PortSIP Knowledge Base
  • PortSIP Communications Solution
    • What is PortSIP?
    • The Advantages of PortSIP PBX vs. Other PBXs
    • Cloud PBX Empowering Service Providers
    • Simplifying Unified Communications with WebRTC and SIP
    • What is CPaaS? Communications Platform as a Service Explained
    • UCaaS is Unified Communications as a Service
    • PortSIP PBX Administration Guide
      • Overview
      • PortSIP Security Features
      • Summary of Changes
      • Before Started
      • 1 Installation of the PortSIP PBX
        • Installation of PortSIP PBX v22.x
          • Install PortSIP PBX on Linux
          • Install PortSIP IM Server on Linux
          • Install PortSIP PBX on Windows
          • Upgrade to the Latest Version Within v22.x on Linux
          • Upgrade to the Latest v22.x on Windows
          • Upgrade v16.x to the Latest v22.x on Linux
        • Installation of PortSIP PBX v16.x
          • Upgrade to the Latest v16.x Release
      • 2 Configuring the PortSIP PBX
      • 3 Tenant Management
        • Password and Sign-In Security
      • 4 Phone Device Management
        • Managing Phones
        • Auto Provisioning Security
        • Custom IP Phone Template
        • Bulk Importing Users and Auto Provisioning IP Phones
        • Zero Touch Provisioning Phones
        • Provision Phone Using PnP
        • PnP Auto Provisioning IP Phone Multicast Debug
        • Provision Phone Using RPS
        • Provision Phone Using DHCP Option 66
        • Provision Phone Using TFTP
        • Provisioning Cisco 79xx IP Phones
        • Provision Fanvil DECT IP Phones
        • Provision Yealink DECT IP Phones
        • Provision SNOM DECT IP Phones
        • Configuring Private RPS Account
      • 5 User Management
        • Users
        • How to Configure the Endpoints?
        • User Groups
        • DND and Automatic Callback
        • Speed Dial 8
        • Speed Dial 100
      • 6 Transport Management
      • 7 Trunk Management
        • Configuring SIP Trunk
        • Handle Outbound Calls Through SIP Trunk
      • 8 Call Route Management
        • Configuring Inbound Rule
        • Configuring Outbound Rule
      • 9 Configuring PortSIP SBC
        • Topology
        • Summary of Changes
        • Installation PortSIP SBC v11.x
        • Installation PortSIP SBC v10.x
        • Configuring PortSIP SBC for WebRTC
        • Upgrade to the Latest v11.x Release
        • Upgrade to the Latest v10.x Release
      • 10 Configuring SBC for MS Teams
        • Architecture
        • Configuring Microsoft Teams
        • Configuring SBC and PBX
        • Configure an SBC for Multiple Tenants
      • 11 Deploy the SBC Cluster
      • 12 Configuring Virtual Receptionist
        • Managing Virtual Receptionist
        • Visual IVR Editor Guide
        • Direct Inward System Access (DISA)
      • 13 Configuring Ring Group
      • 14 Call Parking
        • PortSIP Call Parking Feature
        • Using Call Parking Feature
        • Using Enhanced Call Park on Fanvil IP Phones
        • Using Enhanced Call Park on Yealink IP Phones
        • Using Enhanced Call Park on Grandstream IP Phones
        • Using Enhanced Call Park on SNOM IP Phones
        • Using Enhanced Call Park on Dinstar IP Phones
        • Using Enhanced Call Park on Htek IP Phones
      • 15 Shared Voicemail
      • 16 Call Queue
        • Configuring Call Queue
        • Configuring Queue Callback
        • Agent States and Work Modes
        • Skills-Based Routing
        • Silent Monitoring
        • Wallboards
      • 17 Roles and Permissions
      • 18 E164 Number Processing
      • 19 Billing
      • 20 CDR and Call Recordings
        • CDR
        • Call Recordings
        • CDR Field Descriptions
      • 21 Call Reports
      • 22 Dealers
      • 23 Feature Access Codes
      • 24 Call Pickup
      • 25 Meetings
        • Joining a Meeting with the Invite Link
      • 26 Hot Desking
      • 27 STIR/SHAKEN
        • Configuring STIR/SHAKEN
      • 28 Digital Engagement Channels
        • SMS Channel
        • WhatsApp Channel
        • Manage SMS/WhatsApp Message Conversations
      • 29 Integrations
        • Microsoft 365 Integration
        • Google Workspace Integration
      • 30 Office Hours and Holiday Schedule
        • Configuring Office Hours and Holiday Schedule
        • Routing Calls Based on Office Hours and Holidays
      • 31 Configuring Email Notifications
      • 32 Night Mode
      • PBX and SIP Trunk using PortSIP SBC
      • SIP Header Manipulation
      • Rebranding PortSIP PBX, SBC
      • System Service Extension Numbers
      • Certificates for TLS/HTTPS/WebRTC
        • Preparing TLS Certificates
        • Update Certificates
      • Backup and Restore: An Essential Guide
        • Backup and Restore PortSIP PBX
        • Backup and Restore PortSIP SBC
      • Storing Into AWS S3
      • Storing Into Azure Blob Storage
      • Trace Server - A Better Way to Monitoring SIP Messages and QoS for PortSIP PBX
    • Configuring SIP Trunks
      • QuestBlue SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on QuestBlue Platform
        • Configuring QuestBlue IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring QuestBlue Register Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • QuestBlue SMS Integration
      • Twilio SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on the Twilio
        • Configuring Twilio Register Based Trunk
        • Configuring Twilio Interconnect Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • Twilio SMS Integration
      • Telnyx SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on Telnyx Platform
        • Configuring Telnyx IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Telnyx Register Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • Telnyx SMS Integration
      • Vonage SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on Vonage Platform
