[asterisk-users] Click to dial apps always show from "asterisk"

mitcheloc mitcheloc at gmail.com
Mon Nov 27 02:16:45 MST 2006


You can use the CallerID parameter of the Originate command to
override the default caller id.

It's listed on the wiki with examples:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+Manager+API+Action+Originate

Cheers

On 11/27/06, Eric Bishop <asterisk.eric at gmail.com> wrote:
> We have calls that originate click-to-dial apps that use the manager
> interface. As most of you know these apps first ring your handset so that
> you pickup the handset and then place the outbound call once you have picked
> up.
>
>  When they first ring my handset (before me picking up the handset) the call
> shows as being "from asterisk". Is there any way to change this "from" name
> to something the average joe understands such as "PBX"?
>
>
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