[Serusers] SIP and SER newbie

[Firstmile - Jan Pedro Tumusok]

I am just as big newbie user as you are, but some hints at aleast,

S Shah wrote:
> Hello everyone. I downloaded the latest version (0.8.14) of SER and 
> installed it on my redhat linux server. I’ve not set up a sip server 
> before so I’m new to this.
> 
>  
> 
> 1.) Would you please point me in the direction to get started in 
> configuring the SER server? I would like to test it out w/ an ip phone 
> and windows messenger. I’ve been using some of the documentation that 
> were available at the same ftp site.
> 

Example configurations are availble on with ser, if you look at you doc 
directory you should find ser there, with modules documentation and 
example configs.

http://www.iptel.org/ser <- got lots of documentation.

> 3.) What ports should I have open for SER to function if I’m behind 
> firewall?
>

You can choose the port SER listens to in the config, but standard SIP 
port is 5060.
For RTP ports, I belive they are choosen by the end-points.

> 4.) Lastly, I would also like to set up the sms gateway module. How can 
> I have access to that module?
> 

I belive its already in your /usr/lib/ser/modules/
directory, running Debian here, so your paths my differ :)