[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 76XX - How to ignore a call (silence ring)

[mjr-asterisk at ranney.com]

"Shawn Kelley" <shawn at accenttek.com> writes:

> I am preparing to setup a system using Cisco 7940 and 7960's I have the
> 7.1 SIP firmware on them.
> One issue I have run into is how to silence the ringer if a call comes
> in and you don't want to take it.
> Many phones have a DND button. I know the 79XX has the DND in the menu
> but it is to cumbersome to go into the settings then phone preferences
> then the DND and select yes.
> Is there any other way this can be achieved to silence the ringer if a
> call comes in and the person doesn't want to take it?

I've asked the Cisco TAC about this, and they told me I needed to
submit a "feature request" with my VAR.

If you bought your phones through a Cisco reseller with some clout,
I'd encourage you to submit a feature request for DND that does what
DND does on all other phone systems.
-- 
Matt Ranney - mjr at ranney.com