Cisco 6800 Series User Manual

Executive Assistant Settings
Executive assistant settings are available only on Cisco IP phone 6871 Multiplatform Phones.
If your administrator has configured you as an executive assistant, you can configure the following settings
for shared control of the executives' calls:
• You can view the associated executives.
• You can opt in to or out of an executive's pool of assistants if your administrator has enabled this option
for the pool.
• If you have opted in to a pool, when you want someone else to answer calls on behalf of executives
instead of you, you can activate call diversion to a number of your choice.
You can deactivate call diversion at any time.
• If you have opted in to a pool, you can activate or deactivate call filtering for an executive.
When call filtering is on, you and other assistants associated with the executive receive the executive's
incoming calls according to the criteria configured by your administrator.
The menu items that display on the phone screen are different in the following scenarios:
• Your administrator enables the feature key synchronization (FKS) on your extension.
• Your administrator connects your extension to the XSI BroadWorks server.
Important
Check Executive List as an Assistant
You can access the Executive List menu on the phone to check the executives that your administrator has
assigned to you. The menu also shows your current Opt-in/Opt-out status for the associated executives together
with their phone numbers.
Before you begin
Your administrator gives you the assistant user privileges, and includes you in the executive's pool of assistants.
Your administrator has configured your extension to connect to the XSI BroadWorks server.
Procedure
Step 1 Do one of the following actions:
• If your administrator has programmed the Assistant function on a line key, press the line key.
• If you do not have the Assistant function on a line key:
a. Press Applications .
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Executive Assistant Settings

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General

Brand	Cisco
Model	6800 Series
Category	IP Phone
Language	English