asterisk users - Aug 2015 - PTT push to talk solution

>Hi Jerry
>
>As others have eluded to, the 'PTT' feature can mean different
things to
different >people depending on their background.>
>
>Is it fair to say that you're looking for a one-touch button which
initiates a call to >the other end and causes the other end to
automatically answer in speakerphone >mode?
>If that would foot the bill then have a look at the auto-answer feature of
Yealink >and Snom phones (and others I'm sure). It can be easily
triggered
by adding a >SIP header line into your dialplan so that the necessary
header is included with >the invite (this triggers the auto-answer at the
remote end).
>If you have either of these brands to play with and need the dialplan code
just >sing out.
>Pete Mundy



Hi All,

no - sorry if I wasn't clear.  I am looking for a solution that I can pick
up a headset,
dial a number into asterisk and connect to "whatever" - BUT before I
can
actually "speak" I need to press a "real" button on the
headset.
if I then release the button on the headset "no audio is passed" but
the
call is still active.
To speak again - I need to "press the button" on the headset.

Like I mentioned. The fake PTT on polycom will not work.

This is for a government type end user. They wish to be having an internal
meeting and be able to announce something - but require a push to talk
button
to speak. Thus the meeting can continue with the button released, then they
can pause the meeting and push the button and speak more...
Something like that is my understanding.

I hope that helps,

Jerry
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> This is for a government type end user. They wish to be having an internal
meeting and be able
> to announce something - but require a push to talk button
> to speak. Thus the meeting can continue with the button released, then they
can pause the
> meeting and push the button and speak more...
> Something like that is my understanding.
Currently I have one of the new Ubiquity phones on my desk. There handsets have
a mute button,
or if you want a "speak" button, but a phone running under Android for
government usage might
leave some questions unanswered.

If your phones have some functions keys, you'd have a look at the MuteAudio
function and map the
states to DTMF sequences, which in turn are mapped to the function keys. This
makes you rather
independent from any hardware and you might adapt the behavior depending on what
your clients
wishes will finally be, if they ever find out themselves.

What I don't understand is why the normal mute button on most headsets is
not sufficient.

jg

Hello,
> no - sorry if I wasn't clear.  I am looking for a solution that I can
pick up a headset,
> dial a number into asterisk and connect to "whatever" - BUT
before I can
> actually "speak" I need to press a "real" button on the
headset.
> if I then release the button on the headset "no audio is passed"
but the call is still active.
> To speak again - I need to "press the button" on the headset.
> 
> Like I mentioned. The fake PTT on polycom will not work. 
> 
> This is for a government type end user. They wish to be having an internal
meeting and be able to announce something - but require a push to talk button
> to speak. Thus the meeting can continue with the button released, then they
can pause the meeting and push the button and speak more...
> Something like that is my understanding.
> 
> I hope that helps,

I understand you'd like something like this:
http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html

But with a headset, not a handset.

Right?

-- 
Bertrand LUPART

>I understand you'd like something like this:
>http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html
>But with a headset, not a handset.
>Right?

That is correct...


Thanks,


Jerry
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> >I understand you'd like something like this:
> >http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html
<http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html>
> 
> >But with a headset, not a handset.
> 
> >Right?
> 
> That is correct... 

You should be able to achieve this using any Quick Disconnect capable
Plantronics headset and a PTT switch like Plantronics SSP1051 :

http://headsetplus.com/product1081/product_info.html

I guess other headset vendor may have similar solutions.

-- 
Bertrand LUPART

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