        • Configuring Vonage IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Vonage Register Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • Vonage SMS Integration
      • VoIP.ms SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on VoIP.ms
        • Configuring VoIP.ms Register Based Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • VoIP.ms SMS Integration
      • Voxtelesys SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on Voxtelesys Platform
        • Configuring Voxtelesys IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Voxtelesys Register Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • Voxtelesys SMS Integration
      • Wavix SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on Wavix Platform
        • Configuring Wavix IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Wavix Digest Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • Wavix SMS Integration
      • VoIP Innovations SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on VoIP Innovations Platform
        • Configuring VoIP Innovations IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • VoIP Innovations SMS Integration
      • Bandwidth SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on Bandwidth Platform
        • Configuring Bandwidth IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • Bandwidth SMS Integration
      • Flowroute SIP Trunk
        • Purchase a DID on Flowroute Platform
        • Configuring Flowroute IP Authentication Trunk
        • Configuring Outbound & Inbound Calls
        • Flowroute SMS Integration
      • Gamma SIP Trunk
      • Aire Networks SIP Trunk
      • VoiceMeUp SIP Trunk
        • Configuring VoiceMeUp Trunk
        • VoiceMeUp SMS Integration
    • PBX Cluster (v22.x)
      • Topology
      • Preparing Cluster Servers
      • Configuring Cluster Servers
      • Managing Cluster
    • High Availability (v22.x)
      • High Availability and Sclability On-Premise
        • PortSIP PBX High Availability Architecture
        • High Availability Installations on Ubuntu
        • Upgrading High Availability Installation
        • Scaling Servers On-Premise for High Availability
        • Scaling SBC On-Premise for High Availability
        • Scaling IM Server On-Premise for High Availability
      • High Availability and Scalability on AWS
        • PortSIP PBX High Availability Architecture
        • High Availability Installations on AWS
        • Upgrading High Availability Installation
        • Increase Size of EBS Volume
        • Scaling Servers on AWS for High Availability
    • PBX Cluster(v16.x)
      • Topology
      • Preparing Cluster Servers
      • Configuring Cluster Servers
      • Managing Cluster
      • Configuring Cluster Servers for High Availability
    • High Availability (v16.x)
      • High Availability for On-Premise
        • PortSIP PBX High Availability Architecture
        • High Availability Installations on Ubuntu
        • Upgrading High Availability Installation
      • High Availability and Scalability on AWS
        • PortSIP PBX High Availability Architecture
        • High Availability Installations on AWS
        • Upgrading High Availability Installations
        • Increase Size of EBS Volume
        • Scaling Servers on AWS for HA
    • PortSIP UCaaS
    • FAQ
      • Troubleshooting Call Issues
      • How to Activate License key?
      • What File Format Is Required for PortSIP PBX Prompt?
      • What is the Multi-Tenant PBX?
      • Is the PortSIP PBX built on Asterisk, FreeSwitch?
      • What is the SBC?
      • What is the PBX? Features, Benefits
      • What is Direct Inward Dialing (DID)?
      • What is the DID Pool?
      • What are IP Phones Work with PortSIP PBX?
      • Hardware Specifications
      • How to Adjust the REST API Rate Limit?
      • SIP Status Code of Response
      • What is SIP ALG and Why You Need to Disable It?
      • Essential Factors for Choosing a Could PBX Solution
      • Migrate from legacy FCM APIs to HTTP v1 for Android Push Notifications
      • PortSIP SDK License Agreement
      • PortSIP Software End-User License Agreement
  • Apps Guides
    • PortSIP ONE Desktop App
      • Sign in to PBX
      • Calls, Messages, and Voicemails
      • Customize Your Caller ID
      • SMS and WhatsApp Messaging
      • Click to Call
      • Calling from Another Device
      • Change Your Call Queue Status
    • PortSIP ONE Mobile App
      • Sign in to PBX
      • Calls, Messages, and Voicemails
      • Customize Your Caller ID
      • SMS and WhatsApp Messaging
      • Change Your Call Queue Status
    • PortSIP Softphone
  • DEVELOPING WITH PORTSIP
    • Getting Started
    • Calling APIs
      • User Manual for Windows
      • User Manual for iOS
      • User Manual for Android
      • User Manual for macOS
    • REST APIs
      • Version 22.2
        • Get Started
          • Schema
          • Authentication and Authorization
          • HTTP verbs
          • Summary Representations
          • Resource ID
          • Query Options Overview
          • Detailed representations
          • Timezones
          • API Response
          • Error Handling
          • Resource Synchronization
          • Personal Contacts Synchronization
        • Authentication
        • Administrations
        • Extensions
        • Authentication
        • Tenants
        • Call Queues
        • Billing
        • CTI
        • Call Sessions
        • Call Detail Records
        • Conference
        • Contact
        • Emergency Numbers
        • Extensions
        • Files
        • Blobs
        • Trunks
        • Inbound Rules
        • Outbound rules
        • Virtual Receptionists
        • Media Server
        • MOH
        • Automatic Callback
        • Auto Provisioning
        • Push Notification
        • Ring Groups
        • Shared Voicemails
        • Security
        • Feature Access Codes
        • Voicemails
        • Call Park
        • Call Pickup
        • Hot Desking
        • External Message
        • Notification
