Summary

In this chapter, we discussed the following:

  • How FreeSWITCH collects users into a directory
  • How FreeSWITCH uses a VoIP protocol, SIP, to connect users to each other, and to the world
  • SIP is similar to e-mail in that it has users and domains
  • Employing various user features like voicemail
  • Adding a new user and modifying the Dialplan accordingly
  • Connecting to the outside world with gateways
  • SIP profiles and user agents

In this chapter, we made some minor modifications to the default XML Dialplan, and we learned how to set up users and domains within the XML user directory. Now that we have a general understanding of how these modifications work, we will continue to build upon this foundation. We will now begin to form a much more detailed understanding ...

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