RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

[DUSTIN WILDES]

Title: Message

I feel this needs to be a separate application in Asterisk, like app_sipintercom

The application would connect to all available auto-answer SIP phones, play a short frequency tone for the intercom alert, only allow one-way streaming to the phones, then disconnect all phones whenever the originator hangs up.

 

Same is true for a paging application, app_sippage

The application should work the same as intercom, but allow two-way audio streaming.

 

I was starting the design of these two applications unless anyone else has a better idea or has already begun work?

Feedback welcome....

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Gibson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:41 AM
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

Scott:

 

The operation you describe with multiple phones set to ring on the same extension is correct. The first one that answers, gets it. However, the meetme setup you describe also works great. I have that set up for a conference bridge where one person sets up a conference with one click on a web page which calls multiple Snom phones into a conference. This is a full conference where everyone can talk to everyone. However, The Snom phone also allows you set it up with the mic permanently muted, which would work great for paging.

 

Jerry

 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805)
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:25 AM
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

Jerry,

 

Do you have it setup so that multiple phones answer one extension?  I tried that setup with two Cisco phones, however, only the quickest responding phone answered.  If you have a config that rings multiple phones  and all of the phones answer the same call, I'd be interested to see the config.  I guess theway to do it would be to setup a meetme conference and then dial all parties into the conference then speak....

 

-sb

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Gibson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 8:52 AM
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

We do the same thing with the Snom phones. They can be set up for auto-answer, and they have a speaker jack in the back that is the same levels as a sound card on a PC. And the Snom phone automaticly hangs up when the caller hang up is detected (the SIP BYE message).

 

Jerry

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805)
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:17 PM
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

Our setup is to set the OSS device to autoanswer.  The output of the soundcard feeds into a bank of overhead speakers.  If the channel is in use, then the call gets put in a queue until the OSS device is free.

 

-sb

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:34 PM
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Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging

Does anyone have any recommendations for overhead paging systems for use with Asterisk?

Thanks,
Randy Johnson