        • Troubleshooting
        • Microsoft 365
        • Models
      • Version 22.1
        • About
        • API reference
          • Info
          • Login
            • By microsoft
          • Logout
          • Network
          • Sbc
            • Token
              • Destroy
          • Im
            • Token
              • Destroy
          • Dealers
            • Password
            • Destroy
          • Mobile push
            • Destroy
          • Ip filters
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Transports
            • Destroy
            • Status
          • Tenants
            • Switch
            • Dealers
              • Destroy
            • Destroy
          • Tenant
            • Status
            • Notification
              • Test email
            • Password policy
            • Billing
            • Balance
            • Custom headers
          • Conference servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • Media servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • License
          • Key
          • Brand
          • Dealer
            • Status
            • Username
            • Password
          • Roles
            • Destroy
          • User
            • Password
            • Extension password
            • Profile
            • Status
            • Presence
            • Balance
            • Greetings
              • Enable
              • Disable
              • Destroy
            • Phones
              • Destroy
            • Cdrs
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
            • External messages
            • Recordings
              • Destroy
            • Speed dial 8
              • Destroy
            • Speed dial 100
              • Destroy
            • Meetings
              • Destroy
              • Status
              • Mute
              • Unmute
              • Lock
              • Unlock
              • Start
              • Stop
              • Start recording
              • Stop recording
              • Participants
                • Layout
                • Invite
                • Mute
                • Unmute
                • Chairman
                • Position
                • Destroy
            • Holidays
              • Destroy
            • Global holidays
            • Contacts
              • Favorite
              • Unfavorite
              • Destroy
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
            • Call queues
              • Agent
            • Outbound caller ids
            • Ring groups
            • Business contacts
              • Favorite
              • Unfavorite
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
            • Extension contacts
              • Favorite
              • Unfavorite
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
          • Users
            • Profile
            • Password
            • Extension password
            • Role
            • Ms365 binding
              • Destroy
            • Destroy
            • Status
              • Destroy status
            • Balance
            • Greetings
              • Enable
              • Disable
              • Destroy
            • Phones
              • Destroy
            • Holidays
              • Destroy
            • Global holidays
            • Call queues
              • Agent
            • Speed dial 8
              • Destroy
            • Speed dial 100
              • Destroy
          • Extension numbers
          • Groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
              • Destroy
          • Voicemails
            • Set read
            • Set unread
            • Destroy
          • Recordings
            • Destroy
          • Call queue servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • Call queues
            • Status
            • Destroy
            • Waiting
              • Pickup
            • Agents
          • Exclusive numbers
            • Destroy
            • Call queues
              • Agents
              • Destroy
            • Export
          • Vip numbers
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Call queue blacklisted numbers
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Call queue blacklist prompts
          • Sessions
            • Directly
            • Hold
            • Unhold
            • Refer
            • Attended refer
            • Destroy
          • Conference rooms
            • Destroy
            • Status
            • Mute
            • Unmute
            • Lock
            • Unlock
            • Start recording
            • Stop recording
            • Participants
              • Layout
              • Invite
              • Mute
              • Unmute
              • Chairman
              • Position
              • Destroy
            • Recordings
              • Destroy
              • Set read
              • Set unread
          • Contacts
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Emergency numbers
            • Destroy
          • Files
            • Destroy
          • Blobs
            • Uploads
              • Append
              • Complete
              • Status
              • Destroy
          • Inbound rules
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Moh server
            • Musics
              • Destroy
          • Monitor
          • Monitor groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
              • Destroy
            • Managers
              • Destroy
          • Call park
          • Call park groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
              • Destroy
          • Call pickup groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
          • Voicemail
          • Acb
          • Outbound rules
            • Destroy
            • Export
            • Applied groups
              • Destroy
          • Phone models
          • Phones
            • Reprovision
            • Assignee
            • Reboot
