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The following table lists the icons used in Avaya J169/J179 IP Phones:
Icon | Description |
![]() | Microphone is muted. |
![]() | Missed call on your phone. You can see the Missed Call icon in the Recents application. |
![]() | Incoming call indicates you answered this call. You can see the Incoming Call icon in the Recents application. |
![]() | Outgoing call indicates you made this call. You can see the Outgoing Call icon in the Recents application. |
![]() | The Bridged Call icon indicates the line is used for a call on another phone. |
![]() | Incoming call is alerting. |
![]() | Outgoing call indicates you made this call. |
![]() | Call is active. |
![]() | Call is on hold. |
![]() | Call is on hold during a conference or transfer call setup. |
![]() | Conference is active. |
![]() | Conference is on hold. |
![]() | Use the Right or Left navigation arrow to see more pages, screens, or options. |
![]() | Scroll left for more options. |
![]() | Scroll right for more options. |
![]() | Indicates that the phone is not connected to the call server and operates in Failover mode. Some features might not be available or work incorrectly. If the appearance line displays this icon, it indicates that the phone encountered a failure and preserved the media session until the user hangs up. This icon can also indicate that the phone is connected to the call server but the features are not available. |
![]() | Indicates that the call uses a wideband codec for excellent voice quality. |
![]() | Indicates a low network performance or local network issues that might result in lower call quality. |
![]() | The Limit Number of Concurrent Calls (LNCC) feature is on. |
![]() | Indicates that the SLA Mon™ agent took control of the phone. |
![]() | Indicates that the call is recorded for SLA Mon™. |
![]() | Indicates that the audio alert for incoming calls is off. |
![]() | Indicates the Bluetooth feature is on. |
![]() | Indicates that you missed a call. The number in the icon indicates the number of missed calls. In the example icon, the agent missed 9 calls. |
![]() | Indicates that you missed a call. The plus sign (+) in the icon indicates that the number of missed calls is more than 9. |
![]() | Autodialing feature. |
![]() | Toll call. |
![]() | Toll-free call. |
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You can enter the provisioning server address on the phones when the phone displays the Enter provisioning details screen.
Before you begin
Obtain the provisioning server address from the system administrator.
Related links
Setting Up the Avaya J179 IP Phone (video)
Before you begin
Your extension and password are provided by your administrator.
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Use this procedure to log out of your extension.
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Lock the phone to prevent unauthorized usage. Locking the phone does not log you out. You can still receive all incoming calls and make calls to emergency numbers.
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In a manual dial mode, you can edit the dialed input and initiate a call using the current dialed string. When you initiate a call, there is no dial tone, and no time out for completing the dialed string.
Related links
Basic call handling (video)
Before you begin
Ensure you have speed dial numbers assigned to your contacts.
Press and hold the dial pad key assigned to the number you want to call.
Before you begin
Ensure that the Emerg soft key is assigned by your administrator.
Do one of the following:
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You can select an LDAP directory as your contact search source to enable searching from the Contacts application. This selection disables other available search sources for the Contacts application.
Before you begin
Ensure that the administrator enabled the feature.
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You can search the LDAP directory using the Contacts application on your phone, and specify the LDAP directory as a search source. Alternatively, the user can open the LDAP directory application and refine the search of the LDAP directory directly.
Before you begin
Set LDAP directory as the contacts search source.
Avaya Spaces is a cloud-based team collaboration and meeting application. You can use it for instant messaging, voice and video communication, track communications, and manage tasks. For more information about Avaya Spaces, see Using Avaya Spaces guide.
With the Avaya Spaces Calendar integration feature, you can press the Call soft key on the calendar appointment of your phone and join a meeting hosted on Avaya Spaces. The phone dials into the meeting phone number and enters the Space ID and Space password automatically without any further user input.
The Avaya Spaces Calendar integration feature is optimized to work when meeting organizers use the Avaya Spaces Outlook plugin. For more information about the Outlook plugin, see the Microsoft Outlook Add-on section of the Avaya Spaces user guide.
