Best way for loud ringing bell?

[phonesaz]

I have a DID extension at an entrance gate that, when you call it, needs to ring two extensions and two loud-ringing bells in two separate coolers. What is the best way to handle that? Thanks in advance!

 

[merlinman]

For the LOUD BELL, there are some WHEELOCK Products still around, and the simplest way to use them is on a Single Line Port with coverage from that extension on the other 2 phones.

But, I always ask, do you need the LOUD BELL 'cause it's loud where it needs to be heard?

If that's the case, perhaps you want to consider a STROBE instead. That way, the desired attention level is triggered,and the ambient noise in the area is not increased. I used that solution in a LOUD PRESS ROOM at a Newspaper once, and they were delighted.

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[phonesaz]

I guess I asked my ?? wrong - what programming do I need? Is the bell a primary cover point for the extension? Do they all need to be in a group of some sort. When someone calls a DID number, it needs to ring all the devices at the same time. I am rusty, I think....

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Point the DID to a phone or an adjunct and put a Primary Coverage button on the other phones

 

[phonesaz]

Can I point the DID to the bell and have the phones primary cover the bell? I should know this...

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Yeah, you could dial the extension number of the loud bell and put a primary coverage button on each of the phones, you could also use an adjunct extension that doesn't really physically exist, and cover that on the bells and phone.

What really are you wanting to happen, and what is the significance of a DID number in this scenario?

 

[phonesaz]

I have a customer whose parking lot is 200 ft away from their front door. Both the parking lot and the door require someone to physically escort you. They installed a 1FB at the parking lot with a sign to call a DID number. The DID number is an extension in an egg-packing area. Sometimes at night when trucks show up the employees are in one of two coolers and can't hear the phone. They want a loud ringing bell in each cooler to ring at the same time the phone rings. So I was going to put bells on analog ports to ring when the extension is called. I don't remember if you can program an analog extension to have a primary coverage point. If I can tell a bell it has a primary cover button for the TDL phone that the DID rings to I will be golden. Is that possible?

 

[merlinman]

Yes, the T&R Port can cover an extension.

-OR- the T&R Port can be covered by an extension.

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