asterisk users - Aug 2003 - Voicemail2 - auto fill the dialing extension?

Hi,

First off, a big thanks to Digium (Mark, John, and Martin) for helping
sort out a BellSouth config issue on our PRI. T100P working like a
champ!

Now it's back to tweaking the configuration on our SIP phones (7960s).
The message_uri parameter in the phone's configuration file is working
great. Dials comedian mail directly. Is there a way to let voicemail2
know what the incoming extension is, and use it?

On our current handsets, the voice mail button goes directly to the
password prompt. And if you dial in and get voice mail, # sends you to
the "please enter voice mail box please..." (Siemens HiCom).

Not a must-have feature, but something I'd like to use myself and for
our office.

Also, we decided to go with actual extension numbers on the phones
instead of usernames per extension. On the Cisco phones, is there a way
to change the name/number on the top line (white text on black) to the
user's name, while having the extension number next to each presentation
(line1, line2, etc)?

Thanks, * is a rocking and rolling!

Regards,

--- Gavin

On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Adams, Gavin wrote:
>Now it's back to tweaking the configuration on our SIP phones (7960s).
>The message_uri parameter in the phone's configuration file is working
>great. Dials comedian mail directly. Is there a way to let voicemail2
>know what the incoming extension is, and use it?
>
Sure, something like:
exten => 85000,1,VoicemailMain2(${CALLERIDNUM})

>Also, we decided to go with actual extension numbers on the phones
>instead of usernames per extension. On the Cisco phones, is there a way
>to change the name/number on the top line (white text on black) to the
>user's name, while having the extension number next to each presentation
>(line1, line2, etc)?
Use "phone_label" for that text...


___________________________________________________________
Steve Creel                                screel@turbs.com

On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Adams, Gavin wrote:
> Also, we decided to go with actual extension numbers on the phones
> instead of usernames per extension. On the Cisco phones, is there a way
> to change the name/number on the top line (white text on black) to the
> user's name, while having the extension number next to each
presentation
> (line1, line2, etc)?
I can't answer the voicemail question, but this one I can.  The config
file for the phone can include the following line:

phone_label: "User's Name ext. 1234"

This will cause the text in quotes to appear in the black bar.

The line labels are a little bit of a problem.  The Cisco phones actually
try to authenticate with the text that is in there.  The cisco config
file:

line1_name: "Line 1"

This displays "Line 1" on the phone, but also tried to login to the
proxy
as "Line 1@proxy".  Using other SIP proxies, you can do this with the
auth
name/password, but with Asterisk...  It jsut doesn't seem to work.

There may be a work-around for this, I've only been looking at this for a
week.

-Sean

Thanks Steve,

Works like a charm!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Creel [mailto:screel@turbs.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:47 PM
> To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Voicemail2 - auto fill the dialing
> extension?
> 
> On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Adams, Gavin wrote:
> 
> >Now it's back to tweaking the configuration on our SIP phones
(7960s).
> >The message_uri parameter in the phone's configuration file is
working
> >great. Dials comedian mail directly. Is there a way to let voicemail2
> >know what the incoming extension is, and use it?
> >
> 
> Sure, something like:
> exten => 85000,1,VoicemailMain2(${CALLERIDNUM})
> 
> 
> >Also, we decided to go with actual extension numbers on the phones
> >instead of usernames per extension. On the Cisco phones, is there a
way
> >to change the name/number on the top line (white text on black) to
the
> >user's name, while having the extension number next to each
presentation
> >(line1, line2, etc)?
> 
> Use "phone_label" for that text...
> 
> 
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> Steve Creel                                screel@turbs.com
> 
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> From: Sean Figgins [mailto:sfiggins@mail.celicas.org]
> On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Adams, Gavin wrote:
> 
> > Also, we decided to go with actual extension numbers on the phones
> > instead of usernames per extension. On the Cisco phones, is there a
way
> > to change the name/number on the top line (white text on black) to
the
> > user's name, while having the extension number next to each
presentation
> > (line1, line2, etc)?
> 
> I can't answer the voicemail question, but this one I can.  The config
> file for the phone can include the following line:
> 
> phone_label: "User's Name ext. 1234"
Appreciate the info. I was looking for this in the Cisco SIP admins
guide for firmware 5.1 (running 4.4, which I understand is functionally
equivalent except for the code signing bit).
> The line labels are a little bit of a problem.  The Cisco phones
actually
> try to authenticate with the text that is in there.  The cisco config
> file:
It took some time to figure this out, but I use the following for a 2
extension phone config:

Phones .cnf file:

phone_label : "Gavin Adams"

line1_displayname : "4001"
line1_name : 4001
line1_authname : 4001
line1_password : xxxx

line2_displayname : "4011"
line2_name : 4011
line2_authname : 4011
line2_password : xxxx

which properly shows my name on the top line, and 4001 and 4011 for
lines 1 & 2 (on the right hand side of the phone). The sip.conf entries
are:

; Gavin Adams
[4001]
type=friend
username=4001
secret=xxxx
context=sip
host=dynamic
canreinvite=no
nat=yes
mailbox=4001@sip
callerid="Gavin Adams" <(404) 262-7321>
[4011]
type=friend
username=4011
secret=xxxx
context=sip
host=dynamic
canreinvite=no
nat=yes
mailbox=4001@sip
callerid="Gavin Adams" <(404) 262-7321>

Martin @ Digium was able to help out with translating the last 4 digits
on the DID to the internal extension (in this case, 4001). In
extensions.conf, I use the following for these extensions:

; used to map 7321 to 4001 for extension to extension calls
CALLID_7321="Gavin Adams" <4001>

; use caller id value from sip.conf to map to =text value when calling
; a local extension (i.e., not starting with _9 or other value
[sip]
exten => _X.,1,SetCallerid(${CALLID_${CALLERIDNUM:6}})
; Callerid remapped to the 4 digit extension, now pass call
; to next context with the extension being called.
exten => _X.,2,Goto,sip_old|${EXTEN}|1

[sip_old]
; Gavin Adams
; first line
exten => 4001,1,Dial(SIP/4001,10)
exten => 4001,2,Voicemail2(u4001@sip)
; if 1st line engaged, goto 2nd line and ring
; (user may wish to put 1st part on hold)
exten => 4001,102,Goto(4011,1)
; second line
exten => 4011,1,Dial(SIP/4011,10)
; if no answer, goto VM
exten => 4011,2,Voicemail2(u4001@sip)
; if busy (both lines engaged), straight to VM
exten => 4011,102,Voicemail2(b4001@sip)


This mimics our current config. I've disables call waiting for the
7960's, but may play around with using that if it makes sense. Would
save a line for other uses such as meeting rooms, etc. Especially
important for the 7940's we have.

Hopefully, this configuration may be of use to someone else.

Regards,

--- Gavin