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XIPAR Asterisk Radio Over IP Server Network Installation Process

A new installation ISO was released on February 8, 2010. Effective this date, earlier ISO versions will no longer work.

The XIPAR package now includes Centos 5.4, Asterisk 1.4.28, DAHDI 2.2.1, FreePBX 2.6.0, Webmin 1.50 and the Shorewall Firewall.

Thanks to all of the XIPAR users who have carefully reported issues and made great suggestions for the new features in this version.

This is a network install. That means that a 20 MB image file must be downloaded and burned to a CDROM and used to boot the target computer. From there, you select a specific XIPAR version to download and install from our website. The installation includes the operating system and all of the Voice Over IP and Radio Over IP applications.

To start, read this detailed instruction manual.

Then, download this image file and burn it as an ISO image to create a bootable CDROM.

Connect your computer to your network which must provide the computer with an IP address and Internet access.

Install or attach your radio interface. It must be present for the installation to work properly. However it does not have to be connected to a radio.

Set your computer BIOS to boot to the CDROM first and then the hard drive. Insert the above mentioned CDROM and restart the computer.

When the installation boot message appears please wait a few seconds and the installation will continue.

Then follow the instructions and prompts that appear on the console. The Operating System installation will ask to reboot after about 45 minutes. Take the CDROM out of the drive at this time. Then after rebooting, the installation will continue and take another half hour. The times given are approximations and depend on your Internet connection and processor speeds.

REMEMBER ALL DATA ON THE COMPUTER WILL BE ERASED AND REPLACED WITH THIS NEW INSTALLATION.

VERY IMPORTANT STEP: After the installation completes, browse to the server's main web page and select 'Admin', then 'PBX Setup', and then click on the orange 'Apply Configuration Changes' prompt. After the server indicates that the changes have been applied you must select 'System' and then a final 'Reboot'. This applies the initial configuration and is essential for proper operation.