Help Topic: Telephony - Call Rules: Edit

Edit a Call Rule
  • For each device you can configure the moment when on an in-bound call it should start to ring:
Time Function
at once The device rings for about 10 seconds.
10 Sec. The device starts ringing after 10 seconds and will continue ringing for about 20 seconds.
30 Sec. The device starts ringing after 30 seconds and will continue ringing for about 15 seconds.
45 Sec. The device starts ringing after 45 seconds and will continue ringing for about 15 seconds.
60 Sec. The device starts ringing after 60 seconds and will continue ringing for about 15 seconds.

Activate the option in column accordingly.

To make a device ring the whole time activate all options.

Call Rules
  • Call rules specify which phone ring on which phone number called for in-bound calls.
  • You can specify more than one device or external call diversion per phone number.
  • To use Call Rules at least one account and one device have to be added.
  • Several phone may ring in parallel.
  • Example: All phones on the ground floor start ringing on in-bound calls at once; all phone on the first floor start ringing after 45 seconds.
Configure Call Forwarding
  • Using Call Rules it's easy to configure Call Forwarding. Simply forward all in-bound call after 60 seconds (example) to another device, e.g. your mobile phone.
How to answer the phone on a non-active phone?
  • To answer an in-bound call on a non-active phone, pick up the receiver and dial ${phone_prefix.parking}8 (asterisk 8).