FreePBX 17 - PhoneBook

[arnaud]

Hello all. I’m new to this forum and newbie @FreePBX. I work with 3CX but want to change. I just install a new FreePBX system.

Extensions are OK and Incoming and Outgoing calls works fine.

It’s stil a good start I’ve some Yealink phones and I wan to create a directory/contacts list with a synchronisation phone ↔ FrePBX. I create in Admin > Contacts manager > External some contacts. I want to see them in the phones.

I read that I need to create an XML File to put in /var/www/html/contacts and after that in the phone is accessible by http://MyFreePBXIP/contacts/yealink.xml or http://MyFreePBXIP:8089/applications/rest/contacts/yealink, can you juste help me for this part please ?

Thanks for your advices.

Have a nice day,

[jfinstrom (James Finstrom)]

FreePBX 17 - Yealink XML Phonebook / Contact Manager

This solution works: ContactManager_to_Yealink_AddressBook no longer able to pull contacts · Issue #25 · sorvani/freepbx-helper-scripts · GitHub From experimenting, simply slipping $bootstrap_settings['freepbx_auth'] = false; in before pulling in freepbx.conf seems to patch things up just fine, I’m using it at two sites with Yealinks and it works!

[arnaud]

Hello jfinstrom. Thanks for your reply. I read this topic, but it’s not clear for me.

What I have to do so ? the speadking about freepbx.conf. Do you have any tutorial about this ? I don’t see anything in the web about this. I just want to know how can I connect a phone withe my “external contacts” directory. what is the link I have to use in my phone ?

Thanks for your help.

[arnaud]

I’ve found the solution. For people with the same problem :

1. create an XML file like this :

<DirectoryEntry>
    <Name>Tom</Name>
    <Telephone>66000</Telephone>
</DirectoryEntry>
<DirectoryEntry>
    <Name>Jensen</Name>
    <Telephone>29000</Telephone>
</DirectoryEntry>
<DirectoryEntry>
    <Name>Phil</Name>
    <Telephone>49880</Telephone>
</DirectoryEntry>

Put it at (for example) at /var/www/html/contacts/yealink.xml

2. at your Yealink Phone, go to Directory > Remote PhoneBook > URL : http://FreePbxIPAdress/contacts/yealink.xml

3. At your phone, the “directory” key won’t work. You have to go to DssKey > Programmable Key and use “XMLDir” type instead of “Directory” key. And it will work.

4. But I still don’t know where the “External contact groups” create the XML file to use it (like that, it’s more eay for creating contact than use and XML file

Thanks all.