IP8815 Nortel IP Phone
User Guide
6 Jan. ‘09
• BLF (Presence) - visual status indication of the extension, when the associated extension is busy
the LED illuminates red.
To call an idle covered extension:
o Lift the handset. You may press the speakerphone button or the headset button.
o Press the DSS button. You may press the DSS button prior to lifting the handset , which activates
the speakerphone and places the call.
To transfer an active call:
o Press the DSS button. The IP Phone places the active call on hold and calls the extension.
o Await answer and announce the transfer.
o To complete the transfer, hang up the handset.
To cancel a transfer, for example the second party does not answer or is busy:
o Press the EndCall softkey.
Call forward directs incoming calls to ring at another location that you designate. You can select one of
four (4) conditions that will forward your calls:
- Call Forward Busy – redirects incoming calls if the line is busy.
- Call Forward No Answer – redirects incoming calls that are not answered in the configured no
answer time.
- Call Forward Busy or No Answer – redirects incoming calls if the line is busy or not answered
after the no answer time expires.
- Call Forward All Calls – immediately redirects all incoming calls.
To set up Call Forward:
o Press the CallFwd softkey.
o Use the Previous-Next softkeys to select the desired Call Forward condition.
o Press the OK softkey.
o Input the destination where you want your calls sent.
o Press the OK softkey. The display shows “(x) Fwd to ext” indicating the forward condition and
destination for the calls.
(B) = Busy, (N) = No-answer, (BN) = Busy or No-answer, (U) = Unconditional
To disable Call Forward:
o Press the CallFwd softkey. The message “Fwd to xxxx” disappears from the LCD.
The IP Phone has a 3-Party Conference feature that lets you converse with two other parties
simultaneously.
To set-up a conference:
o Place first call as normal.