Assigning a Password for "Expensive" Calls in FreePBX

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jlg84

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#113491 18-Jan-2013 15:29

Hi all, it's me again. I'd like to set my new FreePBX up in such a way as to require a PIN or a password to allow some of my extensions to make "expensive" calls, primarily calls to non-local and international numbers. In 2Talk there is a rather simple way to do this, is there a simple way in FreePBX? Ideally I would like to use this so that I can give the PIN to guests who wish to use our phones for overseas and national calls, and then I know to check their phone records so I can charge them for the service at checkout.

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#746950 18-Jan-2013 16:22

Create outbound routes with appropiate dialplans and a PIN.

mercutio

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#746972 18-Jan-2013 16:49

just put a password on 09 and 00,.

jlg84

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#747088 18-Jan-2013 19:29

The password on 09 and 00 is exactly what I want to do, but I cannot find where to do it. I admit it, I'm a newb!

mercutio

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#747089 18-Jan-2013 19:30

jlg84: The password on 09 and 00 is exactly what I want to do, but I cannot find where to do it. I admit it, I'm a newb!

i uhh, did it sometime, i'll check it out :)

mercutio

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#747090 18-Jan-2013 19:33

https://cdn.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/4c921f2a90a4de276440b77c778bf232.jpg

that seems to work, to make 08 numbers have a password. (easy to test :)

jlg84

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#747093 18-Jan-2013 19:36

Thanks @Mercutio. I just found that, too, and am now working on figuring out how to make that apply onto the trunk that relates to our guest room phones and not to the main phones.

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#747099 18-Jan-2013 19:50

Yup just create outbound routes for the calls you want to be PIN blocked and then set which trunk it is allowed to use at the bottom. You do all this from the 'Outbound Route' page.

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jlg84

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#747101 18-Jan-2013 20:00

This is what I have done; the only trunk I want to PIN-lock is GuestRooms, so is this right?

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#747132 18-Jan-2013 20:58

Creating multiple outbound routes with differnent dialplans is the easiest way, but using custom contexts is the best way as it allows a much more granular approach and avoids any exploits.

The fact you've only just started using PBX however would prove a major stumbling block to easily doing this. I've been using Asterisk for 8 years so it's easy for me to give advice, but not everybody is going to be able to find it quite so easy.

chevrolux

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#747156 18-Jan-2013 21:41

Don't worry about he prefix box and just use the pattern matching boxes.

So do..
00X.
04X.
07X.
09X.

This will apply to all extensions though. So as Steve mentioned there is the custom contexts path to go down but considering this is your first time I would highly advise against it. Things get screwed up real fast.

FreePBX do that commercial (but still free) module called 'Extension routing' which helps you do what custom contexts let you do very easily. You just need that silly Sys Admin package first.

jlg84

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#747158 18-Jan-2013 21:44

Thanks, I will make those changes you suggest, and just enter the code when I want to dial one of those pricy calls. But if I ever manage to load the Sys Admin module, I would love to get that commercial module, it looked pretty sweet.

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#747285 19-Jan-2013 10:38

It is just an add-on to the outbound route menu that lets you pick which extensions can use the outbound route. You can achieve more with custom contexts but using the module is a heap easier.

Edit: just to add... just for good measure create an outbound route to match 111 calls and put it at the top of the routes list. I dont really know if this is required but tend to think it is a good habit to get in to, especially when toll blocking is used.

jlg84

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#747346 19-Jan-2013 13:15

Thanks for the idea, I have done that and it seems to be working fine.

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#747370 19-Jan-2013 14:54

Just thinking about it... rather have all those separate patterns do '0[0479]X.' and that will match all those above in one simple rule.

jlg84

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#747375 19-Jan-2013 15:08

Yep, that worked. Thanks!

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