Asterisk Essentials: A Practical Guide to Open Source Voice Over IP

* Asterisk allows everyone from home users to enterprise administrators to roll out a robust, internet-based, and inexpensive yet powerful telephony solution
* Shows how Asterisk runs on all computing platforms, including Linux, Unix, Windows, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris
* Includes coverage of Asterisk installation, configuration, and troubleshooting
* Reviews common features such as call forwarding, call transferring, voicemail, hold music, and conferencing
* Also discusses advanced features including interactive voice response, call recording, call distribution, faxing, and deployment in different environments