Great !!!! On Jun 3, 2015 9:29 PM, "Kevin Larsen" <kevin.lar...@pioneerballoon.com> wrote:
> > Hi Kevin. > > > > Thank you very much for the hint! It worked very well! > > > > Your example ' exten => 1234,1,System(echo "This is a test" >> / > > var/log/asterisk/test.txt) ' executes when the SIP client (my > > softphone Jitsi) sends a SIP INVITE to asterisk. So, the softphone > > tries to establish a session with target 1234. > > > > Now, lets suppose my softphone rings and I answer a call. During the > > call, the caller asks me to execute a command (ex: to open a door or > > gate). In this case, what have I to program in dial plan to Asterisk > > execute System() again? Is it possible to execute a dial plan even > > during an ongoing call? > > > > Finally, lets suppose I want to use my softphone to execute a dial > > plan, even without establishing a call (no session with target > > 1234). For example, If I decide to open a dor or gate using my > > softphone, without existing an ongoing call, what have I to program > > in dial plan to Asterisk executes System(). Is this idea possible? > > > > Any hint will be very hepful! > > I love this question, simply because it allows me to talk about one of the > neatest features I programmed into my system that barely anyone knows > exists. Plus it lines up pretty much exactly with what you are trying to do. > > We have our gate control system tied into our Asterisk phone system so it > is possible to dial a code on the phone and open the entrance gate to let > someone in after hours. Only problem is this happens so rarely that no one > (myself included) ever remembered the code. Thus a search for a better way. > > Now, when someone uses the gate phone to request entry, I change the > caller ID on the display of the person who answers to read "Press 9 to open > gate". During the call, they can hit 9 at any time and the gate will open > for them. Up until they answer, the caller ID reads Gate Phone, but when > they answer, it changes to that text. > > The part about opening the gate is the magic piece you want to look into. > Read up on applicationmap in features.conf. It's pretty simple and very > effective. Here is what mine looks like. I am going to replace my actual > command with <insert command here>. > > gate => 9,self/callee,System,<insert command here> ; Custom application to > open the gate. > > This says that this feature is active in the 'gate' context of my > dialplan. The dialing pattern it is looking for is a 9. 'self' tells it to > activate on the channel that dialed it and callee says that the person > receiving the call is the only one that can activate it (otherwise the > person at the gate phone could hit 9 to open it). I am running the System > dialplan application and passing it the <insert command here> value. > Everything after the ';' is a comment as normal. The <insert command here> > is equivalent to what you would put inside the '()' if it were in the > dialplan (i.e. 'System(<insert command here>)'). > > Pretty straightforward to get it working once you know what to look for. > Let me know if you want to know how I manipulate the Caller ID upon > answering the call to give the instructions to the callee on how to open > the gate/door. > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- 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 >
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