[Asterisk-Users] newbiew extensions.conf question

[Tarpo, Louie]

We do extension by extension is our dialing plan because we have a wildcard at the end trapping all unused extensions and playing a "this extension is not in use" message and forwarding users into our IVR.  It depends on individual circumstances which works better.  We have 300 DIDs for our sip phones, and only 50 in use.  Those 50 are also not sequential extensions.  So it's less painful to approach this way for our circumstance.  If you had all of your extensions in use, the wildcard would be easier and cleaner.  Then if you needed to remove one, include a [not-in-service] context above the in use extensions.


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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Jason
Walker
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] newbiew extensions.conf question


But why do it that way?

Wouldn't:

exten => _72X,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN},50)

Be ideal? Or at least an easier way to expand the dialplan without mucho
administration?

Just a question...

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Tarpo, Louie
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He means that exten => 720,1,macro(sipexten,${EXTEN}) is the template.

You'd write out the rest of the config file like so
exten => 720,1,macro(sipexten,${EXTEN})
exten => 721,1,macro(sipexten,${EXTEN})
exten => 722,1,macro(sipexten,${EXTEN})

and so forth.

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That would make all callers have to call 720 as there is not other extension
defined. As a result, all calls would go to 720. ${EXTEN} would always be
720.

I don't follow your logic.

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of jj
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Right track, but it can be simplified even more

exten => 720,1,macro(sipexten,${EXTEN})


On Aug 4, 2005, at 5:25 PM, Tarpo, Louie wrote:

> We handled it by creating a macro which dials the exten, then sends  
> the call to voicemail.
>
> You could create it where each extension is handled seperately
> exten => 720,1,Macro(sipexten,720)
> exten => 721,1,Macro(sipexten,720)
> etc
>
> or you could handle them all in a group with wildcards
> exten => _72x,1,Macro(sipexten,${EXTEN})
>
> then the macro would look something like....
> [macro-sipexten]
> exten => s,1,NoOp(${CallerIDNum})
> exten => s,2,Dial(SIP/${ARG1},24)
> exten => s,3,Goto(s-${DIALSTATUS}, 1)
>
> exten => s-NOANSWER,1,VoiceMail(u${ARG1})                ;Send to  
> voicemail, play unavailable message
> exten => s-NOANSWER,2,Hangup
>
> exten => s-BUSY,1,VoiceMail(b${ARG1})                ;Send to  
> voicemail, play busy message
> exten => s-BUSY,2,Hangup
>
> exten => _s-.,1,Goto(s-NOANSWER,1)
>
> Depends on your needs which way would work better.  We define  
> extension by extension individually, then have a wildcard at the  
> end that plays a message that says the extension is not in use and  
> then puts them in our main menu.  In case we have to remove or  
> change an extension individually.
>
> Louie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Kenny  
> Kant
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 4:07 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] newbiew extensions.conf question
>
>
> I am newbie trying to setup about 12 Polycom Ip500's
> on an asterisk server.  I am working on my
> extensions.conf and am trying to make it so that all
> my extensions can dial each other. My extensions are
> number 720, 721, 722, 723 ..etc
>
> in my from-sip context I began doing entries such as:
>
>
> exten => 720,1,Dial(SIP/720,20)
> exten => 720,2,Voicemail(u720)
>
>
> exten => 721,1,Dial(SIP/721,20)
> exten => 721,2,Voicemail(u721)
>
>
> ..etc ..etc
>
> This is not a big deal for such a small number of
> extensions but I was thinking about larger installs..
> this would begin to suck.  Is there anyway around
> this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kenny
>
>
>
>
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