I would like to statically assign incoming lines to the buttons on my phones. I use all aastra 5xi series phones.
I want to have line 1 be statically assigned to the line1 button on every phone, same with line 2 3 etc.
I would also like to change the button used for the user’s extention so that it is not on a line labeled button.
basically emulate a key system so that users can put line 1 on hold and pick that line up on any other phone.
I understand that device-user mode would let me have all the phones setup and log a single user in to all devices to accomplish this but I would like to keep user extentions.
my initial thought was to create an extention for each incoming line then assign those extentions to the line buttons on the phones and move the user’s extention up to a programable button but I dont knwo if that would work or how to accomplish it.
There is no provision in FreePBX to utilize the Shared Line Appearance module Asterisk.
The module is relatively new. It is supposed to work in Asterisk 1.6 though I don’t know anyone who has set it up. You would have to configure /etc/asterisk/sla.conf by hand.
A much better option would be to assign busy lamps to your parking lot locations.
It does not make sense to ‘dumb down’ a PBX. Patience and user training is the key.