[Asterisk-Users] Same CID on multiple users(friends9 in SIP.conf

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Michiel van Baak wrote:
> On 13:02, Wed 01 Mar 06, Arne Morten Johansen wrote:
>> Hi there.
>>
>> Is it possible to have different sip users have the same CallerId number
>> in sip.conf.
>>
>> I need this because we got multiple companies on this Asterisk box.
>>
>> Company A's internal numbers:
>> CID:	 User:
>> 1000 - User 1
>> 2000 - User 2
>> 3000 - User 3
>> 4000 - User 4
>>
>> Company B's internal numbers:
>> CID:	 User:
>> 1000 - User 5
>> 2000 - User 6
>> 3000 - User 7
>> 4000 - User 8
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is possible, but you have to add the sip users in
> sip.conf with a unique name.
> We do it like this:
> [1002_1000]
> ....
> 
> where 1002 is the companies customer number and 1000 is
> their internal cid
> in extensions.conf you make a context for every company.
> 
> Cheers,

We use the MAC address for the [whatever].  That way we never, ever 
think "device = extension".