Installation guide

Additional Information

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the phone connects to the defined server, downloads the “john.cfg” and

“john_local.cfg” files containing all the applicable saved settings and information for

that particular user, and configures the phone according to the “john.cfg” and

“john_local.cfg” files.

The phone is updated with the respective user’s profile, which contains the user’s

phone preferences (e.g. key configuration as well as settings configurable through the

Options List), Callers and Redial Lists, Directory contents, etc...

When the user logs out (through an IVR for example, or by pressing the “Log Out”

softkey), the “<user>_local.cfg” file is saved and another unsolicited NOTIFY message

(containing an XML body without a value defined for the “hot desk username” param-

eter) as per the following:

<Parameter>hot desk username</Parameter>

</ConfigurationItem>

</AastraIPPhoneConfiguration>

is sent by the call manager to the phone. Without a value defined for the “hot desk

username” parameter in the XML body, the user is logged out and the phone reverts

back to the generic visitor account.

If using the “Login” key method, Administrators can define in the configuration files a

programmable key, top or bottom softkey, or expansion module key type as “hotdesk-

Note:

Screen language settings are also updated to match the user’s configuration, but

the language file must be loaded on the phone for the screen language setting to

take effect.