See my above message as to why auto-answer won't work.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/29/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Paul Davidson</b> <<a href="mailto:plancomm@gmail.com">plancomm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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>Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:53:27 -0400<br>
>From: Eric Lawman <<a href="mailto:elawman@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">elawman@gmail.com</a>><br>
>Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Remotely dialing calls from a polycom phone<br>
>To: <a href="mailto:Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com</a><br>
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>I have a Polycom IP600 serving as a receptionist phone. We developed a call<br>
>manager via c/gtk that runs on a touchpad. It allows them to transfer calls,<br>
>transfer to voicemail, page, etc. The problem is this: When paging another<br>
>phone from the touchpad, I have to open a channel to the receptionist >phone.<br>
>This rings the receptionist phone. When she picks up, it then pages the<br>
>desired person. This is fine, except it can be confusing for the<br>
>receptionist. "Why do I have to answer the phone so I can page >someone?"<br>
>What I'm looking for is a little more direct integration between the<br>
>touchpad and the polycom.<br>
<br>
>So, the question is, does anyone know of a way to initiate a call on a<br>
>polycom via the remote access port. I was thinking of something similar to<br>
>the way you can reboot one using a NOTIFY message containing >"check-sync".<br>
>I've tried monitoring the sip messages between the phone and asterisk, >but<br>
>so far have only succeeded in making a phone call itself.<br>
<br>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated.<br>
<br>
>Eric.<br>
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First thing that comes to mind here is using auto-answer. While I
don't have an IP600 to play with (donations accepted), the way I would
envision this is to configure an auto-answer extension on hte Polycom,
and have the touchpad action call the auto-answer extension using a
.call file to Asterisk. Touch the pad, it drops the .call in,
which goes to a meetme with all the necessary extensions in the paging
group added. Touch again, drop the call (via the manager API
would be my approach).<br>
<br>
All untested- but fairly straightfoward. If you want to email me directly, I'd be happy to help further.<br><span class="sg">
<br>
-Paul Davidson<br>
PlanCommunications, LLC<br>
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