[asterisk-users] Answer a call that is not ringing on yourextension

[Wes Baehr]

Another solution is to use the Pickup() command. It will pick up a call on a
specific extension that is in the "ringing" state:

[Description]
  Pickup(extension[@context]): This application can pickup any ringing
channel
that is calling the specified extension. If no context is specified, the
current
context will be used.

For example, my co-workers extension is 203. I hear his phone ringing, and I
dial my pre-defined pickup extension (**203) to pickup his call.

Dialplan example:

Exten => **203,1,Pickup(203)
Exten => **203,2,Hangup()


Note: the read I use ** is GXP-2000 phones will dial **exten while the BLF
light is in ringing state. You can use whatever you want.

Wes Baehr

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ove Aursand
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 1:43 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Answer a call that is not ringing on
> yourextension
> 
> David Parcerisa wrote:
> > Answer a call that is not ringing on your extension.
> >
> > I want to pick up an external call  that is ringing on another
> > extension that is not mine. Now in my old standard pbx I press 5 and I
> > get the call.
> >
> > How to do this with asterisk?
> >
> >
> > thank you.
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> Hi David
> 
> You can use callgroup/pickupgroup in sip.conf, and use features.conf to
> choose what you have to press on the phones to pickup other calls. All
> phones have to be in the same group (0-64 I think).
> 
> Regards,
> Ove
> 
> 
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