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- | ====Phone Line Emulation==== | + | =====Phone Line Emulation===== |
Once upon a time, telephone service was provided on a pair of wires that had a phone number assigned to it. The first three digits got you to a region, the next three to an exchange (a smaller region) and the last four digits to a phone on that exchange. At modest levels, a 10 lines phone system had 10 pairs of wires, and 10 phone numbers. Of course, a lot of variation was possible, especially at larger customer levels. Incoming calls were grouped using a behavior known as " | Once upon a time, telephone service was provided on a pair of wires that had a phone number assigned to it. The first three digits got you to a region, the next three to an exchange (a smaller region) and the last four digits to a phone on that exchange. At modest levels, a 10 lines phone system had 10 pairs of wires, and 10 phone numbers. Of course, a lot of variation was possible, especially at larger customer levels. Incoming calls were grouped using a behavior known as " | ||
The modern VoIP/ | The modern VoIP/ | ||
- | ===Default Caller ID per Phone=== | + | ====Default Caller ID per Phone==== |
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Assuming an account has multiple phone numbers, under each phone extension configurations advanced tab, you can select a default caller ID for that phone. If set, a call from that phones default account is given that Caller ID number and the Caller ID name associated with that number. | Assuming an account has multiple phone numbers, under each phone extension configurations advanced tab, you can select a default caller ID for that phone. If set, a call from that phones default account is given that Caller ID number and the Caller ID name associated with that number. | ||
- | === * Codes=== | + | ==== * Codes==== |
- | If more ad-hoc / as-needed use of specific phone number and Caller ID is needed, you can dial out using ** *# ** of the phone numbers. For example, if I wanted to call **ring-u** using the 4th number in my list, I would call by dialing ** *4 423 456-6700 ** | + | {{ :: |
- | {{:: | + | If more ad-hoc / as-needed use of specific phone number and Caller ID is needed, you can dial out using ** *# ** of the phone numbers. For example, if I wanted to call **ring-u** using the 4th number in my list, I would call by dialing ** *4 423 456-6700 **. The ** *4 ** picked the 4th number for phone number and Caller ID for the outgoing call. |
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- | ===Line Emulation === | + | |
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+ | ====Line Emulation ==== | ||
+ | Sometimes, the above two tricks are not enough. You want full on multi-line emulation. Possible, but **ring-u** does not automatically make that happen. It is possible, understanding some concepts and with a little old fashioned manual config. First, we suggest that you let the Hello Hub manage and configure the first " | ||
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+ | * You are using 4 or more line phones. The Grandstream GRP2614 or GRP2616 is a good example. Polycom VVX series and others work the same, but our example screens are for GRP2614' | ||
+ | * You have pre-mapped out your phone numbers and line configurations. | ||
+ | * You are letting the Hello Hub configure and manage Account 1 aka Line 1. | ||
+ | And now, step by step: | ||
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+ | - Configure your system using the Hello Hub and automatic configuration, | ||
+ | - Configure each phone number (My Services-> | ||
+ | - Create a manual extension (Configuration-> | ||
+ | - Choose the Caller ID for these manual extensions under the advanced tab as desired. | ||
+ | - For each number, you will want to configure schedules and routing to receptionist or group of phones. | ||
+ | - For each phone, login to it's IP address with a web browser. For example if Bob's phone is 192.168.77.150, | ||
+ | - On each phone, configure Account 2, Account 3, etc.. with the manually configured extension information, | ||
+ | - Test. Each phone should now show multiple lines on the upper left. Pressing the line/ | ||
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phonelineemulation.txt · Last modified: 2022/04/05 20:47 by mike