trigger to activate analog/digital call

[oscar01]

I didn't know what other forum to post this on so hopefully someone here has a solution. I have CM5.2 running and have IP, digital and analog phones at my site. We have a nurse working in an isolated area who we are trying to install some sort of a panic button. I was thinking of a trigger like a door bell device that mounts under a counter that she can press and it will activate a ringdown that calls extensions I can program in. No communication is necessary and this only needs to call internal extensions. This is not a 911 button and we aren't loooking for a monthly service like the "I've fallen and can't get up". If I can get a trigger/button to take an analog extension off hook I can make it work. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[Gielo]

You can set an analogue phone up as a hotline. If the instrument handset is lifted it will automatically ring at a predefined destination phone. The destination phone can be digital or IP so that the receiver can see who the call is coming from.

 

[letman2]

We did this as stated above but we just put a 2 way switch at the desk with dial tone wired to it. When you throw the switch it puts a short on the line. This is the same as an off hook. Remember to throw the switch back when you are done.