Multiline Appearance Groups

Purpose:

The Multiline Appearance Groups form gives the system manager a tool for changing group types from key system to multicall, or multicall to key system for multiline sets. It provides easy management of key system and multicall groups and is used to specify "Ring Type" for any line in a multiline set group.

Use this form when performing the following tasks:

Field Descriptions

Multiline Appearance Groups

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Group Directory Number

System-generated, protected field. Indicates the number that is dialed to access the group.

The group directory number must be one of:

  • a key system group

  • a multicall group

  • a station that is the prime member of a key system or multicall group

  • a trunk number that is also a key system group or a single line

  • an ACD threshold alert indicator.

 

Group Type

Enter the group type associated with this group.

 

Unassigned

Group Members

 

Member

System-generated, protected field. Shows the number of members in the group, and the order in which they appear. For the MXe Server, the maximum number of members per group is 250. For the other controllers, the maximum number of members per group is 32.

 

Prime Directory Number

System-generated, protected field. Shows the prime number of each device belonging to the group.

 

Key Number

System-generated, protected field. Indicates the button on the prime directory number's device which is an appearance of the group directory number. Mixed group members always appear as member number 1 and on key number 1.

 

Ring Type

Enter "Ring" (to select ringing line appearance), "No Ring" (to select a no-ring line appearance), "Delay Ring" (to select a delayed ringing line appearance), "Ring Continuous" (to select a continuous ringing line appearance even for sets busy on another line), or "Delay Ring Continuous" (to select a delayed continuous ringing line appearance even for sets busy on another line). For more information on Ring Type see the Multiline Set Keys form description. The ring types "Ring Continuous" and "Delay Ring Continuous" are available on all multiline Mitel IP telephones.

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