How do I create devices

FreePBX Configuration
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Hello!

We are setting up flex offices. In every office I would like to have a yealink that has a fixed room number and 4 yealinks that are ad hoc devices. I have switched my freepbx to device and user mode because I would like to test the feature code part for users.

Now I would like to create the fixed room number/user and a new device. I can easily add a user through the user tab but creating a user doesn’t create a device which kind of makes sense.

Now I would like to create the fixed yealink device. When I navigate to the devices module I do not find a button that creates a new device.
I read that the endpoint manager (which I use) doesnt support this mode. I would think that if I create a new extension mapping that the newly created fixed room user would show up in the Extension/Name drop down list but it doesn’t.

In both modules I see a red warning telling me that I should not create or edit users and devices separately. But I can’t figure out how to create a new device at all. Is the button missing? What is the workflow when I want to create a new user and a new device and connect them?

Does anyone here have experience with this?

thank you

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In the device tab, when pulling out the sidebar, you should see there an option to add a device.
IIRC, once you enabled devices and users, you should see new feature codes which allows you to login/out.

See the limited documentation: https://wiki.freepbx.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5242941

Also, not sure if you are aware, with most Yealink phones you can do Hot Desking through PhoneApps.

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oh I didn’t notice thank you!

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And how would you connect an endpoint to a device?

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If you don’t see it, under advanced settings, enable ‘expose all feature codes’.

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