184 Chapter 7 Real-time Monitors
Agent states
NOTE: If Contact Center Client becomes disconnected from the server, upon re-connection agent states will
automatically be synchronized with the server.
Table 7-1 lists the agent states and their corresponding icons for voice, email, chat, and fax.

Table 7-1 Agent states

Voice Email WebChat Fax Term Meaning

Ringing an ACD call ringing on an agent’s phone
waiting to be handled
a contact in an agents Multimedia Contact
Center inbox waiting to be handled
ACD an agent handling an ACD call/email/chat/fax
ACD Hold an agent who has placed an ACD call/email/
chat/fax on hold
Idle an agent logged on and waiting to receive a
call/email/chat/fax
-- -
Non-ACD an agent involved in an incoming non-ACD call
or agent originated call
-- -
Non-ACD
Hold
an agent who has placed a non-ACD call on
hold
-- -
Outbound an agent on an outgoing call
-- -
Outbound
Hold
an agent who has placed an outgoing call on
hold
Camp on a call is waiting to be answered
Forwarded
to
the agent has set all incoming calls to be
forwarded to an alternate answer point
-- -
Do Not
Disturb
an agent who has activated do not disturb and
is not available to receive any ACD or non-ACD
calls
Make Busy an agent who is not available to receive ACD
calls/emails/chats/faxes but can receive calls
dialed directly to the agent’s extension