[asterisk-users] Doorphone

[Trevor Peirce]

Ray Wadkins wrote:
> I had the bright idea to set up a "virtual extension" that would just 
> ring, virtually.  Then we could use call pickup to snag the call at an 
> extension and be able to open the door.  Unfortunately, I can't figure 
> out how to get that to work.  Wait(30) and Answer(30000) don't seem to 
> allow call pickup to snag the extension.  
>  
> Any suggestions?
Sure, try something like this:

[doorcom]
exten => s,1,Dial(Local/ringforever)

[ringforever]
exten => s,1,Wait(60)
exten => s,n,Playback(sorry-nobody-wants-to-let-you-in)
exten => s,n,Hangup


To answer just use call pickup.  As long as everything is SIP you should 
be just fine (I think I read somewhere that IAX doesn't have call pick up).

Not sure if the Local/ringforever is written quite right, but you get 
the idea here.

Good luck,
Trev