Configuring Basic Features
To configure auto answer and auto answer mute via phone user interface (take CP860 IP phones for example):
1.
Press Menu->Features->Auto Answer.
2.
Press the or soft key to select Enabled from the Auto Answer field.
3.
Press the or soft key to select Enabled from the Auto Answer Mute field.
4.
Press the Save soft key to accept the change.
IP direct auto answer allows IP phones to automatically answer an IP address call. IP direct auto answer works only if allow IP call is enabled. For more information on allow
IP call, refer to
Allow IP Call on page 258 .
Procedure
IP direct auto answer can only be configured using the configuration files or locally.
Configuration File <y0000000000xx>.cfg
Configure IP direct auto answer feature.
Parameter: features.ip_call_auto_answer.ena
ble
Local Web User Interface
Configure IP direct auto answer feature.
Navigate to: http://<phoneIPAddress>/servlet
?p=features-general&q=load
Details of Configuration Parameters:
Parameters Permitted Values Default features.ip_call_auto_answer.enable 0 or 1 0
Description:
Enables or disables the auto answer feature for IP call.
0-Disabled
1-Enabled
If it is set to 1 (Enabled), the IP phone can automatically answer IP call.
Note: It works only if the value of the parameter "features.direct_ip_call_enable" is set to 1 (Enabled). The IP phone cannot automatically answer the incoming IP call during a call even if IP call auto answer is enabled.
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