Administering Presence In The Settings File; Integrating Microsoft Exchange - Avaya 9608 Administrator's Manual

Administering Telephone Options
icons the end user sees depending on the status of the phone and contact for which presence
tracking is set up. The user guide also covers presence isetup in the "adding a Contact"
procedure.

Administering presence in the settings file

Telephone presence is "off" by default. To turn presence on, the following must be included in
the settings file:
ENABLE_PRESENCE - The default of "0" indicates presence tracking is not enabled. A setting
of "1" enables presence of individuals whose handles have been established on the Contact list.
PRESENCE_SERVER - If the address of the SIP proxy/registrar is different than the presence
server, the IP address of the presence server must be specified using the
PRESENCE_SERVER parameter.
ENABLE_AUTOMATIC_ON_THE_PHONE_PRESENCE - This parameter controls whether "on
the phone" presence status is sent out automatically when user whose presence is tracked is
on a call (or goes off-hook). This is enabled by default. Calls on bridged line appearances (that
local user has not bridged to) do not affect the trigger of the "on the phone" presence update.
The default of "0" indicates this option is disabled; when the person whose presence is being
tracked goes off-hook, his or her presence is not reported. A setting of "1" (default) enables
automatic on the phone presence.
Integrating Microsoft
Microsoft Exchange calendaring integration is supported, which allows the deskphones to
download appointment/calendar data containing meeting schedules from an Exchange Server
and display this information on an Appointment screen. End users must specify their credentials
(Exchange user account name and password) and calendaring reminder and display
preferences using the Avaya (A) Menu's or Home Screen's Options & Settings Advanced
Options option before the Exchange Calendar and the Reminder can be used. User actions
regarding exchange integration are described in the applicable deskphone user guide.
From an administrative perspective, you must establish several configuration parameters in the
settings file before your end users can access and use the calendaring feature on their phones:
PROVIDE_EXCHANGE_CALENDAR - A flag to define whether or not menu item(s) for
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MS Exchange® Calendar integration are provided to the end user. If disabled, the
Exchange Integration option under the Avaya Menu's Options & Settings, Advanced
Options sub-menu is hidden from the user.
EXCHANGE_SERVER_LIST- A list of up to 5 Microsoft Exchange™ server IP or DNS
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addresses used to connect to Microsoft Exchange™ server to access calendar data. The
list is sent to the phone and is used by the phone to access Microsoft Exchange. All
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