Vertical Communications TeleVantage 7.5 manual Placing calls to an IP address

Disabling call waiting for a call

Disabling call waiting is useful if you are using your extension to send faxes or to connect to the Internet. In both cases, a call waiting tone disrupts the data flow.

To disable call waiting for a call, press *70 and dial the number. You do not hear the call waiting tone during that call. Incoming calls while you are on that call are sent directly to your voicemail. After the call ends, call waiting is enabled again.

Note: You can enter *70 as part of your fax dial string. For example, your fax dial string might

be *70 9 1 617 555 7744.

Placing calls to an IP address_______________________________

If your TeleVantage system supports placing calls over the Internet, you can dial an IP address directly from your phone. In this way you can connect to an H.323 terminal such as NetMeeting.

To dial an IP address, first dial your office’s access code for Internet calls. If you do not know the access code, ask your TeleVantage system administrator. Then dial the IP address, entering stars (*) instead of periods. For example, if your office’s access code for dialing IP calls is 7, dial the IP address 255.75.119.49 as 7 255*75*119*49.

Placing a page or intercom call _____________________________

You can use the *15 telephone command to page a group of users or place an intercom call to a single user. When you create an intercom or page connection, you hear a beep, after which you can speak over the receiving users’ speakerphone. The receiving user hears a beep before the audio connection is made.

You can use this feature in two ways:

QPage multiple users. A page creates a one-way audio connection with all the users in a workgroup. When you speak, your voice comes over each user’s speakerphone simultaneously, but you cannot hear the other users. To make this type of connection, dial *15 followed by a workgroup’s extension.

QPlace an intercom call to a user. An intercom call creates a two-way audio connection with a single user’s speakerphone, so you can both speak and hear. To place an intercom call, dial *15 followed by a user’s extension.

Note: When you dial a workgroup’s extension, a one-way page always results, even if there is only one user in the workgroup.

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