Administrator’s Guide for SIP-T2 Series/T19(P) E2/T4 Series IP Phones
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Bridge Lines Appearance (BLA)
BLA allows users to share a SIP line on two or more IP phones. Users can monitor the specific
extension (BLA number) for status changes on each IP phone. To use this feature, a BLA group
should be pre-configured on the server and one of them is specified as a BLA number. BLA
depends on support from a SIP server.
Any IP phone can be used to originate or receive calls on the bridge line. An incoming call to the
BLA number can be presented to multiple phones in the group simultaneously. The incoming
call can be answered on any IP phone of the group but not all.
IP phones support BLA using a SUBSCRIBE/NOTIFY mechanism as specified in RFC 3265. The
event used is:
“dialog” for bridged line appearance subscribe and notify
If the call is placed on public hold, the held call is available for all phones in the group to
retrieve.
Procedure
BLA can be configured using the following methods.
Central Provisioning
(Configuration File)
Configure the registration line type.
Parameter:
account.X.shared_line
Configure the BLA number.
Parameter:
account.X.bla_number
Configure the period of BLA
subscription.
Parameter:
account.X.bla_subscribe_period
Configure the registration line type.
Configure the BLA number.
Configure the period of BLA
subscription.
Navigate to:
http://<phoneIPAddress>/servlet?p
=account-adv&q=load&acc=0