Ringing Options - Lucent Technologies MERLIN Plus Release 2 System Manual

Ringing Options

DESCRIPTION
CONSIDERATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
5-128 MERLIN Plus System Features
You can designate incoming calls to ring immediately at your voice terminal,
ring at a second voice terminal if they are not answered at the first one after two
rings (delayed ring), or not ring at all. When your system is installed, the lines at
each voice terminal ring immediately when a call comes in on them. However,
you can change this so that people in your office can answer calls at their desk
for someone who is away or you can program phones in public places not to ring.
The following tips are useful for deciding how and when voice terminals in your
MERLIN Plus system should ring.
Immediate Ring: People responsible for answering incoming calls, such as the
system attendant, should have the lines on their voice terminals programmed for
immediate ring. You can also use this option for private lines that don't need to
be screened or for people who answer their own calls.
Delayed Ring: You can provide backup coverage on a shared line by having that
line ring at a second voice terminal only after it has rung a few times somewhere
else. Then, when calls come in for a person who is away from his or her desk,
that person's calls will ring at a second voice terminal, the voice terminal
belonging to a backup person. Delayed ring is often useful for a secretary who
can pick up calls for someone on a personal line.
No Ring: People who do not normally answer incoming calls should have their
lines programmed for no ring. You may also prefer to program telephones in
public places, such as lobbies or conference rooms, not to ring. A line
programmed for no ring does not ring on outside calls, but does ring for
transferred and intercom calls. Even though the phones don't ring, they still can
pickup lines that appear on the voice terminal.
Lines that appear on all telephones in your MERLIN Plus system must
NOTE:
be administered for No Ring at any telephone that has an answering
machine.
If one answering machine is to be used to take messages for all
telephones in your system, then all telephones should be administered
for immediate ring.
If you decide that you want a line that you have programmed for delayed ring or
no ring to temporarily ring immediately, program the Ring Override feature.
(See "Ring Override.")
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