[Asterisk-Users] Command to light MWI on 7940 /7960

[Asterisk]

Thanks for that - I have got the mechanism working using system calls to 
touch and remove txt files in the appropriate voicemail directories.

Is there any dialplan command to do this more elegantly ?

exten => 1111,1,SipNotify(${CALLERIDNUM},mwi=yes)
exten => 1112,1,SipNotify(${CALLERIDNUM},mwi=no)

I've googled and found nothing so I'm just hoping :)

Julian

Steve Blair wrote:

>
> Yes. This will work provided you don't need to use the light for
> anything else. You are correct about sending a NOTIFY. There is
> a specific field you need in the message body. I think it is called
> mwi waiting but you should check the rfcs on this one. Sending a
> value yes or no will turn the light on/off respectively.
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> Asterisk wrote:
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>> We have several agents on queues, and want to indicate to them that 
>> they are logged in or logged out. We have tried several different 
>> ways, from changing the screen to presenting different service menus, 
>> but cannot get anything to be "in their face" (their words, not mine).
>>
>> One of our team has suggested, as the agents do not have voicemail, 
>> is to use the MWI on the 7940 phones to indicate that they are logged 
>> in.
>>
>> Short of dropping a file into the INBOX of the particular extension 
>> (mucking around with files is yucky) is there any way of achieving 
>> this with the dialplan ? I was thinking of being able to send a SIP 
>> notify message "oi, you at 560, light your lamp" or something like that.
>>
>> Anyone done anything similar ?
>>
>> Julian
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