32 phones on a group page

[MDAphoneGuy]

Is 32 phones the maximum number of phones on a group-page list or can i somehow add more. Or, if there is another option within the switch to allow me to contact every user, that would be better. I am setting up an emergency paging system and need to notify as many people as possible in the shortest time in the event of an emergency.
Thanks..

 

[mikeydidit]

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1765 ICOM groups per system 32 256 256 256 32 32 32 32
1770 Auto/Manual ICOM Groups 32 256 256 256 32 32 32 32
1775 Dial ICOM Groups 32 256 256 256 32 32 32 32
1780 Members per ICOM group
1785 Auto/Manual ICOM Groups 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
1790 Dial ICOM Groups 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
1795 Members per System 1,024 8,192 8,192 8,192 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024

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[SF0751]

Have you thought about installing an overhead paging system?

Susan
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”

 

[AvayaTier3]

You do not mention your hardware or software platform.
There used to be a bug that would allow the following.
In no way, am I recommending that you do this.

group page 1 extension 1001 with 32 members
group page 2 extension 1002 with 32 members
group page 3 extension 1003 with 32 members

group page 4 extension 1004 with 3 members that are 1001, 1002, 1003 and it would access 96 stations.

Actually you could put enough in group 4 to tie up all the timeslots in the switch so nobody could get dialtone if someone went off-hook while this was in use.

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bsh

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[MDAphoneGuy]

Thank you for the input. I understand that you don't recommend this, but could i stop at group page 3 and use it like you explained that group page four would do or does it need to go all the way to group page four.

Also i have already created a group page number 16 where you dial 55 to access 32 number. could i create another group page with 32 number and just add another group page number to that list to access those 32 number. Do the extensions need to be 4 digits or will 2 suffice.

I am on a Avaya Definity system.

 

[AvayaTier3]

any combination will work. This may or may not work depending on your software version.

but to have 50 total, you could build two groups with extensions for the groups and put those two group extensions in a 3rd group. extension length would be up to you and the way your dialplan is programmed.

A great teacher, does not provide answers, but methods to teach others "How and where to find the answers"

bsh

35 years Bell, AT&T, Lucent, Avaya
Tier 3 for 25 years and counting

http://bshtele.com

 

[MDAphoneGuy]

i assigned the group-page numbers to 7778 and 7779 but when i tried to put them into a third paging group i got an error "extension assigned but wrong type for the group

 

[AvayaTier3]

so, like I said in the first post. A bug allowed you to do this in early software and the newer software blocks you from doing something that may tie up all the timeslots.

A great teacher, does not provide answers, but methods to teach others "How and where to find the answers"

bsh

35 years Bell, AT&T, Lucent, Avaya
Tier 3 for 25 years and counting

http://bshtele.com

 

[MDAphoneGuy]

Gotcha, well thank you so much for the info. Do you know of any other ways, especially one where i could hit all my phones internally , to send an emergency message?

 

[AvayaTier3]

It think this was best said by Susan

Have you thought about installing an overhead paging system?

Sorry, I cannot think of a better way. There are external things you can purchase. In Houston when I worked at refineries, they installed "crash alarms"

A great teacher, does not provide answers, but methods to teach others "How and where to find the answers"

bsh

35 years Bell, AT&T, Lucent, Avaya
Tier 3 for 25 years and counting

http://bshtele.com

 

[MDAphoneGuy]

I guess the Gov't can't afford paging until its to late i'm sure. Thank you

 

[AvayaTier3]

Don't give up on the thread. Someone may come up with something for you.

A great teacher, does not provide answers, but methods to teach others "How and where to find the answers"

bsh

35 years Bell, AT&T, Lucent, Avaya
Tier 3 for 25 years and counting

http://bshtele.com

 

[mikeydidit]

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This may also help.

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953

For the best response to a question, read faq690-6594

 

[SF0751]

How large is the department/office/building that you are attempting to send the pages to? You could purchase some speakerphones and/or conference phones, place them in crowded areas, and use them a one of the 32 paging slots (instead of all the phones in that area).

Susan
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”