Usage Guidelines – Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Asterisk VoIP System

Asterisk VoIP System

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

The guide on how to use Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Asterisk VoIP System

  1. To start the server, you just need to start the VM through Azure Portal.
  2. To work, you must open port 5060 (UDP) in the network properties in the Azure firewall.
  3. Install PuTTY. You can download PuTTY from the link – https://putty.org.ru/download.html Launch PuTTY.
  4. Run Putty, enter the VM address in the “Host” field, and click “Open” to connect.
  1. In the opened console, it is necessary to enter a username and password that were specified while creating the virtual machine.
  2. To check that the service is running, enter the command:

> sudo systemctl status asterisk

  1. Press “Q” to exit the service status check.
  2. To enter the Asterisk service console, enter the command:

> sudo asterisk -vvvr

  1. To view the “Settings” or “Help” in the console of the Asterisk service, you can use the commands:

> core show settings

> core show help

This is pre-configured Asterisk v.18

You can easily modify to meet your own needs.

For further configuration of the service, please refer to the documentation at

https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Home