Setting up the "Paging" function

Paging through phones, i.e. transmitting a voice message through several phones via speakerphone. For example, a manager can quickly call a meeting.

This instruction is suitable for phones:

• Linksys

• Cisco

• Telephone (Softphone)

• Grandstream

• microsip (Softphone)

• Yealink

• Fanvil

• Snom

1. Go to the "System file customization" section

"System file customization" section

1. Open the file "/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root" for editing

"crontabs/root" file

1. Add the following code to the end of the file:

*/1 * * * * /bin/touch /etc/asterisk/confbridge.conf > /dev/null 2> /dev/null

The code for the "crontabs/root" file

1. Proceed to editing the "modules.conf" file

"Modules.conf" file

1. Add the following code to the end of the file:

load => bridge_softmix.so
load => app_confbridge.so
load => app_page.so

Code for modules.conf

1. Go to editing the file "extensions.conf"

extensions.conf file

1. Add the following code to the end of the "extensions.conf" file

[paging-users] 
exten => _X!,1,Set(dС=${PJSIP_DIAL_CONTACTS(${EXTEN})})
  same => n,ExecIf($["${dС}x" != "x"]?Dial(${dС},,b(paging_create_chan,s,1)))

[paging_create_chan] 
exten => s,1,Set(PJSIP_HEADER(add,Call-Info)=\;answer-after=0) 
  same => n,return

Code for extensions.conf

1. Go to the "Dialplan Applications" section, create a new dialplan

New dialplan

1. Assign an internal number, for example 2200110. Set the code type: "Asterisk Dialplan"

Dialplan Settings

1. Go to the "Programme Code" tab, insert the following code:

1,Page(Local/202@paging-users&Local/203@paging-users)

Code for dialplan

In the application code, describe the contacts to whom you should call. Contacts are listed with a & separator.