Lucent Technologies 4.1 manual Automatic Extension Privacy #304, Description

Automatic Extension Privacy (#304)

Description

This System Programming procedure lets you either allow users to join active calls at an extension or prevent users from joining active calls at an extension. When Automatic Extension Privacy is Assigned for an extension, other users cannot join active calls at that extension. This feature is typically used for standard phones and extensions connected to fax machines, modems, and credit card scanners, which make and receive data calls that should not be interrupted.

Related Features

■Users cannot join calls in progress on pool buttons regardless of the setting for this procedure or the state of the Privacy button. See Conference to add a party to a call in progress on a pool button.

■To manually change an extension’s Privacy state, users can program the Privacy feature on a button with lights. Users can then press the Privacy button to activate the feature (green light on) or deactivate the feature (green light off) when they want someone to join a call at their extension. (If Automatic Extension Privacy is Assigned at an extension, the green light is lit automatically after programming the Privacy button to indicate that Privacy is currently active. If this is the case, and the Privacy button is pressed, the feature is deactivated. To activate Privacy again, you must press the button.)

■This feature applies only to active calls. Any user can retrieve a held call unless Exclusive Hold is used.

Considerations

■If you want to be able to intercept calls routed to an auxiliary device—such as an answering machine, voice messaging system, or PARTNER Attendant—make sure Automatic Extension Privacy is Not Assigned for the auxiliary equipment extension.

■Standard phones and system phones without a programmed Privacy button cannot override this feature once it is assigned to an extension.

Valid Entries

1 = Assigned

2 = Not Assigned ✔

Automatic Extension Privacy (#304) 5-17