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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:rjohnson@Spang.com] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:34 PM To: 'asterisk-users@lists.digium.com' Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Does anyone have any recommendations for overhead paging systems for use with Asterisk? Thanks, Randy Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20031113/a03ee04e/attachment.htm
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:jerrygib@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 8:52 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com 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: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805) Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:17 PM To: 'asterisk-users@lists.digium.com' 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:rjohnson@Spang.com] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:34 PM To: 'asterisk-users@lists.digium.com' Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Does anyone have any recommendations for overhead paging systems for use with Asterisk? Thanks, Randy Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20031114/622a670b/attachment.htm
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:jerrygib@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:41 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com 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: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805) Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:25 AM To: 'asterisk-users@lists.digium.com' 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:jerrygib@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 8:52 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com 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: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bisker, Scott (7805) Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:17 PM To: 'asterisk-users@lists.digium.com' 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:rjohnson@Spang.com] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:34 PM To: 'asterisk-users@lists.digium.com' Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Overhead Paging Does anyone have any recommendations for overhead paging systems for use with Asterisk? Thanks, Randy Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20031114/88f9b0bd/attachment.htm
I've a Valcon V-2001A paging controller connected to an Adtran 750 FXS port. The V-2001A looks like an FXS loop start extension. When I call the extension, I can hear ringing tones and CallerID through the speaker, but the paging controller doesn't "answer"--it continues to ring. I also hear a relay clicking with each ring in the paging controller. Does anyone have experience with configuring these devices for paging? Thank you, Michael Welter
All, I am currently implementing a VoIP PBX, and need to deal with the paging situation. I would prefer to do paging via overhead speakers. My plan is to connect a "Paging Unit" to an FXS port of an IAD, and assign an extension to that port. I would then simply be able to call that extension, and have my call patched through to the overhead speakers. Has anyone implemented this type of setup, if so, what type of paging unit did you deploy, did you require an external amplifier or power supply, and how many speakers were you able to connect to the unit? As it stands, I will need between 4 and 8 speakers, and some of the speakers will be 400 feet from the main telco closet. Any thoughts, comments, and suggestions that you can shed on this topic would be much appreciated. If you have other methods of implementing overhead paging, I would also be interested. -Brian
Quoting Brian Pavane:> My plan is to connect a "Paging Unit" to an FXS port of an IAD, and > assign an > > -Brian >Not sure what a "Paging Unit" is. Some kind of auto-answer "phone" with audio outputs?? I just used the sound card in the PC plugged into an amplifier. Haven't seen any detrimental effects using the local processing power for this. [paging] ; Overhead paging through the sound card exten => 2900,1,Ringing exten => 2900,2,Dial,console/dsp exten => 2900,3,Hangup -- David Cook