[asterisk-biz] General Asterisk Question

[Steve Langstaff]

See if you can setup a dial plan on your phones... that way when they collect enough digits they "press send" automatically.

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> [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Jim Houser
> Sent: 04 July 2006 16:00
> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [asterisk-biz] General Asterisk Question
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
>   Please accept my apologies in advance.  This question may 
> be more suited
> to the user list, but I would have to believe people 
> deploying Asterisk
> professionally have had to deal with this.  I manage an IT 
> department in a
> financial company and am trying to integrate Asterisk into it 
> beside an
> Avaya switch.
> 
>    I started playing with AAH and tried a few other GUIs.  
> Currently I have
> been happiest with the Pound Key build and doing everything 
> manually.  I
> miss some of the GUI but have found this the most flexible 
> for our needs.
> 
>   My question my be dumb but I just need to ask.  I've got 
> past basic dial
> plans and adding features.  I currently have Asterisk 
> networked with our
> Avaya S8300 via T1.  I am struggling with H323 but should get 
> past it, (any
> hints are welcome as I can't find much regarding Pound Key).
> 
>   My reason for writing is there is one item I would like to 
> improve upon
> but it may be something SIP based and not possible to change.  ???
> 
>   The standard "accepted and expected" operation of a PBX, 
> (yes I'm an old
> telecom guy), is for the PBX to collect digits and when it 
> has enough digits
> to fit into a route it selects it and outpulses.  From the 
> end user they
> dial 9, dial tone is not broke as the 9 is just an access 
> code as the PBX is
> waiting for digits, then upon the next digit dial tone is 
> broke digits are
> collected and it dials out when the dialed number fits a 
> route.  Due to the
> route patterns if it fits in 7 digits the dial starts 
> immediately after the
> 7th digit, you already know this...
> 
>   On Asterisk, to call out you dial and press send, (for example on my
> Grandstream 2000s - I can't get my Avaya 46XX phones to stay 
> registered on
> Asterisk).  My users see this as "cell phone" operation and 
> somehow that
> lowers their perceived value of Asterisk.  I know, stupid, 
> but it is what it
> is.  Has anyone built a dial plan that emulates the original 
> PBX operation
> at the deskset removing the need to push a send button at the phone?
> 
> Thanks, in advance, for any feedback.
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
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