You can configure hot desk ACD agents
on a single standalone controller, or
on several controllers in a cluster
To program hot desk ACD agents,
Review planning rules (below)
Assign a PBX number (required for clustered controllers and standalone controllers)
Convert a single traditional ACD agent to a hot desk ACD agent
Distribute the hot desk ACD agent information to the cluster elements
You assign feature keys to hot desk ACD agents in the Multiline Set Keys form. When you program feature keys for hot desk ACD agents, remember that the user profile for a hot desk ACD agent supports up to 47 programmable keys. If an agent is assigned 47 feature keys and then logs into a set that has fewer than 47 programmable keys on it, the extra keys are not accessible.
If one of these "inaccessible" keys is programmed as a line appearance, calls for the line appearance will still ring at the phone. To avoid "phantom" ringing on hidden line appearances, do one of the following:
Ensure that each hot desk ACD agent is assigned the same number of feature keys in the Multiline Set Keys form. Ensure that all sets that are used by hot desk ACD agents have the minimum required number of programmable keys.
Restrict line appearances to Personal Keys 2 to 7. These keys are displayed on all supported phones.
Enable "ringing line select" in the COS for the hot desk ACD agent. This feature allows the user to answer any ringing non-prime line appearance (including those hidden) by simply going off-hook. However, if the user is already on a call, hidden line appearances are not accessible.
Note: To avoid confusion, it is recommended that you choose one device type that supports 13 programmable keys, program a consistent layout for the buttons, and provide printed button templates for each set used by Hot Desk agents.
A controller supports a maximum of 1181 ACD agent IDs, whether you use traditional ACD agents or hot desk ACD agents. Note that you must use either hot desk ACD agents or traditional ACD agents. The use of hot desk ACD agents and traditional ACD agents in the same ACD system, is not supported. The maximum number of hot desk ACD agents that you can configure on the CX, MX, and LX controllers with 3300 ICP Release 7.0 or later software are listed below. The system maximums for other 3300 ICP controllers are unchanged.
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Maximum Number of Agent IDs |
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Platform |
Maximum User Profiles (includes hot desk users and hot desk ACD agents) |
Maximum Active Users (includes hot desk users and hot desk ACD agents) |
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MXe Server |
5600 |
1400 |
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MXe/MXe Expanded |
700/5600 |
300/1400 |
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AX |
700 |
100 |
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CX/CXi/CX II/CXi II |
700 |
100 |
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MX |
700 |
200 |
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LX (700 user) |
700 |
700 |
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LX (1400 user) |
5600 |
1400 |
The following licensing requirements apply to hot desk ACD agents:
Note: For traditional ACD agent licensing requirements see ACD2000 Planning.
Hot desk ACD agents must log into sets that have been programmed as hot desk sets or into ACD enabled sets.
Hot desk ACD agents can only log into IP phones and the maximum number of active hot desk ACD agents is limited to the maximum number of ACD licenses available on the controller. Refer to ACD2000 Planning to determine the maximum number of ACD agents that can be configured on a single controller.
A controller supports a maximum of 1181 ACD agent IDs, whether you have traditional agents or hot desk ACD agents.
Two licenses are required for each hot desk ACD agent:
ACD Active Agent License: An ACD license is dynamically allocated to each hot desk ACD agent. When an agent logs in, the system gives the agent a license from the available pool of licenses. After the agent logs out, the license is returned to the pool. A license is only required by the agent for the duration of the login session. If an agent attempts to log in when there no ACD licenses available in the license pool on the agent's host controller, the login attempt will fail. If the agent is resilient, and the agent's primary controller has no available ACD licenses, the agent will be unable to log in even if licenses are available on the agent's secondary controller.
IP User License: Effective MCD Release 4.1, an IP user license is allocated to each new hot desk ACD agent added on the User and Device Configuration form. Agents created prior to MCD Release 4.1 did not require an IP user license, but will receive one when they log in for the first time or when the administrator opens and saves their record on the User and Device Configuration form. If insufficient user licenses are available, login will fail. To correct this problem, the administrator must enable additional licenses on the License and Option Selection form.
Note: Use the Locate IP_License maintenance command to obtain the directory numbers (DNs) of all unlicensed hot desk ACD agents on the system.
For a non-resilient hot desk ACD agent the licensing and PLID requirements are summarized in the following table:
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Agent License and PLID Requirements |
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IP User License |
1 |
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ACD Active Agent License |
1 |
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PLID |
1 |
The 3300 LX controller has a 700 PLID Physical location ID. Four digits identifying the cabinet number, shelf number, slot number and circuit number. limit and the number of sets and hot desk agents programmed on an controller cannot exceed 700. Each hot desk set requires one PLID and each hot desk ACD agent requires one PLID.
IMPORTANT: If the host ICP is not part of a cluster (that is, it is a standalone system), you must assign it a PBX Number with the local IP address of the controller in the ICP/PBX Networking form. Then, assign this PBX Number as the CEID in the Cluster Elements form. If the host ICP is within a cluster, this programming will have been done already.
