Configure A Shared Line - Cisco 8800 Series Administration Manual

Configure a Shared Line

• Silent Barge (only through enabled programmable softkey)
The following features are supported as for a private line
• Transfer
• Conference
• Call Park / Call Retrieve
• Call Pickup
• Do Not Disturb
• Call Forward
You can configure each phone independently. Account information is usually the same for all IP phones, but
settings such as the dial plan or preferred codec information can vary.
Configure a Shared Line
You can create a shared line by assigning the same directory number to different phones on the phone web
page.
Before you begin
Access the phone administration web page. See
Procedure
Step 1 Select Voice > Ext(n), where (n) is the number of an extension to share.
Step 2
In the General section, set Line Enable to Yes.
Step 3 In the Share Line Appearance section, set Share Ext to Yes.
If you set set Share Ext to No, this extension is private and doesn't share calls, regardless of the Share Call
Appearance setting on the Phone tab. If you set this extension shared, calls follow the Share Call Appearance
setting on the Phone tab.
Step 4 In the Shared User ID field, enter the user ID of the phone with the extension that is being shared.
Step 5
In the Subscription Expires field, enter the number of seconds before the SIP subscription expires. The
default is 3600 seconds.
Until the subscription expires, the phone gets NOTIFY messages from the SIP server on the status of the
shared phone extension.
Step 6
In the Restrict MWI field, set the message waiting indicator:
• Yes—Lights only for messages on private lines (SIP).
• No—Lights for all messages.
Step 7
In the Proxy and Registration section, enter the IP address of the proxy server in the Proxy field.
Step 8 In the Subscriber Information section, enter the Display Name and User ID (extension number) for the
shared extension.
Step 9 In the Miscellaneous Line Key Settings section, set SCA Barge-In Enable to:
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Access the Phone Web Page, on page
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