3Com Telephone 3101SP User Manual

®
NBX Basic Telephone Guide  
NBX Networked Telephony Solutions  
System Release 6.0  
Part Number 900-0336-01  
Published July 2006  
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE  
This guide is intended for anyone using:  
3Com® Basic Telephones  
3Com Attendant Consoles  
NBX Complement Attendant Software.  
It includes information about using the NBX Voice Mail system and the  
NBX NetSetadministration utility for personal telephone settings.  
Devices documented in this guide include:  
Telephones  
3Com 3101 Basic Telephone  
3Com 3101SP Basic Telephone  
3Com 2101 Basic Telephone  
Attendant Consoles  
3Com 3105 Attendant Console  
3Com 1105 Attendant Console  
NBX Complement Attendant Software  
If the information in the release notes (readme.pdf) on the NBX Resource  
Pack CD differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions  
in the release notes.  
Analog telephones connected through the Analog Terminal Card or the  
Analog Terminal Adapter can use most of the features described in this  
book. See the NBX Feature Codes Guide for Analog Telephones in the  
NBX NetSet Utility.  
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE  
How to Use  
This Guide  
Table 1 shows where to look for specific information in this guide.  
Table 1 Where to Find Information  
How to get started with your new telephone  
The 3Com 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones  
The 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone  
Turn to  
NBX Voice Messaging features  
Using standard telephone features  
Personalizing your telephone  
Enhanced system features  
Feature codes  
The Attendant Console and Complement Attendant Software  
Telephone maintenance and troubleshooting information  
References to all topics in this book  
Conventions  
Table 2 defines some commonly used words and phrases in this guide.  
Table 2 Common Terms  
Term  
Definition  
Auto Attendant  
The set of voice prompts that answers incoming calls and  
describes actions that a caller or user can take to access  
individual services.  
Administrator  
Receptionist  
The person who is responsible for maintaining your  
3Com Networked Telephony Solution.  
The person who answers the majority of incoming  
telephone calls. In some business environments, this  
person may be a switchboard operator.  
User  
A person who has a single 3Com Telephone or an  
analog telephone connected to the NBX system through  
an ATC card or the single-port ATA device.  
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Documentation  
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Table 3 lists conventions that are used throughout this guide.  
Table 3 Icons  
Icon  
Type  
Description  
Information that describes important features  
or instructions.  
Information that alerts you to potential loss of  
data or potential damage to an application,  
system, device, or network.  
Information that alerts you to potential  
personal injury.  
Documentation  
The documentation set for 3Com NBX Networked Telephony Solutions is  
designed to help NBX telephone users, installers, and administrators  
maximize the full potential of the system.  
The NBX Resource Pack CD contains many guides to the NBX products  
and their related 3Com applications.  
When you log in to the NBX NetSet utility as a user, you can go to the  
Resources menu and view the PDF versions of the NBX Quick Reference  
Guide, NBX Telephone Guide and NBX Feature Codes Guide by clicking  
the link on its associated tab page.  
The NBX NetSet utility also includes a searchable Help system with Help  
buttons on each page.  
An administrator who logs in can also see the NBX Installation Guide and  
the NBX Administrator’s Guide.  
Comments on the Your suggestions are important to us. They help us to make the NBX  
Documentation documentation more useful to you.  
Please send your e-mail comments about this guide or any of the  
3Com NBX documentation and Help systems to:  
Include the following information with your comments:  
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE  
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As always, please address all questions regarding the NBX hardware and  
software to your 3Com NBX Voice-Authorized Partner.  
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GETTING STARTED  
1
As soon as you are given a telephone and extension number, you need to  
set up a password and record your name announcement and personal  
greeting.  
This chapter covers these topics:  
For how to access NBX® features from an analog telephone, set your  
password as described next and then see the NBX Feature Codes Guide in  
the NBX NetSet™ utility.  
For how to set your NBX NetSet utility password and access NBX features  
from a third-party, SIP-based, IP telephone, see the NBX Feature Codes  
Guide for SIP Telephones.  
Setting Up Your  
Password and  
Voice Mail  
The procedure by which you set up your password and voice mailbox for  
the first time depends on:  
The kind of telephone that you have  
for the First Time  
The kind of voice messaging system on your NBX system. Ask your  
administrator what kind of voice messaging is active on your system.  
