114CHAPTER 8: 3COM 3105 AND 1105 ATTENDANT CONSOLES

Complement

The Complement Attendant Software is an optional component, which

Attendant

requires a license. On your personal computer, the Complement

Software

Attendant Software displays your telephone directory in a series of tabs.

 

Each tab sorts the directory by a different type of information, for

 

example, by last name, by department, or by extension.

 

When you answer a call using the Complement Attendant Software, you

 

can select a user from the directory and transfer the call to that user.

 

Table 10 describes the main elements of the Complement Attendant

 

Software screens.

 

 

Table 10 Elements of the Complement Attendant Screens

 

 

 

 

Field

Purpose

 

 

 

 

Display Panel

Displays Caller ID information (name and extension number),

 

 

the status of a call, and the duration of the call. The number of

 

 

calls displayed depends on the number of access lines that you

 

 

have specified in your general settings.

 

 

 

 

Find/Phone# Display

Provides the extension number and name of the person

 

 

selected in the directory.

 

 

 

 

Clear Button

Cancels previous criteria.

 

 

 

 

Extension Tab

Sorts the data in the directory by listing the extension numbers

 

 

in ascending order.

 

 

 

 

First Tab

Sorts the list of users in alphabetical order by first name.

 

 

 

 

Last Tab

Sorts the list of users in alphabetical order by last name.

 

 

 

 

Department Tab

Sorts the directory by the user department.

 

 

 

 

Hidden Tab

Hides entries in the NBX directory that you do not want to

 

 

appear on other tabs, such as conference room phones.

 

 

 

 

Quick Tab

Provides access to frequently used entries in the directory.

 

 

 

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900-0208 specifications

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