[Asterisk-Users] Can home/office have same extension

[Kevin Walsh]

Doug Dust [doug at oceana.com] wrote:
> Users would like to have a physical phone at home and at the office.  They
> would like calls to their extension routed to whichever phone is
> appropriate based on their location. 
> 
> I toyed with the idea of ringing both phones ala;
> 	exten => 123,1,Dial(SIP/123OfficePhone&SIP/123HomePhone)
> but the users didn't seem to keen on both phones ringing all the time.
> 
> Any suggestions on how to best implement this?
> 
Here are a few options to consider:

    * You could set up users as "Agents" and have them log in from
      wherever they would like calls sent.

    * You could look up the address to use in the AstDB (or wherever).
      You would have to create a facility to modify the "current phone
      to dial" entry.  Perhaps a web-based form will be sufficient.

    * You could automatically dial a different phone depending upon
      some fixed point of reference, such as the time of day.  This
      could get annoying or inconvenient depending upon how well you're
      able to stick to your pre-defined "working hours".

    * You could set the office phone to divert calls home when you
      leave the office, and then cancel the divert when you return to
      your desk.  You'd have to remember to set and cancel the divert
      as appropriate, of course.

The above is not a complete list, as the alternatives are endless, but
it might give you some ideas.

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