Intercom
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SIPxNano IP-PBX Getting Started Guide
5 • Features
Intercom
The Intercom feature is supported only if a Polycom phone is receiving the call, while Intercom calls can be
initiated by any phone by dialing the proper intercom prefix.
Figure 26. Configuring the intercom feature
Configuring intercom
1. Create a new phone group that only contains the Polycom phones that should be configured to answer
phones automatically. (For more information on creating phone groups, see
“Phone Groups”
on page 31).
2. From the main screen, click
Features
>
Intercom
.
3. Enter the group name in the
Groups
field. Use spaces to separate multiple group names.
Note
The Intercom feature is only enabled for Polycom phones at the
receiving end of the call that are members of the groups listed.
4. Check the
Enabled
box.
5. In the
Intercom prefix
field, enter the desired prefix that needs to be dialed before the extension in order
for the phone to answer the call automatically.
6. In the
Ring time
field, enter how many seconds the phone is going to ring before automatically answering.
To configure the phone to answer the call immediately, enter “0’ as the Ring time.
7. Click
Apply
.
Changes to to the
Intercom
page require re-activating the dial plan and re-sending configuration profiles to the
affected phones.
Using intercom
To use the intercom feature, dial the
Intercom prefix
, then the extension of the phone.
