Custom

Custom extensions are used for executing custom PBXware commands/scripts. This screen lists all PBXware custom extensions with the following details:

Table 3.37. Custom

Field	Description	Example	Field Type
Extension:	Custom extension network number	Dial this number to execute a custom PBXware script (e.g. 7777)	Display
Context:	Context custom extension belongs to		Display
	Edit custom extension configuration		Button
	Delete custom extension configuration		Button

Search bar filters custom extensions by name, e-mail and number

Table 3.38. Search

Field	Description	Example	Field Type
Search:	Search phrase	Provide a search phrase here and hit enter to filter the records	[a-z][0-9]
Name:	Should search filter be applied to names UADs are registered to	Check the box to search the names	Check box
E-mail:	Should search filter be applied to email addresses associated with the UADs	Check the box to search the email addresses	Check box
Number:	Should search filter be applied to extension numbers	Check the box to search extension numbers	Check box

To add new custom extension click on 'Add custom extension' button

	Tip
	Custom extensions do not belong to 'default' system context. Their actions are set under 'Settings: Conf Files: Extensions' configuration file

Table 3.39. Add/Edit Custom Extension

Field	Description	Example	Field Type
Extension:	System extension number	Setting '1002' here will create new system extension with the same network number. Dial this number to execute custom script set under 'Settings: Conf Files: Extensions'	[0-9]
Context:	Every system extension belongs to a certain system context. Context may be described as a collection/group of extensions. Default context used by the PBXware is 'default' and must not be used by Custom extensions	Set this field to 'test' for example	[a-z] [0-9]

Extensions.conf sample

Navigate to 'Settings: Conf Files: Extensions' and add following lines to the bottom of the file

[test]
exten => 1002,1,Answer()
exten => 1002,2,Playback(hello-world)
exten => 1002,3,Hangup()

Click 'Save' button.

Reload PBXware and dial 1002 extension.

'Hello world' will be played from the other end :)