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You can use a direct dial-in phone number to connect to the Avaya Spaces audio-only meeting. If you choose to join the meeting through the direct number, enable the Prompt direct number feature. The phone displays the direct numbers from the meeting invitation. Choose the direct number of your country. If your country is not listed, you can select the direct phone number of the country that is most appropriate to your location. The phone dials in the number and enters the Space ID and optional password to join the meeting.
Before you begin
Ensure that your administrator enables the Avaya Spaces feature and the option to select a direct number.
Enable the Prompt direct number option.
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For a smooth audio experience, prevent duplicate audio streams. You can establish an audio session to Avaya Spaces using Avaya J100 Series IP Phones and use the Avaya Spaces application on your computer to view the presentation. To prevent duplicate audio session on your Avaya Spaces application, use this procedure.
The audio session is established on your phone.
With the Busy Lamp Field (BLF) feature, you can monitor the call status of other phones connected to the same network.
BLF lines are not call appearance lines and cannot be used to make calls.
In the Broadsoft environment, you can add a BLF user from the Phone screen.
In the Asterisk environment, the system administrator adds the new BLF user.
Depending on the configuration, you can use BLF lines to the following tasks:
The administrator configures the action of the BLF line key. Depending on the configuration, when you press the BLF line key, the phone does one of the following:
First soft key is the key on the bottom left corner of the phone screen.
However, in this case you can use the OK button on the phone to perform the action of the first soft key.
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In the Broadsoft environment, you can add a new BLF monitored user by the common customization process of adding a new line key on the Phone screen.
Note:
To add a BLF user in the Asterisk environment, contact your system administrator.
Before you begin
Ensure that your administrator enables the BLF feature for your extension.
Before you begin
Ensure that the status of the monitored user is idle: .
Procedure
Press Call or the corresponding BLF line key.
The phone automatically blocks an available primary line and dials the extension of the monitored user.
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Use this procedure to pick up an incoming call for the monitored user.
Before you begin
Ensure that the administrator has activated the direct call pick up operation on your phone.
Procedure
Press Pickup or the corresponding BLF line key.
Note:
If your monitored user holds a local conference call, you can receive multiple incoming calls for each held participant.
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Use this procedure to barge in on an active call if the monitored user is busy: .
Before you begin
Ensure that the administrator has activated the direct call pick up with barge in operation on your phone.
Procedure
Press Barge in or the corresponding BLF line key.
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Use this procedure to unpark a parked call for the monitored user.
A call parked by the monitored user is indicated with the parked call icon and the blinking of the green LED of the corresponding line key.
Before you begin
Ensure that the administrator has activated the Call Retrieve feature.
Procedure
Press Unpark or the corresponding BLF line key.
With the BroadWorks Anywhere feature, you can make and receive calls using any phone from any location. You can use this feature to:
Note:
To activate the feature, contact your system administrator or go to the BroadSoft web interface yourself to activate the feature. See https://www.broadsoft.com/ for more information.
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A location is a phone number that you can use with your primary business number. Use this procedure to configure locations for the BroadWorks Anywhere feature.
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Use this procedure to change saved location details.
With the BroadWorks Mobility feature, you can use your personal mobile device in conjunction with your desk IP phone. You can make calls from your personal mobile using a BroadWorks business number as the calling ID.
Limitations
The following are the limitations of the BroadWorks Mobility feature:
Note:
To activate the feature, contact your system administrator or go to the BroadSoft web interface to activate the feature. See https://www.broadsoft.com/ for more information.
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Use this procedure to configure the mobile device you want to use in conjunction with your office phone.
Before you begin
Ensure your administrator has enabled the BroadWorks Mobility feature for your extension.
If configured by the system administrator, you can log in from another agent's phone to your extension and have your primary phone settings there.
The phone used for guest login is called a host phone. If the system administrator activated the Flexible Seating feature on the host phone, you can log in to your primary phone extension from its Features menu.
The top bar of the host phone displays the Host or the Guest icon depending on the guest status.
Note:
This feature is available in BroadSoft environment.
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Use this procedure to access your primary phone features from another phone. After logging in, the host phone is reconfigured with your primary phone settings.
