[Asterisk-Users] Paging HardPhones

[Steve Langstaff]

I have had some pretty good results using the following mechanism (with Asterisk at Home, but you'll get the idea):
 
This example allows one to page the phones 5301..5312 by dialling 5399 - seems to work OK.
 
The SetVar(_ALERT_INFO=info=alert-autoanswer) line has to be tailored to the specific hardphone type to force it off-hook and into speakerphone mode (after a beep), as there doesn't seem to be a standard for this header.
 
As an aside, 'alert-autoanswer' works with Citel's ( www.citel.com) handset gateways, allowing you to reuse any Nortel phones you happen to have hanging around.
 
[macro-page] 
; Paging macro: 
; Check to see if SIP device is in use and DO NOT PAGE if they are 
; ${ARG1} - Device to page 
; 
exten => s,1,ChanIsAvail(${ARG1}|js) ; j is for dump and s is for ANY call 
exten => s,2,SetVar(_ALERT_INFO=info=alert-autoanswer)
exten => s,3,NoOp() ; Add others here
exten => s,4,NoOp() ; Add others here 
exten => s,5,Dial(${ARG1}||) 
exten => s,6,Hangup 
exten => s,102,Hangup 
 
[page] ; Paging context 
exten => _X.,1,Macro(page,SIP/${EXTEN}) 
 
[page-custom]
exten => 5399,1,Macro(user-callerid)
exten => 5399,2,Set(TIMEOUT(absolute)=60) 
exten => 5399,3,Page( Local/5301 at page <mailto:Local/5301 at page&Local/5302 at page&Local/5303 at page&Local/5304 at page&Local/5305 at page&Local/5306 at page&Local/5307 at page&Local/5308 at page&Local/5309 at page&Local/5310 at page&Local/5311 at page&Local/5312 at page> &Local/5302 at page&Local/5303 at page&Local/5304 at page&Local/5305 at page&Local/5306 at page&Local/5307 at page&Local/5308 at page&Local/5309 at page&Local/5310 at page&Local/5311 at page&Local/5312 at page|) 

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Forrest Beck
Sent: 24 January 2006 21:01
To: Asterisk Users List
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Paging HardPhones


I have been testing * with some Cisco 7912G's, in hope to trash our Nortel system.  One feature our Nortel system has that I will need to fiqure out on the * system is paging. 
 
Is it possible to page a group of phones (all phones) with announcements?
 
We are a k-12 school and we use our current phone system to make announcements on the phones monitor speaker.
 
Any direction I can be pointed in would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks!
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