Asterisk (AMI interface). SMDR/CDR data format and connection settings

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Customized configuration

Introduction

The Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) is a client/server model over TCP. With the manager interface, you'll be able to control the PBX, originate calls, check mailbox status, monitor channels and queues as well as execute Asterisk commands.

AMI is the standard management interface into your Asterisk server. You configure AMI in manager.conf. By default, AMI is available on TCP port 5038 if you enable it in manager.conf.

Solution

You have to modify/create 'cdr_manager.conf' in the /etc/asterisk/ directory. Then enable CDR over the Manager API you must enable it in cdr_manager.conf:

;
; Asterisk Call Management CDR
;
[general]
enabled = yes

Once you have saved the file, you have to enter the Asterisk CLI. From the CLI, you will need to reload the cdr_manager.so module. Please do the following:

module reload cdr_manager.so

If you are getting an error that it is not loaded, please load this module:

module load cdr_manager.so

Then, to verify that it is loaded, please type:

cdr show status

You should see something like this:

pbx*CLI> cdr show status

Call Detail Record (CDR) settings
----------------------------------
Logging: Enabled
Mode: Simple
Log unanswered calls: No
Log congestion: No

* Registered Backends
-------------------
cdr_manager
Adaptive ODBC
cdr-custom

PBX Data Logger Settings

The logger should work in TCP client mode. The PBX being in permanent listening on port 5038, therefore you need to specify x.x.x.x:5038, where x.x.x.x should be the IP address of your PBX (e.g. 10.0.0.150).

Configuring PBX Data Logger as a TCP client

Our software should work in the TCP client mode. It means that our software will initiate connection with the PBX and the PBX will work as a server. Add one or several PBX IP addresses here (the IP address of the (none)). The port number should match the port that you have defined within the PBX (5038 in the example below).

1. Add a new configuration with the TCP data source (if you didn't it before).

2. Configure the TCP settings as shown below.

192.168.1.220

5038

192.168.1.220:5038

Selecting the correct parser for Asterisk (AMI interface)

Asterisk (AMI interface)

Asterisk (AMI interface)

Data items

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We offer the PBX Reports utility with various manual, scheduled and email reports, built-in web-server, and other features. Look here

Want PBX call logs in a database?

This is the standard feature. The logger captures exports SMDR or CDR data in real-time to your database. Follow this link

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