Configure Monitoring Of An Individual Line - Cisco 6800 Series User Manual

Configure Monitoring of an Individual Line

Before you begin
Your administrator configures the BLF list.
Procedure
Step 1
Press Applications
Step 2
Select User preferences > Attendant console preferences > BLF list.
• When BLF list is set to Show, monitoring is activated. The phone shows the status of the monitored
• When BLF list is set to Hide, monitoring is deactivated.
Step 3
Press Set.
Configure Monitoring of an Individual Line
You can configure a line key to monitor a coworker's line status. When you add speed dial to the configuration,
you can use the line key to call the monitored line. When you add call pickup to the configuration, you can
use the line key to answer incoming calls to the monitored line. The line key functions as a Busy Lamp Field
(BLF) key. See
You can select any available line key to configure this feature. You can also select any line key that is
functioning as a speed-dial key or as a BLF key. Your configuration will override any existing configuration
for the key.
If your administrator has configured a BLF list for you, you can only monitor the lines of people who are in
the list.
Your phone may already be monitoring the entire list. See
on page 9
then no longer monitor the line automatically as part of the list. If you remove the individual BLF key
configuration, the phone resumes monitoring the line automatically as part of the list. Note that the phone
adjusts the BLF list key assignment every time it has to add or remove a line for automatic monitoring. This
results in changes in the positions of BLF list keys.
Before you begin
• Your administrator performs the necessary setup to allow you to monitor the concerned line.
• Your administrator allows configuring the BLF feature options on line keys.
• The line key on which you want to configure this feature is not configured as an extension.
Procedure
Step 1
Press and hold down the line key for two seconds.
Step 2
On the Select feature screen, select one of these options:
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lines on the BLF list keys.
Coworker Line Status, on page 8
for details. You can still configure an individual key to monitor a line. However, the phone will
for details.
Activate or Deactivate Monitoring of the BLF List,
Your Phone