            • Reject
          • Dect phone models
          • Dect phones
            • Destroy
            • Members
          • Providers
            • Status
            • Destroy
            • Export
            • Assignees
              • Destroy
          • Ring groups
            • Agents
            • Destroy
          • Shared voicemails
            • Destroy
            • Voicemails
              • Set read
              • Set unread
              • Destroy
            • Greetings
              • Enable
              • Disable
              • Destroy
          • Holidays
            • Destroy
          • Allowed country codes
          • Disallowed codes
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Blacklisted numbers
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Call rates
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Ivr servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • Ivrs
            • Status
            • Destroy
            • Action urls
              • Destroy
          • Hotdesking
            • Status
            • Logout
            • Destroy
          • Sms
            • Destroy
          • Whatsapp
            • Destroy
          • Cdrs
          • Calllogs
          • External messages
          • Call reports
            • Destroy
          • Completed call reports
            • Destroy
          • Feature access codes
          • Default email templates
          • Custom email templates
          • Audit logs
          • Event logs
          • Ms365
            • Certificate
            • Users
          • Google
          • Admin
            • Status
            • Username
            • Password
            • Settings
            • Notification
              • Test email
            • Ms365
              • Certificate
            • Google
          • Templates
            • Phones
              • Destroy
        • Specification
      • Version 22.0
        • About
        • API reference
          • Info
          • Login
            • By microsoft
          • Logout
          • Network
          • Sbc
            • Token
              • Destroy
          • Im
            • Token
              • Destroy
          • Dealers
            • Password
            • Destroy
          • Mobile push
            • Destroy
          • Ip filters
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Transports
            • Destroy
            • Status
          • Tenants
            • Switch
            • Dealers
              • Destroy
            • Destroy
          • Tenant
            • Status
            • Notification
            • Password policy
            • Billing
            • Balance
            • Custom headers
          • Conference servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • Media servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • License
          • Key
          • Brand
          • Dealer
            • Status
            • Username
            • Password
          • Roles
            • Destroy
          • User
            • Password
            • Extension password
            • Profile
            • Status
            • Presence
            • Balance
            • Greetings
              • Enable
              • Disable
              • Destroy
            • Phones
              • Destroy
            • Cdrs
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
            • Recordings
              • Destroy
            • Speed dial 8
              • Destroy
            • Speed dial 100
              • Destroy
            • Meetings
              • Destroy
              • Status
              • Mute
              • Unmute
              • Lock
              • Unlock
              • Start
              • Stop
              • Start recording
              • Stop recording
              • Participants
                • Layout
                • Invite
                • Mute
                • Unmute
                • Chairman
                • Position
                • Destroy
            • Holidays
              • Destroy
            • Global holidays
            • Contacts
              • Favorite
              • Unfavorite
              • Destroy
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
            • Call queues
              • Agent
            • Outbound caller ids
            • Ring groups
            • Business contacts
              • Favorite
              • Unfavorite
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
            • Extension contacts
              • Favorite
              • Unfavorite
              • Sync tokens
                • Diff
          • Users
            • Profile
            • Password
            • Extension password
            • Role
            • Ms365 binding
              • Destroy
            • Destroy
            • Status
              • Destroy status
            • Balance
            • Greetings
              • Enable
              • Disable
              • Destroy
            • Phones
              • Destroy
            • Holidays
              • Destroy
            • Global holidays
            • Call queues
              • Agent
            • Speed dial 8
              • Destroy
            • Speed dial 100
              • Destroy
          • Extension numbers
          • Groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
              • Destroy
          • Voicemails
            • Set read
            • Set unread
            • Destroy
          • Recordings
            • Destroy
          • Call queue servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • Call queues
            • Status
            • Destroy
            • Waiting
              • Pickup
            • Agents
          • Exclusive numbers
            • Destroy
            • Call queues
              • Agents
              • Destroy
            • Export
          • Vip numbers
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Call queue blacklisted numbers