Table 4 describes how to set up your first password.  
For details on tones and feature codes, see Chapter 8. For details on  
tones and feature codes on analog telephones, see the NBX Feature  
Codes Guide in the NBX NetSet utility.  
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Table 4 Setting Your NBX NetSet Utility and NBX Messaging Password  
Feature  
3Com Phones  
Analog Phones  
Password — Set Initially  
If your system uses NBX Messaging, follow the NBX Message button and  
500 ** and follow the  
voice prompts to set your NBX password (which is the  
same for the NBX NetSet utility and voice messaging) OR  
use the NBX NetSet utility, described next.  
follow the voice prompts voice prompts  
If your system uses a voice messaging application OR, for systems that do OR, for systems that do  
other than NBX Messaging1, use this code sequence not use NBX Messaging: not use NBX Messaging:  
to set your password for the NBX NetSet utility. 3Com  
Feature  
#
recommends that you use the same password for the  
NBX NetSet utility and your messaging application.  
+ 434  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ 434  
+ new password  
+ #  
+ repeat your new  
password  
For all voice messaging systems:  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ new password  
+ #  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ repeat your new  
password  
Use only 4- to 10-digit numbers  
Do not use letters, *, or # as part of your password. + #  
+ #  
(Confirmation Tone)  
Password — Change  
If your system uses NBX Messaging, follow the NBX Message button  
500 **  
+ extension number  
voice prompts to change your NBX password (which  
+ old password  
changes your NBX NetSet utility password, because they + #  
+ old password  
+ #  
+ 9  
are the same) OR use the NBX NetSet utility, described  
next.  
+ 9  
+ 2  
+ follow the prompts  
+ 2  
If your system uses a voice messaging application  
other than NBX Messaging1, use this code sequence  
to change your password for the NBX NetSet utility.  
+ follow the prompts  
3Com recommends that you use the same password for OR, for systems that do OR, for systems that do  
the NBX NetSet utility and your voice messaging  
application.  
not use NBX Messaging: not use NBX Messaging:  
Feature  
#
For all voice messaging systems:  
+ 434  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ 434  
+ old password  
+ #  
+ new password  
+ #  
If you forget your password, the administrator can reset  
it to your extension. Then use this code (for applications  
other than NBX Messaging) or the NBX voice prompts to  
change it.  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ old password  
+ #  
+ repeat your new  
password  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ new password  
+ #  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ repeat your new  
password  
+ #  
(Confirmation Tone)  
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NBX NetSet Utility  
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Table 4 Setting Your NBX NetSet Utility and NBX Messaging Password (continued)  
Feature  
3Com Phones  
Analog Phones  
Password — Set Initially  
If your system uses NBX Messaging, follow the NBX Message button and  
500 ** and follow the  
voice prompts to set your NBX password (which is the  
same for the NBX NetSet utility and voice messaging) OR  
use the NBX NetSet utility, described next.  
follow the voice prompts voice prompts  
If your system uses a voice messaging application OR, for systems that do OR, for systems that do  
other than NBX Messaging1, use this code sequence not use NBX Messaging: not use NBX Messaging:  
to set your password for the NBX NetSet utility. 3Com  
Feature  
#
recommends that you use the same password for the  
NBX NetSet utility and your messaging application.  
+ 434  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ 434  
+ new password  
+ #  
+ repeat your new  
password  
For all voice messaging systems:  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ new password  
+ #  
(Feature Entry Tone)  
+ repeat your new  
password  
Use only 4- to 10-digit numbers  
Do not use letters, *, or # as part of your password. + #  
+ #  
(Confirmation Tone)  
1 Exception: If you are using a third-party, SIP-based, IP  
telephone on the NBX system, refer to the NBX® Feature  
Codes Guide for SIP Telephones for how to set and change  
the NBX NetSet utility password.  
After you have set your initial NBX password, continue to follow the voice  
prompts to record your name announcement. Your name announcement  
tells callers that they have reached your voice mailbox.  
Then follow the voice prompts to record your personal greeting. Your  
personal greeting lets callers know important information about you, for  
instance, that you are on vacation, available at another number, or  
unavailable for a specified amount of time.  
