You register the SAME LINE on both line appearances and set the limit to
"1" for each.

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Stiles Watson <wat...@datatek-net.com>wrote:

> According to the sipX book (p 133):
>
> "Most multiple line IP hardware phones allow multiple calls to a single
> line. This
> can be quite confusing for the average phone user and difficult to deal
> with at an
> answering position. To remedy this problem it is easier for the user to
> have multiple
> appearances of the same line on their telephone. Each successive call
> will ring on the
> next line appearance."
>
> I am using the recommended setup on the Polycom 335 phones, but the
> behaviour is not as indicated. When the second call comes in, it does
> not ring on the successive line, but goes straight to v-mail. I'm using
> sipX 4.4.
>
> In my phone group, under the Registration section, I have lineKeys set
> to 2 (the 335 has two line keys) and I have callsPerLineKey set to 1.
> After sending the profiles to the phones, they show the correct ext on
> each line. I can make two outgoing calls, but I can only receive one.
>
> I have also tried assigning the same ext twice to the phone. This again
> results in the same ext appearing on each line key as desired, but when
> the second call comes in, it does not ring the second line, but rings
> the first line. If I answer an incoming call while on another call, the
> first call goes to hold (this is an assumption because I hear the MOH
> music), but I do not see how to put the second call on hold and retrieve
> the first call. If I hang up the second call without picking up the
> first, they both get disconnected.
>
> I'd rather have the solution indicated in the book.
>
> Stiles
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