Polycom VVX 300 Telephone User Manual


 
Chapter 3: Using Advanced Features
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DND when locked—Select this option if you don’t want your phone to ring. You won’t
have the option to answer incoming calls. All incoming calls will go to your voicemail
system (if enabled) and display as a missed call in your Recent Calls list. Note that
enabling this option on shared lines disables ringing only. You will still see a visual
notification of the call and have the option to answer it.
The default setting is Allow ringing when locked.
3 Press Lock.
Your phone is locked.
Timesaver: A Quick Way to Lock Your Phone
Your phone may be set up so that you can quickly lock it by tapping Lock from Lines view.
If you do this, however, you can’t choose how to handle incoming calls. Your phone will
use the default settingAllow ringing when lockedor the last setting you selected.
To unlock your phone:
1 Press Unlock.
2 Enter your user password, and press Enter.
The phone unlocks.
Calling and Answering from a Locked Phone
From a locked phone, anyone can dial the standard emergency number, such as 911, and up to
five other authorized numbers that an administrator can set up. You can’t call any other
numbers from a locked phone. If you set up your phone so you can answer incoming calls when
your phone is locked, you can answer calls by entering your user password.
To call an authorized number from a locked phone:
Do one of the following:
Press New Call. From the Place an Authorized Call screen, select the number you
want to call, and press Dial.
or
Place a call to an authorized number by using the handset, headset, or speakerphone.
The call is placed.