asterisk users - Mar 2005 - Assistance with Overhead Paging

We have purchased an Asterisk based PBX solution that is completely
setup with one exception, overhead paging. We have a powered Paging
System and want to find a way to set an extension (i.e. 999) to use the
sound card, which would in turn go out the paging system speakers. 
 
I've seen several references to this being possible, but no examples how
to do it. The system we purchased does not provide the sound card as an
option for an extension, only SIP phone, analog phone, IVR, Call Queue,
Voice Mail, Agent log-in, Agent log-out....
 
Any help would be appreciated.

A quick search of the list (google: paging site:digium.com) would show you
this has been discussed in the past.

There is at least 1 SIP paging product.  Modified grandstream phones set to
autoanswer have been suggested.  Sound cards using the console/DSP have been
suggested.  There are references to these on the WIKI as well

-Nate

Buy a grandstream budgetone phone, crack open the case, disconnect wires
to speaker - program from web console for auto answer.

Cheapest $50 you'll ever spend.


Cheers,
Dean


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Tom E.
Cole
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:23 PM
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Assistance with Overhead Paging

We have purchased an Asterisk based PBX solution that is completely
setup with one exception, overhead paging. We have a powered Paging
System and want to find a way to set an extension (i.e. 999) to use the
sound card, which would in turn go out the paging system speakers. 
 
I've seen several references to this being possible, but no examples how
to do it. The system we purchased does not provide the sound card as an
option for an extension, only SIP phone, analog phone, IVR, Call Queue,
Voice Mail, Agent log-in, Agent log-out....
 
Any help would be appreciated.
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