110CHAPTER 8: USING THE VCX USER INTERFACE
3For the bridged line settings to take effect, the phone must retrieve the new settings from the VCX server. By default, phones check the VCX server for new information every 60 minutes (the phone registration interval). To retrieve bridged line settings, you can use one of the following options:
■Wait for the phone registration interval to expire (60 minutes or less, depending on when the last registration occurred).
■Log off and then log on to the phone.
In this example, an incoming call to extension 1000 will also ring on extension 1001 on line 4 or on line 5 (or both lines) depending what you selected in step 2b.
The primary phone user can make calls on a bridged line. The secondary phone user can answer calls that are made to the primary phone’s extension but cannot make calls using the buttons that are associated with the primary telephone. (In fact, the buttons on the secondary phone associated with the primary phone function as speed dial buttons to the primary phone.) Both users can use VCX features to manage bridged calls. For example, bridged calls can be transferred, put on hold, or forwarded to voice mail. However, because multiple phones are involved, you should note the considerations discussed in Bridged Line Interaction with Other Features.
When an extension is bridged, SA buttons (4 or 5) access buttons and status lights on the secondary phone are associated with the Bridged System Appearance (BSA) access buttons and status lights on the primary phone. Lights on each phone indicate the state of each bridged line:
■If the light is off, the bridged line is available for use on the primary phone.
■If the light is on, the bridged line is in use by either a primary phone user or a secondary phone user.
■If the light is blinking quickly, the bridged line is ringing on all primary and secondary phones.
■If the light is blinking slowly on both phones, the line has been put on hold by either the primary phone user or a secondary phone user. This indicates a shared hold state. The line can be picked up by any phone mapped to this bridged line.
Both primary and secondary users can be logged in to multiple phones.
For example, an administrative assistant (secondary user) can be logged in