I've put together an OpenWRT-based Asterisk VM (with Asterisk-GUI on top instead of FreePBX) that knows how to generate the provisioning files for Polycom phones from templates and offers them up via HTTP instead of TFTP. I can bang out a new PBX in an afternoon with it. I still usually pair this with a MikroTik doing the DHCP server bit.
If you have never done any VoIP before and perhaps need some hand-holding, I haven't personally used it, but 3CX, which is a commercial Windows product, seems to come highly recommended. If you want something free, though, there is probably going to be a steeper learning curve. The other part you are going to have to consider is the hardware. If you can get phone service handed off to you as pure SIP/IP, then great. But if you actually need to take analog copper or TDM lines in from the phone company, then you are going to need to either get a PSTN <-> SIP device that meets your needs or purchase the necessary interface cards for the PC/server you are running the PBX software on. Good luck, -- Nathan From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 2:04 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Best BPX to work with Unifi Phones I've used a Mikrotik as the provisioning server in a lab setup.....don't think I ever did it in real life. It can set the required DHCP options and can be a TFTP server, and that's what you really need. I liked the Sipura/Linksys/Cisco SPA phones because you could configure via the web page then export the XML config. Then duplicate and edit as needed. It was hard to beat that for simplicity. I'm a few years out of touch on VoIP, so I have no idea what phones are out there these days. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Josh Reynolds" <j...@kyneticwifi.com<mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: 8/9/2017 4:27:36 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Best BPX to work with Unifi Phones PBX. Simple? VoIP is not simple. FreePBX is as simple as it gets, and it's only simple because it is limiting. For provisioning you will need a tftp server, the ability to set DHCP options, and a basic grasp of XML. On Aug 9, 2017 2:35 PM, "Timothy Steele" <timothy.pct...@gmail.com<mailto:timothy.pct...@gmail.com>> wrote: Anyone Working With Unifi Phones? going to island of Palau to re do a network and VOIP System if they do not get Bombed by north Korea first :( but anyway is there like a super simple BPX out there to connect with unifi phones would only have 2 weeks to get this all done soo looking for easy lol
