Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) Overview

The Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) is a system monitoring and management interface provided by Asterisk. Yeastar P-Series PBX System supports AMI that allows you to connect an AMI client to Yeastar P-Series PBX System.

What is Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI)

Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) is a standard management interface into Asterisk server. It is a client/server model over TCP that allows a client program to connect to an Asterisk server and issue commands or read events over a TCP/IP stream. With the manager interface, you can control the PBX, originate calls, check mailbox status, monitor extensions and so on.

Connect to Yeastar P-Series PBX System via AMI

Enable AMI on PBX.
1. Log in to PBX web portal, go to Integrations > AMI.
2. Enable AMI.
3. In the AMI section, configure the connection authentication.
  - Username: Enter the username that can be used by third party to access the AMI of PBX.
  - Password: Enter the password that can be used by third party to access the AMI of PBX.
  - Port: The default port for AMI interface is 5038, and is not editable.
4. In the Permitted IP section, set which clients are allowed to access the AMI of PBX.
  1. In the IP Address field, click Add.
  2. Enter the IP address or IP section that is allowed to access the AMI of PBX.
    The input format should be XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.
    For example: IP address 216.207.245.47 with subnet mask 255.255.255.255 means that only the device with IP address 216.207.245.47 is allowed to access the PBX via AMI.
    
    Note: You can add up to 4 permitted IP addresses.
    To prevent the permitted IP from being blocked by the system, the added permitted IP address will be automatically added to the Static Defense list, you can also delete them from the Static Defense list as your need.
5. Click Save and Apply.
Configure AMI client with the authentication information provided on PBX, and connect client to PBX.