Setting parameters – Softkey Settings: Softkey Settings:
This section describes the softkey parameters that can be configured on the 480i phone. There
are twenty softkeys that can be configured. These parameters can be configured either from the
aastra.cfg or the <mac>.cfg file, depending upon whether you wish the settings to be server wide
(aastra.cfg) or phone-specific (<mac>.cfg).
Softkeys can be configured as additional call/line appearances, speed dials, dnd, empty or
flash. Each soft key has three mandatory parameters: type, label, and value. There is also an
optional states parameter, which lets you specify what phone states you would like the softkey to
appear in (one or more of: idle, connected, incoming, outgoing). If left undefined, the softkey
will appear in the idle state only.
Softkey Type Label Value States (optional)
line (additional
line/call
appearances)
Any alphanumeric
string, except “#”, “””,
less than 8 characters
(If left blank, the phone
automatically gives the
label “Line x”, where x
is the line number)
5 up to 9 (1-4 are
already
hardcoded as the
L1, L2, L3 and
L4 hard key
line/call
appearances).
Any of: idle, connected,
incoming, outgoing
idle: the phone is not in
use
connected: the phone
is connected to another
call
incoming: a call is
coming in
outgoing: a call is
being made
speeddial Any alphanumeric
string, except “#”, “””,
less than 10 characters
[1-9*#, E]/Any
SIP address
(If a # is desired
in a speed dial,
the speed dial
must be enclosed
in double
quotation marks)
Any of: idle, connected,
incoming, outgoing
dnd (do not
disturb) None None
(the phone
automatically
populates these
fields)
Any of: idle, connected,
incoming, outgoing
empty – used to
delineate an
empty key
None None Any of: idle, connected,
incoming, outgoing
flash – used to
activate a
server-side
service function
or custom calling
feature
None None
(the phone
automatically
populates these
fields)
Available on the
connected screen only
(the ‘states’ parameter
is ignored for this
softkey setting)
The meaning of the character used in the value field is:
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