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Windows installation

Download the Software​

You can download a new Windows installer here: Download Windows Installer

Installing​

The installer allows you to choose the version of the PBX you would like to install, by editing the latest version to your desired version. It will install all required files for a Vodia PBX for Windows, including libraries required such as the Opus DLL.

Download Only​

The installer offers a Download only option which will give you the files you require to install the PBX at a later time.

Installation details​

Once your installation is complete, navigate to the PBX folder (default: C:\Program Files\Vodia\PBX) and open the installation.txt for your web url, username and password.

Uninstaller​

Click the uninstall button, which will remove firewall rules, stop the pbx service and remove the PBX folder.

Troubleshooting​

If your version cannot be found: This means that the version is unsupported, please install a newer supported version (latest v68, v69 or v70 build).

If you cannot log in to the service, check the following items:

  • Is the PBX process running? You can check this using the Task Manager (taskmgr) that comes with Windows. Click on the Processes tab in the Task Manager and search for pbxctrl.exe. If the process is not on the list, try starting the PBX manually. For this, change the directory to the working directory of the PBX and start the process with .\pbxctrl.exe --version. It should print the actual version. If not, you might be running the wrong version (32 or 64-bit) or run the PBX on an operating system that does not support this build of the Vodia PBX.
  • Is the web interface available? If the process is running, but you cannot access the web interface, you can use the netstat program to check what ports are open on your local system and identify what program is using the web server ports and what ports the PBX has opened.

If your PBX runs on a server where neither port 80 nor port 443 are available, you can edit the pbx.xml file and change the ports. This will require a restart of the PBX service.

Installing Window's on an AWS Instance​

Vodia's IP PBX is compatible and ready to install on the AWS (Amazon Web Service) server for the IP PBX server running a Windows Operating system. The step by step installation procedure, configuring the firewall, setup the IP Routing list (for two way audio fluency) and adding the license and getting the PBX ready to go has been explained in great detail in the following video tutorial. After using the AWS installaton template be sure to check for software updates, because this template is not updated with every release. The Vodia PBX also runs on other cloud servers running the Windows operating system. If that server is running on a private IP address like in the AWS example, you will have to follow a similar approach on exposing the PBX to a public IP address.

Next Steps​

Most hosting environments provide convenient wys to generate daily backups of the virtual machine. It is highly recommended to take advantage of that and get familiar with restoring a backup.

It takes just a few steps to generate file system backups and store them outside of the hosting environment. Especially after major changes in the configuration this takes just a few minutes. Please consult the backup documentation here.