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Polycom VVX Business Media Phones User Guide
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To block a contact from viewing your status:
1 From your Contact Directory, select a contact.
2 From the Contact Information screen, select Edit or tap .
3 From the Edit Contact screen, select Block Buddy > Enabled.
The default setting is Disabled. When enabled, the contact cannot watch your status, and the contact
is displayed in your Blocked List.
4 Select Save.
View a List of Blocked Contacts
Contacts who cannot monitor your status are added to the Blocked List.
To display contacts that cannot view your status:
» Navigate to Settings >Features > Presence > Blocked List.
On VVX 1500 phones, navigate to Menu > Features > Presence > Blocked List.
A list of contacts that cannot monitor your status is displayed.
Unblock a Contact
From the Blocked list, you can unblock contacts and allow them to monitor your status.
To unblock a contact:
1 Navigate to Settings > Features > Presence > Blocked List.
On VVX 1500 phones, navigate to Menu > Features > Presence > Blocked List.
2 From the Blocked List screen, select a contact.
3 Select Unblock.
The contact can now monitor your status and is displayed in the Watcher list.
Managing Skype for Business Contacts
You can add Skype for Business contacts from the Skype for Business directory to your contact list and call
Skype for Business contacts on your phone.
This feature is not available for VVX 101 and 1500 phones. Check with your system administrator to find
out if this feature is available on your phone.
Add a Contact to Your Microsoft Skype for Business Contact List
Contacts you add to your Skype for Business client display alphabetically in the Skype for Business contact
list on your phone until the maximum number of contacts is reached. See the following table for the
maximum number of contacts you can add to your phone. Note that when you delete a Skype for Business
contact from your phone, the contact is deleted from your Skype for Business client as well.