Freeswitch

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Contents 1 install freeswitch 2 install bluebox gui 3 bluebox config diffs vs freeswitch 4 notes 5 SIP clients

install freeswitch

• Add deb repo:
  • http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Installation_Guide#Ubuntu_Packages
• apt-get install freeswitch
• get some more packages:
  • apt-get install freeswitch-asr-tts freeswitch-codec-passthru-amr freeswitch-codec-passthru-g7231 freeswitch-codec-passthru-g729 freeswitch-lua freeswitch-perl freeswitch-python freeswitch-spidermonkey
  • Notes that freeswitch-asr-tts clashes with freeswitch over /opt/freeswitch/conf/autoload_configs/pocketsphinx.conf.xml (they are identical)
  • Change ESL password in /opt/freeswitch/conf/autoload_configs/event_socket.conf.xml
• edit /etc/default/freeswitch and enable it
• /etc/init.d/freeswitch start

install bluebox gui

• warning - it chgrp/mod's all config + sounds)
• git clone git://source.2600hz.org/bluebox.git bluebox
• /opt/bluebox/preinstall.sh
  • Web user name [www-data]?
  • Softswitch conf dir [/opt/freeswitch/conf]?
• Would you like to update odbc.ini permissions (Y/n)? n
• Edit /opt/bluebox/bluebox/config/database.php if required
  • CREATE DATABASE bluebox;
  • GRANT ALL ON bluebox.* TO 'bluebox'@'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED by '...';"
• apt-get install php5-curl (otherwise you get a "reduced functionality" warning)
  • You must restart (not just reload) apache)
• Add something like this to apache:

Alias /bluebox /opt/bluebox
<Directory /opt/bluebox>
  Allow from all
</Directory>

• http://servername/bluebox
  • Accept license, next
  • Change timezone (Europe/London), install sample data, disallow statistics submission, next
  • Set admin account (root@example.com), next
  • Telephony driver = Freeswitch
  • Conf Directory = /opt/freeswitch/conf
  • Global Sound File Directory = /opt/freeswitch/sounds
  • ESL Auth should match the password in event_socket.conf.xml
  • Next
    • This errored "Unable to access /opt/freeswitch/conf"
    • chmod 775 /opt/freeswitch/conf; chgrp www-data /opt/freeswitch /opt/freeswitch/conf /opt/freeswitch/sounds
      • probably better to use a freeswitch group really (but freeswitch uses "daemon" group)

bluebox config diffs vs freeswitch

• autoload_configs/bluebox_odbc.conf.xml (ODBC config - confidential)
• autoload_configs/acl.conf.xml
  • removes sample "lan"
  • removes sample "domains"
  • adds five deny (net_list_1-5)
  • adds net_list_6 (allow, net_list_item_1, 0.0.0.0/0)
• autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml is removed
• autoload_configs/ivr.conf.xml is removed (loads ../ivr_menus)
• autoload_configs/locations.xml is added (location_1=i.p.addr.ess)
• autoload_configs/xml_cdr.conf.xml is removed (CDR curl logger)
• dialplan/bluebox_dialplan.xml is added
• directory/default.xml differs (groups removed, 2001-2006 hardcoded)
• sip_profiles/bluebox_sipinterfaces.xml is added
• sip_profiles/external.xml, internal.xml, internal_ipv6.xml removed
• freeswitch.serial is added (tag number?)

notes

• change default_password in vars.xml

SIP clients

• Twinkle:
  • starts okay but dreadful quality after 2secs
• Ekiga:
  • Loop detected
    • ifconfig br0 down (thanks Neil!)
• Xlite:
  • Never starts (running on 64-bit box)
• Xlite (mac)
  • Works but can't initiate call