[Asterisk-Users] pickup any call

[Altus Snyman]

and in a vpb card?

Thanks
Altus


On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 13:50, Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 August 2004 04:54, Altus Snyman wrote:
> > I want to know how to configure asterisk so that for instance if you
> > press *5 it will pickup any ringing(unanswered) calls.
> 
> Yup this can be done -- just make sure your extension is in a pickupgroup that 
> matches the incoming line's callgroup (I'm assuming Zap interfaces here) -- 
> your phone won't ring but you will be able to use *8 to pick up a ringing 
> line.
> 
> I use it here all the time and it works very well.  I have my home # ring a 
> "dummy" line at work (it doesn't ring anywhere, just gets the call in to the 
> office asterisk server) and then when my IM tells me I have an incoming call 
> I can *8 it and receive calls to my number at work.  :-)
> 
> Regards,
> Andrew
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