asterisk users - Aug 2004 - pickup any call

Good day all
I want to know how to configure asterisk so that for instance if you
press *5 it will pickup any ringing(unanswered) calls.

My problem is this,at lunch time a bunch of people go out for lunch and
when a call comes in it just ring and go threw the whole step.
I want someone,whoever is left in the office to press something and
answer any ringing phone?
Can this be done?
Thanks
Altus

On Wednesday 18 August 2004 04:54, Altus Snyman wrote:
> I want to know how to configure asterisk so that for instance if you
> press *5 it will pickup any ringing(unanswered) calls.
Yup this can be done -- just make sure your extension is in a pickupgroup that 
matches the incoming line's callgroup (I'm assuming Zap interfaces here)
--
your phone won't ring but you will be able to use *8 to pick up a ringing 
line.

I use it here all the time and it works very well.  I have my home # ring a 
"dummy" line at work (it doesn't ring anywhere, just gets the call
in to the
office asterisk server) and then when my IM tells me I have an incoming call 
I can *8 it and receive calls to my number at work.  :-)

Regards,
Andrew