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author | oej <oej@f38db490-d61c-443f-a65b-d21fe96a405b> | 2009-01-28 13:07:27 +0000 |
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committer | oej <oej@f38db490-d61c-443f-a65b-d21fe96a405b> | 2009-01-28 13:07:27 +0000 |
commit | dbd9e30d894a6b9399cb95e5aa90ead4a2802e11 (patch) | |
tree | f960c5ac69adf568483a600805de5d805626c84a /configs/sip.conf.sample | |
parent | d2a1102815120fa87677531f844ecea1962d3ca0 (diff) |
Add a better explanation of the difference between the device namespace and the dialplan for newbies.
git-svn-id: http://svn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/branches/1.4@171837 f38db490-d61c-443f-a65b-d21fe96a405b
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diff --git a/configs/sip.conf.sample b/configs/sip.conf.sample index 25bbb7735..c55f71bc6 100644 --- a/configs/sip.conf.sample +++ b/configs/sip.conf.sample @@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ ; module reload chan_sip.so Reload configuration file ; Active SIP peers will not be reconfigured ; +;------- Naming devices ------------------------------------------------------ +; +; When naming devices, make sure you understand how Asterisk matches calls +; that come in. +; 1. Asterisk checks the SIP From: address username and matches against +; names of devices with type=user +; The name is the text between square brackets [name] +; 2. Asterisk checks the IP address (and port number) that the INVITE +; was sent from and matches against any devices with type=peer +; +; Don't mix extensions with the names of the devices. Devices need a unique +; name. The device name is *not* used as phone numbers. Phone numbers are +; anything you declare as an extension in the dialplan (extensions.conf). +; +; Note: The parameter "username" is not the username and in most cases is +; not needed at all. Check below. In later releases, it's renamed +; to "defaultuser" which is a better name, since it is used in +; combination with the "defaultip" setting. +;----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [general] context=default ; Default context for incoming calls |