At any time you can change these greetings or record more than one  
personal greeting and choose which one is active. See “Changing Your  
NBX NetSet Utility  
The NBX NetSet utility has two interfaces:  
Administrator — Your administrator logs in with a special password  
and uses the NBX NetSet utility to manage and configure system-wide  
telephone settings and many of the settings for your telephone.  
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User — As a telephone user, you log in to the NBX NetSet utility with  
your own system ID (your extension) and password to:  
View and change your telephones personal settings, such as speed  
dials, ringer tone, accessibility options, and specify where you want  
your calls to go when you cannot answer them (your call coverage  
points).  
Listen to and delete your voice messages from your computer as an  
alternative to managing calls on your telephone.  
View your call permissions, certain current feature settings, and the  
internal user directory to call other users on your system.  
Log in to and out of one or all ACD groups, hunt groups, and  
calling groups of which your telephone is a member.  
See Chapter 5, Chapter 6, and Chapter 7 for discussions about the  
standard and enhanced features that you can monitor and change in the  
NBX NetSet utility. See Chapter 4 for voice messaging features.  
If your NBX system uses a messaging application other than NBX  
Messaging, off-site notification and other voice messaging features are  
available through your messaging application. See the application’s  
documentation rather than using this Guide.  
Starting the NBX To use the NBX NetSet utility, you need a computer that is connected to  
NetSet Utility your local area network (LAN) and that has a web browser. (You do not  
need Internet access.) To start the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Ask your administrator for the IP address (or DNS host name) for your  
NBX system. In the web browser on your computer (Microsoft Internet  
Explorer version 5.5 or later is optimal), enter the IP address (or DNS host  
name) in the Address field, and then press Enter. The NBX NetSet utility  
login screen appears.  
You cannot log in to the NBX NetSet utility until you establish your  
password through your telephone using NBX voice prompts or the  
Feature Code sequence. See Table 4 earlier in this chapter.  
2 Click User to log in as a user. The password dialog box appears.  
3 Type your NBX NetSet utility user identification (always your 3-digit or  
4-digit telephone extension) and your NBX NetSet utility password, and  
then click OK.  
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Quick Reference Guide  
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Navigating the NBX Once you log in to the NBX NetSet utility, you can easily locate the  
NetSet Utility information you need to use your NBX telephone features. Start by  
clicking the category you want in the left-hand column. Tabs indicating  
the specific topics for this category appear at the top of the NBX NetSet  
window. To display a particular topic, click its associated tab.  
You can also quickly access any of the frequently used topics from the  
Favorites menu. Simply select an item from the drop-down list to go to  
the selected topic. (If your browser does not support JavaScript, click the  
Go button after selecting an item.)  
Setting Your To change your NBX telephones settings for accessibility and to choose  
Accessibility Options the format for your NBX NetSet utility online Help, log in to the NBX  
NetSet utility and go to Accessibility > Accessibility Options. After  
selecting your preferences, click Apply to save your changes.  
Quick Reference  
Guide  
To open and print a copy of the Quick Reference Guide for the most  
frequently used features on your telephone:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility. See “Starting the NBX NetSet Utility”  
earlier in this chapter.  
2 Go to Resources > Telephone Quick Reference and click the  
Telephone Quick Reference link. The quick reference guide that  
pertains to your telephone appears. Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher  
is required to view the file. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free from  
the Adobe Web site:  
www.adobe.com  
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3COM 3101 AND 3101SP  
BASIC TELEPHONES  
2
This chapter describes the buttons, controls, and features on the 3Com®  
3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones.  
The chapter covers these topics:  
For how these features work on an analog telephone that is connected to  
the NBX® system, see the NBX Feature Codes Guide for Analog  
Telephones, which you can access by going to Resources > Features  
Codes Guide in the NBX NetSet™ utility.  
The 3Com 3101 Basic Telephone (3C10401A) does not include a  
microphone, which means it does not support speaker phone operation.  
The 3Com 3101SP Basic Telephone (3C10410SPKRA) has a microphone  
and supports speaker phone operation. All other features operate the  
same on the two telephones.  
Telephone Buttons  
and Controls  
Figure 1 shows the buttons and controls on the 3Com 3101SP Basic  
Telephone. The 3Com 3101 Basic Telephone does not include a  
microphone, 8, or a speaker button and its indicator light, 10. All other  
controls are identical on the two telephones.  
