[asterisk-users] Re: Can you explain why multiple registration isan important (missing) feature ?

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote:
>> On 9/20/06, Craig Guy <cguy at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>> [9580]
>> type=peer
>> auth=000413242fff:secret at asterisk
> 
> It would be
> 
> [MAC ADDRESS]
> type=peer
> 
> ...etc..
> 
> Or at least, that's how I interpreted what Eric said.  I think that's an
> excellent approach.  THe phones are devices.  An extension calls one or 
> more
> devices.  Makes a lot more sense than multiple extensions calling multiple
> extensions.
> 
> Your definition in the sip.conf would be defining devices according to 
> their
> MAC addresses.  Your dial plan would call these devices based on 
> extensions.
> 
> exten => 100,1,Dial(SIP/MAC) ; where MAC is the MAC address of the phone

We only user type=peer / type=user for servers since they commonly 
require different incoming .vs. outgoing auth.  For phones we user 
type=friend.

[0004f201e443-a]
callerid=Jay Kresbach <9852461234>
mailbox=3529 at default
type=friend
host=dynamic
secret=0004f201e443-a
context=toll-access

[0004f201e443-b]
callerid=Jay Kresbach <9852461234>
mailbox=3529 at default
type=friend
host=dynamic
secret=0004f201e443-b
context=toll-access