Prerequisites

 

• SIPtrix v1.2 or above (see http://:<ip-address-of-siptrix-server>/admin for version number)
• Xtelsio “TAPI for Asterisk”
• Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP

 

 

SIPtrix preparation

 

• Use the Config Edit option from the Tools Menu in the GUI to locate and open the file manager_custom.conf
• Locate the sub-heading entitled [AstTapi]
• Edit this section, such that the network from which clients will be connected follows “permit”; e.g.

[AstTapi]

secret = AstTapi

deny=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0

permit=10.0.0.0/255.255.255.0

read = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user

write = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user

 

• Save the changes by clicking on the “Update” button at the bottom of the screen, then click the “Re-read Configs” link at the top of the screen
• Ensure that SIPtrix is set up to allow calling out via the Default Route without a 9 being required. Go to Setup, Outbound Routes within the SIPtrix GUI, and select the route which is matched when a 9 is dialled (this may be called Default, but does depend on how you have configured your system). In addition to matching a 9, ensure the regular digits are also matched, thus:

 

 

 

Here, 6 Xs match local numbers (no dialling prefix) and 11 Xs match international numbers

 

 

 

 

 

Windows installation

 

• Download and install the xtelsio “TAPI for Asterisk” client according to Xtelsio’s instructions. For ease of use it would be a good idea to click the option to install a link to the software on the desktop of the client PC
• Click on the Xtelsio client link

 

 

 

 

 

• Click on the “Configure” button

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Highlight “Asterisk Line 1” then click “Settings”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• On this screen, click the “Settings” button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• At the “Asterisk Server” page, enter the IP address of your SIPtrix server and:

 

Username is AstTapi

Password is AstTapi

 

Both username and password are case sensitive – enter as above

 

It’s not actually necessary to press the “Connect”, but you can do so to confirm that the client logs into the server

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Back on this page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel is SIP/<your extension>

 

Your phone number is, again, <your extension> - must be the same as above

 

Your name is what is presented on your phone when the server initiates a TAPI call – e.g. SIPtrix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The TAPI configuration is complete. Within Outlook, select a contact, then the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Click the “Dialling Options” button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scroll down in “Connect Using Line” until the Asterisk Line x you configured earlier is selected, then click OK

 

 

 

 

• The telephone you configured will now ring – if you then pick it up, the system will dial the number from Outlook and you will be connected to the contact.