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Call queue blacklist prompts
          • Sessions
            • Directly
            • Hold
            • Unhold
            • Refer
            • Attended refer
            • Destroy
          • Conference rooms
            • Destroy
            • Status
            • Mute
            • Unmute
            • Lock
            • Unlock
            • Start recording
            • Stop recording
            • Participants
              • Layout
              • Invite
              • Mute
              • Unmute
              • Chairman
              • Position
              • Destroy
            • Recordings
              • Destroy
              • Set read
              • Set unread
          • Contacts
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Emergency numbers
            • Destroy
          • Files
            • Destroy
          • Blobs
            • Uploads
              • Append
              • Complete
              • Status
              • Destroy
          • Inbound rules
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Moh server
            • Musics
              • Destroy
          • Monitor
          • Monitor groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
              • Destroy
            • Managers
              • Destroy
          • Call park
          • Call park groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
              • Destroy
          • Call pickup groups
            • Destroy
            • Members
          • Voicemail
          • Acb
          • Outbound rules
            • Destroy
            • Export
            • Applied groups
              • Destroy
          • Phone models
          • Phones
            • Reprovision
            • Assignee
            • Reboot
            • Reject
          • Dect phone models
          • Dect phones
            • Destroy
            • Members
          • Providers
            • Status
            • Destroy
            • Export
            • Assignees
              • Destroy
          • Ring groups
            • Agents
            • Destroy
          • Shared voicemails
            • Destroy
            • Voicemails
              • Set read
              • Set unread
              • Destroy
            • Greetings
              • Enable
              • Disable
              • Destroy
          • Holidays
            • Destroy
          • Allowed country codes
          • Disallowed codes
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Blacklisted numbers
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Call rates
            • Destroy
            • Export
          • Ivr servers
            • Status
            • Destroy
          • Ivrs
            • Status
            • Destroy
            • Action urls
              • Destroy
          • Hotdesking
            • Status
            • Logout
            • Destroy
          • Sms
            • Destroy
          • Whatsapp
            • Destroy
          • Cdrs
          • Call reports
            • Destroy
          • Completed call reports
            • Destroy
          • Feature access codes
          • Default email templates
          • Custom email templates
          • Audit logs
          • Event logs
          • Test email
          • Ms365
            • Certificate
            • Users
          • Admin
            • Status
            • Username
            • Password
            • Settings
            • Notification
          • Templates
            • Phones
              • Destroy
        • Specification
      • Authentication
      • Accessing CDRs and Recordings
    • Call Control APIs
    • Messaging APIs
      • Protocol
      • API Examples
    • WSI: Pub/Sub
    • Webhook Events
      • Registering a Webhook
      • Receiving Events via a Webhook
      • Event Reference
    • Mobile Push Notifications
      • How Do Push Notifications Work with PortSIP PBX?
      • Integrating the Push Notifications in Native iOS APP
      • Integrating the Push Notifications in Android APP
  • PBX v12.x (EOL)
    • PortSIP PBX v12.x is EOL
    • High Availability
      • PortSIP PBX High Availability
      • UCaaS High Availability
      • Deploy the PortSIP PBX HA on AWS
      • Deploy PortSIP PBX HA for CentOS
      • Deploy PortSIP PBX HA for Ubuntu
      • Migrate the HA data
    • Push Notifications
      • How do push notifications work with PortSIP PBX?
      • Implement the PUSH notifications in Xamarin iOS APP with PortSIP PBX 12.x
      • Implement the PUSH notifications in native iOS APP with PortSIP PBX 12.x
      • Implement PUSH notifications in Android APP with PortSIP PBX 12.x
      • Implement PUSH notifications in Xamarin Android APP with PortSIP PBX 12.x
    • Tutorials
      • REST API Examples
      • Trace server - A Better Way to Debug PortSIP UC
      • Setup SSL Certificates for HTTPS/WebRTC
      • Going Real-Time with PortSIP PBX Pub/Sub
      • Upgrade PortSIP PBX for offline
      • PortSIP UC Architecture
      • PortSIP PBX Features
      • PortSIP Security Feature
      • Hardware Specifications
      • Setup PortSIP PBX for Linux
      • Upgrade PortSIP PBX
      • Upgrade PortSIP PBX v12.x to the v12.8.7
      • Add Extended Media Server
      • Store the recording files to AWS S3
      • Configure Notifications for Kubernetes
      • Rebranding PortSIP PBX
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Businesses today need to be able to communicate with their clients quickly and efficiently. Your business phone system must have the call recording option to achieve this. Once call recording is activated, you can access received calls and have a copy of the conversation aside from knowing who called. The functionality of an automatic call recorder helps businesses maintain high-quality service and train new agents, investigate disputes between company personnel--and more. Discover how PorttSIP PBX can help you improve your business.

