Using A Shared Line; Understanding Shared Lines; Using Barge To Add Yourself To A Shared-Line Call - Cisco 7975G Software Manual

Tip
Logging out of hunt groups does not prevent non-hunt group calls from ringing your phone.

Using a Shared Line

Your system administrator might ask you to use a shared line if you:
• Have multiple phones and want one phone number
• Share call-handling tasks with coworkers
• Handle calls on behalf of a manager

Understanding Shared Lines

Remote-in-Use Icon
The remote-in-use icon
You can place and receive calls as usual on the shared line, even when the remote-in-use icon appears.
Sharing Call Information and Barging
Phones that share a line each display information about calls that are placed and received on the shared
line. This information might include caller ID and call duration. See the
When call information is visible in this way, you and coworkers who share a line can add yourselves
to calls using either Barge or cBarge. See
Privacy
If you do not want coworkers who share your line to see information about your calls, enable the Privacy
feature. Doing so also prevents coworkers from barging your calls. See
or Barging a Shared-Line Call, page
The maximum number of calls that a shared line supports can vary by phone.
Note

Using Barge to Add Yourself to a Shared-Line Call

You can use barge features (cBarge or Barge) to add yourself to calls on your shared line. (Calls must
be non-private calls. See
Cisco Unified IP Phone User Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
appears when another phone that shares your line has a connected call.
Using Barge to Add Yourself to a Shared-Line Call, page
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Using a Shared Line, page
Privacy
Preventing Others from Viewing
5.)
Advanced Call Handling
section for exceptions.
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