Help setting up first 3cx install

[CTW]

Hi I am a 3cx newbie and was hoping to get some assistance from the community. If needed I am willing to pay a consulting fee to make sure I get my first one off the ground smoothly. The scope is as follows:
The office space is a shared space and 8 small businesses reside under the same roof/space. Each business typically only has 1-4 employees. Each business only has 1 phone. They currently have 10 numbers that they would want to port over. I was looking at using T42G Yealinks, a NUC,and the free standard 3cx license. I am not sure what I need to do for the SIP and fees involved or if the free 3cx license is sufficient ? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Marari]

Hi I am a 3cx newbie and was hoping to get some assistance from the community. If needed I am willing to pay a consulting fee to make sure I get my first one off the ground smoothly. The scope is as follows:
The office space is a shared space and 8 small businesses reside under the same roof/space. Each business typically only has 1-4 employees. Each business only has 1 phone. They currently have 10 numbers that they would want to port over. I was looking at using T42G Yealinks, a NUC,and the free standard 3cx license. I am not sure what I need to do for the SIP and fees involved or if the free 3cx license is sufficient ? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Good morning.

I'll be happy to save you a ton of money by pointing you to the other most important resources that you'll need to make your first 3CX deployment go as smoothly as possible.

The 3CX Online Manual:
https://www.3cx.com/docs/manual/

This resource has most of your answers to common questions and how-to's.

The 3CX Academy:
https://www.3cx.com/3cxacademy/

Register (if you are not a partner) to take the exams and sign up for the online courses. They will teach you the ins-and-outs of the system to a much deeper level.

The 3CX Community
You're already here!

Here's your freebie:

The 3CX Free license gives you 16 simultaneous calls for 1 year. After that, it downgrades to a 4 SC license after a year if you choose to continue using it for free.

Finally, if you have looked over this information and still want to pay someone to do this for you, then please, by all means, feel free to contact me. My info is below.

 

[cobaltit]

@CTW

To answer your question, 3CX is a PBX. You do need to provide some sort of means to connect to the outside world to make or receive calls. This could be the existing phone lines by utilizing a gateway or by using SIP trunking from a SIP provider. If you are doing it yourself you'll want to use a certified one, if you are working with a partner you can go with their recommendation.