[asterisk-users] Programming soft buttons on the IP601?

[Noah Miller]

Hi Warren -

> When the IP601 is sitting unused, it uses the first 2 of the 4 soft
> buttons under the screen.  The third one is empty, which is good because
> it is used for "Exit".
>
> I would like to be able to use that 4th button for group pickup (*8#)
> and have it read "Pickup".  Is this possible?  If so, how?

In short, no, the soft-buttons cannot be user-programmed.

Many on this list have tried to reprogram these buttons, but I'm not
aware of anyone who's actually gotten anything to work.  I'd love for
someone to prove me wrong, of course.

The hard buttons are programmable.  With the 2.0.x firmwares you can
program a string of digits (*8#) by re-programming one of the hard
keys as a speed dial.  The services button isn't normally used, so you
could use it for this purpose.  I generally reprogram the
"Directories" and "Call Lists" keys, too, as they're redundant.


- Noah