Administrator Guide - SoundPoint
®
IP / SoundStation
®
IP Features
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Administration: Distinctive Incoming Call Treatment
For more information, see 3.1.16 Local Contact Directory on page 27.
3.1.13 Distinctive Ringing
There are three aspects to Distinctive Ringing:
1. The user can select the ring type for each line. There are many different ring pat-
terns to choose from.
2. The ring type for specific callers can be assigned in the contact directory.
For more information, see
3.1.12 Distinctive Incoming Call Treatment on
page 24. This feature has higher priority than Item 1.
3. The SIP Alert-Info field can be used to map calls to specific ring types.
This feature has higher priority than Items 1 and 2.
3.1.13 Distinctive Call Waiting
The SIP Alert-Info field can be used to map calls to distinct call waiting types, cur-
rently limited to two styles.
Central
(boot
server)
Configuration file:
sip.cfg
Specify the mapping of Alert-Info strings to ring types.
• For more information, see 4.6.2.1.3.2 Alert Infor-
mation <alertInfo/> on page 116.
XML File: <Ethernet
address>-direc-
tory.xml
This file can be created manually using an XML editor.
• For more information, see 3.1.16.1 Local Contact
Directory File Format on page 28.
Local
Web Server
(if enabled)
None.
Local Phone User
Interface
The user can edit the ring types selected for each line
under the Settings menu. The user can also edit the
directory contents.
Changes are saved to local flash and backed up to
<Ethernet address>-phone.cfg on the boot server. These
changes will permanently override global settings unless
deleted via the Reset User Settings menu selection.
Central
(boot
server)
Configuration file:
sip.cfg
Specify the mapping of Alert-Info strings to call waiting
types.
• For more information, see 4.6.2.1.3.2 Alert Informa-
tion <alertInfo/> on page 116.