Extensions
Each phone on the PBX is setup to register to one or more extension numbers.
Contents
Basic Setup
- To add an extension go to the Menu -> App -> Extensions and press the add button.
- Set an extension number
- the rest of the defaults are fun for a basic example.
- Press save.
- System -> Apply Settings
Options
Range used to setup one or more extensions. In other words this can be used to create extension in bulk from 1 to 1000 extensions.
Effective Caller ID Name: is used when calling internal numbers. ( effective_caller_id_name - FreeSWITCH variable ) Effective Caller ID Number: is used when when calling internal numbers. ( effective_caller_id_number - FreeSWITCH variable )
Outbound Caller ID Name: is used when calling external numbers. ( outbound_caller_id_name - General variable ) Outbound Caller ID Number: is used when calling external numbers. ( outbound_caller_id_number - General variable )
Account Code - this is not used anywhere in the default dialplan but is provided in FreeSwitch and therefore is provided in FusionPBX for full compatibility. It sets a variable for the extension that could be used in a condition. See http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Variable_accountcode for more information.
Functionality for phone provisioning is now provided on this screen, but has not yet been documented here.
Notes
The password is set automatically using a combination of random characters that are:
- upper and lower case letters,
- numbers
- symbols
Rather than changing the password to something simple it is much wiser to keep it as it was automatically set and to use that password to connect the phone with. To view the password that has been automatically set, open the extension page again and click on the obfuscated password in the password field. The actual password will be revealed just below the password field.
