BluStar 8000i Settings
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Directed Call Pickup
Directed call pickup is a feature on the BluStar 8000i that allows a user to intercept a call on a ringing BluStar 8000i that is
part of the same interception group. You can use the directed call pickup feature with the existing BLF feature. With
Asterisk, a user can dial *76 followed by the extension to pick up a ringing call on another BluStar 8000i. For more infor-
mation about BLF, see
Directed Call Pickup Prefix (optional)
The optional “
directed call pickup prefix
” parameter allows you to enter a specific prefix string (depending on what is
available on your server), that the BluStar 8000i automatically dials when dialing the directed call pickup number.
For example, for Broadsoft servers, you can enter a value of *97 for the “
directed call pickup prefix
” parameter. When
the BluStar 8000i performs the directed call pickup after a user presses a BLF or BLF/List softkey, the BluStar 8000i pre-
pends the *97 value to the designated extension of the BLF or BLF/List softkey when dialing out.
How this feature works when Directed Call Pickup is enabled with BLF or BLF/List
How this feature works when Directed Call Pickup is disabled with BLF or BLF/List
Configuring Directed Call Pickup
Use the following procedure to enable or disable the directed call pickup feature on the BluStar 8000i:
Note:
The Asterisk and Epygi Quadro 4x/16x IP PBX servers support this feature. For details about Asterisk support, contact
Aastra Technical Support.
1.
BluStar A monitors BluStar B via BLF/List.
2.
BluStar C calls BluStar B; BluStar B rings.
3.
If you press the BLF/List softkey on BluStar A, it picks up the ringing line on BluStar B.
4.
BluStar C connects to BluStar A.
1.
BluStar A monitors BluStar B via BLF/List
.
2.
BluStar C calls BluStar B; BluStar B rings.
3.
If you press the BLF/List softkey on BluStar A, it performs a speed dial to BluStar B.
4.
BluStar C and BluStar A are ringing BluStare B on separate lines (if available).
Notes:
•
The default method for the BluStar 8000i to use is directed call pickup over BLF if the server provides applicable infor-
mation. If the directed call pickup over BLF information is missing in the messages to the server, the directed call
pickup by prefix method is used if a value for the prefix code exists in the configuration.
•
You can define only one prefix at a time for the entire BLF/List.
•
The BluStar 8000i that picks up the call displays the prefix code + the extension number (for example, *971234 where
prefix key = *97, extension = 1234).
Configuration Files
For the specific parameter(s) you can set in the configuration files, see Appendix A, the section,