Aastra Telecom 57I User Manual

Operational Features

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41-001160-00, Release 2.1, Rev 04  

IP Phone Administrator Guide

The following example illustrates the use of the "softkeyN states" parameter, and 
the "softkeyN type" parameter with a value of empty.  For clarity purposes, only 
the "softkeyN type" and "softkeyNstates" parameters are shown.

softkey1 type: line
softkey1 states: idle connected
softkey3 type: dnd
softkey3 states: idle
softkey4 type: line
softkey5 type: empty
softkey5 states: connected
softkey6 type: speeddial
softkey6 states: connected

The following table shows how the keys in the example above would display on 
the IP Phone UI.

Softkeys and programmable keys are configurable using the Aastra Web UI or the 
configuration files.

The "empty" key type allows a softkey to be removed quickly by 

deleting the softkey information from the configuration file.

softkey1

Key 1

Key 2

Line displays for softkey1.
Key 1 in connected state is the Drop key. Idle 
and connected display as applicable.

softkey2

(not used)

(not used)

Softkey2 is not displayed.

softkey3

Key 2

(not used)

DND displays for softkey3. Idle displays as 

applicable.

softkey4

Key 3

Key 3

Line displays for softkey4. Default state 

values (idle, connected, incoming, outgoing) 

display as applicable.

softkey5

(not used)

Key 4 (blank)

A blank displays for softkey5. Connected 

displays as applicable.

softkey6

(not used)

Key 5

Speeddial displays for softkey6. Connected 

displays as applicable.