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Figure 1 3Com 3101SP Basic Telephone  
1 Soft buttons — Allow you to select items that are displayed in the  
in Chapter 5. The buttons, from left to right, are:  
Slct (Select)  
Back (returns you to the next higher level in the menu)  
Exit (leaves the display panel menus)  
2 Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) — When lit, indicates that you have  
one or more new voice mail messages in your voice mailbox. Also, this  
indicator flashes when your telephone rings.  
3 Display panel — Displays telephone status messages, Caller ID  
information (if enabled), and the number of messages that you have in  
your voice mail mailbox. You can also use it to view these items:  
Logs of your recent missed, answered, and dialed calls  
A directory of peoples names in your organization  
Personal speed dial numbers  
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Telephone Buttons and Controls  
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System-wide speed dial numbers  
Call forward setting for all calls  
4 Scroll buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right, Center) — Allow you to scroll  
through the items in the telephone display panel. See “Using the 3Com  
Telephone Display Panel” in Chapter 5. The left, right, and center buttons  
are reserved for future use.  
5 Message button — Accesses your voice mail messages through the  
NBX Messaging system. See “Listening to NBX Messages” in Chapter 4.  
6 Hold button — Places a caller on hold. See “Putting a Call on Hold” in  
7 Label area for Access buttons You can use the NBX NetSet utility to  
create a new label if you change any button mappings.  
8 Microphone (3101SP only) — Activated when the telephone is in  
speaker phone mode, that is, after you press the  
(speaker) button.  
For best results, keep the area around the microphone free of  
obstructions. To minimize the effects of background noise, the  
microphone is directional; it performs best when you are directly in front  
of the telephone.  
9 Programmable Access buttons — Allow you and your administrator to  
assign features to specific buttons. See “Programmable Access Buttons”  
10 Speaker button (3101SP only) — Enables you to use the speaker  
phone feature. Press the  
button before you dial the call, when your  
telephone is ringing, or while a call is in progress. To turn the speaker off  
and resume the conversation, pick up the handset.  
The 3Com 3101SP Basic Telephone includes a microphone and supports  
speaker phone operation. The 3Com 3101 Basic Telephone does not  
support speaker phone operation and it does not have a  
button.  
11 Telephone key pad  
12 Volume down — Lowers the volume of the ringer, the speaker, or the  
13 Mute button — Enables you to prevent callers from hearing what you  
are saying during a telephone call, although you can still hear them. Press  
the  
button to turn off the telephones mouthpiece when you are  
using the handset or the microphone (3101SP only) when your telephone  
is in speaker phone mode. To turn off the Mute feature, press the  
button again. The indicator lamp is lit when the Mute feature is enabled.  
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14 Volume up — Raises the volume of the ringer, the speaker, or the  
15 Speaker  
16 Handset  
Programmable  
Access Buttons  
Figure 2 displays the Access buttons on the 3Com 3101 and 3101SP  
Basic Telephones. By default, the functions assigned to these buttons are  
set by your administrator. If your administrator has assigned you to a  
group that allows you to change your button mappings, log in to the  
NetSet utility and go to Telephone Programming > Button Mapping  
to view or change the current features on your telephones buttons. See  
You can also set buttons to one-touch speed dials. To view or change the  
current speed dials on your telephones buttons (button mappings), go to  
Directory > One-Touch Speed Dial in the NBX NetSet utility. See  
Figure 2 Access Buttons  
3Com 3101SP  
(3C10401SPKRA)  
3Com 3101  
(3C10401A)  
Access buttons have these default settings:  
1 System Appearance button.  
2 System Appearance button.  
3 Feature button — Allows you to access features that are not directly  
assigned to an Access button on your telephone. See “Using Feature  
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Status Lights for System Appearance Buttons  
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Codes” in Chapter 8 for a list of features and codes and how to use  
them.  
4 Transfer button — Sends the currently active call to another telephone.  
The telephone LabelMaker, which is available through the NBX NetSet  
utility, enables you to define and print a new label for your Access  
buttons.  
Status Lights for  
System Appearance  
Buttons  
An Access button that is set up for incoming and outgoing calls is called a  
System Appearance button. The light beside each System Appearance  
button indicates the status. See Table 5.  
