Providers

Description

In old PSTN world they are called Trunks. These are your routes to outside world (out of your VoIP network).

Providers can be several types: Zap, SIP, IAX2, and H323. Type determines which technology is used to connect to Provider.

At the very start you have to create Providers through which you will dial out to PSTN or other VoIP networks.

Every Provider will charge you some money for calling through him (rate could be 0 also) to various destinations. And to every destination rate is different. Following this logic we need to have Tariff (or Price List) for Provider. This Tariff will tell our billing what price we pay to some destination if we are using this Provider's services. In other words - that would be our Selfcost.

Providers' configuration can by found in SETTINGS – Billing – Providers.

Here enter the name for new provider, select its type, tariff and press Create.

NOTE: You can't create new Provider if there are no Tariffs available for Providers.

Settings

General

• Name – name for provider, for informational purposes
• Technology – SIP/IAX2/ZAP/H323 – choose which one is used by your provider, e.g. in which way do you connect to it
• Tariff – the rate list provider charges you
• DTMF Mode – available options: inband, info, RFC2833, auto – choose which one your provider uses
• Location – which Localization rules set to apply to INCOMING calls COMING FROM this provider
• Automatic Number Identification - used in special case explained here: Provider with ANI
• Timeout - This setting lets set how long this provider should be dialed before giving up. Default value is 60 seconds. Minimum value is 30 seconds.
• Device ID – informational data - (not used starting from MOR 0.8)
• Call limit - explained here: Simultaneous call limitation

Authentication

For ZAP providers

• Channel – which channel (or channel group) to use on PRI/BRI/PSTN card. Channels and groups should be configured in zapata.conf.

For SIP/IAX2 providers

• Login – username if your provider asks for it
• Password – password used for authentication by your provider
• Authenticate by IP – just check the checkbox (Login/Password can be left empty)
  • Make sure you put correct Hostname/IP adress!
• Register - should we register to provider
• Register extension - if provider asks to use some extension for registration (usually they don't) - put it here