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[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=135704 mpg123] is the | [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=135704 mpg123] is the application to be used to stream internet radio into Asterisk. | ||
== Installing mpg123 == | == Installing mpg123 == | ||
The first thing we need to do is to download the application mpg123. Go to the | The first thing we need to do is to download the application mpg123. Go to the source forge site for the latest version. | ||
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http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=135704 | http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=135704 | ||
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== Restart Asterisk == | == Restart Asterisk == | ||
From the cli | From the cli restart Asterisk | ||
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restart when convenient | restart when convenient | ||
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[[Category : Asterisk]] | [[Category : Asterisk]] | ||
Revision as of 06:11, 3 May 2008
What is MOH
Music on hold (MOH) refers to the business practice of playing pre-recorded music to fill the silence that would be heard by telephone callers that have been placed on hold. It is especially common in situations involving customer service.
Streaming MOH with Asterisk
mpg123 is the application to be used to stream internet radio into Asterisk.
Installing mpg123
The first thing we need to do is to download the application mpg123. Go to the source forge site for the latest version.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=135704
I'll use mpg123 Version 1.4.2 as an example.
cd /tmp wget http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mpg123/mpg123-1.4.2.tar.gz tar xvzf mpg123-1.4.2.tar.gz cd mpg123-1.4.2 ./configure make make install
Configuring Asterisk
Edit the file musiconhold.conf and use the following as an example.
/etc/asterisk/musiconhold.conf
[SkyFM-80s] mode=custom application=/usr/local/bin/mpg123 -q -r 8000 -f 8192 -b 2048 --mono -s http://shoutcast01.edpnet.net:8766/
Restart Asterisk
From the cli restart Asterisk
restart when convenient
