AASTRA 480i User Manual

Operational Features

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Operational Features

If you have either a global or per-line BLA configuration, and you want to share a 
call on the line with a BLA group, you need to press the Hold button before 
sharing the call with the group. 

For example, if line 1 is configured for BLA, and you pick up a call on line 1, you 
must press the Hold button to share the call with the BLA group.

If you pick up a call on line 1 configured for BLA, and another call comes in on 
line 2, you can pick up line 2 without putting line 1 on hold.  The line 1 call will 
be on hold automatically; however it is on hold locally only.  The line 1 call 
cannot be shared with the BLA group.

The IP phones (including the 480i CT handset) have a park and pickup call feature 
that allows you to park a call and pickup a call when required. There are two ways 
a user or adminstrator can configure this feature:

•

Using a static configuration

•

Using a programmable configuration

The IP phones support the Park/Pickup feature on the Asterisk, BroadWorks, 
Sylantro, and ININ PBX servers.

The following paragraphs describe the park and pickup methods of configuration 
on the IP phones.

The Hold button must be pressed for a call on a BLA line to be 

shared with the BLA group.

The IP phones accept both methods of configuration. However, to 

avoid redundancy, Aastra Telecom recommends you configure either a 
static configuration or a programmable configuration.