Grandstream: Multicast Paging Setup
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Scope:
The following steps will allow you to set up Multicast Paging on both the sender and receiver on Grandstream phones. This will enable to you speak to receivers.
Requirements:
- Access to the Grandstream Phone's UI
- Access to the Manager Portal
Configure Paging Sender via Override
- Log onto the Manager Portal
- Go to Inventory > Phone Hardware
- Click Edit for the device you would like to setup
- Go to Advanced > Overrides and enter the following:
NOTE: These overrides are for line key 3 if you would like to add this on another key add 2 to every Pcode for each line key up EX: P1369, P1370, P1471, and P1472 for line key 4
#Mutlicast Paging
P1367="23"
P1368="0"
P1469="Test Page"
P1470="224.0.1.116:5001"
- Click Save and Resync
Configure Paging Sender via Web GUI
- Obtain the IP address of the phone and log onto the Web GUI
- Go to Settings > Programmable Keys > Virtual Multi-Purpose Keys
- Hit Edit VPK on the key you would like to configure paging on
- Modify each option as follows:
- Mode: Change it to Multicast Paging
- Accounts: Leave it as Account 1.
- Description: Change to the name of the page ex: Page All, Page Tech.
- Value: Change this to 224.0.1.116:5001 or to another IP address that you would like to use for paging.
- Click on Save and the phone should get the new configuration automatically.
Configure Paging Receiver via Override
- Log onto the Manager Portal
- Go to Inventory > Phone Hardware
- Click Edit for the device you would like to setup
- Go to Advanced > Overrides and enter the following:
NOTE: These overrides are to configure multicast listening priority 1, if you would like to configure the phone to listen for multiple pages, add 2 to the Pcode for each priority down EX: P1571 AND P1572 for priority
P1569="224.0.1.116:5001" P1570="Test Page"
- Click Save and Resync
Configure Paging Receiver via Web GUI
- Obtain the IP address of the phone and log onto the Web GUI
- Go to Settings > Multicast Paging
- Modify each option as follows:
- Listening Address: Change it to 224.0.1.116:5001 or another IP address you would like to use for paging
- Label: Change it to the name of the page ex: Page All, Page Sales
- Click on Save and Apply and the phone will be configured to receive pages from the multicast paging IP.