Table 5 Status Indicator Lights for System Appearance Buttons  
Off  
The line is  
Available for use  
In use  
Steady  
Blinking quickly  
Blinking slowly  
Ringing  
On hold  
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3COM 2101 BASIC TELEPHONE  
3
This chapter describes the buttons, controls, and features that are specific  
to the 3Com® 2101 Basic Telephone. It covers these topics:  
For how these features work on an analog telephone that is connected to  
the NBX® system, click the NBX Feature Codes Guide icon below any  
screen in the NBX NetSet™ Utility.  
Telephone Buttons  
and Controls  
Figure 3 shows the buttons and controls on the 3Com 2101 Basic  
Telephone.  
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CHAPTER 3: 3COM 2101 BASIC TELEPHONE  
Figure 3 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone  
The 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone has these features:  
1 Handset  
2 Hook switch (under the handset) — Pressing and releasing the hook  
switch gives you a dial tone. This feature is used with Call Park. See “Call  
3 Display panel — Displays telephone status messages (see Table 6),  
Caller ID, Locked Telephone, and other feature information (if enabled),  
and the number of messages in your voice mail mailbox. You can also use  
it to view these items:  
Logs of your recent missed, answered, and dialed calls  
A directory of peoples names in your organization  
Personal speed dial numbers  
System-wide speed dial numbers  
Call forward setting for all calls  
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4 Soft buttons — Allow you to select items that are displayed in the  
telephone display panel. See “Dialing a Call” in Chapter 5. The buttons,  
from left to right, are:  
Slct (Select)  
Back (returns you to the next higher level in the menu)  
Exit (leaves the display panel menus)  
5 Scroll buttons — Allow you to scroll through the items in the telephone  
6 MSG (Message) button — Accesses your voice mail messages through  
the NBX Messaging system. See “Listening to NBX Messages” in  
7 Telephone key pad  
8 Volume control buttons — Raise or lower the volume of the ringer, the  
handset, or the headset. See “Setting the Volume” in Chapter 5.  
9 Hold button — Places a caller on hold. See “Putting a Call on Hold” in  
10 Transfer button — (factory default setting) Sends the currently active  
call to another telephone. See “Programmable Access Buttons” later in  
this chapter.  
11 Call Toggle button — (factory default setting) Similar to a Hold button,  
enables you to switch between two calls. See “Programmable Access  
Buttons” later in this chapter.  
12 Feature button — (factory default setting) See “Programmable Access  
Buttons” later in this chapter.  
Programmable  
Access Buttons  
The 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone has three programmable Access  
buttons. The factory-default settings for these buttons are (from left to  
right):  
Feature — Allows you to access features that are not directly  
assigned to an Access button on your telephone. See “Using Feature  
Codes” in Chapter 8 for a list of features and codes and how to use  
them.  
Call Toggle — Available only on the 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone. Use  
this button to manage two telephone calls at the same time. See  
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Transfer — Sends the currently active call to another telephone. See  
If your administrator has assigned you to a group that allows you to  
change your button mappings, log in to the NetSet utility and go to  
Telephone Programming > Button Mapping to view or change the  
current features on your telephone’s buttons. See “User Button Mapping”  
in Chapter 6. However, changing the settings for the Feature or Call  
Toggle buttons greatly reduces your ability to use some of the NBX  
system features.  
Status Icons  
Your 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone allows you to use two telephone lines  
at the same time.  
On the display panel, the behavior of the telephone icon next to the  
number 1 (for Line 1) on the first row, or 2 (for Line 2) on the second row,  
indicates the status of the lines. See Table 6.  
Table 6 Status Indicator Behavior for the Telephone Icons in the Display Panel  
If the telephone icon is  
Not displayed  
The line is  
Available for use  
In use  
Steady  
Blinking quickly  
Blinking slowly  
Ringing  
On hold  
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NBX MESSAGING  
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This chapter describes the NBX® Networked Telephony Solutions voice  
messaging features. It covers these topics:  
NBX Messaging  
Components  
A key component of the NBX Networked Telephony Solutions is the  
NBX Messaging system, which includes voice mail, off-site notification,  
and several administrative features. Voice mail allows callers to leave voice  
messages in your voice mailbox when you are not able to answer your  
telephone. You can listen to, save, and forward those messages from any  
touch-tone telephone.  
