Installation Guide

The PBXware can be installed by one of the following installation methods:

CD ROM CD ROM installation method is used to install the PBXware onto a commodity PC/server hardware. The installation process installs a Linux operating system, PBXware and all other necessary applications onto the system hard drive. Installation is easy, fast and includes everything needed to successfully install and operate.

[Warning] Warning

CDROM will install the PBXware on hard disk and will erase all existing data, operating system and other files.

Virtual Machine Often referred to as a "runtime environment". VMware virtual machine is a machine completely defined and implemented in software rather than hardware. This method is suitable for testing of up to 3 extensions since the virtual machine technology performance is limited. This edition is FREE and easy to install as any other MS windows application.

Any of the above formats will boot the machine and all necessary software allowing administrator to login with browser into this machine. The Administrator can then license the system by entering the licence number. The system will contact our licensing server for authorization. Upon successful licensing, systems can be used normally by logging into the system.

CD ROM

To install the system using the CD ROM do the following:

  1. Download and burn CD image from http://bicomsystems.com/download

  2. Boot up the system, wait for installer to start or you can press enter to start immediatelly

  3. The system will be installed and rebooted . A boot message "Starting Installation" will show on reboot. This process may take few minutes. Please be patient. Once the installer has finished, the display will show obtained IP address.

  4. Please login into setup wizard using your favorite web browser by navigating to http://$IPADDRESS (For Example: http://192.168.1.2). Default username is "root". Default password is "pbxware"

[Important] Important

  • Before continuing please read System Requirements.

  • Setup wizard has security username/password in order to prevent unauthorized access. Defaults are: username: root, password: pbxware. Setup wizard will ask for the password to be changed in one of the setup wizard steps. After it is changed, It is very important to remember this password since it is system root and setup wizard password.

Virtual Machine

To install the system using the virtual servers do the following:

  1. Download the PBXware VMware image from http://bicomsystems.com/download and extract it.

  2. Download 'VMware Player' from http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ location and install it on your computer

  3. Navigate to the extracted PBXware VMware image folder and double clicking on the "PBXware" file

  4. VMware player will boot up the virtual machine and display IP address

  5. Point your browser to IP address displayed at VMware console screen. For example http://192.168.0.1

  6. Click on the 'Factory Reset' which will be displayed on the screen. This process will take few minutes.

  7. After factory reset is done, standard Setup Wizard login screen will show.

[Important] Important

  • Up to 3 (three) extensions supported

  • Please make sure that system date and time zone are set correctly before executing the installation script

  • Before continuing please read system requirements.

  • Please make sure there is a valid DHCP server on your network