Importing And Exporting Contacts - Avaya B179 SIP Installation And Administration Manual

Avaya B179 SIP Conference Phone

IMPORTING AND EXPORTING CONTACTS

You can import contacts from a comma separated values (CSV) file.
 The maximum number of contacts allowed in the B179 phone book is 1000. During
importing, the existing contacts are retained.
Importing contacts
 Select Phone Book.

Click the Scroll button under the heading Import in the web window.
 Open your CSV file.

Click on Import.
 The name is limited to 15 characters, since the Avaya B179 screen cannot display more
than 15 characters.
You can export contact books stored in your PC in CSV format.
 The way the number can be written may depend on the SIP PBX being used, but you can
use:
Complete phone number, including country code
Phone number, including area code
Local phone number only
Internal speed dial number (with company's own PBX)
URI, e.g. sip:user@company.com
URI with IP address, e.g. sip:10.10.1.100 (within a local network)
Exporting contacts
You can export your contacts as a CSV document in order to import them into another phone.

Click on Export.
 Save the document.
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