[Asterisk-Users] Re: two UA with the same usr/pwd

[Adam M. Dobrin]

Regardless of what you call it, this functionality is available in 
Asterisk through other avenues.. Ring two devices with one extention.. rtfm.


Michael D Schelin wrote:

> Rich is correct. Example: Night security guards may need to catch an 
> inbound calls that could ring at more than one station. Maybe one is 
> doing rounds and the other is at another desk off site. Sometimes call 
> forwarding is too slow. There are many reasons why this could be used.
>
> Rich Adamson wrote:
>
>>Regardless of what has (or has not) been implemented in asterisk, there
>>is a very valid business reason for wanting an extension number to ring
>>on multiple phones and to determine the status of an extension from
>>multiple phones. Business have needed (and implemented) that for years.
>>Having such an implementation in asterisk would definitely be a major
>>plus (regardless of what our definitions of a pbx and keysystem happen
>>to be).
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Many people seem to want this feature.  I think they are just 
>>>confused.  I've never actually heard of a good reason to let multiple 
>>>devices register with the same username/secret.  Most of the time they 
>>>  want a call to ring on multiple devices and they are trying to make 
>>>a device == extension, which is not correct.  A device is a device and 
>>>an extension is an extension and they are not the same thing and there 
>>>is no 1-to-1 mapping between them.
>>>
>>>Victor Alvarez wrote:
>>>    
>>>
>>>> I really think this matter deserves attention. I have been asked many times about it.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>  Victor. 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>I can understand why asterisk is designed to not to allow two UAs with the same usr/pwd, 
>>>>>        
>>>>>
>>http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2004-February/037284.html, but I have to find a 
>>solution for this.
>>  
>>
>>>>>My first option is use SER as an extension end of Asterisk, to allow more than one SIP 
>>>>>        
>>>>>
>>endpoint to register with the same details http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+at+large. I 
>>wonder if there is another way to do this. Of course, I am talking about a SIP proxy behaviour, 
>>simultaneous registration, both phones ringing at the same time and first to answer gets the 
>>call.
>>  
>>
>>>>>Kind regards,
>>>>>Victor.
>>>>>        
>>>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
>>>Mark Twain
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