[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 SIP - DND soft key toggle?

[Rich Adamson]

> Running the latest * CVS and Cisco 7960G and 7940G phones with SIP 6.3 image.
> 
> I have figured out how to turn on the DND feature through the
> Settings>Call Preferences>Do Not Disturb - Yes then Save.  This puts the 
> phone into DND On and shows a DND image above the far right soft key which 
> you use to turn off DND.
> 
> There should be a better way.  An on/off toggle of the soft key that it 
> creates (to disable DND) would be nice.  Has anyone found out a way to do this?

There are lots of ways to do this; here's one.
 - program one of the extn buttons to dial a special extn number
 - program that special extn number to set a database variable
 - in the dialplan entry for the phone's real extn number, include a step
   to check the database variable. If set, send the call directly to VM
   otherwise proceed with ringing the phone.

Note: the logic of the special extn number could be configured to toggle
the database entry on/off depending on its currect status. Obviously, one
can't control icons on the 7960, so the user won't have any visual
indication as to whether its on/off.

If you search the archives and wiki, you'll also find some routines that
do call forwarding. Use those as a basis for the above, or, use that to
forward calls to VM.

Rich