Getting started with FreePBX – Part 4 Setting up a DID number
Now we can make calls to regular telephone number via our trunk we want to setup a DID (Direct Inward Dial) number so that we can receive calls from people dialing a regular phone number.
For this example I’m going to use a US number from IPKall who will provide a (free) US based telephone number. However, they are only able to do this due to a peculiarity in the law in certain states so I wouldn’t rely on the numbers being available in the future. Perfect for testing though!
Singing up with IPKall
First thing you need to do is sign up for a number by visiting their web site – http://www.ipkall.com
Fill out the details as below -
Sip Phone Number – I’m going to use ’1111′ for now but I will change this once I know what DID number I’ve been assigned
SIP Proxy – This should be the ip address or DNS name of your Asterisk/FreePBX server
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