If your system uses a messaging application other than NBX Messaging,  
use the documentation for your messaging application instead of the  
instructions in this chapter.  
Important  
Considerations  
The steps are the same for initially setting up the name  
announcement, personal greetings, and passwords for personal,  
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greeting-only, and phantom mailboxes. See “Setting Up Your  
(Your administrator creates group mailboxes and their passwords.)  
For changes to passwords and greetings, see “Changing Your  
Greetings” later in this chapter.  
The default setting for the maximum length of each voice mail  
message on the system is 5 minutes. Your administrator can configure  
your organizations NBX Messaging system to receive and store voice  
mail messages that are up to 10 minutes long.  
Use the Off-Site Notification feature if you want the NBX system to  
notify you when callers leave voice mail messages in your voice  
With a touch-tone telephone, you are able to bypass system messages  
using option buttons if you are configuring passwords and greetings.  
However, you cannot bypass voice mail messages in this manner.  
Changing Your  
Password  
You use the same 4-digit to 10-digit password to log in to the NBX  
NetSet™ utility and to access your NBX voice mail. You can change this  
password with your telephone (using the NBX voice prompts or a feature  
code) or through the NBX NetSet utility.  
To set up your password for the first time, see Table 4 and “NBX NetSet  
Utility” in Chapter 1. Table 4 also describes how to change your  
password.  
If you forget your password, the administrator can set it to be your  
extension number. Then follow the instructions in Table 4 in Chapter 1 to  
change it to a more secure password. Also see “Security Tips” next.  
If your NBX system uses a messaging system other than NBX Messaging:  
Use the feature code method described in Table 4 in Chapter 1 to set  
and change the NBX NetSet utility password.  
3Com recommends that you use the same password for your voice  
messaging system and for the NBX NetSet utility.  
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Security Tips  
Change your password often.  
Do not use passwords that can easily identify you, such as your phone  
extension or birth date.  
Avoid simple passwords such as 1234 or 0000.  
Use numbers only; do not use letters, *, or # as part of your password.  
Longer passwords are more secure. You can use up to 10-digits for  
your password.  
Never tell your password to anyone.  
Changing Your  
You set name announcement and personal greeting when you first set  
for the First Time” in Chapter 1. Change your personal greeting often, to  
ensure that callers hear up-to-date information.  
Name  
Announcement and  
Personal Greetings  
You can record up to five personal greetings and choose which to use  
from the telephone. You can also review, delete, or choose which to  
make active with the NBX NetSet utility.  
If appropriate, you may also want to change the greeting for an extension  
that is a “greeting-only mailbox,” so that callers do not attempt to leave  
messages. See “Greeting-Only Mailbox” later in this chapter.  
To change your name announcement or personal greetings:  
1 Log in to your mailbox at your telephone or remotely.  
2 Press 9 for Mailbox Options and then press 1.  
3 To review or change your name announcement, press 1 and follow the  
prompts.  
4 To review or change your personal greetings, press 2 and follow the  
prompts.  
Using the NBX NetSet utility, you can review or delete a personal greeting  
or choose which of your recorded greetings to make active.  
To hear or delete your personal greetings or choose your active personal  
greeting from the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility with your extension and password.  
2 Go to NBX Voice Mail Settings > Personal Greeting.  
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3 Select a greeting.  
a Click Select to choose the greeting as the active greeting.  
b Click on the greeting identifier in the Number column to hear the  
greeting.  
c Click Delete to delete the greeting. You cannot delete greeting  
number 1; you can re-record it through the phone.  
d Click Apply to apply your changes or Reset to deselect the active  
greeting.  
If you forget your password, the administrator can set it to be your  
extension number. Then follow the instructions in Table 4 in Chapter 1 to  
change it to a more secure password. Also see “Security Tips” earlier in  
this chapter.  
Listening to NBX  
Messages  
You can listen to your NBX voice mail messages from your 3Com®  
telephone, from any touch-tone telephone, or by logging in to the NBX  
NetSet utility. After you listen to messages, you can save or delete them  
to clear them from the New Messages queue. For how to set up your  
NBX NetSet utility password the first time, see Table 4 and “NBX NetSet  
If your system uses a messaging application other than NBX Messaging,  
use the documentation for your messaging application instead of these  
instructions.  
