Chapter 4: Using Advanced Features; Broadcasting Messages Using Group Paging - Polycom VVX 500 User Manual

Chapter 4: Using Advanced Features
Now that you've mastered the basic features of your phone, you'll want to learn about all the other
interesting and powerful features that your phone has to offer. In this chapter, you'll learn all about
those features that make your phone exciting to use, such as joining Microsoft® Outlook® meetings with
one tap of your finger, using your computer's keyboard and mouse to handle calls, viewing Web
content, or monitoring other phone users to see when they're available or away from their desk.
This chapter shows you how to:
• Broadcast messages using group paging
• Lock your phone
• Access features with your login credentials
Broadcasting Messages Using Group Paging
The Group Paging feature enables you to make pages—one-way audio announcements—to users
subscribed to a page group. Your system administrator can set up this feature on your phone.
Your system administrator can define up to 25 paging groups for Group Paging. Your system
administrator may assign a label to each group that easily identifies the phones in the group or channel,
such as All, HR Dept, Shipping Staff, or Executives. Each group will have one of the following priorities:
Normal By default, broadcasts sent to Groups 1 to 23 are considered Normal broadcasts. If two users
begin a broadcast on the same group at the same time, the phone with the lower serial number will
continue to transmit while the other phone will enter the receiving state. By default, all phones are
configured to receive broadcasts sent to Group 1.
Priority By default, broadcasts sent to Group 24 are considered Priority broadcasts. A Priority
broadcast will interrupt Normal broadcasts or active calls. All phones receive Priority broadcasts unless
Do Not Disturb is enabled. Phones play Priority broadcasts at the phone's current audio level.
Emergency By default, broadcasts sent to Group 25 are considered Emergency broadcasts. An
Emergency broadcast will interrupt Normal broadcasts, Priority broadcasts, and active calls and plays
out at near maximum volume even if Do Not Disturb is turned on.
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