Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):2. Setting up the trunk to use IAX

VoIP: 2. Setting up the trunk to use IAX

  • Log onto the Asterisk@home Management Portal (AMP)
  • Select Setup.
  • Select Tunks
  • Select the add IAX2 Trunk.
  • In the General Settings section. Enter your Outbound Caller ID and set maximum channels to 2.
  • If you have any Outgoing Dial Rules set them up in this section.
  • In the Outgoing Settings section set up as follows replacing the username and password with the relevant details you supplied when you signed up for the IAX Calling service.
    Trunk Name: freevirtualnumbers-out
    with the Peer details set to:
    host=iax-out.freevirtualnumbers.co.uk
    secret=password
    username=user
    type=peer
  • In the Incoming Settings section set up as per the following instructions make sure that the User Context: matches your username and replace the secret with the relevant password you supplied when signing up for the IAX Inbound service.
    User context: USERNAME
    with the User details set to:
    host=from-pstn
    secret=password
    type=user
  • In the Registration Section leave the Register String empty and select Submit Changes.