Basic course on Asterisk - course RUB 1,499. from Merion Academy, training 2 weeks, date December 2, 2023.

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Asterisk from scratch, FreePBX, PRI, SIP, FXS/FXO, IP - Asterisk PBX, SSL

Founder of Merion Academy

Unified Communications, Collaboration, Routing and Switching
Implemented, advised and designed IT infrastructure in 50% of the top 10 banks in the Russian Federation
Participant and speaker of numerous conferences

Block 1: Preparing the server and necessary equipment

1.1 FXO/FXS - in what case are they needed?
1.2 Studying SIP and PRI - what to choose?
1.3 Video lesson on using the calculator to plan installation
1.4 Preparation of 3 server options taking into account the requirements from the Customer

Block 2: Installing and configuring Asterisk via the console (CLI)

2.1 Complete installation of Asterisk from the console (command line)
2.2 Asterisk - configuration from scratch via CLI
2.3 Full practical work with deploying Asterisk from the console and further setting up key entities: creating internal numbers and registering numbers with the provider

Block 3: Installation and configuration via FreePBX (GUI)

3.1 Step-by-step installation of FreePBX Distro
3.2 Step-by-step setup of FreePBX, including: connecting to FreePBX, activating FreePBX, checking FreePBX activation, setting Asterisk network settings, setting up DNS server, setting up the server time zone, rebooting the server from FreePBX (graphical console), monitoring the hard disk space of the Asterisk server, managing Fail2Ban in FreePBX, setting up general SIP PBX parameters, setting up PBX codecs, setting up NAT parameters, creating internal numbers, setting up extension numbers parameters, registering a softphone to an internal number via SIP, checking the registration status of the softphone, setting up a SIP trunk (connection to the provider), checking the status of SIP registration - trunk, setting up outgoing routing, creating an audio file for IVR, creating an IVR (interactive voice menu), setting up incoming routing, final system testing
3.3 Complete setup from A - Z through a convenient graphical shell

Block 4: Asterisk Server Security

4.1 Improving Asterisk security
4.2 Which ports should I open for Asterisk/FreePBX?
4.3 FreePBX - weak password detection
4.4 Firewall configuration in FreePBX
4.5 Setting up SSL in FreePBX
4.6 Best practices for securing SSH connections
4.7 Strong password generator
4.8 Testing knowledge and practical work on working with server ports

Block 5: Troubleshooting Asterisk

5.1 How to remove logs from Asterisk using FreePBX?
5.2 Log storage time in Asterisk
5.3 Asterisk Log Module Overview
5.4 Audibility problems in Asterisk
5.5 Sngrep: installation and use
5.6 Common problems with Asterisk - studying approaches to troubleshooting and fixing problems

Final - Final testing

Asterisk Online: Certificate Test