Vertical Communications TeleVantage 7.5 Logging on with new logon options, Changing your password

If you choose this option, you can also select Forward my calls to this station / number to receive calls to your own extension here. For more information about call forwarding, see “Forwarding calls” on page 15-3.

QUse my default station. Your default station remains ViewPoint’s associated phone. Whenever you use a ViewPoint command that requires the phone—for example, to play a voice message—ViewPoint uses your default station. Choose this option only if your default station is nearby.

QI am not near a TeleVantage phone. You log on with station ID 0, meaning that ViewPoint is not associated with a phone. ViewPoint commands that require a phone—for example, placing a call—are unavailable.

Note:When you run ViewPoint without an associated phone, the Call Monitor folder title bar displays “No associated phone” as a reminder.

2.Click OK. ViewPoint opens with the phone selection you made.

Logging on with new logon options

You can log on as a different user, or with a different associated phone, without exiting and restarting the ViewPoint program. This feature makes it easy to log on to another user’s account from your ViewPoint, or to move ViewPoint from one phone to another. To log on to another user’s account, you must know the other user’s password.

To log on as a different user, choose File > Log on as a different user. The TeleVantage ViewPoint Log On dialog box opens. See “Logging on to ViewPoint” on page 8-3.

To change ViewPoint’s associated phone, choose File > Use a different station. The TeleVantage ViewPoint Log On dialog box opens with your name and password already entered and the Options showing.

Changing your password

1.Choose Tools > Options. The Options dialog box opens.

2.Click Change Password. The Change Password dialog box opens.

3.Enter your current password under Old password, enter your new password under New password, and then retype your new password in the Verify new password field.

4.Click OK to close the Change Password dialog box, and then click OK to close the Options dialog box.

Logging on with command-line switches

You can add switches to the Windows shortcut command line that starts ViewPoint. The command line switches enable you to run ViewPoint using two phones at your desk, log on using a particular station or remote number, turn on debugging data, and perform other tasks. See Appendix H for more information.

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