Creating paging groups

Whenever we need to give an important message to a group of extensions in real time, we use the Paging Groups module. If our SIP telephones support a feature called auto-answer, we can use the Paging feature. This feature allows us to dial a number (as if it were an extension) and force the SIP telephones to answer the call, irrespective of whether they are being used or not, and go into the hands-free mode and play through their speaker the caller's message. The list of brands currently supported is as follows:

  • Aastra
  • Grandstream
  • Linksys/Sipura
  • Mitel
  • Polycom
  • Snom

How to do it…

  1. To add a paging group, click on the Add Paging Group link.
  2. Enter in the Paging Extension, the number to dial to activate this feature. It is highly recommended ...

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