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3CX Phone System for Windows System for Windows
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2. Installing 3CX Phone System for Windows
System requirements
3CX Phone System for Windows requires the following:
Windows XP, Vista, 2000 (server & professional) or 2003 server
Ports 5060 (SIP), 5481 (Apache) to be free and open and 5480 (Postgres), 5482
(Media server) to be free
SIP standard based software or hardware phones
Optional VOIP Gateway (if you need to connect PSTN phone lines)
Optional VOIP service provider account (if you want to place calls via the internet)
If you are using a VOIP provider, you must have a firewall that is configured to do
static port mapping. A static IP is highly recommended also!
ATTENTION VISTA USERS: To install 3CX Phone System on Vista, you need to
disable UAC (user account control). To disable UAC you do the following:
Open Administrative Tools in Control Panel and double-click on System
Configuration
Click Continue to accept the UAC prompt
Select the Tools tab, scroll down and select Disable UAC
Click Launch and Reboot your machine
You will need to have a good basic understanding of Windows Networking. It is
recommended to read up on IP PBX’s & SIP. For more information visit the IP PBX FAQ
Run set-up
1.
Download the latest version of 3CX Phone System from http://www.3cx.com/ip-
pbx/downloadlinks.html. Run set-up by double-clicking on the file 3CXPHONE
SYSTEM5.EXE. Click ‘Next’ to start installation.
2.
You will be asked to review and approve the license agreement, as well as to choose
an installation location. 3CX Phone System will need a minimum of approximately 50
MB of free hard disk space.
You will need to reserve additional space to store voice
mail files & prompts.
3.
Set-up will ask you how many digits you wish your extension numbers to be. It will ask
you for a preferred username and password, which you will need to logon to the
management console and manage the phone system. Finally it will ask you for your