Executive Assistant Settings
Executive Assistant Settings
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
• If you have opted in to a pool, when you want someone else to answer calls on behalf of executives
• If you have opted in to a pool, you can activate or deactivate call filtering for an executive.
Important
Opt in to or Out of an Executive's Pool as an Assistant
When you opt in to an executive's pool, you get shared control of the executive's calls.
When you opt out of an executive's pool, you do not have any control of the executive's calls.
If your administrator only enables the feature key synchronization (FSK) on your extension, dial the appropriate
service activation code provided by your administrator to opt in to or out of an executive's pool. Skip the
below procedure.
If your administrator has configured your extension to connect to the XSI BroadWorks server, you can either
dial the appropriate service activation code or follow the procedure described below.
Before you begin
Your administrator gives you the assistant user privileges and includes you in the executive's pool of assistants.
Your administrator grants you the permission to opt in to or out of the executive's pool.
Procedure
Step 1
Do one of the following actions:
• If your administrator has programmed the Assistant
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for the pool.
instead of you, you can activate call diversion to a number of your choice.
You can deactivate call diversion at any time.
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.
function on a line key, press the line key.
Settings