco 79xx phones.

There is also a standard autopatch capability, which can be initiated from 
a repeater user to access the PSTN....But, in practice, this capability is 
virtually never used these days----pretty much the only time it gets used 
is testing that it still works!

Is this basically what you're wanting to do?


73, David KB4FXC


On Fri, 27 Nov 2020, "Steve via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> Is there any place that has step by step instructions for those of us 
> who are learning. I am looking for a way to add my freepbx on a 
> raspberry pi to my allstar node. This pbx is for our local Mesh network. 
> I have been searching all over the net for days trying to find a way to 
> do this. I find a lot of small talk but no where are there complete 
> instructions on how to do it. Example: I see stuff like change xxxx to 
> oooo in sip.conf. Ah ok how? Any help with this one would be greatly 
> appreciated as I am about to pull my hair out.
> 
>