Avaya J179 - Joining a Call on a Bridged Line; Presence; Viewing the Presence Status of Your Contacts

2. (Optional) For multiple bridged call appearances, do the following:
a. Press the line key of the bridged number that you want to answer.
b. Continue with Step 1.
Joining a call on a bridged line
Procedure
On the phone, do one of the following:
• Press the line button with the active call.
• Select an active bridge line number, and press Bridge.
Note:
On Avaya J179 IP Phone, do not use Headset, Handset or Speaker softkeys to join the call
on a bridged line. Pressing Headset, Handset or Speaker opens the Dial screen. To cancel
dialing and to press the required line button for joining a call, press the Headset, Handset or
Speaker softkey again.
Presence
With the Presence feature, you can monitor the status of your contacts in real time. The
administrator must activate this feature to display presence information on your Phone screen.
You can change your status manually so that other users can see your availability for
communication.
Viewing the Presence status of your contacts
Before you begin
• Ensure that the feature is activated by the administrator. Contact your administrator for
details.
• Set Track Presence option to Yes when you add or edit a contact in the Contacts list.
Procedure
1. Press Contacts.
2. (Optional) To navigate through Main menu, do the following:
a. Scroll to Applications, and press Select.
b. Scroll to Contacts, and press Select.
3. Scroll to the required contact.
Presence
October 2019 Using Avaya J169/J179 IP Phone SIP 83
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