RE: xAP Asterisk - updates???

["Patrick Lidstone \(Personal E-mail\)" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 November 2005 15:02
> To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [xap_automation] xAP Asterisk - updates???
>
> Ah - two things that could be wrong then- I was running on a
> Windows PC, not the Linux box running Asterisk (What's the
> reason for a Windows version if Asterisk runs on Linux?).
> I've not created any special users for this - I am using
> *@Home though and logged on using the default user and pass.

If you use the default user and pass, you must be running on the same host
as asterisk because the default configuration in manager.conf explicitly
prohibits anything by a local connection. It should be obvious how to
modify
the default entry in manager.conf to allow remote conenctions if you take a
look at it.

> Are there any more instructions on getting it running than
> the description on your web site (great to see your site up
> and running BTW :) )

No, fraid not. If you wanted to write up a "HOWTO" as we work
through any
issues that arise, it would be appreciated.

> The next question would be - how can I make use of the calls
> waiting data/messages - I'd like to view this in Floorplan
> and Desktop to start with - is this possible? Further down
> the line I'd like to have some kind of display around the
> house (like Ian Bird's display or another touch screen type
> arrangement) that has this data on.

It's certainly easy enough to do in principle. You will need to
"shim" what
comes out of the asterisk connector into a format that floorplan (or
recipient device) can understand, or configure floorplan (or recipient
device) to interpret the messages directly. I haven't used floorplan myself
recently so I'm not sure how this is done. No doubt James can help us out!

Patrick