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Directed Call Pickup (BLF or XML Call Interception)
Directed call pickup is a feature on the phones that allows a user to intercept a call on a ringing
phone which is part of the same interception group. You can use the Directed call pickup feature
on the phone in two ways:
• With the existing BLF feature on Asterisk, a user can dial “*76” followed by the extension to
pick up a ringing call on another phone. (For more information about BLF, see
“Busy Lamp
Field (BLF)” on page -156
• Using XML, a user can intercept a call by selecting an extension from a list and then pressing
a “Pickup” softkey/programmable key. To use the Directed call pickup feature from an XML
application, you must list all ringing extensions using the
AastraIPPhoneTextMenu
XML
object in an XML script. This allows the user to select the ringing extension from a text menu
without having to dial. The following illustration shows an example of how this feature
displays to the LCD from an XML application.:
Reference
For more information about using the
AastraIPPhoneTextMenu
object, contact Aastra Customer
Support regarding the “Aastra XML Development Guide.”
BLF and XML softkeys/programmable keys monitor the states of an extension. The extension
states can be one of three states: "busy", "ringing" and "idle". If the monitored extension is in the
"ringing" state with an incoming call, and "Directed call pickup" is enabled, pressing the BLF or
XML key can pick up the incoming call on the monitored extension.
Note:
The Asterisk and Epygi Quadro 4x/16x IP PBX servers support
this feature. For details about Asterisk support, contact Aastra Technical
Support.
Ringing Extensions
201
212
225
234
Pickup
Done