Polycom IP5000 - Monitoring the Status of Contacts in Your Buddy List

User Guide for the Polycom
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SoundStation
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IP 5000 Phone
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4. From the Edit Contact screen, scroll to the Block Buddy field, and then
choose Enabled or Disabled.
When Block Buddy is enabled, the contact cannot watch your phone. The
contact will display in your Blocked List. When Block Buddy is disabled,
the contact can watch your phone. The contact will display in your
Watcher List.
The default for Block Buddy is Disabled.
5. Press the Save soft key.
6. Press to return to the idle screen.
Using Your Blocked List to Unblock Contacts
Use the Blocked List to quickly unblock a contact, rather than updating the
Block Buddy setting for the contact in your Contact Directory.
To use your Blocked List to unblock a contact:
1. Press , and then select Features > Presence > Blocked List.
The Blocked List screen displays.
2. Scroll to the contact.
3. Press the Unblock soft key.
4. Press to return to the idle screen.
The contact can now watch your phone and will display in your Watcher List.
To view your Watcher List, press , and then select Features > Presence >
Watcher List.
Monitoring the Status of Contacts in Your Buddy List
You can monitor the status of all the contacts in your buddy list, except those
contacts that have blocked you from viewing their status. To add contacts to
your buddy list, see Selecting Contacts to Monitor on page 32.