ICP/PBX Networking form
Click Add and enter a unique cluster element ID number (valid numbers are from 1 to 999) in the PBX Number field.
Set "Local PBX" to "Yes".
Select the new PBX Number and click Change Member for this ICP/PBX.
Enter the ICP IP address of the local controller in the "Network IP Address" field.
Cluster Elements form
Select an unused entry and click Change Member.
Enter the CEID number programmed in step 1 in the "Cluster Element ID" field.
Set "Local" to "Yes".
Enter a directory number in the "Feature DN" field to establish a feature directory number on the local element.
If you have an existing ACD site, you should convert the existing traditional ACD agents to hot desk ACD agents. If you are installing a new site, you add the new agent IDs as hot desk ACD agents. This section provides instructions for the following procedures:
converting a single existing traditional ACD agent into a hot desk ACD agent
converting multiple existing traditional ACD agents into hot desk ACD agents
adding a new agent ID as a hot desk ACD agent from the System Administration Tool
adding multiple agent IDs as hot desk ACD agents from the System Administration Tool
Notes:
You cannot configure hot desk ACD agents from the Multiline IP Sets form. You should only configure hot desk ACD agents from the User and Device Configuration form. In the Multiline IP Sets form, the "Hot Desk User" field and "ACD Enabled" field are set to "Yes" for hot desk ACD agents.
When you convert a traditional ACD agent, you must enter the ACD Agent ID of the existing agent in the Number field of the User and Device Configuration form.
Ensure that the traditional ACD agent is logged out. You cannot convert an agent while that agent is logged into the system.
Access the User and Device Configuration form.
Click Add and then select Hot Desking User.
Either leave the Name fields blank or complete the Name fields for the agent:
If you leave the Name fields blank, the system does NOT create a new entry in Telephone Directory, a new user profile, or a new voice mailbox for the agent.
If you complete the Name fields, the system creates a new entry in the Telephone Directory form, a new user profile, and a new voice mailbox for the agent.
Enter the Agent ID of the existing traditional ACD agent in the Number field.
Note: An Agent ID could be assigned to more than one name in the Telephone Directory form. The entries in the Telephone Directory form are not changed by the conversion.
Leave the Device Type set to No Device.
Select ACD Agent.
Configure the hot desk ACD agent's User PIN, Embedded Voice Mail, Desktop Tool Access, and User profile as required.
Note: If you have upgraded from a pre-Release 7.0 software load, the existing traditional ACD agents will not have user profiles and voice mail properties assigned to them. You can copy the user profile and voice mail properties from the ACD enabled set to the new hot desk ACD agent. To copy the properties, select the ACD enabled set in the User and Device Configuration form, click Copy, and then in the Copy window, enter the agent ID of the traditional ACD agent into the Number field. Leave the device type set to No Device, set the Service Type field to Hot Desking User, select ACD Agent, and then click Save.
Click Save. The system prompts you to confirm the conversion of the ACD agent.
Click Yes to proceed with the conversion. The system generates a maintenance log for the agent conversion.
Ensure that all agents are logged out. You cannot convert agents while they are logged into the system.
From the ACD Agent IDs form, export the information for the existing ACD agents to a .csv file.
Note: For detailed instructions on how to export data, click Export, and then click the Help button located in the bottom left corner of the Export Dialog box.
Click Export
Under Export Range, click All
Under File Type, click Comma Delimited (Spreadsheet)
Click Export. The File Download window opens
Click Save and save the .csv file to a folder on your client station
When the download is complete, click Close.
Use the User and Device Configuration form to import the exported agent information:
Click Import
Click Download a copy of the Import Spreadsheet.xls. You must use a Release 7.0 version of the spreadsheet
Click Open. Click Yes
Extract the file to a folder on your client station
Open the spreadsheet and enable the macros when prompted
Click the User and Device Configuration tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet
Next, open the .csv file that you exported from the ACD Agent IDs form. Copy the Agent IDs, COS, and COR settings into the columns in the Import Spreadsheet.xls file. If desired, configure the voice mail, user profile and Desktop Tool access for the users.
Select the rows in the column of data (for example Agent ID) from the .csv file
Right-click and select Copy
Select the first row of the column in the import spreadsheet
Right-click and select Paste.
In the spreadsheet, set the Service Type field for each agent to Hot Desking User, select ACD Agent, and configure the User PINs.
Click the Save for Import button.
From the User and Device Configuration form, import the data from the spreadsheet.
Click Import
Click Browse and navigate to the worksheet (.csv) file in the spreadsheet's folder on your client station
Select the UserConfiguration_xxxxx.csv file and then click Open
Click Next. The data is uploaded
Note: There is no warning confirmation prompt when using the Import feature to convert the traditional ACD agents. In addition, if one agent conversion fails, the import operation will continue with the next. If there are any failures, the user will be presented with this information after the import operation completes.
