# How Do I configure asterisk with sipgate?

These are the settings for the basic configuration of asterisk for sipgate.

For general asterisk configuration instructions with sipgate **SIP Trunking** accounts please click [here](https://teamhelp.sipgate.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/207414635) instead.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Please replace "your SIPID with SIP-ID and "PASSWD" with SIP-Password respectively.
{% endhint %}

Please enter the following in sip.conf:

{% code title="sip.conf" %}

```ini
register => SIP-ID:SIP-Password@sipgate.co.uk/SIP-ID

[sipgate]
type=peer
secret=PASSWORD
insecure=invite
username=SIP-ID
defaultuser=SIP-ID
fromuser=SIP-ID
context=sipgate_in
fromdomain=sipgate.co.uk
host=sipgate.co.uk
outboundproxy=sipgate.co.uk
qualify=yes
disallow=all
allow=alaw
dtmfmode=rfc2833
```

{% endcode %}

Please enter the following in extensions.conf:

{% code title="extensions.conf" %}

```ini
[sipgate_in]
exten => SIP-ID,1,Dial(SIP/Extension) ; instead of extension you should define the corresponding peer
exten => SIP-ID,n,Hangup

[sipgate_out]
exten => _X.,1,Set(CALLERID(num)=SIP-ID)
exten => _X.,2,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN}@sipgate,30,trg)
exten => _X.,3,Hangup
```

{% endcode %}


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