Asterisk@Home Speed Dials

Okay, next feature I would like!

The company I work for has 4 offices.

Each office has a DDI range, where the extension number is three digits
(each office has a different leading number for the extension number)
For example
Office 1 1XX
Office 2 2XX
Office 3 3XX
Office 4 4XX

I would like to dial a prefix (Probably *020, as this is what I had before),
followed by the extension number of the office, and have asterisk do the
rest to connect me Via VoIPBuster.

I would like to dial *020412 to get extension 412 in office 4
I would like to dial *020212 to get extension 212 in office 2
Etc..

I have done it with Asterisk before, but not with A@H

I have got it working with one office with the following...

Trunk Dial Rules
0044???????+XXX
(Replacing the ?'s with the first part of the number)

Outbound Routing Dial Pattern
*020|4XX

If I Dial *020473, I get extension 473 ringing in office 4, so far so good!

Now I want to add another office, but I am a bit stuck, as if I just do the
same for the next office, I think I will get a conflict in my Trunk Dial
Rules, as I will be trying to match three digits again.

Help!

:-)

Sparks...

Sparks wrote:

> Each office has a DDI range:
> Office 1 1XX
> Office 2 2XX
> Office 3 3XX
> Office 4 4XX
>

> I would like to dial *020412 to get extension 412 in office 4
> I would like to dial *020212 to get extension 212 in office 2
> Etc..
>


> 0044???????+XXX
> (Replacing the ?'s with the first part of the number)
>
> Outbound Routing Dial Pattern
> *020|4XX
>
> If I Dial *020473, I get extension 473 ringing in office 4, so far so good!
>
> Now I want to add another office, but I am a bit stuck, as if I just do the
> same for the next office, I think I will get a conflict in my Trunk Dial
> Rules, as I will be trying to match three digits again.

Going on the assumption that each office has the same prefix '0044???????'.

Why not have your Outbound Routing Dial Pattern:
*020|XXX

And trunk:
0044???????+XXX

> Going on the assumption that each office has the same prefix
> '0044???????'.

That's the problem, the first part of the number is different in all the
offices.

Otherwise, it's easy, as you suggest!

Sparks...

Okay, after much fiddling, I have finally cracked it (I think!)
Here is what I now have, if anyone is interested!

If there is a better way to do it, please let me know!

The *020 prefix is so I can call people in four different offices, just by
dialling *020 followed by a three digit extension number, this part is only
useful to me, but obviously can be adapted for other uses!


Outbound Routing -> VoIPBuster -> Dial Patterns

*006|. - This routes all calls prefixed with *006 to the VoIPBuster Trunk
manually

*020|4XX - This routes any number from 400 to 499, prefixed with *020 to
the VoIPBuster Trunk

*020|5XX - This routes any number from 500 to 599, prefixed with *020 to
the VoIPBuster Trunk

*020|6XX - This routes any number from 600 to 699, prefixed with *020 to
the VoIPBuster Trunk

*020|8XX - This routes any number from 800 to 899, prefixed with *020 to
the VoIPBuster Trunk

0|Z. - This routes any numbers starting with a 0 to the VoIPBuster
Trunk, removing the 0

6. - This routes all numbers starting with a 6 to the VoIPBuster
Trunk

7. - This routes all numbers starting with a 7 to the VoIPBuster
Trunk

8. - This routes all numbers starting with a 8 to the VoIPBuster
Trunk

********************************

Trunks -> VoIPBuster -> Dial Rules {this is for calls passed from Outbound
Routing -> VoIPBuster -> Dial Patterns)

0044+XXXXXXXXXX - This Routes all 10 digit numbers to VoIPBuster, adding
0044 to the beginning, this so I can dial a full UK number, without having
to ad 0044 and drop the leading 0 (This is what VoIPBuster is expecting to
see)

00441689+XXXXXX - This routes all 6 digit numbers to VoIPBuster, adding
00441689 to the beginning (Calls in my area code, so I only need to dial the
local number, just like a normal land line)

[This section below is for routing special numbers, the ??? should be real
numbers, but for privacy, they are shown as ?'s]

0044208???+4XX - This routes all three digit codes, starting 4 to
VoIPBuster, adding the rest of the number to the beginning, so I can call
people in my first office just by dialling *020 followed by their extension
number

0044208???+8XX - This routes all three digit codes, starting 4 to
VoIPBuster, adding the rest of the number to the beginning, so I can call
people in my second office just by dialling *020 followed by their extension
number

00441372???+6XX - This routes all three digit codes, starting 4 to
VoIPBuster, adding the rest of the number to the beginning, so I can call
people in my third office just by dialling *020 followed by their extension
number

00441932???+5XX - This routes all three digit codes, starting 4 to
VoIPBuster, adding the rest of the number to the beginning, so I can call
people in my forth office just by dialling *020 followed by their extension
number


Took me a while to work this out, so I hope it helps someone!

Sparks...