While on the subject, how the password works? I failed to access the voicemail by using the demo config. Password 4242 does not seem to work. I'm using softphone Idefisk v1.24.
Thanks, Min > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Adamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:04 AM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] How to retrieve voicemail from > an IP phone? > > > > > Does the user need to dial his extension just to retrieve the > > voicemails or he will dial other number to access those voicemails? > > If a user dials 3998, they will be prompted to enter their mailbox > number (extension) and password. If they dial 3999, they will not be > prompted as the callerid parameter passes the extension number to the > voicemail app. > > > In the config does it mean that when a user dial 3998 he > will be able to > > retrieve those voicemails? So it means that every users must have a > > mailbox number for which they will retrive their > voicemails? I'm really > > a newbie. =) > > Every valid extension in your extensions.conf file that > expects to have > voicemail must have a voicemail box entered in > voicemail.conf. So, if you > define extension 299 in extensions.conf, then define 299 in > voicemail.conf. > > If that user picks up their phone and dials 3999, he will be placed > directly into his voicemail box without any prompts. > > > > Thanks fo the help, > > --ryan > > > > Rich Adamson wrote: > > > > >> How can I retrieve those voicemails using my ip > phone? and how > > >>will i confiugre it on asterisk? > > >> > > >>Please help I'm very new in asterisk. > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Add something like this in your extensions.conf file: > > > > > >; Voicemail access (prompts for exten and password) > > >exten => 3998,1,Wait,1 > > >exten => 3998,2,VoicemailMain > > >exten => 3998,3,Hangup > > > > > >; Voicemail access (does not prompt for anything) > > >exten => 3999,1,Wait,1 > > >exten => 3999,2,VoicemailMain(s${CALLERIDNUM}) > > >exten => 3999,3,Hangup > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >--Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- > > > > > >Asterisk-Users mailing list > > >Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > > >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ryan Pagquil > > Infodyne Inc. - PhilOnline.com > > 3603 Antel Global Corporate Center > > Doña Julia Vargas Ave. > > Ortigas Center Pasig City > > Tel: 687-0715 > > Web: www.philonline.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- > > > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > ---------------End of Original Message----------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users