<div>Na, this will be fine for that... when you said 15 phones, I thought of a call center. Having queues gives you reporting tools. For what you are talking about though... the macro will be fine.</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/31/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Larry Alkoff</b> <<a href="mailto:labradley@mindspring.com">labradley@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>William, thanks for the info on macros. I'll try to implement some<br>macros using several different callgroups. I have in mind: ALL, all
<br>upstairs, all downstairs, her normal domain and my normal domain.<br>Normal domain for me is my upstairs office, ham radio 'shack' and lab<br>and for her is her downstairs office, kitchen and family room. If wife<br>
and I are both on the same floor (rare), we can just shout <g><br><br>I looked up call queues at<br><a href="http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+call+queues">http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+call+queues</a>
<br>and it seems pretty complex for the simple job I want to do.<br><br>What I want to do is have all the phones ring some callgroup.<br>Intercom and paging in selected callgroups and incoming calls probably<br>in ALL.<br>
Normally, the only people who would answer would be either wife or me.<br><br>In the case of intercom calls, it's me calling her or vice versa.<br>In case of incoming calls, again either me or her would pick up.<br><br>Does that sound like a situation that would be helped by call queues?
<br><br>Larry<br><br><br><br>William Piper wrote:<br>> Sure, do something like this:<br>><br>> [telasip-in]<br>> exten => _512879677[67],1,macro(callgroup,s,1)<br>> exten => _879677[67],1,macro(callgroup,s,1)
<br>><br>> [macro-callgroup]<br>> exten => s,1,Dial(SIP/120&SIP/121&SIP/122&SIP/124&SIP/125&SIP/126&SIP/127)<br>> exten => s,2,hangup<br>><br>>> From the sounds of it, this would probably work better if you setup call
<br>> queues, but the above will do what you are asking.<br>><br>> bp<br>><br>><br>> On 8/30/06, Larry Alkoff <<a href="mailto:labradley@mindspring.com">labradley@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>
<br>>> William I found and fixed the problem. Your comment gave me the kick to<br>>> persevere. Thank you very much.<br>>><br>>> My exten line had a comment at the end that contained a close paren.
<br>>> That apparently screwed up the context line - although it shouldn't<br>>> have. Now all three extensions ring.<br>>><br>>> Note my mail program wrapped the line but it's not wrapped in the file:
<br>>><br>>> [telasip-in]<br>>> ;===========<br>>> exten => _879677[67],1,Dial(SIP/120&SIP/122&SIP/124) ; to be all<br>>> extensions)<br>>> exten => _512879677[67],1,Dial(SIP/120&SIP/122&SIP/124)
<br>>><br>>><br>>> This leads to another problem. I have 13 sip phones for [telasip-in]<br>>> and other contexts to call ring groups for extension intercomming.<br>>><br>>> Is there some kind of macro I could have to replace the instances of:
<br>>> (SIP/120&SIP/122&SIP/124)<br>>><br>>> I have not yet written or read up on macros.<br>>><br>>> Larry<br>>><br>>> William Piper wrote:<br>>> > I don't know then, I do the same exact thing:
<br>>> > exten => _352688XXXX,3,Dial,SIP/202&SIP/214|20<br>>> ><br>>> > Perhaps try sending everything in that context exactly as it is typed &<br>>> let<br>>> > us look at it.
<br>>> > I'm pretty sure you have something configured incorrectly.<br>>> ><br>>> > Thanks,<br>>> ><br>>> > bp<br>>> ><br>>> ><br>>> > On 8/30/06, Larry Alkoff <
<a href="mailto:labradley@mindspring.com">labradley@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> >><br>>> >> Sorry I was not clear Rushowr.<br>>> >><br>>> >> In the actual extensions.conf
as used, the 'old' line is commented out<br>>> >> so only 'new' is active. Then I reload. However, only the single 120<br>>> >> line rings instead of all.<br>>> >><br>>> >> Larry
<br>>> >><br>>> >> Rushowr wrote:<br>>> >> > Then entire OLD extension must be removed so the new one will match<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
<br>>> >> >> From: <a href="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</a><br>>> >> >> [mailto:<a href="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">
asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</a>] On Behalf Of<br>>> >> >> Larry Alkoff<br>>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:49 PM<br>>> >> >> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
<br>>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Extension Ring on Multiple Phones<br>>> >> >><br>>> >> >> Color me puzzled. What part of: exten =><br>>> >> >> _879677[67],1,Dial(SIP/120) should be deleted?
<br>>> >> >><br>>> >> >> Larry<br>>> >> >><br>>> >> >> William Piper wrote:<br>>> >> >>> Sounds like you still have the old exten still there.
<br>>> >> >>> Make sure you get rid of: exten => _879677[67],1,Dial(SIP/120)<br>>> >> >>><br>>> >> >>> bp<br>>> ><br>><br>--<br>Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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