1) Sign up for the fwdOUT™ Network.

2) Configure your Asterisk server to:

a. Register with the fwdOUT™ Network service

b. Route calls via the fwdOUT™ Network.

c. Allow calls from the fwdOUT™ Network.

3) Share your routes with other fwdOUT™ Network’s users.

Step 1. Sign up for the service

Go to http://www.fwdOUT.net/ and follow the sign up link.

Enter your Email, name, City and County, and make sure you check the box if you agree to the terms of service,

After filling in the form and validating your information, you will see this form. Check your email for your password.

After receiving your password, follow the instructions to setup your server and login to the web site:

When you see this page, your IAX configuration on the Free World Dialup server will be configured for your use.

Step 2. Configure your Asterisk server.

a) Register with the fwdOUT™ Network

In /etc/asterisk/iax.conf:

In the "[general]" section, please include

            register => ACCOUNT:PASS@iax.fwdOUT.net
            allow=ulaw
            allow=gsm

(where account and PASS are replaced with your fwdOUT™ account and password)

And, add a section like this

              [fwdOUT]
              type=friend
              username=ACCOUNT
              secret=PASS
              host=iax.fwdOUT.net
              context=fromfwdOUT
              auth=rsa
              inkeys=freeworlddialup

Then reload the iax tables to confirm

              *CLI> reload
              *CLI> iax2 show registry

              Host            Username    Perceived        Refresh  State
              65.39.205.123:4569 ACCOUNT 24.225.213.218:4569 60                  Registered

b) Provide a dial pattern to get to fwdOUT™ Network

In extensions.conf: And in the appropriate context, e.g., default or internal, add

              exten => _394.,1,SetCallerId, 
              exten => _394.,2,Dial(IAX2/ACCOUNTID:PASSWORD@fwdOUT/${EXTEN:3},60,r)
              exten => _394.,3,Congestion

(you can replace the 394 with '8' or whatever prefix you’d like to reach fwdOUT™.)

c) Allow users to come in

And define a context in which calls from fwd terminate:

              [fromfwdOUT] ;match the context in iax.conf
              ; make sure we only accept local calls, limit to 30 minutes
              exten => _1973437XXXX,1,Dial(ZAP/1/${EXTEN},60,T,L(1800000:1790000))
              exten => _1973635XXXX,1,Dial(ZAP/1/${EXTEN},60,T,L(1800000:1790000))
              exten => _1973457XXXX,1,Dial(ZAP/1/${EXTEN},60,T,L(1800000:1790000))

              ; watch out for 900, 976, and Bahamas#
              include => fromfwdOUT-catchall
              
 

              [fromfwdOUT-catchall]
              exten => _.,1,Congestion
              exten => h,1,Hangup     ;hangup event
              exten => i,1,Hangup     ;invalid event
              exten => t,1,Hangup     ;timeout event

Note. On my personal system, I prefixed the ZAP/1/*67${EXTEN} as ZAP/1/*67${EXTEN} to make the call anonymous.

You will also need the freeworlddialup.pub key in your /var/lib/asterisk/keys/ directory.

Step 3) Share your routes with other fwdOUT™ Network users

Go back to the Web site and add a route

Click on the “Add button”

Fill in the fields and click “create”

Repeat until all the routes you are offering are entered. Start making Calls!