> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > Jonas Kellens > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:28 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Light indicator managed by Asterisk > > On 05/12/2011 07:12 PM, Carlos Chavez wrote: > > On Thu, 2011-05-12 at 18:50 +0200, Jonas Kellens wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> is there some way to make Asterisk light up a certain light on an > >> IP-phone ? > >> > >> Like MWI, the message waiting indicator can light up if there is > >> voicemail. > >> > >> Could this light, or even other lights (like BLF-buttons) > be used to > >> give a visual notification to the user ? > >> > >> For example : if a certain value is set in the Mysql-DB > and Asterisk > >> reads out this value, can Asterisk react upon it inside > the dialplan > >> to make a light lit up ? > >> > >> 2nd example : if a certain extension is called, can we > perform inside > >> the dialplan an action that makes a light lit up on a Snom > or Yealink > >> IP-phone ? > >> > >> I don't know if all this is at all possible, but it doesn't harm > >> asking I guess... > >> > >> If BLF works, then maybe more things are possible in the same way. > >> Just thinking outside the box here. > >> > >> > >> > > BLF lights can be manipulated with Hints and the > DEVSTATE function to > > set custom device states. This way you can have a BLF > light react to > > any event you want. > > > > This means that extensions/hints need to be defined to be able to > control a BLF-light that monitors this extension ? > > I agree that this gives some control over a light/button on > an IP-phone. > > > > The MWI can be manipulated in several ways. Last week > someone asked > > this question and got several answers. > > > > > You don't perhaps have a link to the discussion ? I don't > really follow > this list constantly so I've certainly missed out on this subject.
pbx*CLI> core show application minivmmwi -= Info about application 'MinivmMWI' =- [Synopsis] Send Message Waiting Notification to subscriber(s) of mailbox. [Description] This application is part of the Mini-Voicemail system, configured in "min ivm.conf". MinivmMWI is used to send message waiting indication to any devices whose channels have subscribed to the mailbox passed in the first parameter. [Syntax] MinivmMWI(username@domain,urgent,new,old) [Arguments] username Voicemail username domain Voicemail domain urgent Number of urgent messages in mailbox. new Number of new messages in mailbox. old Number of old messages in mailbox. [See Also] Not available -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users