Group paging allows users to call a paging group and make announcement on the speakers of the phones that are within the paging group. Group paging announcements cannot be done on external speakers.
If a group paging call cannot be established with all the members of the paging group, for reasons such as the member phones are off hook, then the user who initiates the group paging hears a busy tone.
To create a paging group, you must:
Create a paging group.
Assign extensions that you want to add as members of the paging group.
Assign an identifying extension for the paging group. Other users and members of the paging group can dial this extension to establish a group page call with the members of the paging group.
Assign a Class of Restriction (COR) to the paging group. Users who want to page this group must have the permission to call this COR.
For more information about creating a paging group, see the Avaya Aura® Communication Manager Feature Description and Implementation guide.
When a user dials the extension of the paging group, a group page call is presented to all the phones within the group. The group page call is auto-answered by using the speakerphone. Paging is one-way communication. Group members can hear the user who initiates the page, but cannot respond directly.
