Callpilot Configuration Tips; Delayed Answering By The Automated Attendant; Ringing Lines And Answer Buttons; Ringing Answer Button - Nortel CallPilot 150 Administration Manual

Chapter 12

CallPilot configuration tips

This chapter describes system configuration enhancements that maximize the efficiency of
CallPilot.

Delayed answering by the Automated Attendant

The Automated Attendant can answer any call on specified Central Office (CO) telephone lines
after a specified number of rings. CallPilot answers incoming calls if the Installer programs
CallPilot to be the prime telephone for one or more designated CO lines. The Delay Ring Transfer
(DRT) feature transfers unanswered calls on these lines to the Automated Attendant after the
specified number of rings.
Note: DRT applies only to incoming calls on the assigned line. It does not affect
extension calls between telephones.

Ringing lines and answer buttons

If two or more telephones have a ringing line appearance of the same incoming telephone line, and
one of these telephones is programmed with the Call Forward All Calls (CFAC) or Call Forward
No Answer (CFNA) forwarded to CallPilot features, incoming calls on the incoming telephone
line are directed to the mailbox of the programmed telephone.
For example, if a marketing receptionist's telephone has a ringing line appearance of the marketing
director's telephone, and the receptionist's telephone is call forwarded to CallPilot, incoming calls
transfer to the receptionist's mailbox. This is also true if the receptionist's telephone is CFNA to
CallPilot and the number of specified rings on the receptionist's telephone is fewer than the
specified rings on the marketing director's telephone.
Note: CFAC and CFNA do not affect calls on a telephone's non-ringing lines. For
example, if a receptionist's telephone has a non-ringing appearance of another
telephone's CO line, and the receptionist's telephone is CFAC or CFNA to CallPilot,
incoming calls on this line are not affected.

Ringing Answer button

If one or more telephones have a Ringing Answer Button for another telephone, and one of these is
CFAC or CFNA to CallPilot, all incoming calls go to the mailbox of the call forwarded telephone.
If two or more of these telephones are CFAC to CallPilot, all calls go to the mailbox of the
telephone that is connected to the lowest numbered station port on the system.
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