Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI)
The Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) is a system monitoring and management interface provided by Asterisk. Yeastar S-Series VoIP PBX supports AMI that allows you to connect an AMI client to Yeastar S-Series VoIP PBX.
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 an AMI client to Yeastar S-Series VoIP PBX
- Enable AMI on PBX.
- Log in to the PBX web interface, go to .
- Select the checkbox of Enable AMI.
- Configure the connection authentication.Note: The default port for AMI interface is 5038.
- 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.
- Permitted IP/Subnet Mask: 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: 216.207.245.47 means that only the device with IP address 216.207.245.47 is allowed to access the AMI of PBX.
- Click Save and Apply.
- Configure AMI client with the authentication information provided on PBX, and connect client to PBX.