asterisk users - Apr 2005 - Hints: What are they? How do they work?

We have lots of customers who want to be able to look at their Cisco 79XX
phone and see lines are in use.
Do hints work with Cisco phones?

Perhaps someone can clarify this: We have many 7960's. Which means 6
"lines"
right? Not really, cause each line must have a SIP username/password and
must login to the system. So if I have 6 phones and all 6 phones want 6
lines, then I will need 36 SIP username/passwords right? And I still won't
be able to tell if line 5 is in use or not.

What exactly is a "hint"? How does a "hint" translate into
"turn light on"
on some phones?

-Matthew

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