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== Step 9: Configuring Voicemail and Email Notifications in FreePBX 17 ==

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to configure voicemail for an extension and ring group in FreePBX 17, making sure that voicemail messages are sent via email with audio file attachments. We will also set up your custom mail server for sending these email notification; we’re not calling into a voicemail system in 2024.

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==== 9.1 Enable Voicemail for the Extension ====

# '''Log in to the FreePBX Admin Interface'''
#* <code>http://192.168.5.5/admin</code>
#* Log in with your admin credentials.
# '''Navigate to Extensions'''
#* Go to '''“Applications”''' &gt; '''“Extensions”'''.
#* Find and select the extension (e.g., <code>401</code>) that you want to set up.
# '''Enable Voicemail for the Extension'''
#* Scroll down to the '''Voicemail''' section.
#* '''Enable Voicemail''': Set to <code>Yes</code>.
#* '''Voicemail Password''': Enter a numerical for accessing voicemail which we will never use.
#* '''Email Address''': Enter the email address where voicemail notifications should be sent (e.g., <code>user@example.com</code>).
#* '''Attach Voicemail''': Set to <code>Yes</code> (this will attach the audio file of the voicemail to the email notification).
#* '''Delete Voicemail''': Set to <code>No</code> (keeps a copy of the voicemail on the system even after sending the email). Until we know if our system works, keep this to no. Once it is emailing us our voicemails as a wav file, then we can change this to yes.
# '''Submit and Apply Changes'''
#* Click '''“Submit”'''.
#* Click '''“Apply Config”''' to save the voicemail settings for the extension.

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==== 9.2 Configure Voicemail for the Ring Group ====

# '''Navigate to Ring Groups'''
#* Go to '''“Applications”''' &gt; '''“Ring Groups”'''.
#* Select the ring group you configured earlier (e.g., <code>600 - Office Ring Group</code>).
# '''Set Ring Group to Go to Voicemail'''
#* '''Destination if No Answer''': Choose '''“Voicemail”''', and select the extension’s voicemail (e.g., <code>101</code>).
# '''Submit and Apply Changes'''
#* Click '''“Submit”'''.

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==== Step 9.3: Configure FreePBX to Send Email Notifications via Custom Mail Server ====

# '''Navigate to System Admin Module'''
#* Go to '''“Admin”''' &gt; '''“System Admin”'''.
#* Click on '''“Email Setup”'''…. '''''GOTCHA!!''''' This is GNU/Linux, nothing is easy. I had you for a moment there, didn’t I? :D
# This is actually going to be a fun journey of configuring postfix manually. That is a long way away, at the end.

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