FreePBX
| FreePBX | |
| Developer(s) | FreePBX Project |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 12.0 |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | English, Bulgarian Chinese German French Hebrew Hungarian Italian Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Swedish Spanish Japanese |
| License | AGPL v3 and GPL v3 |
| Website | www |
FreePBX is a web-based open source GUI (graphical user interface) that controls and manages Asterisk (PBX), a voice over IP server.[1]
FreePBX is licensed under the GNU General Public License[2][3] and is a component of the FreePBX Distro (a CentOS Linux system with the PBX pre-installed); it is also included as a key piece of various third-party distributions like The FreePBX Distro and AsteriskNow.
FreePBX was taken over by Schmooze.com in early 2013;[4] that firm was in turn taken over by Sangoma Technologies Corporation on Jan 2, 2015.
Installation
FreePBX can be installed manually or as part of a pre-configured FreePBX Distro that includes the system OS, Asterisk, FreePBX GUI and assorted dependencies:[5]
The following open source distributions include FreePBX:
- The Official FreePBX Distro
- AsteriskNOW
- Elastix
- trixbox CE (END OF LIFE)
Development
The first release, version 0.2 (November 28, 2004), was named the AMP (Asterisk Management Portal) project. The project was renamed to FreePBX for trademark reasons; Asterisk is a registered trademark of the Digium corporation.
There have been various updates to accommodate new Asterisk releases, new menus and support for additional capabilities such as voice mail, calling queues, fax, multiple languages, DAHDI and a local user directory.
Current versions are:
- FreePBX 2.11 – Completed 2013-05-14- – Adds support for Asterisk 11, Destination popOvers, Module Admin Security Auditing, Chan Motif Module, WebRTC User Control Panel[6]
- FreePBX 12 – STABLE Release 2014-06-23- – Adds support for Asterisk 12&13, New User Control Panel, Module Admin version control, PJSIP Support
- FreePBX 13- Stable - adds responsive GUI, support for Asterisk 13, Call Event Logging CEL and reporting, fwconsole CLI system management, Enhanced Bulk User Management, expanded localization support for audio and sound files, and a new global search option.
Supported hardware manufacturers include Aastra Technologies, Algo, AND, AudioCodes, Cisco Systems, Cyberdata, Digium, Grandstream, Mitel, Panasonic, Polycom, Sangoma, Snom, Xorcom, and Yealink.[7] FreePBX developers estimate the distro has been deployed in millions of active PBX systems in over 220 countries and territories.[8]
References
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- ↑ snom Phones Now Interoperable with Schmooze Com, Inc. Unified Communications Systems (press release), 2012, PR Web
- ↑ Telephony features... TMC.net
