Aastra Telecom 57I CT, 55I, 53I manual Directed Call Pickup Prefix optional

IP Phone Administrator Guide Operational Features

Operational IP Phone Features

BLF and XML softkeys/programmable keys monitor the states of an extension. The extension states can be one of three states: "busy", "ringing" and "idle". If the monitored extension is in the "ringing" state with an incoming call, and "Directed call pickup" is enabled, pressing the BLF or XML key can pick up the incoming call on the monitored extension.

Note: The Asterisk and Epygi Quadro 4x/16x IP PBX servers support this feature. For details about Asterisk support, contact Aastra Technical Support.

Directed Call Pickup Prefix (optional)

The optional “directed call pickup prefix” allows you to enter a specific prefix string (depending on what is available on your server), that the phone automatically dials when dialing the Directed Call Pickup number. For example, for Broadsoft servers, you can enter a value of *98 for the “directed call pickup prefix”. When the phone performs the Directed Call Pickup after pressing a BLF or BLF/List softkey, the phone prepends the *98 value to the designated extension of the BLF or BLF/List softkey when dialing out.

How this feature works when Directed Call Pickup is enabled with BLF or BLF/List

1.Phone A monitors Phone B via BLF/List.

2.Phone C calls Phone B; Phone B rings.

3.If you press the BLF/List softkey on Phone A, it picks up the ringing line on Phone B.

4.Phone C connects to Phone A.

How this feature works when Directed Call Pickup is disabled with BLF or BLF/List

1.Phone A monitors Phone B via BLF/List.

2.Phone C calls Phone B; Phone B rings.

3.If you press the BLF/List softkey on Phone A, it performs a speeddial to Phone B.

4.Phone C and Phone A are ringing Phone B on separate lines (if available).

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