Partner ACS (All)
Partner ACS R3.0 Administration Manual Pg. 5 173 through 176

Description

This procedure applies to extensions to individual lines on extensions.

This System Programming procedure assigns the outside lines that are available at an extension. The default order of line assignment to the buttons on a system phone is from left to right, starting with the first available line button. To put the lines in a different order, first use this procedure to remove all assigned lines; then assign lines in the desired order.

Related Features

Number of Lines (#104) should be used only during initial system setup to assign a subset of lines to all extensions. You can use Line Assignment to assign additional lines to specific extensions. For example, if five lines were assigned to all extensions and there are eight lines in the system, use this procedure to assign lines 6, 7, and 8 to other specific extensions. After you finish Line Assignment, you can use Line Ringing to identify when each outside line assigned to an extension should start ringing. If you add a line to the system, its factory setting is Immediate Ring.

You can use Automatic Line Selection to determine the order in which the system selects a line for an extension, when the user at that extension lifts the handset or turns on the speaker to make a call. If you add a line to the system, it becomes the last line in the selection sequence.

Considerations

A line must be assigned to a button with lights. If a line is assigned to a button without lights, you cannot access that line, nor can you program anything else on the button.

On system phones, assign only as many lines as that extension can use. For example, MLS-12D and MLS-12 phones can have up to 10 outside lines; if you assign 12 lines, the last two lines are assigned to buttons without lights, and are not accessible. In addition, you cannot assign features to those buttons until the line assignments are removed. (MLS-6, MLC-6, MDC 9000, and MDW 9000 phones can have up to four outside lines.)

You can assign multiple lines (up to 24) to a standard phone, but a single-line phone can handle only one call at a time. To make a call, a user lifts the handset and dials 9 at intercom dial tone; the system selects the first available line based on the Automatic Line Selection programmed for the extension. (Alternatively, the user can use Direct Line Pickup to access a specific line.)

Valid Entries

• 1 = Assigned
• 2 = Not Assigned
• 3 = Select Button (then press a line button to assign the line to that button) Programming

To assign lines to a specific extension:

1. Press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ] [ System Program ] [ System Program ] [ # ] [ 3 ] [ 0 ] [ 1 ]. The display reads:
   • LineAssign:
   • Extension:
2. Enter the extension number to be programmed (1057). For example, to program extension 15, press [ 1 ] [ 5 ]. A steady red light appears next to each line button that has a line assigned; To remove all existing line assignments, press [ Remove ] before selecting a line.
3. Enter the line number (0124) to be assigned. For example, to select line 1, press [ 0 ] [ 1 ].
4. At this point:
5. If you want to assign the line to the first available button with lights on the system phone, press [ Next Data ] until the display reads:

    

   • LineAssign 15 L01
   • 1 Assigned
6. If you want to remove a line assignment, press [ Next Data ] until the display reads:
   • LineAssign 15 L01
   • 2 Not Assigned
7. If you want to assign the line to a specific button, press [ 3 ]. The display reads:

    

   • Line Assign 15 L01
   • 3 Select Button
8. Then press a line button to assign the line to that button. If you use option 3 after a line has been assigned, the line moves from the old button to the new button you select.
9. To program another line for this extension, press [ Next Item ] or [ Prev Item ] until the correct line number shows on the display. Then repeat Step 4. To program another extension, press [ Next Procedure ] [ Prev Procedure ] and begin at Step 2.

    

10. Select another procedure or exit programming mode by pressing [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ].