Toa IP-A1 Series User guide

FREEPBX SETUP MANUAL
IP-A1 Series
N-SP80 Series
TOA Corporation

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 3
PREREQUISITES ........................................................................................................................................... 3
FreePBX Distro Version .......................................................................................................................... 3
INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................................... 3
ACTIVATION.................................................................................................................................................... 6
UPDATES ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
System Update........................................................................................................................................... 8
Module Update ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Network Setup..........................................................................................................................................10
SIP PROVISIONING..................................................................................................................................... 11
SIP Codec .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Creating Extensions for Endpoint Devices....................................................................................12
Endpoint Device Provisioning............................................................................................................ 15
PAGING AND INTERCOM MODULE ......................................................................................................15
Versions of the Paging and Intercom Module...............................................................................16
Free Version: SIP-Based Paging........................................................................................................ 16
Limitation of the Free Version ............................................................................................................ 17
Commercial Version: RTP Multicast.................................................................................................17
Linux Network Configurations for Multicast..................................................................................18
An Important Warning ...........................................................................................................................18
Adding the Multicast Channel for Broadcasting ..........................................................................19

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INTRODUCTION
FreePBX Distro is the world’s most popular open-source IP PBX. It utilizes the CentOS Linux
Distribution, Asterisk Core Telephony Engine, and the Free PBX Web GUI to provide an all-in-
one package for building your own IP telephony solution. FreePBX Distro, being Asterisk based,
inherits Asterisk’s use of the SIP protocol for its core telephony applications. With the additional
use of modules, FreePBX can also be expanded to add RTP multicast broadcast functionality for
IP-based paging. This manual will go over the required configurations for SIP and RTP Multicast
on a FreePBX implementation in conjunction with TOA N-SP80 and IP-A1 products.
PREREQUISITES
FreePBX Distro Version
This manual is based on stable release version SNG7-PBX16-64bit-2208-2 which is based on
these components:
FreePBX Web GUI 16
CentOS 7.8
Asterisk 16, 18 or 19
This version is available on the FreePBX Website for download.
https://www.freepbx.org/
Future updates may change the layout settings and features from what is shown below.
INSTALLATION
For the Full FreePBX installation procedures, and the required specifications for your PC, please
refer to the FreePBX Installation on Wiki.
https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/PPS/FreePBX15-16+installation
The outline of the procedure is as follows:
1. Download the FreePBX Installation ISO.
2. Create a bootable USB drive using the FreePBX Installation ISO.
3. Insert the USB to the PC you wish to install FreePBX and boot from the USB drive. Note
that installing FreePBX will wipe the memory and files of the device.
4. Upon booting from the USB, select “Fully Automatic Installation”.

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Select “Output to VGA” if your server or appliance comes with a display port (VGA, HDMI,
etc.) Select “Output to Serial” if your device only has a console cable. Refer to the Serial
port connection guide for instructions on how to connect using this method.
For our discussion, we will use the “Output to VGA”.
5. Installation will begin. Wait till the installation prompt finishes.
6. When the installation is complete, the device will reboot. Make sure to boot to the hard
drive upon restart (either by removing the USB or adjusting the BIOS boot settings). Also,
connect the device to a LAN with DHCP so it automatically gets provisioned an IP upon
reboot.
7. Upon successful reboot, you should see a screen shown below.

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Login using the default credentials provided by FreePBX. For our testing, we had the
default username and password:
Default Username: root
Default Password: SangomaDefaultPassword
8. Upon successful login, the screen will display the Network Information for the Device
Network Adapters.
Note, the IP Address shown here. You will access the Web-Based GUI using this IP
address later. By default, FreePBX is set to DHCP. You can configure this to a Static IP
Address via the Web GUI.

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ACTIVATION
To fully utilize FreePBX, you will need to activate your FreePBX Deployment. This is required to
get full access to required settings, features and module updates. Our recommended method is
via the Web GUI.
1. On a separate PC connected to the same LAN as your FreePBX deployment, open a web
browser and enter the IP address noted above. This will open the FreePBX Web GUI. You
will be required to set your username and password.
2. After entering the required credentials, click “Setup System”. This will load this page. Click
“FreePBX Administration”.
You will be requested to select the languages for the system and sound prompts. Adjust
as needed and click “Submit”.

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3. You will now see the Web GUI Dashboard page.
To activate the deployment, go to “Admin” > “System Admin”. This will load the Activation
Menu. On this page click “Activation”
Select the “New Activation” tab and click “Activate.”

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UPDATES
Before we add SIP endpoints for our TOA equipment, it is critical to update the main system and
the individual modules to the latest stable versions. Here we will show how to update via the Web
GUI.
System Updates
To update the main system, perform the following steps.
1. Click “Admin” > “Updates”.
2. Click the “System Updates” tab and click “Check Online”. This will search the online
repository for available updates. If they are available, click “Update System” to begin the
updates. Upon completion of the updates click the red “Apply Config” button on the top
right of the screen to apply the update.

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Module Updates
To update the modules, perform the following steps.
1. Click “Admin” > “Updates”.
2. Click the “Module Updates” tab. Click “Check Online” to check available updates.
This will show modules that have available updates.
3. Check the “Show only upgradable” check box.

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Select the updates that do not have dependencies then click “Process”. After this is done,
the red “Apply Config” button will show again on the top right. Click this and wait till it
refreshes the system. This will reload the available updates page again.
4. Repeat step #3 several times until all updates are installed. This method ensures that
primary modules (modules that have other modules dependent on them) are installed prior
to dependent modules.
Network Setup
It is important to set a static IP for the FreePBX Deployment. Set as follows.
1. On the Web GUI, click “Admin” > “System Admin”. On the “System Admin” Page click the
“Network” Tab.