How to call an application in Asterisk from A2Billing

ryan_mu · **Joined:** Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:09 am **Posts:** 96

Hi everyone,
I have installed A2Billing 1.7.1 (Asterisk 1.4 and FreePBX 2.5.1).
And in my server Asterisk, I have a conferencing application with the number call : 111 .
This is code for configuring my application in Asterisk

Code:

[conferences]
exten => 111,1,Conference(Conference1/RXu)
exten => 111,2,SetMusicOnHold(default)
exten => 111,3,WaitMusicOnHold(20)
exten => 111,4,Hangup

And I want that A2Billing's user can use this my application. Accordingly, I have configured :

Code:

[a2billing]
include => conferences
exten => X.,1,Answer
exten => X.,2,Wait(2)
exten => X.,3,DeadAGI(a2billing.php|1)
exten => X.,4,Wait(2)
exten => X.,5,Hangup

When the client calls to my server, the client may enter the destination to call. But when client types the number destination : 111# but the system A2Billing answers failed destination.

What is the configuring method to call my application Asterisk from A2Billing ? What do I do for configuring A2Billing to connect my application ? (Trunk, Card, Rate, Or Prefix ?)
Can you help me to solve my problem ?

Thank in advance for all helps!
Best regards,
Ryan.

cerien · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:01 pm

in your extension.conf, remove the include => conferences

in A2B, configure a trunk as :
technology: local
ip/host: %dialingnumber%

then, route destination 111 onto this trunk

regards,

jroper · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:56 pm **Posts:** 4065

Hi

Code:

ip/host: %dialingnumber%

Wouldn't this be just 111@conferences, everything else remains the same as you stated.

Joe

cerien · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:43 pm

it makes sense to use dialingnumber, as the trunk will be able to serve any other number available in the context - however, the @conferences should be specified, very likely: %dialingnumber%@conferences

activating the traces on the CLI will show you if this is passed correctly to asterisk

J.

jroper · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:56 pm **Posts:** 4065

Hi

Yes, %dialingnumber%@conferences would work just as well, my reasoning for using 111@conferences is that the extension number is hard coded as 111, so you may as well use 111, rather than the variable.

However if there were a whole range of applications underneath the conferences context, then it would make much more sense to use the variable %dialingnumber%

But to be clear, either should work if you set up your rate tables correctly.

Joe

ryan_mu · **Joined:** Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:09 am **Posts:** 96

cerien wrote:

in your extension.conf, remove the include => conferences

in A2B, configure a trunk as :
technology: local
ip/host: %dialingnumber%

then, route destination 111 onto this trunk

regards,

Thank for your helps and jroper's helps!

I have configured with 2 steps :

Step 1 : Asterisk + FreePBX :
I inserted a trunk : "test_local" with parameters :

Code:

host=127.0.0.1
type=peer 

Step 2 : A2B
I added a trunk with parameters :

Code:

LABEL = test_local
PROVIDER TECH = SIP 
PROVIDER IP = %dialingnumber% 

I added in rate card : a destination with number prefix : 111

But the result is not good, it has always wrong route :

Code:

Playing 'prepaid-enter-dest' (language 'en')
    -- AGI Script Executing Application: (DIAL) Options: (SIP/111|60|HRrL(5400000:61000:30000))
    -- Limit Data for this call:
       > timelimit      = 5400000
       > play_warning   = 61000
       > play_to_caller = yes
       > play_to_callee = no
       > warning_freq   = 30000
       > start_sound    =
       > warning_sound  = warninglimit
       > end_sound      =
  == Everyone is busy/congested at this time (1:0/0/1)

Any help to configure rightly Asterisk and A2B ?
Thank in advanced for all helps!

Best regards,
Ryan.

cerien · **Posted:** Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:03 pm

that is not correct.

In extension.conf, create a context:

Code:

[conferences]
exten => 111,1,Conference(Conference1/RXu)
exten => 111,2,SetMusicOnHold(default)
exten => 111,3,WaitMusicOnHold(20)
exten => 111,4,Hangup

then define a trunk:

Code:

LABEL = test_local
PROVIDER TECH = local
PROVIDER IP = %dialingnumber%@conferences

Then route your call onto the trunk test_local, dialing 111

J.

ryan_mu · **Joined:** Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:09 am **Posts:** 96

cerien wrote:

that is not correct.

In extension.conf, create a context:

Code:

[conferences]
exten => 111,1,Conference(Conference1/RXu)
exten => 111,2,SetMusicOnHold(default)
exten => 111,3,WaitMusicOnHold(20)
exten => 111,4,Hangup

then define a trunk:

Code:

LABEL = test_local
PROVIDER TECH = local
PROVIDER IP = %dialingnumber%@conferences

Then route your call onto the trunk test_local, dialing 111

J.

Thank for your reply .

Code:

Then route your call onto the trunk test_local, dialing 111

It means that I may set a rate dialing 111 to route via trunk "test_local" in A2Billing ?

Thank in advance for your helps!
Best regards,
Ryan.

ryan_mu · **Joined:** Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:09 am **Posts:** 96

ryan_mu wrote:

It means that I may set a rate dialing 111 to route via trunk "test_local" in A2Billing ?

I have tested successfully with new destination "111"in rate table.

Thank in advance for all helps!
Best regards,
Ryan.

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