Override DND for paging

[magnus]

I have a customer that is using paging in their office for safety concerns. However, a lot of the staff tend to put their phone in DND.
Is there a way someone can use an override command so that paging calls reach all users?

[dwayneg]

Sorry, Do Not Disturb by definition prevents you from being disturbed, even by paging,  There is no way to change this.  Also, anyone on a call won't hear pages.  If security is a concern I'd suggest adding "overhead" paging throughout the facility so that everyone can hear.  Valcom, Viking and others can interface with the PBX so a single page from a phone will go to speakers plus any available phones.

[acejavelin]

If users forward calls to VM instead of using DND, they can still receive pages... Otherwise what dwayneg says is accurate.

[DND ON]

Paging through phones should never be considered part of a safety or emergency plan, as a phone in use or DND will not receive pages. Entire sections of the building could be without coverage.