In Asterisk SIP Settings, External Address should show the PBX's public-facing IP, and Detect Network Settings makes the PBX detect its external and local networks.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
Sangoma
Product
FreePBX
Subsystem
Asterisk SIP Settings
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Setting up FreePBX with a SIP trunk: source note freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-external-address-detect. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-external-address-detect

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-external-address-detect,
  title  = {Setting up FreePBX with a SIP trunk: source note freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-external-address-detect},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-external-address-detect},
  note   = {Source note freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-external-address-detect, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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