Avaya 9641GS - Overwriting Contacts List with an External File; Copying Your Contacts List to a Usb Flash Drive

4. Tap Save to write the merged Contacts list back to the USB device and return to the list of
contacts/USB actions or tap Exit to return to the list of contacts/USB actions without writing
the merged file to the USB device.
Note:
If you try to merge more than the maximum 250 entries, the phone displays a List Full
screen. You can then either save the first 250 entries or cancel the merging process
without transferring the contents to the deskphone.
Overwriting contacts list with an external file
About this task
Use a USB flash drive to replace your entire contacts list with the contacts from an external file.
Contacts that you are copying from an external file must have a name and at least one number and
not more than three numbers with associated types. If associated types are not provided, the type is
considered as general type. Your administrator can provide detailed format information about
external data source files.
Procedure
1. Plug the USB flash drive into the jack near the center top edge of your phone.
2. Either scroll to Replace phone contacts with file then tap Select or tap the Replace
phone contacts with file line directly.
3. Review the statistics displayed, which show the number of valid and invalid entries, and if
applicable, the number of entries that exceed the 250 contact phone limit.
4. Tap Save to overwrite and replace your contacts list with the file on your USB device or
Cancel to cancel the replacement and retain your current contact list.
Copying your contacts list to a USB flash drive
About this task
You can copy your entire contact list from your phone to a USB flash drive for protecting data or
using in an external software program. If the USB flash drive already contains a contact file, you
must first confirm that you want to replace that file.
Procedure
1. Plug the USB flash drive into the jack near the center top edge of your phone.
2. Either scroll to Write file with phone contacts using the scroll control and then tap Select
or tap the Write file with phone contacts line directly.
3. Tap OK.
4. If your USB device has a contacts file on it, tap Save to confirm that you want to overwrite
that file with the contact list of the deskphone.
Administered options
May 2016 Using Avaya 9621G/9641G/9641GS IP Deskphones H.323 29
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