IP based panic button

ArchAnGeL · 14 Oct 2015 at 16:07

I am looking at work on how we can have basically a panic button (the liklihood of using it is very low)
We have and IP phone network.
The simplest idea I can think of is to have something sat on the network that can be dialled from any of the IP phones e.g. 8888 and will trigger an audio file to play over the intercom

Does anyone have any experience of such a system or other ideas? Sounds pretty easy if nothing exists but I would imagine it does

Thanks

Mat · 14 Oct 2015 at 16:12

We use Cisco VOIP phones here and a quick Google suggests that there are options available, including InformaCast.

AshD93 · 14 Oct 2015 at 16:34

We had a system which you rang a number which connected you straight through the PA system. This was using Cisco VoIP

Right until non admin found out the number and hilarity ensued for weeks where staff would give other staff the PA number pretending it was theirs and you would get "Hello? Helloooo?" Or "Hey up Tezzaaaa" or some bloke singing over the phone thinking it was to his mate...

Dunks · 14 Oct 2015 at 17:03

AshD93 said:
We had a system which you rang a number which connected you straight through the PA system. This was using Cisco VoIP

Right until non admin found out the number and hilarity ensued for weeks where staff would give other staff the PA number pretending it was theirs and you would get "Hello? Helloooo?" Or "Hey up Tezzaaaa" or some bloke singing over the phone thinking it was to his mate...

Hahaha, that is amazing.

LiGhTfasT · 14 Oct 2015 at 17:53

Create a page group if possible for the phones, assign a key or short code. Pick up handset and shout help

phil675 · 14 Oct 2015 at 17:58

Wouldn't something simpler like a doorbell/alarm be a better option?