User Guide for T5 Series IP Phones
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In this example, the value is set to 2.
4. Click Confirm.
The boss phone and secretary phone will automatically configure the line keys from the first
unused DSS key, according to the configured number in the Number of line key field.
Configuring Private Hold Soft Key or Private Hold Key
Public hold allows any shared line to retrieve the held call, while private hold only allows the
hold party to retrieve the held call. For example, you can retrieve the held call on either boss
phone or secretary phone when you place a call on public hold; but you can retrieve the held
call only on boss phone when you place a call on private hold on boss phone. You need to
configure either the private hold soft key or a private hold key before you place the call on
private hold.
Configuring a Private Hold Soft Key
Procedure:
1. Click Settings->Softkey Layout.
2. Select Enabled from the pull-down list of Custom Softkey.
3. Select On Talk from the pull-down list of Call States.
4. Select PriHold from the Unselected Softkeys column and then click .