is freePBX really free or not??
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Hi everybody
i set up freePBX and i get shocked when i realize that even the basic modules are commercial like System Admin Module, whenever i see a howto in the internet and i want to test it in my lab i find that this module not included by default in my fresh version of freePBX, for example i want to set the DNS setting, normally this setting exist in admin tab under "System Admin", when i hover the admin tab i didn't find this System Admin Module :(,
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not only this, my freePBX menu exclude many submenu like when i hover connectivity i didn't find "google voice (motif)" submenu like the howto article show !!
i don't know whether this happen due to my version or due to commercial module ?? my version is FreePBX 12.0.45
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FreePBX is completely free. Some of the commercial modules made by Schmooze (now a part of Sangoma) are not. You can find all the commercial modules here - https://www.freepbx.org/store/commercial-modules/.
Inside of FreePBX is everything you need to make a seriously powerful phone server. The commercial modules cost some money though and do add some nice features. -
Just like any free platform, people are welcome to build non-free add ons. Think of Linux. The OS is free. But you might buy applications to run on it. That doesn't make Linux less free.
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Also, not a single commercial module is required for any feature. Every single capabilty of Asterisk can be manually coded via config files.
Some of the commercial modules can be replicated this way. Some do things outside of asterisk and just send commands in such as FOP2.
It comes down to what you want to do yourself versus simplyay someone else to do for you.
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ok i see, the problem i was facing is the freepbx was not registered, therefor i found many submenu missing
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now i register my box but still unable to find some features like webRTC
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@JaredBusch said:
Also, not a single commercial module is required for any feature. Every single capabilty of Asterisk can be manually coded via config files.
Some of the commercial modules can be replicated this way. Some do things outside of asterisk and just send commands in such as FOP2.
It comes down to what you want to do yourself versus simplyay someone else to do for you.
I would highly recommend FOP2 as well. Great for basic troubleshooting and receptionists love it.
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http://wiki.freepbx.org/display/F2/User+Control+Panel+-+WebRTC+Phone
Did you enable it through the user?
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what do you mean by FOP2
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@IT-ADMIN http://www.fop2.com/
It is just an operators panel. But it can help you determine the call flow without having certain phones plugged in or going through the asterisk CLI.
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when i want to edit a user in the administration , i can't find a webRTC setting
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also i checked the module admin and i found that webRTC module is enabled
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@coliver said:
@IT-ADMIN http://www.fop2.com/
It is just an operators panel. But it can help you determine the call flow without having certain phones plugged in or going through the asterisk CLI.
Considering the features of the Mitel Operator panel, I found FOP2 to be really wanting. That and the fact that is really looks old school to me. I found a different panel that could be used with FreePBX, but that was in the last days before I bailed on FreePBX for my install.
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@IT-ADMIN said:
also i checked the module admin and i found that webRTC module is enabled
did you follow this guide to set it up?
http://wiki.freepbx.org/display/F2/WebRTC+Phone-UCP -
i followed but i stuck in certificate authority, i don't know how to upload it ??
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@IT-ADMIN said:
what do you mean by FOP2
It's a popular add on application that adds a new interface to the PBX. We use it here.
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@Dashrender said:
Considering the features of the Mitel Operator panel, I found FOP to be really wanting. That and the fact that is really looks old school to me. I found a different panel that could be used with FreePBX, but that was in the last days before I bailed on FreePBX for my install.
FOP2 is not related to FOP. Two different products. FOP is the free built in one. FOP2 is a commercial add on.
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@scottalanmiller said:
FOP2 is not related to FOP. Two different products. FOP is the free built in one. FOP2 is a commercial add on.
I've updated my post to indicate FOP2, which is what I was/am talking about. It lacks the polish that the Mitel console has, as well as a lot of functionality.
That said, for what it is, and the cost (what a SUPER CHEAP?) it's pretty good. and it's great when you've come from having nothing. But when you've come from something like the Mitel console, there is a ton of heartache.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
FOP2 is not related to FOP. Two different products. FOP is the free built in one. FOP2 is a commercial add on.
I've updated my post to indicate FOP2, which is what I was/am talking about. It lacks the polish that the Mitel console has, as well as a lot of functionality.
That said, for what it is, and the cost (what a few hundred dollars?) it's pretty good. and it's great when you've come from having nothing. But when you've come from something like the Mitel console, there is a ton of heartache.
I believe that the FOP2 is $40.
