How to remove SMS Messages from HamVOIP Allstar

For HamVOIP versions of allstar it is simple to remove the SMS messages and may be necessary in order for some phones to use your allstar nodes. Some versions of the PolyComm phones have been known to have issues with the SMS features from allstar. To fix this you will need to edit your rpt.conf file found in the /etc/asterisk directory.

If you are using WinSCP I am going to assume you know how to edit these files that way. For those of you who are old school like me and use console for everything through ssh or locally you first need to login to your node and then type

cd /etc/asterisk

Then type nano rpt.conf

Alternatively no matter what directory you are in you can just type nano /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf

Below the stanza which defines your node number which should look like this

[508530] ; Change this to your assigned node number

508530 is my node number and this is the stanza that defines that you should find or need to add two lines

phonesendlinks=0

telemenabled=15

If those lines are not present add them. If they are commented out uncomment them and save the file by pressing CTRL+X then Y then Enter

Now if you have created some connect and disconnect scripts in /etc/asterisk/local you will need to change the line

/usr/bin/asterisk -rx “rpt localplay <node> /tmp/connect”

Change localplay to playback in both scripts you have made for connect and disconnect or you will not hear what is going on. This is not required though this is up to you.

After all this you can either reboot your node to reload the file or if you’re in the console simply type

asterisk -rvvvvv

at the asterisk cli type rpt reload

press enter and it will reload your rpt.conf file and you’re all set. After that just type exit and then you are done.