Howto:Record an announcement by phone
Applies To
This information applies to
- All PBX's running Version 6 and higher
More Information
Sometimes customers wants to record an announcement (eg for a holiday) using a phone. This can be done by a Voicemailscript based on the innovaphone Voicemail, but no Voicemail-licenses are needed.
Configuration
Obtain the necessary files
Download the necessary files: Media:RecordAnnouncement.zip, unzip these files and copy them to the Compact Flash-card of the innovaphone PBX. For the configuation below we assume that these files are copied to RecordAnnouncement-directory of the root-directory of the Compact Flash-card (http://127.0.0.1/DRIVE/CF0/RecordAnnouncement).
After copying these files to the Compact Flash-card these files are found under /DRIVE/CF0/RecordAnnouncement:
Create Voicemail-object to reach this script
By configuring a Voicemail-object we will be able to reach this RecordAnnouncement-script. Go to Administration -> PBX -> Objects and select 'Voicemail' in the listbox. Click on 'new' to make an new Voicemail-object.
Long Name: Record Holiday Announcement
Display Name: Record Holiday Announcement
Name: Record Holiday Announcement
Number: ##1
Voicemail -> Script URL: http://127.0.0.1/DRIVE/CF0/RecordAnnouncement/Record.xml?$_coder=g711a&$_fileName=Holiday
The URL of the script can have some options: $_coder: specifies the coder of the recorded message (if omitted this will be g711a; other value: g729)
$_fileName: specifies the name of the file of the recorded message (if omitted this will be 'RecordedMessage')
Limitations
The recorded announcement can only be in one codec.