Page horn extension-user questions

FreePBX Endpoints
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I have an Algo Page Horn, although the brand doesn’t make any difference. I added a chan_pjsip extension 8003 for the horn to register. A User was also created. The horn will register with FPBX. I created a Page Group 8050 and added the 8003 horn. I added a BLF ‘Page’ 8050 button to my phones. When I press the phone’s ‘Page’ button, then voice comes out of the horn. At this point I am satisfied that my paging system is working. Now for my questions.

Do I need the User that was created when the extension was added and if needed, why?

I understand that chan_pjsip has a place to enter the ‘secret’ password to allow the endpoint to register, but I’m just enough confused to ask, should I have created a different type of extension like virtual or custom?

Thank you,

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You did it right. The device has to be pjsip in order to register properly. As for the user, it is not required. That account allows you to login to the UCP and perform various user-specific actions, like listen to voicemails and view call logs. You can see this user under Admin > User Management.