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== Step 12: Install Lenny on FreePBX 17 ==

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==== 12.1 Prepare to Access Your FreePBX System ====

You need to SSH into the FreePBX VM to install Lenny. Open a terminal on your local machine and connect via SSH:

<pre>ssh louis@192.168.5.6
su</pre>
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==== 12.2 Add Lenny’s Custom Context in Asterisk ====

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<li><p>Open the <code>extensions_custom.conf</code> file for editing:</p>
<pre>nano /etc/asterisk/extensions_custom.conf</pre></li>
<li><p>Add the following lines to define the Lenny context:</p></li></ol>

<pre>[Lenny]
exten =&gt; talk,1,Set(i=${IF($[&quot;0${i}&quot;=&quot;016&quot;]?7:$[0${i}+1])})
same =&gt; n,ExecIf($[${i}=1]?MixMonitor(${UNIQUEID}.wav))
same =&gt; n,Playback(Lenny/Lenny${i})
same =&gt; n,BackgroundDetect(Lenny/backgroundnoise,1500)</pre>
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<li>Save and exit the editor by pressing <code>Ctrl + X</code>, then <code>Y</code>, and <code>Enter</code>.</li></ol>

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==== 12.3 Download Lenny’s Sound Files ====

Continue with the necessary steps to download and configure Lenny’s sound files as required.

Lenny works by playing recorded audio. You’ll need to download these audio files to the correct directory on your FreePBX system.

Download Lenny’s sound files [https://www.crosstalksolutions.com/pub/Lenny.zip from this link]. Crosstalk solutions is a hero for continuing to host this. Tell him thank you.

<pre>cd /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/
wget https://www.crosstalksolutions.com/pub/Lenny.zip
unzip Lenny.zip
chown asterisk:asterisk /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/Lenny/* -R
chmod -R 755 /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/Lenny/* -R</pre>
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==== 12.4 Create a Custom Destination in FreePBX ====

# Log in to the FreePBX web interface.
# Navigate to '''Admin &gt; Custom Destinations'''.
# Add a new custom destination with the following details:
#* '''Custom Destination:''' <code>Lenny,talk,1</code>
# This may be called TARGET instead of CUSTOM DESTINATION IN NEW VERSIONS
#* '''Description:''' Lenny
# Click '''Submit''' and then '''Apply Config''' to save the changes.

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==== 12.5 Set Lenny as a Destination ====

You now have multiple options for how to use Lenny.

* '''Manual Transfers to Lenny:'''
** Navigate to '''Connectivity —&gt; Extensions'''
** Create a new '''Virtual Extension'''
** Set the extension to whatever you want it to be; this is the number you dial to get Lenny &amp; the number you transfer people to for Lenny
** Click on the Advanced tab
** Scroll to the bottom for destinations when nobody answers.
** Set each of the three to '''Custom Destinations —&gt; Lenny'''
** Enjoy transferring telemarketers to Lenny at his extension. :)

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==== 12.6 Reload things in the terminal. ====

In your SSH terminal, type the following:

<pre>fwconsole reload</pre>
<blockquote>'''IMPORTANT:''' Hitting the red '''“Apply Config”''' button in the upper right corner of the FreePBX webpage is not enough here. For this to work, you must run <code>fwconsole reload</code> in the terminal.
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==== 12.7 Sending blocked numbers to Lenny ====

# After hanging up on someone you hate, hit <code>*32</code> quickly which will block their number.
# Navigate to '''Admin —&gt; Blacklist'''.
# Click onto '''Settings'''.
# Set the '''Destination for BlackListed Calls''' to '''Custom Destination —&gt; Lenny'''.

Now every time you get a call from someone you hate, you can dial <code>*32</code> &amp; they will be routed to Lenny as soon as they call back. But remember, in the words of one of my first recording studio job bosses in 2007 - ''“Louis, you hate nothing; you intensely dislike it!”''

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