Use this procedure to administer the Automatic Line Selection (ALS) sequence for an extension. Automatic Line Selection is used to determine the order in which the system makes outside lines available to the user.

Note:  Your current Automatic Line Selection table is deleted immediately after you select this feature by either selecting AutoLineSel from the display or pressing *14. There is no way to cancel the operation. You must program new selections and then press **14 to end the operation.

Automatic Line Selection (ALS) sequence must be programmed using centralized telephone programming for single-line telephones. A maximum of 8 buttons for each extension can be administered for the Automatic Line Selection sequence.

Telephones: All

Programming Codes:
Begin button sequence *14
End button sequence **14

Factory setting:

To program Automatic Line Selection from the System Programming console or through System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) using centralized programming:

1. Press Menu.
2. Press System Program.
3. Press Exit or Start.
4. Press More or Right Arrow Key.
5. Press Cntrl Program.
6. Press Program Extension.
7. Dial the extension number you want to administer.
8. Press Enter.
9. Press any Line or System Access button.
10. Press List Feature.
11. Press Auto Line Select.
12. Press the lines in the order you want the phone to have access to them. The lights next to the lines will turn green when pressed.
13. Press Enter.
14. Press System Program.
15. Press Exit or Back.
16. Press Home or Exit to exit programming mode.

Use the procedure below to program Automatic Line Selection:

On an Analog multiline phone:

1. Slide the T/P (Test/Program) switch on the left-hand side of the telephone down to the P (Programming) position to enter programming mode.
2. Press a System Access button.
3. Dial *14.
4. Press the lines in the order the phone should have access to them. The lights next to the lines will turn green when pressed.
5. Dial **14.
6. Slide the T/P switch back to the center to exit programming mode.

On a ETR, MLS or MLX phone:

1. Press Feature or # and dial 00 to enter programming mode.
2. Press a System Access button.
3. Dial *14.
4. Press the lines in the order the phone should have access to them. The lights next to the lines will turn green when pressed.
5. Dial **14.
6. Press Feature or # and dial *00 to exit programming mode.