Reply To: RE: Voice mail box Sharing

Here is a work around that will provide a shareable voicemail that will show the number of messages unlike the the BLF solution and does not require the creation of a second account on the phone.

Example:

Extension 401 – Front Desk 1

Extension 402 – Front Desk 2

Extension 450 – My “virtual” phone.

For both extensions 401 & 402 within the VitalPBX do not enable/create voicemail in the extension configuration.

For extension 450 enable voicemail and ensure to enable – “Generate Hit”

Go to the VitalPBX console or “putty” into it.

Login as – root

then type –

cd /var/spool/asterisk/voicemail/ombutel-voicemail

ln -s 450 401

ln -s 450 402

*** Now the phone***

I have a Yealink  but I hope this helps non-Yealink users….

Web into the phone and set –

ACCOUNT – Advanced – Set the voice mail to the phone extension for example 401

For the physical email button on the phone go to 

DSSKEY – Programmable Key – For the “message” set it to SpeedDial with the value vm_450

It tools a few minutes but the mail box 450 was checked and it showed the number of messages on both 401 and 402.

Thanks,