Paging

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Contents 1 Feature description 2 Configure Asterisk 3 Configure snom phones 3.1 snom 3xx 3.2 snom m3

Feature description

In the context of telephony paging means to speak to many phones at once using their hands-free equipment. This is initiated by entering a star code or pressing a function key. Normally one-way audio is used to avoid muliple echos. Sometimes it is possible to take over the speakers roll by pressing a function key.

Configure Asterisk

In asterisk this feature is implemented using the "page" command in the dialplan and adding an additional SIP header to tell the device to automatically answer the call comming from the phone.

Example:

 Exten => 9000,1,Wait(1)
 Exten => 9000,n,SIPAddHeader(Call-Info: sip:pbx.your-company.de;answer-after=0)
 Exten => 9000,n,Page(SIP/115&SIP/116|q)

Configure snom phones

snom 3xx

1. For audible indication when an incoming call is automatically answered by your phone: Enable "auto_connect_indication" under "Preferences" > section "Auto Answer" > "Auto Answer Indication". Set this option to "on".
2. Additionally, when you want to receive the incoming call in handsfree mode: Go to "auto_connect_type" under "Preferences" > section "Auto Answer" > "Type of Answering:". Set this option to "Handsfree".
3. Go to the phones's Web User Interface > "Function keys" and configure a free function key for paging. Choose for "Context:" <Your SIP Identity>, for "Type:" Push2Talk, for "Number:" <extension>.
4. To use Push2Talk, you only have to press the configured function key.

snom m3

You do not have to configure anything.