asttapi allows dialing from both analogue and SIP extensions, but does not pop up
contact details on incoming calls like Outcall.
Download and install the asttapi setup program from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/asttapi/files/asttapi/
Select Start – Control panel – Phone and modem options
Select the Advanced tab and select ‘Omnis TAPI Driver for Asterisk’, then Configure
[Figure 113: asttapi configuration]
| Field | Value |
| Host | IP address of Com.X |
| Port | 5038 |
| User | AMI username, see below |
| Password | AMI password, see below |
| User Channel | The extension channel (e.g. SIP/8263 or Zap/8) |
| Line name | The name of the line as displayed in Outlook (e.g. Far South Networks Com.X) |
| Context | from-internal (or the flexpath context for class of service configurations) |
| Called ID | The caller ID for the extension |
Table 52: asttapi configuration
Apply the configuration. You may be required to restart Windows.
To place a call, right-click a contact and select “Call contact” and select “Dialing
options”.
[Figure 114: Calling a contact]
[Figure 115: Selecting Asterisk as dial option]
Select the correct line name. You may have to scroll down the list if the line is not
visible.