Polycom IP5000 - Selecting Contacts to Monitor; Blocking Contacts from Viewing Your Status

User Guide for the Polycom
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SoundStation
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IP 5000 Phone
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Selecting Contacts to Monitor
Select the contacts whose presence you want to monitor by updating the
contacts in your buddy list. You add contacts to your buddy list from your
local Contact Directory. To view the status of contacts in your buddy list, see
Monitoring the Status of Contacts in Your Buddy List on page 33.
To update your buddy list:
1. Press , and then select Features > Contact Directory.
2. From the Directory, scroll to the contact.
3. Press the Edit soft key.
4. From the Edit Contact screen, scroll to the Watch Buddy field, and choose
Enabled or Disabled.
When Watch Buddy is enabled, the contact is added to your buddy list and
you can monitor the contact’s status. When Watch Buddy is disabled, the
contact is removed from your buddy list and you cannot monitor the
contact’s status.
The default for Watch Buddy is Disabled.
5. Press the Save soft key.
6. Press to return to the idle screen.
Blocking Contacts from Viewing Your Status
Block a contact in your Contact Directory if you don’t want the contact to view
your status. If you unblock a contact, the contact can add you to their buddy
list and view your status. You can also use your Blocked List to unblock
contacts (see Using Your Blocked List to Unblock Contacts on page 33).
To block or unblock a contact:
1. Press , and then select Features > Contact Directory.
2. From the Directory, scroll to the contact.
To scroll through a list of contacts, use the * key to Page Up and the # key
to Page Down.
3. Press the Edit soft key.
Note
To view a list of contacts that can and cannot monitor your status, do the following:
• To view contacts that cannot view your status, press the Menu key, and then
select Features > Presence > Blocked List.
• To view contacts that can view your status, press the Menu key, and then select
Features > Presence > Watcher List.