After the import operation is complete, check the ACD Agent IDs form, Telephone Directory Form, Multiline IP Sets form, and User and Device Configuration form to ensure that the data was imported correctly.
In the Multiline IP Sets form, all hot desk ACD agents should have the "Hot Desk User" field and the "ACD Enabled" field set to "Yes". In the User and Device Configuration form, set the "Service Type" to "Hot Desking User" and enable "ACD Agent" for each agent.
Check the system maintenance logs. The system will have generated a maintenance log for each agent that was successfully converted.
User and Device Configuration form
Click Add and then select Hot Desking User.
Enter the name of the ACD agent in the Last Name and First Name fields.
Enter a directory number in the Number field. The number cannot be used anywhere else in the system.
Select ACD Agent.
Enter a passcode for the hot desk ACD agent in the User PIN field. PINs must be from 0 to 8 digits in length. Only digits (0 to 9) are permitted. The PIN code is displayed as bullets.
Leave the Device Type field set to No Device.
Configure the hot desk ACD agent's Embedded Voice Mail, Desktop Tool Access, and User profile as required.
Click Save. The system adds a record to the Multiline IP Sets for the hot desk DN with the "ACD Enabled" field set to Yes; adds an Agent ID into the ACD Agent IDs form (the Agent ID will be the directory number that you entered in the Number field); and adds an entry for the hot desk ACD agent to the Telephone Directory form.
Multiline Set Keys form
Program the key assignment. ACD agents must have prime lines of "single line" type.
Program Specific Group Threshold Alert keys for Supervisors' telephones. Program the directory number for the Specific Group Threshold Alert key at the set, and assign it in the ACD Agent Skill Groups form as the Alert Device.
Program Generic Group Threshold Alert keys for Agents' telephones. Do not specify directory numbers for Generic Group Threshold Alert keys.
Add the agent ID as a member of an ACD agent skill group (or ACD Express Group) if the agent is required to answer path calls.
If required, set the "Group uses Skill Level" field to "Yes".
Set the Skill field for the agent to a value between 1 (highest skill level) and 255 (lowest skill level). An agent can appear only once in a single agent skill group. To disable Skill-Based Routing for an agent skill group, clear the Skill field of all agents, save the form, set the "Group uses Skills" field to "No", and save the form again.
In the User and Device Configuration form, download the import spreadsheet to your PC.
Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the import spreadsheet, access the User and Device Configuration form, click Import and then click the Help button located in the bottom left corner of the Import Dialog box.
Click Import
Click download a copy of the Import Spreadsheet.xls. You must use a Release 7.0 version of the spreadsheet
Click Open. Click Yes
Extract the Spreadsheet.xls file to a folder on your client station
Navigate to the spreadsheet's folder on your client station and open the spreadsheet
Enable the macros when prompted
Click the User Configuration tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet
Add records for each hot desk ACD agent.
Enter the Last Name and First Name of the agent
Enter a Department and Location (optional)
Enter a Directory Number for the agent
Set the Service Type field to "Hot Desking User"
Select "ACD Agent"
Enter a login PIN for the agent in the User PIN field.
Leave the Cab, Shelf, Slot, Circ fields blank
Complete the COS and COR fields as required
Specify the Personal Speed Calls, Embedded Voice Mail, and Desktop Tool Access as required
Click the Save for Import button.
From the User and Device Configuration form, import the data from the spreadsheet.
Click Import
Click Browse and navigate to the worksheet (.csv) file in the spreadsheet folder on your client station
Select the UserConfiguration_xxxxxxx.csv file and click Open.
Click Next. The data is uploaded
After the import operation is complete, check the ACD Agent IDs form, Telephone Directory Form, Multiline Set Keys, and User and Device Configuration form to ensure that the data was imported correctly. In the User and Device Configuration form, confirm that the Service Type field is set to Hot Desking User and ACD Agent is enabled for all hot desk ACD agents.
If the hot desk ACD agents reside in a cluster, complete the following:
In the System Options form, set the "Site Preference for Hot Desk Device" to the default IP device for hot desking. Hot desk users are assigned a prime DN and 13 programmable buttons. To ensure that all of these buttons are available to the user, the hot desk device should also have 13 programmable buttons (5005IP, 5020IP, 5205IP, 5207IP, 5220IP, 5220 dual mode, 5224IP, Navigator).
With Remote Directory Number (RDN) Synchronization, the hot desk ACD agent information is automatically distributed to the other cluster elements via System Data Synchronization (SDS).
You manage hot desk ACD agents through the following System Administration Tool forms
User and Device Configuration
Station Attributes
User and Device Attributes
Delete hot desk ACD agents through the User and Device Configuration form.
Note: You cannot change hot desk ACD agents back to traditional ACD agents. You must delete the hot desk ACD agent first. Then, add the agent back into the system as a traditional ACD agent. To add a traditional ACD agent, add the agent ID to the ACD Agent IDs form, then add the agent's ID and name to the Telephone Directory form.
