asterisk users - Nov 2004 - Polycom 600 as a Receptionist Phone

I am attempting to setup a Polycom SoundPoint 600 in the same manner 
that I have a Cisco 7960 (SIP) operate as a receptionist phone.  With 
the Cisco 7960, I am able to have 6 line appearances all display the 
same phone number, and thus give the receptionist the ability to handle 
6 simultaneous calls.  I would like to do this same setup with the 6 
line appearances on the SoundPoint 600, and thus give the receptionist 
the ability to select lines via the line apperance buttons, and handle 
her active calls via the line appearnce buttons.

With the Cisco, I can simply take the same lineX settings, and reproduce 
them up to 6 times, and thus have the phone handle up to 6 appearnces of 
the same line.  When I have attempted to do the same thing with the 
Polycom configuration, I was not able to get this to work.

Can anyone provide a Polycom configuration file for a receptionist phone?

Thank you.

-Brian

Well, the phone automatically does call waiting on each line you
register so you will be able to get a call on each line.

You could always do this....

In Asterisk....
Setup extensions 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
Set your dial plan to ring 100 on all incoming calls.
Set 100 to roll through 101 through 106 until it hits an open line.

In phone...
The label you use on the display is selectable so you can say it is one
number but register it as another.
Register 101 - 106 on the phone but name them whatever number you want.

All lines appar the same at both ends now.

How about that?

W







-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Pavane [mailto:asterisk-users@brianpavane.org] 
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 3:02 PM
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Polycom 600 as a Receptionist Phone

I am attempting to setup a Polycom SoundPoint 600 in the same manner
that I have a Cisco 7960 (SIP) operate as a receptionist phone.  With
the Cisco 7960, I am able to have 6 line appearances all display the
same phone number, and thus give the receptionist the ability to handle
6 simultaneous calls.  I would like to do this same setup with the 6
line appearances on the SoundPoint 600, and thus give the receptionist
the ability to select lines via the line apperance buttons, and handle
her active calls via the line appearnce buttons.

With the Cisco, I can simply take the same lineX settings, and reproduce
them up to 6 times, and thus have the phone handle up to 6 appearnces of
the same line.  When I have attempted to do the same thing with the
Polycom configuration, I was not able to get this to work.

Can anyone provide a Polycom configuration file for a receptionist
phone?

Thank you.

-Brian
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