Caller And Called Name Matching; Dialing Assistance; Time/Date - Linksys SPA941 Administration Manual

Caller and Called Name Matching

When making an outgoing call, SPA941 will try to find the dialed number in the personal directory first,
and then from the missed call log, and finally from the answered call log. If a match is found and the
name field is present in the matched entry, it will be shown on the call screen as the called peer's name.
For incoming calls, SPA941 will try to find the caller's phone number in the personal directory. If a match
is found and the name field is present in the matched entry, it will replace the current caller ID name and
will be shown on the call screen as the calling peer's name. The same name will also go into the incoming
call log. If a match is not found, or the name field is not present in the matched entry, the current caller ID
name will be used if it exists.

Dialing Assistance

Dialing assistance is an option the user can enable or disable under the Preferences menu. If the option
is enabled, the phone will show up to ten potential matches from the Redial List (most recent first) and
from the Personal Directory as the user dials the target number. This feature applies to both off-hook
(with dial tone) and on-hook (without dial tone) dialing. When the suggestion list appears, the user can
scroll down the list using the Up/Down key to select the desired target number from the list.
When looking for matches from the Redial List and the Directory, the SPA941 will skip any leading
*codes, so that the match is purely based on the target number. The *code that will be skipped are (if
configured in the phone):
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All call forward activation and deactivation codes
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Secure call activation and deactivation codes
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Block CID activation and deactivation codes
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Block anonymous call activation and deactivation codes
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DND activation and deactivation codes
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All the Prefer codec and Force codec codes
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Referral services codes and Feature Dial Services codes

Time/Date

The SPA941 obtains the current time information from one of the following ways:
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NTP Server – One or two NTP servers can be configured to the phone. When it first boots up, the
phone will try to contact the NTP server to get the current time. Then the phone periodically
synchronizes the current time with the NTP server. The synchronization period is fixed at 1 hour.
In between the update, the phone tracks the time with its own internal clock.
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SIP Messages – Each SIP message (request or response) sent to the SPA may contain a Date
header with the current time information. If the header is present, the SPA will use it to update its
current time.
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Manual Setup – SPA941 also allows the user to manually enter the current time and date from
the phone GUI or from the web page. However, this value will be overridden by the NTP time or
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