Chapter 3 - Configuring Network Use

Setting Global Address Book Preferences

The available display and dialing preferences are determined by the call types and gatekeepers configured for this system. Depending on how your system is configured, you may not see all of the settings described in this section.

To set the Global Address Book preferences:

1.Go to System Info > Admin Settings > LAN/H.323 > Global Address > Preferences.

2.Configure these settings:

Setting

Description

 

 

 

Show Addresses in

Lets you specify whether to show IP addresses, ISDN addresses,

Address Book

or both in the Address Book. You can choose from the call types

 

you specified on the Video Call Preferences screen.

 

 

Maximum Line

Specifies the line speeds to use for calling the Global Address

Speed for Global

Book numbers displayed in this system’s Address Book. You can

Addresses

set a different speed for each type of address.

 

These settings do not apply to local entries you add to the Address

 

Book on this system.

 

 

 

Preferred Alias

Specifies the numeric extension or telephone number that you

(E.164)

want outside systems to use to reach this system. This option is

 

only available if you have registered your system with a

 

Gatekeeper and the Global Address Book server.

 

To select the Preferred Alias:

 

 

1. Select this field to display the Preferred Alias screen.

 

2. Select the alias you want to register with the Global Directory

 

Service.

 

 

Your choices are determined by the Gateway Number Type

 

configured for this system:

 

 

Gateway Number Type

Possible Alias

 

Direct Inward Dial (DID)

ISDN number (for native ISDN)

 

 

Full DID number

 

 

DID number provided by switch

 

 

DID extension

 

 

H.323 extension

 

Number + Extension

ISDN number (for native ISDN)

 

 

H.323 extension

 

 

 

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Polycom VS4000 manual Setting Global Address Book Preferences, To set the Global Address Book preferences

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