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New Features in Release 2.3
RN-001029-02, Release 2.3, Rev 00 49
SIP IP Phone Models 9143i, 9480i, 9480i CT and 5i Series Phones Release Note 2.3
Preferred Line Focus Feature
In previous releases of the IP Phones, after a call (incoming or outgoing), the phone would stay on
the line that was used for that call. For example, if you made a call on Line 2, then after the call,
the display would be showing line 2. Then when you picked up the handset, the phone would go
offhook on line 2.
In Release 2.3, an Administrator or User can now define a preferred line as well as a preferred
timeout. If a preferred line is selected, after a call ends (incoming or outgoing), the display
switches back to the preferred line. Next time you go off-hook, you pickup on the preferred line.
You can specify the number of seconds it takes for the phone to switch back to the preferred line
using the “preferred timeout” parameter.
An Administrator can configure the “preferred line” and the “preferred timeout” parameters
using the configuration files or the Aastra Web UI. A User can configure these parameters using
the Aastra Web UI only.
The following table provides the behavior of the preferred line focus feature with other features on
the phone.
User Interface Features
Phone Feature Preferred Line Focus Behavior
call return The phone switches back to the focused line immediately after
the call ends.
speeddial The line is already specified when the speeddial is created. The
phone switches back immediately after the call ends.
conference For incoming calls, the phone switches back immediately after
the call ends.
transfer For incoming or outgoing calls, the current behavior is that the
same line used to transfer the call does not change. For incoming
calls, the phone switches back immediately after the call
transfers.
blf The phone switches back immediately after the call ends.
park The phone switches back immediately after the call ends.
voicemail The phone switches back immediately after the call ends.
redial The phone switches back immediately after the call ends.
dialing For incomplete dialing on a non-preferred line, the focus does not
change if some digits are entered.
If no digits are entered or digits were cleared, the focus changes
to preferred line after the time out has passed without activities.