Polycom Version 1.4.x 17 manual Distinctive Ringing, Distinctive Call Waiting

Administrator Guide - SoundPoint® IP / SoundStation® IP Features

Administration: Distinctive Incoming Call Treatment

For more information, see 3.1.16 Local Contact Directory on page 27.

3.1.13 Distinctive Ringing

There are three aspects to Distinctive Ringing:

1.The user can select the ring type for each line. There are many different ring pat- terns to choose from.

2.The ring type for specific callers can be assigned in the contact directory.

For more information, see 3.1.12 Distinctive Incoming Call Treatment on page 24. This feature has higher priority than Item 1.

3.The SIP Alert-Info field can be used to map calls to specific ring types. This feature has higher priority than Items 1 and 2.

	Configuration file:	Specify the mapping of Alert-Info strings to ring types.
	sip.cfg	•	For more information, see 4.6.2.1.3.2 Alert Infor-
Central
			mation <alertInfo/> on page 116.
(boot
	XML File: <Ethernet	This file can be created manually using an XML editor.
server)
	address>-direc-	• For more information, see 3.1.16.1 Local Contact
	tory.xml
			Directory File Format on page 28.
	Web Server	None.
	(if enabled)
	Local Phone User	The user can edit the ring types selected for each line
Local	Interface	under the Settings menu. The user can also edit the
		directory contents.
		Changes are saved to local flash and backed up to
		<Ethernet address>-phone.cfg on the boot server. These
		changes will permanently override global settings unless
		deleted via the Reset User Settings menu selection.

3.1.13 Distinctive Call Waiting

The SIP Alert-Info field can be used to map calls to distinct call waiting types, cur- rently limited to two styles.

Central (boot server)

Configuration file: sip.cfg

Specify the mapping of Alert-Info strings to call waiting types.

•For more information, see 4.6.2.1.3.2 Alert Informa- tion <alertInfo/> on page 116.

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