• PBX Settings
  • 1.PBX login
  • 2.Create a custom Trunk for connecting a2billing
  • 3.Add a SIP trunk for outgoing call to PSTN network after billing check
  • 4.Create a outbound route for leading calls to billing system
• A2billing Settings
  • 1.A2billing Login
  • 2.Setup Provider & Trunk
    • Provider
    • Trunk
  • 3.Setup Call Plan & Rates
    • Call Plan
    • RateCard
    • Rates
    • Add RateCard to Call Plan
  • 4.Setup Customers
    • Caller ID
  • 5.Billing Simulator
  • 6.System Settings
    • Adjust dialcommand
    • Enable use_dnid
    • Enable CID Match
  • 7.Call Test
    • Apply changes first
    • Register extension 101
    • Call 8 + 86 13454545
  • 8.Billing Report

PBX Settings

1.PBX login

Default username and password:

admin/admin

2.Create a custom Trunk for connecting a2billing

3.Add a SIP trunk for outgoing call to PSTN network after billing check

4.Create a outbound route for leading calls to billing system

You need to Dial 8 + target number to lead the call running into billing system. Once the trunk created, please make sure the a2billing route is in first priority.

A2billing Settings

1.A2billing Login

Default Username & Password:

admin/changepassword

2.Setup Provider & Trunk

Provider

Trunk

3.Setup Call Plan & Rates

Call Plan

RateCard

|There is a bug here, after you save the RateCard, the Expire date will be 000-00-00, then you need to edit the rate card and set the expire date |again:

Rates

Add RateCard to Call Plan

4.Setup Customers

Caller ID

You need to bind extension caller ID to the customer account for billing, otherwise the billing system will ask for inputting billing Account Number, it will be not convenient to make calls, so binding Caller ID to the Account Number will make it easier to use!

For example:

Bind Extension 101 to Customer Account Number 1103897921.

5.Billing Simulator

The Simulator is for checking the Billing Settings, if everything is fine, you will get right output messages.

Otherwise you will get “No Rates Found”!

6.System Settings

Adjust dialcommand

The default dialcommand is not fit for Asterisk 16, so we need to adjust it by changing “|” to “,” as follows:

Enable use_dnid

Default setting is No, which means you need to dial the target phone number you want to call again,

after Account checking passed.

Enable CID Match

You need to enable it for binding Caller ID to account number.

7.Call Test

Apply changes first

Register extension 101

Call 8 + 86 13454545

It will go to billing system and you will hear the balance prompt.

8.Billing Report

Enjoy!