Configuring User Groups
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Configuring Aastra IP Phone Profiles
Creating Rules for User Groups
When you create a user group, you configure group-forwarding rules for the user
group that determine what happens when an incoming call goes unanswered. The
following table describes the parameters you can set to configure these
group-forwarding rules.
Parameter Description
Name Specifies the name of the User Group
Extension Specifies the extension for the User Group.
Note: For more information about assigning
extension numbers, see the section, “Virtual
Extension Numbers” on page 16.
Password (optional) Specifies the password for the User Group
Voicemail Notification Specifies whether or not an email is sent to the User
Group to notify of a voicemail that was left by the
incoming caller. Valid values are:
• Off (default)
•Email
• Email with Audio-Attachment
Distinctive Ring Specifies a distinctive ring for all of the member’s
phones in the User Group. Valid values are:
• None (default - Tone 1)
• Pattern 1 (Tone 2)
• Pattern 2 (Tone 3)
• Pattern 3 (Tone 4)
• Pattern 4 (Tone 5)
Note: For more information about ring tone patterns,
see the section, “Ring Tone Patterns” on page 3-18.
Rings Before Transfer Specifies the number of rings on the User Group’s
phones before transferring the incoming call.
Valid values are 1 through 6. Default is 1.
Note: Transfer of the call is based on the setting of
the “Transfer to” parameter.
