Does my server support the G.729 codec

G.729 is available on request.  After we do the manual setup on our end you should be all set to register it.

1) Purchase a license at https://www.digium.com/products/software/g729-codec
2) Reboot your server
3) Register your license by doing the following from linux command line logged in as root.

# /usr/src/register
answer all the questions

3) Check that the licensed channel is active
# asterisk -rv
CLI>g729 show licenses

If that doesn't work or for Asterisk versions below v11 try
CLI> core show license

Which should produce something similar to:
0/0 encoders/decoders of 2 licensed channels are currently in use

Licenses Found:
File: G729-6Q4423335234535.lic Key: G729-62345454324545EF Host-ID: 4a:b7:dd:ee:ff:ff:11:44:34:44:5e:64:3c:5a:86:27:a8:09:50:9f”
Channels: 2 (Expires: 2032-05-28) (OK) 

4) If it finds the license as shown above then check which codecs can be translated.
CLI> core show translation

You should see a matrix chart with g729 translation times to the various other codecs.

If licenses do not show up after successfully registering try:
chown asterisk. /var/lib/asterisk/licenses
  • g729, g.729, codec

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