Call Recording Management

The tenant administrator can select the menu Call Statistics > Call Recordings to view all recording files. Double-click the recording record, the recording file can be downloaded or played.

Click the Action button will pop-ups the menu, allowing you to navigate to the CDR of this call.

PortSIP PBX allows you to control the call recording in two levels.

User Level

To enable/disable call recording for a user, follow these steps: Click the Call Manager menu, then click Users. Double-click the user you want to modify, and in the Extension tab, you can turn on/off the Record Audio Calls, and Record Video Calls options.

If Record Audio Calls is enabled, the call of this user will be recorded as a WAV file, even if the call is a video call. If Record Video Calls is enabled, the call of this user will be recorded as an MP4 file if the call is a video call.

Tenant Level

The tenant administrator has the ability to enable/disable the call recording for all users of this tenant.

Click the left menu Company, on the General page, under the Options section, you can turn on/off the Enable extension audio recording or Enable extension video recording options.

If Enable extension audio recording is enabled, a user's call will be recorded as a WAV file, even if the call is a video call. If Enable extension video recording is enabled, a user's call will be recorded as an MP4 file if the call is a video call.

Automatically stop recording if the call between two external numbers

In some countries, due to privacy and security concerns, the law stipulates that when a call is made between two external numbers, it should not be recorded.

Consider the following scenario: The client calls the contact center from the trunk, and the agent answers, the call is starting to record, and after a while of conversation, the agent transfers the client’s call to another mobile phone number. At this point, the call recording should stop.

PortSIP PBX provides corresponding features to support this regulation. The system administrator can click the menu Advanced > Settings, on the General page, and turn off the Record the call between external numbers option so that when the call is transferred to be made between two external numbers, the call recording will automatically stop.

Pause/Resume Recording

PortSIP PBX allows Pause/Resume of the call recording during the call.

  • Dials FAC *48 will pause the call recording during the call

  • Dials FAC *49 will resume the call recording during the call

The client APP or IP Phone can also pause/resume the call recording by sending the out-of-dialog SIP message to the PBX, the message should be as below:

In the above out-of-dialog message:

  • The message body should be in JSON format.

