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- Using an Android Phone as an Asterisk extension

Think about using your Android phone, connected through 3G or through WiFi as  
a telephone extension.

What do you need?

 * An Asterisk server (can be set up very easily)
 * A DID (VoIP phone line which usually costs very little)
 * An Android phone (or multiple phones)

*Why?*
Of course, Android is a phone, but using the cellular network costs money. If  
you configure your smart phone to register to Asterisk, the calls to your  
home/office are free and the calls to other numbers cost the same as if you  
were calling from the home/office.

*Diagram*
Here is my home network topology:

*Steps*
On your home network:

 1) If your network does not have an static IP, either get one or register
    with DynDNS.com [1] and follow the instructions.
 2) If your Asterisk server faces the Internet, ensure that ports 10000-20000
    are open in your firewall.
    If your Asterisk server is behind another firewall, ensure that those
    ports are forwarded to the Asterisk box and add the following to the
    [general] section in sip.conf
    externip=<my domain name>
    localnet=<IP base for my network>/255.255.255.0
    e.g.
    externip=mynetwork.homeip.net
    localnet=192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
    
 3) Setup an extension in sip.conf (you can use whatever extension you
    prefer):
    [103]
    type=friend
    secret=complexPassword ;NOTE it is important to set up a complex password
    qualify=no ; Will not drop the connection
    nat=yes ; This phone may be outside the network
    host=dynamic ; This device registers with us
    canreinvite=no ; Asterisk by default tries to redirect
    context=default ; Or whatever context you want to define in Asterisk
    mailbox=103 at default ; only if you are configuring voicemail.
 5) Add a dial plan for the new extension in extensions.conf
    For example:
    exten => 103,1,Dial(SIP/103)
 6) Restart your Asterisk Server
    $sudo /etc/init.d/asterisk restart

On the Android Phone:

 1) Download and install a SIP softphone application.
    The one that has worked for me is CSIPSimple [2]. I tried 3CX [3] but it
    had a lot of echo.
 2) Create a new account using the basic settings:
    Account name: Whatever you want, I use "home"
    Server: The IP address of your Asterisk server
    User name: 103 (or the corresponding extension)
    Password: the extension password defined in sip.conf

And that's it! your phone should be able to register and dial other  
extensions regardless of being inside or outside your network. If you have  
already registered your Asterisk with a DID provider, then you can start  
making calls.

Read more http://kwlug.org/node/812

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[1] http://dyndns.com
[2] http://www.appbrain.com/app/csipsimple/com.csipsimple
[3] http://www.3cx.com/blog/3cxphone/android/