[Serusers] SER IP PBX for multiple clients

[Waldo Rubinstein]

The way I manage this in Asterisk is every SIP UA has a unique login  
but in different contexts. I suppose that if SER directs a call to  
Asterisk to the specific SIP client, Asterisk will recognize it  
belongs to a different context. The question is, I don't know if SER  
knows about multiple contexts under the premise of the Asterisk world.

Also, I get the feeling you are pretty much telling me to stick to  
Asterisk :) Is that so?

Thanks,
Waldo

On Aug 22, 2005, at 3:26 PM, Iqbal wrote:

> Hi
>
> If you are already using multiple contexts within asterisk, then  
> your already half way there, the problem is if you stick in SER,  
> bcause then  your phones are not registered in asterisk, hence all  
> fall into the same context in sip.conf, which means they all  will  
> hit  one context in extensions.conf, hence you should look into that.
>
> I am not sure if you can do the 101/102 extension thing in  
> asterisk, since aliases will be bound to a contact, whereas in  
> asterisk the context is also part of the dialing plan.
>
> DID can be done, as can forking and directing to voicemail on no  
> answer.
>
> Iqbal
>
> Waldo Rubinstein wrote:
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm still trying to learn more about SER. I've been using Asterisk  
>> to  manage virtual PBX services for different companies by using  
>> multiple  contexts within Asterisk. However, since I only use  
>> Asterisk with SIP  UAs and to communicate with ITSPs, I don't have  
>> the need to have all  the fancy features Asterisk offers, plus I  
>> have the additional  advantage of having the built-in NAT support  
>> in SER.
>>
>> The question  I have is if someone can point me to the right  
>> place  where I can see some sample configs that do more or less  
>> the things I  need or if someone would be willing to share some of  
>> those configs on  the list.
>>
>> Basically, I need to have the ability to manage any number of  
>> virtual  PBX services where each virtual entity can manage their  
>> own extension  numbering, DIDs, outbound CLID. I would probably  
>> just continue using  Asterisk for voicemail services since I get  
>> the feeling that SEMS is  still "unstable" to go into production,  
>> even for voicemail services  only (unless told otherwise).
>>
>> The idea is that even if two companies define two extensions 101  
>> and  two extensions 102, when each company calls ext 101 or 102   
>> internally, the call will be maintained within that company and  
>> would  not cross over to the other company. Also, having features  
>> like one  main number (DID) that could ring in multiple  
>> extensions  simultaneously (forking) and if no one answers, leave  
>> a message in  the general mailbox, or that each extension could  
>> have, additionally,  a DID so that they can be reached directly  
>> from the outside.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Waldo
>>
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