# Receiving call on the cli

**URL:** <https://community.asterisk.org/t/receiving-call-on-the-cli/74000>\
**Category:** Asterisk Support\
**Created:** [March 21, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/receiving-call-on-the-cli/74000 "2018-03-21T18:38:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mirelasato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@mirelasato](https://community.asterisk.org/u/mirelasato)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/receiving-call-on-the-cli/74000/1 "2018-03-21T18:38:50Z")

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Hi, i’m new on Asterisk  
I’m using softphone to make and receiving calls(just to test if the configuration is ok), but now I want to know if there’s some way to make and receive calls direclty from cli, without using softphones?

I saw another topic that making calls is possible, but i didn’t see anything about receiving calls, i’m sorry if this is a dumb question.

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**Author:** ![david551](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@david551](https://community.asterisk.org/u/david551)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/receiving-call-on-the-cli/74000/2 "2018-03-21T18:45:19Z")

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Yes, if one side is going to be an internal service. Use the originate command.

Otherwise, there is the possibility of using a sound card in association with the console, but I would consider the sound card channels to be proof of concept, rather than production, code.

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**Author:** ![mirelasato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@mirelasato](https://community.asterisk.org/u/mirelasato)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/receiving-call-on-the-cli/74000/3 "2018-03-21T19:02:56Z")

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I dont know if I expressed myself right  
Basically I need to make a call between a SIP phone and a PSTN Phone  
Preferably without using a softphone

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**Author:** ![johnkiniston](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/user_avatar/community.asterisk.org/johnkiniston/32/28_2.png) [@johnkiniston](https://community.asterisk.org/u/johnkiniston)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/receiving-call-on-the-cli/74000/4 "2018-03-21T19:31:43Z")

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The process of calling the PSTN should be the same regardless of if you are using a softphone or a hardphone.