  • The Content-Type should be application/x-media-control+json.

  • The operation indicates whether to pause or resume recording

  • The session_id specifies the call session ID. You can obtain this ID from the X-Session-Id header in the INVITE or 200 OK SIP message.

You can also use an in-dialog message to pause or resume recording. The message would look like this

For the in-dialog message, the message body is plain text.

The PBX supports the following message commands:

  • pause-audio-recording: pause the audio recording for the call

  • pause-video-recording: pause the video recording for the call

  • resume-audio-recording: resume the audio recording for the call

  • resume-video-recording: resume the video recording for the call

Call Recording File Format

By default, PortSIP PBX records files in the WAV format. This format offers superior performance but consumes more disk space.

PortSIP PBX also supports recording calls in MP3 and AMR formats. To change the settings, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the file var/lib/portsip/pbx/system.ini. For Windows, this file is located at C:/ProgramData/PortSIP/pbx/system.ini.

  2. In the [mediaserver] section, find the key recorder_file_format. The default value 1 corresponds to recording in WAV format.

  3. If you wish to record the call in AMR format, change this value to 2. For recording in MP3 format, change the value to 3.

  4. Save the changes.

To apply these changes, you'll need to restart the media server:

  • Windows: Open the Windows Service Manager and restart the PortSIP Media Server service.

  • Linux: Execute the following commands:

That’s it! Your changes should now be in effect.

Recording the calls in AMR or MP3 format will reduce the disk space but will cause poor performance.

Recording File Size Calculation

You can calculate the size of the recording file based on the following conditions:

  • Wav: This format is uncompressed and typically results in a file size of approximately 1MB per minute.

  • AMR: This format results in a file size of about 100KB per minute. Please note that AMR files cannot be played in a browser.

  • MP3: This format results in a file size of approximately 256KB per minute. MP3 files can be played in a browser.

Please keep these conditions in mind when choosing a format for your recording files.

MESSAGE sip:102@test.io SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.0.16:5568;branch=z9hG4bK-524287-1---a67ad51a25df052f;rport
Max-Forwards: 70
To: <sip:102@test.io>
From: <sip:101@test.io>;tag=fa2d6f1d
Call-ID: SFNH1yZ5c4LrG70_Tlyxgg..
CSeq: 3 MESSAGE
Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY, MESSAGE, REGISTER, SUBSCRIBE, INFO, PUBLISH
Content-Type: application/x-media-control+json
Proxy-Authorization: Digest username="101",realm="test.io",nonce="13323933303:c8b6b255488669affb8a3e657188569a",uri="sip:102@test.io",response="da014b313dde19ff29c82043404af10f",algorithm=MD5
User-Agent: abcd
Allow-Events: hold, talk, conference, dialog
Content-Length: 21

{ "operation" : "pause-audio-recording", "session_id" : "5984923794364"}
MESSAGE sip:102@test.io SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.0.16:5568;branch=z9hG4bK-524287-1---a67ad51a25df052f;rport
Max-Forwards: 70
To: <sip:102@test.io>
From: <sip:101@test.io>;tag=fa2d6f1d
Call-ID: SFNH1yZ5c4LrG70_Tlyxgg..
CSeq: 3 MESSAGE
Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY, MESSAGE, REGISTER, SUBSCRIBE, INFO, PUBLISH
Content-Type: application/x-media-control
Proxy-Authorization: Digest username="101",realm="test.io",nonce="13323933303:c8b6b255488669affb8a3e657188569a",uri="sip:102@test.io",response="da014b313dde19ff29c82043404af10f",algorithm=MD5
User-Agent: abcd
Allow-Events: hold, talk, conference, dialog
Content-Length: 21

pause-audio-recording
cd /opt/portsip && /bin/sh pbx_ctl.sh restart -s portsip.mediaserver
  1. PortSIP Communications Solution
  2. PortSIP PBX Administration Guide
  3. 20 CDR and Call Recordings

Call Recordings

PreviousCDRNextCDR Field Descriptions
  • Call Recording Management
  • User Level
  • Tenant Level
  • Automatically stop recording if the call between two external numbers
  • Pause/Resume Recording
  • Call Recording File Format
  • Recording File Size Calculation