If you want to use your primary phone again, you must log out of your primary phone extension on the host phone or turn off the host phone.
Before you begin
Ensure the following:
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You must log out of your primary phone extension on the host phone or turn off the host phone if you want to resume using your primary phone.
With the Shared Call Appearance (SCA) feature, your primary extension can be private or shared. Up to ten additional shared extensions can be configured to appear on your phone. All extensions are shared with other phones connected to the same network.
Incoming calls to any shared extension alert all phones configured with this extension.
Note:
SCA is available only in Avaya J139 IP Phone, Avaya J159 IP Phone, Avaya J169/J179 IP Phone, and Avaya J189 IP Phone.
To activate the feature, contact your system administrator or go to the BroadSoft web interface yourself to activate the feature. See https://www.broadsoft.com/for more information.
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Join a call that is active on another phone on an extension which you are sharing. These calls are identified by the In-use icon: .
Before you begin
Ensure that you are assigned a shared extension.
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If you are on call using a shared extension, use this procedure to put your call on private hold. Putting a call on private hold prevents any other phone with the same shared extension from barging into the call while it is on hold. The private hold feature can be useful when transferring a call or preparing to create a conference call.
A unique icon indicates a call on private hold on another phone on the same shared extension. When a call is on private hold on another phone, the Barge-in softkey is not available and the green LED does not blink.
Before you begin
Ensure that you are assigned a shared extension.
Next steps
To retrieve a call held privately on a shared extension, press Resume or the corresponding line key beside the held call.
You can park an active call to a Shared Parking room from which other agents can retrieve it to talk to the caller. The Phone screen displays the shared room as a BLF line. The line icons reflect the current status of the shared room: idle or busy.
You can move a Shared Parking line occupied by the room and change its label from the Phone keys customization menu.
To monitor the shared room, you must have the Shared Parking feature configured on the phone. Contact your system administrator for more details.
The following table shows the Shared Parking icons for Avaya J169/J179 IP Phone Avaya J189 IP Phone and button modules depending on the shared room state. The icons are identical to the corresponding Idle and Parked call BLF icons. In addition to visual indication, the phone plays an audio alert in the same way as for a BLF line when it has a parked call.
Shared room state | Phone and Avaya J100 Expansion Module icons | JBM24 Button Module icons | Red LED for the line key | Green LED for the line key |
Idle | ![]() | ![]() | Off | Off |
Busy | ![]() | ![]() | Off | Blink |
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You might need to park an active call to the shared room so that other agents having access to that room can resume it.
Before you begin
On the Phone screen, do one of the following:
The call is parked to the shared room. The Shared Parking line displays the Busy icon.
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If you have access to the shared room, you can resume a call parked to that room by the agent who answered it first.
Before you begin
Ensure the Shared Parking room has a parked call.
On the Phone screen, do one of the following:
The call is unparked from the shared room, and you can talk to the caller. The Shared Parking line displays the Idle icon.
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You can use Bluetooth enabled devices with your phone.
Note:
Avaya J169 IP Phone does not support the Bluetooth feature.
Before you begin
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You can pair a maximum of ten Bluetooth enabled headsets with the phone, but you can use only one headset at a time. The phone displays the list of available devices and paired devices.
Before you begin
Related links
Pairing a Bluetooth Headset to the J179 Phone (video)
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Use this procedure to add, relabel, move, or delete contacts, features, or applications from the Phone screen.
You can use the Navigation keys to scroll to the required functionality and press Select.
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You can set the network mode to Ethernet or Wi-Fi. You do not need to perform this procedure if your phone is configured to connect to Ethernet or a specific Wi-Fi network.
Avaya J169 IP Phone does not support the Wi-Fi feature.
Before you begin
Ensure that the system administrator gave you access to perform this task.
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Use this procedure if your phone is not configured to connect to a specific Wi-Fi network Avaya J169 IP Phone does not support the Wi-Fi feature.
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Result
If the credentials are authenticated successfully, the phone automatically restarts to complete the connection.
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Use this procedure to set a ringtone for different uses.
Before you begin
Ensure that your administrator has enabled the time format feature.
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