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Feature configuration: Making calls
Configuring system settings for page
Page is a standard system feature. However, there are two system settings that you need to confirm
or change, depending on your requirements.
Where: Configuration//Telephony//Global Settings//Feature Settings
On the Feature Settings panel, select the checkbox beside Page tone.
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Select if you want a tone to sound before a page announcement (Y), or if you want the page
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announcement to just occur. (Is this still and option?)
On the Timers panel, in the Page timeout dropdown box, select the amount of time before the
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page automatically disconnects.
Configuring telephone settings for page
This section describes how to determine individual telephones access to the page feature, and how
the system handles page broadcasts.
Where: Configuration//Telephony//Sets//All DNs
On the DN records panel, click the Capabilities and Preferences tab.
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Select the DN for the telephone where you want to define the page feature.
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On the bottom frame, under the Capabilities tab:
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• Select the Paging checkbox if you want the telephone to have access to the paging feature.
Programming note: This option must be selected for BST doorphone applications.
• Beside Page Zone, enter the zone you want the telephone to be part of for pages. Enter
None if you are not using zoning or enter 0 to address all zones.
Setting the page timeout
Page announcements are programmed to timeout after a pre-selected amount of time which is set
by your System Administrator under the Timers heading.
Element Manager: Configuration//Telephony//Global Settings//Feature Settings
Setting Auto hold on incoming pages
If the Page feature is enabled, telephones with active calls that receive internal pages will have the
active call put on hold for the duration of the page. When the page message is finished, the active
call will be removed from hold.
Configuration//Telephony//Global Settings//Sets//All DNs
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