Skype channel installation guide

How to buy Skype credits from Digium?

1. Go to https://www.digium.com/en/login/register.php and register an account by filling these and other required field by Digium:



2. After submitting the registration you will get an email from Digium. Validate you email and activate the account by clicking the link in email.

3. Now Log in with an account details you registered with Digium:



4. Go to Digium store

5. Select how many channels you would like to buy and press "Add to Cart":



6. If all provided information is correct - checkout:



7. Complete the transaction by paying for selected amount of Skype channels via your preferred payment method (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal are supported as of time of writing this article).

Skype installation

cd /usr/src
mkdir -p digium
cd digium
wget  http://downloads.digium.com/pub/register/linux/register
chmod 777 register

# run the command
./register

# now answer the questions in the following order:
# 1. Choose 1.
# 2. Choose 7.
# 3. Enter the key
# 4. Press y for yes
# 5. Press y for yes

After completing these steps you will see a similar output:

Wrote license to /var/lib/asterisk/licenses/S4A-D3Z8TJAQZNCQ.lic

Now download Skype For Asterisk from http://downloads.digium.com/pub/telephony/skypeforasterisk:

wget http://downloads.digium.com/pub/telephony/skypeforasterisk/asterisk-1.4/x86-64/skypeforasterisk-1.4_1.1.2-x86_64.tar.gz

Extract the archive and install:

tar -xvzf skypeforasterisk-1.4_1.1.2-x86_64.tar.gz
cd skypeforasterisk-1.4_1.1.2-x86_64
make
make install
make samples

Now check in Asterisk CLI how many licensed channels you have:

ns356744*CLI> skype show licenses
Skype For Asterisk Licensing Information
========================================
Total licensed channels: 1


Licenses Found:
File: S4A-D3Z8TJAQZNCQ.lic -- Key: S4A-D3Z8TJAQZNCQ -- Expires: 2031-03-08 -- Host-ID: 25:d3:8b:cd:0c:0d:65:ec:a9:f8:87:7a:52:cd:aa:f9:a9:8b:a1:a1 -- Channels: 1 (OK)

Configuration

Configurations for Skype are located in /etc/asterisk/chan_skype.conf

Skype Business Account creation

1. Create a Skype Business Account at http://skype.com/business

2. Log in to https://manager.skype.com and answer all questions.

3. You will receive an email from Skype. Activate your Skype Business account by visiting the provided activation link in email.

4. Create Skype accounts as described in this manual

Create Skype accounts for calling

Go to https://manager.skype.com and follow the steps:

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DO NOT CREATE ACCOUNTS IN ANY OTHER METHOD - THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH Skype For Asterisk

See also

• Skype troubleshooting