Setting Up Automatic Answer Intercom Calls - Avaya Communication Manager Administrator's Manual

You can also give one user instant, one-way access to another. For example, to give user A
instant, one-way access to user B, administer an Automatic Intercom button on A's telephone
only. You don't have to administer any intercom button on B's telephone. If B has a Dial
Intercom button, he can make an intercom call to A the same way as he would to any other
group member.
When users are in the same call pickup group, or if Directed Call Pickup is enabled on your
server running Communication Manager, one user can answer an intercom call to another user.
To allow users to pick up intercom calls to other users, you must enter y in the Call Pickup on
Intercom Calls field on the
Related topics
See "Abbreviated Dialing" in Feature Description and Implementation for Avaya Communication
Manager, 555-245-205, for information on another way for users to call each other without
dialing complete extension numbers.
See "Intercom" in Feature Description and Implementation for Avaya Communication Manager,
555-245-205 for detailed information on intercom functions.

Setting up Automatic Answer Intercom Calls

Automatic Answer Intercom Calls (Auto Answer ICOM) allows a user to answer an intercom call
within the intercom group without pressing the intercom button. Auto Answer ICOM works with
digital, BRI, and hybrid phones with built-in speaker, headphones, or adjunct speakerphone.
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SECURITY ALERT:
Press the Do Not Disturb button or the Send All Calls button on your telephone
SECURITY ALERT:
when you don't want someone in your intercom group to listen in on a call. Auto
Answer ICOM does not work when the Do Not Disturb button or the Send All
Calls button is pressed on the telephone.
Feature-Related System Parameters
Setting up Automatic Answer Intercom Calls
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