[asterisk-users] Doorphone

[Ray Wadkins]

Ola Lidholm wrote:
> In queue.conf (or is it called queues.conf?) you can set up a call 
> queue with all your phones already in it.
> Which will mean that if you pass the incoming call to that queue all 
> phones will be ringing until one person picks it up.
>
> At my work we have it set up like that. And additionally, people can 
> join or leave the call queue by dialing certain extensions on their 
> phones, which can be convenient when people do not want to be disturbed.
>
> I do not understand exactly how you mean your system works, how does 
> the users know when someone is at the door? Since no phone is ringing 
> it seems to me like a guessing game to know when they need to dial in 
> to the meetme to open the door? Do you have free sight to the entrance 
> door so that you can see if someone is already there?
>
> /Ola
>

LOL.  There's a door chime that rings that everyone can hear, and 
there's a second or two after it goes off where we all look at each 
other to see who's gonna budge.