asterisk users - Mar 2006 - One Extension - Two Calls?

I'm trying to figure out how to allow an extension to register more than
once.  For instance, I have all of these 4 line IP phones that I use with
Asterisk and I would like to have a persons extension (say 101) ring at all four
lines so that if the person is on the phone they can take another call, but it
appears as though if you try to register the same extension more than once then
the most recent registration is the only one that works (this determined by
calling that extension and seeing which 'line' rings).

This would also be handy for those working from home, this way their extension
follows them whereever they are.

Any thoughts on this?  From what I have read so far it appears as though
asterisk cannot do this and I wondered if anyone else had done something
similar.

Thank You!

Craig Shortreed

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On my 4-line IP phones I can have 4 simutaneous calls come in with only the 1
registration. When a second call comes in you push line 2 and Asterisk starts
music-on-hold on line 1. What kind of IP phones are you using.
>I'm trying to figure out how to allow an extension >to register more
than once.  For instance, I have >all of these 4 line IP phones that I use
with >Asterisk and I would like to have a persons >extension (say 101)
ring at all four lines so that >if the person is on the phone they can take
another >call, but it appears as though if you try to >register the same
extension more than once then the >most recent registration is the only one
that works >(this determined by calling that extension and >seeing which
'line' rings).
>
>This would also be handy for those working from >home, this way their
extension follows them >whereever they are.
>
>Any thoughts on this?  From what I have read so far >it appears as though
asterisk cannot do this and I >wondered if anyone else had done something
similar.
>
Thank You!

Craig Shortreed

Polycom IP501.  So do you set each line to register with the same info then? 
Also, does this allow for two phones to have the same extension number and both
get the call?  If so then I must have something else wrong because like I had
written, only one phone rings if two are configured for the same extension.

= = = Original message = = 
On my 4-line IP phones I can have 4 simutaneous calls come in with only the 1
registration. When a second call comes in you push line 2 and Asterisk starts
music-on-hold on line 1. What kind of IP phones are you using.
>I'm trying to figure out how to allow an extension >to register more
than once.  For instance, I have >all of these 4 line IP phones that I use
with >Asterisk and I would like to have a persons >extension (say 101)
ring at all four lines so that >if the person is on the phone they can take
another >call, but it appears as though if you try to >register the same
extension more than once then the >most recent registration is the only one
that works >(this determined by calling that extension and >seeing which
'line' rings).
>
>This would also be handy for those working from >home, this way their
extension follows them >whereever they are.
>
>Any thoughts on this?  From what I have read so far >it appears as though
asterisk cannot do this and I >wondered if anyone else had done something
similar.
>
Thank You!

Craig Shortreed


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>Polycom IP501.  So do you set each line to register with the 
>same info then?  Also, does this allow for two phones to have 
>the same extension number and both get the call?  If so then I 
>must have something else wrong because like I had written, 
>only one phone rings if two are configured for the same extension.
To use more than 1 line key for a single registration you need to change
your phonexxxx.cfg for the polycom phone.  For example, here is a setup that
uses 3 line keys for the same registration and allows 1 call per key.  The
"key" portions of the setup are "lineKeys" (# of keys to
show the
registration on) and "callsPerLineKey".

<phone1>
   <reg reg.1.displayName="2101"
        reg.1.address="2101"
        reg.1.label="Line"
        reg.1.type="private"
        reg.1.thirdPartyName=""
        reg.1.auth.userId="2101"
        reg.1.auth.password="2101"
        reg.1.server.1.address="192.168.1.7"
        reg.1.server.1.port="5060"
        reg.1.server.1.transport="DNSnaptr"
        reg.1.server.2.transport="DNSnaptr"
        reg.1.server.1.expires=""
        reg.1.server.1.register="1"
        reg.1.server.1.retryTimeOut=""
        reg.1.server.1.retryMaxCount=""
        reg.1.server.1.expires.lineSeize=""
        reg.1.acd-login-logout="0"
        reg.1.acd-agent-available="0"
        reg.1.ringType="2"
        reg.1.lineKeys="3"
        reg.1.callsPerLineKey="1"
/>

- Eric

I set registration for line 1 only. You would only set the other lines 
if you are registering with another server or with a different username. 
When a second call comes in it shows up under line 2,3 etc. (this works 
the same for my Snom and Mitel phones)

To get  two or more phones to ring when  extension 101  is called you 
would do the following:

sip.conf:

[phone1]
username=phone1
secret=pass1
type=friend
etc....

[phone2]
username=phone2
secret=pass2
etc....

extensions.conf:

exten => 101,1,Dial(SIP/phone1&SIP/phone2)

Hope that helps....


casasterisk@valnet.com wrote:
>Polycom IP501.  So do you set each line to register with the same info then?
Also, does this allow for two phones to have the same extension number and both
get the call?  If so then I must have something else wrong because like I had
written, only one phone rings if two are configured for the same extension.
>
>= = = Original message = = >
>On my 4-line IP phones I can have 4 simutaneous calls come in with only the
1 registration. When a second call comes in you push line 2 and Asterisk starts
music-on-hold on line 1. What kind of IP phones are you using.
>
>  
>
>>I'm trying to figure out how to allow an extension >to register
more than once.  For instance, I have >all of these 4 line IP phones that I
use with >Asterisk and I would like to have a persons >extension (say 101)
ring at all four lines so that >if the person is on the phone they can take
another >call, but it appears as though if you try to >register the same
extension more than once then the >most recent registration is the only one
that works >(this determined by calling that extension and >seeing which
'line' rings).
>>
>>This would also be handy for those working from >home, this way their
extension follows them >whereever they are.
>>
>>Any thoughts on this?  From what I have read so far >it appears as
though asterisk cannot do this and I >wondered if anyone else had done
something similar.
>>
>>    
>>
>
>Thank You!
>
>Craig Shortreed
>
>
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