pbxnsip - Using The Pre-Pay

Before a user can begin using the pre-pay calling card account, a dollar amount must be
specified in the user’s extension account:

1) Open the user’s extension.
2) Click the Registrations tab.
3) In the Credit for outbound calls setting, enter a dollar amount.

Important: If this field is left blank, the user will be allowed unlimited calling.

Note: Users can execute the Show Account Balance (*61) star code to determine
the number of minutes that are left on the pre-paid account.

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pbxnsip - The Rates Table

The rates table, which is CSV (comma separated value) formatted data, is an essential component to the pre-paid feature. It can include any number of entries and must be entered into the trunk.

1) Create a trunk designated to the pre-pay feature.
2) Click List to view a list of the trunks
3) Cick the Edit icon for the trunk you just created:
4) Click Rates.

A sample rates table is displayed:
The rates table follows standard CSV format. All fields are separated by commas:

Greece,01130,0.10
Germany,01149,0.15
Cuba,011527,0.45,55,1.00
USA,1,0.05
Rest of World,*,0.05

The syntax for this is as follows "Name of Entry, Prefix, Cost per Unit, Duration of Unit, (seconds), Connection Fee".

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pbxnsip – Pre-Pay Calling Card

The pre-pay calling card feature allows pbxnsip resellers to create customized rate tables for multiple pricing strategies. Calls are calculated depending on duration, destination, and the rates provided in the tables. The pre-pay feature is a keyed feature and is available only if enabled in the software. Contact pbxnsip for more information. The pre-pay feature can be used in a number of ways and allows users to access it using the following methods:

1)Extension account
2)Virtual Assistant
3)Calling card account (PIN access)

All methods require that you

1)Create a Rates table
2)Assign a dollar amount to the user’s extension account

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pbxnsip – Domain Default IVR Language

This is the domain-level override for the IVR language that was set on the system level. This field is useful if you have multiple domains and each domain needs their own IVR language.

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pbxnsip – Domain Default Dial Plan

This is the dial plan that users in this domain can use. Note that each user (extension) can override this with their own dial plan based on the requirement. Most of the accounts in a domain will use the default dial plan. If you do not set a default dial plan, you will likely have problems placing outbound calls. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to choose a default dial plan.

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pbxnsip - Retrieving the SIP logging

The SIP log is the most common logging that is requested. The following section will provide some information on how to do this:

1) Navigate to Admin > Settings > Logging.
2) Set Log Level to 7.
3) Set Log Length to 500.
4) Under “Specific Events,” enable the following settings:

a.Log general events
b.Log SIP events
c.Log trunk events

5) Under “SIP Logging,” enable Log Other Messages (e.g., INVITE).
6) Click Save.
7) Navigate to Admin > Status > Logfile, and click Clear. This will clear the page.
8) Make the call.
9) Navigate to Admin > Status > Logfile, and click Reload.


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pbxnsip – The Default Domain

Before you can begin using the system, you must set up at least one domain. By default, the system installation creates one domain (pbx.company.com) and associates localhost as alias to it. The localhost domain will match all requests that cannot be matched to a domain name within the domain list. This makes it possible to run the PBX on changing IP addresses without changing the name of the domain. This simplifies the setup of the PBX in environments where only one domain is needed. Thus, if you are going to have only one domain, the localhost would be a convenience and would be better left on the system than deleted.

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pbxnsip – Log Filename

To request that the system write log messages to a filename, specify that filename here. If you put a dollar sign into the log filename, the system will replace the dollar sign with the current day and automatically generate a new file everyday. This will ensure that the log files do not become too large over time. This is highly recommended;otherwise, do not log to a file at all. Also, be sure to delete old log files fromtime to time so that your file system does not get overloaded with too much logging information.

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