School Bell Scheduler Integration

[jjoyner55]

I have a customer that is currently using a bell scheduler software that plays through their overhead paging system as well as all of their existing digital handsets (Toshiba Strategy). I am proposing a different scheduling software for (Valcom Multipath) but I don't see how I can get it to play through the overhead and the IP phone's speakers at the same time. Valcom is telling me that all they can provide is a 48ohm output from the Multipath to jack in to the PBX. Any ideas, even if it's a different bell scheduler?

The current scheduling system is wired into a Toshiba telephone, that has been modified with a specific manufacturer provided circuit board, and has a serial input from the PC running the software in to the back of the phone, so reusing what is there is not really in play.

 

[montyzummer]

hmm maybe vm pro with the alarm function alerting the ip sets and the valcom hooked up to an alog port, totally untested but may get the grey matter flowing?

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[mforrence]

You could wire a voice announcer or other sound maker and configure it to go off hook via a contact closure from timer device. Configure hotline short code to paging. Most schools don't do bell tones thru phones...