From 95f9235c91b9b245c5f8258ce887a44e5b13bb9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: drowe67 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:54:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] README edits git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/freetel/code@144 01035d8c-6547-0410-b346-abe4f91aad63 --- mini-asterisk-gui/README.txt | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/mini-asterisk-gui/README.txt b/mini-asterisk-gui/README.txt index e2e9cb07..f2df260a 100644 --- a/mini-asterisk-gui/README.txt +++ b/mini-asterisk-gui/README.txt @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ installations fast and simple, for example: You want to connect a few IP Phones and make cheap phones calls using VOIP. An Asterisk distro on a CD is a possibility but you don't want to dedicate a full PC just for Asterisk. You don't - really want to learn obscure dial plan syntax and yet another conf + really want to learn Asterisk dial plan syntax and yet another conf file format. * A small office that already has an old analog phone system. You @@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ view! * Light weight so it can run on embedded boxes like the IP0X family. No SQL database or PHP or LAMP. Only a basic web server and a very - basic perl are required (microperl - no CPAN libraries). + basic Perl are required (microperl - no CPAN libraries). * Works directly on extensions.conf and sip.conf, but honors any edits you make to these files. So all the powerful Asterisk features are - available in the background. + available if after a while you want to dive into Asterisk conf files. * Doesn't use AJAX or the built-in Asterisk web server or users.conf magic. Plain old HTML, a little Java-script and CGIs written in shell script and Perl. * Doesn't use the Asterisk programming model. For example you don't - have to understand what a dial-plan is, much less understand how to + have to understand what a dial plan is, much less understand how to code one. Plain English terms are used instead, for example "Phones and Phone lines". Terms like Asterisk, Linux, SIP, Zap/1 don't even get mentioned. @@ -88,13 +88,15 @@ view! is also your firewall, server etc. * Mini Asterisk tells you when something is wrong, for example you get - a warning if your Phone System can't see the Internet. + a warning if your Phone System can't see the Internet, or if it can't + see your ITSP. -* Extensive pre-configuration of extensions.conf and sip.conf, - pre-selected phone numbers, SIP trunks are selected from a pull-down - menu (except they are called VOIP lines). Analog ports are auto - detected, at least on the IP0X. This makes adding phones fast and - simple. +* Extensive pre-configuration of extensions.conf and sip.conf. The + phone numbers of extensions are pre-configured and ITSP + configurations are selected from a pull-down menu. Analog ports are + auto detected, at least on the IP0X. This makes adding phones and + ITSPs fast and simple. It also gives people new to Asterisk a + working starting point. [[status]] Status @@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ Alpha: * Works on IP0X. * Works on x86 but many features (like upgrades) disabled in the - interests of security. These need to be implemented in a safe way. + interests of security. These need to be implemented on x86 in a safe way. * Tested on asterisk 1.4.x * Needs feedback from real users to see how useful the concept is and what (un)features need to be added. @@ -171,7 +173,9 @@ x86 Installation . You need a web server, Asterisk and some sort of Perl installed (very basic Perl installation is fine). Configure your web server to -run CGIs (.sh and .pl) from your server root (lighttpd config instructions below). +run CGIs (.sh and .pl) from your server root (lighttpd config +instructions below). + Mini Asterisk expects all files (shell, perl, html etc) to be in the same directory. If you find this painful please <>. -- 2.25.1