Message Indicators Here is how you can tell if you have messages in your mailbox:  
On a 3Com 3101 or 3101SP Basic Telephone — The indicator bar  
above the display panel is lit, and the display panel shows the number  
of messages. Example: 3 Msgs 2 New.  
On a 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone — The display panel shows the  
number of messages. Example: 3 Msgs 2 New.  
On an analog telephone — Pick up the handset. If you hear the  
New Messages Tone (rapid stutter tone), you have new messages or  
messages that you have listened to but have not yet saved or deleted.  
For information on accessing NBX features from an analog telephone,  
see the NBX Feature Codes Guide in the NBX NetSet utility.  
In the NBX NetSet utility — Log in as a user. The list of your  
messages appears on the My Messages > Voice Mailbox page. A  
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new message has a * next to it. A forwarded messages has -->Fw:  
next to it.  
Listening from Your To listen to your messages from your computer, you must have a way of  
Computer playing audio files:  
A USB audio device such as a USB headset and an operating system  
that supports USB  
OR  
A sound card, an application such as Windows Media Player, and  
either headphones or speakers  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility with your extension and password.  
2 Go to My Messages > Voice Mailbox and select a message.  
3 Click Listen.  
4 The third-party application downloads the voice message and plays it.  
5 To delete the message, select the message and then click Delete.  
Listening from Your To listen to your messages from your own 3Com Telephone:  
3Com Telephone  
1 Pick up the handset and press the Message button to access the  
mailbox.  
2 At the prompt, dial your password and press #.  
3 See “Managing Your Messages” for the buttons that you use to manage  
your messages.  
Listening from Any To listen to your messages from any 3Com Telephone other than your  
Internal 3Com own within your NBX system:  
Telephone  
1 Pick up the handset and press the Message button.  
2 Press * and dial your extension. You hear your name announcement.  
3 Dial your password and press #.  
4 See “Managing Your Messages” for the buttons that you use to manage  
your messages.  
Listening from an To listen to your messages from an external telephone:  
External Location  
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If you can dial your telephone extension directly — Press *  
during your personal greeting. At the prompts, enter your extension  
and password, and press #.  
If you call the main telephone number of your organization  
and:  
The Automated Attendant answers — Press ** during your  
personal greeting. At the prompts, enter your extension and  
password, and press *.  
The receptionist answers — Ask to be transferred to your voice  
mail. Press * during your personal greeting. At the prompts, enter  
your extension and password, and press #.  
Managing Your Use these buttons to manage your messages:  
Messages  
Press 1 to play or repeat the message.  
Press 2 to save the message.  
Press 3 to delete the message from your mailbox. You cannot retrieve a  
message after you delete it.  
Press 4 to reply to the message. See “Replying to a Message” later in this  
chapter.  
Press 5 to forward the message. See “Forwarding a Message” later in this  
chapter.  
Press 6 to listen to date, time, and sender information about the  
Press 7 to back up 3–5 seconds in the current message.  
Press 8 to pause the current message for up to 20 seconds.  
Press 9 to move ahead 3–5 seconds in the current message.  
Press # to move to the next message.  
Press * to return to the main menu.  
Information About To listen to date, time, and sender information about a message in your  
Your Messages mailbox, press 6 during or after the message, and then press one of these  
buttons:  
Press 1 for date and time information.  
Press 2 for sender information.  
Press 4 to listen to the previous message.  
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Replying to a  
Message  
You can send a reply to a voice mail message, provided that the NBX  
system has received the necessary caller ID information.  
If you receive a message that is marked Private, you can reply to the  
originator, but you cannot forward the message to others.  
To reply to a message after you listen to it:  
1 Press 4.  
If the message has been sent to more than one person, press 1 to reply  
only to the sender or press 2 to reply to all of the recipients.  
2 After the tone, record your reply.  
3 Hang up, or press # for more options.  
4 If you press #, press one of these buttons:  
Press 1 to send your reply.  
Press 2 to re-record your reply.  
Press 3 to listen to your reply.  
Press 9 to Mark the message Private or Urgent. See “Marking a Message  
as Private or Urgent” later in this chapter.  
Press * to cancel your message.  
Forwarding a  
Message  
You can forward most messages, with or without comments.  
If you receive a message that is marked Private, you cannot forward it.  
To forward a message:  
1 Log in to your voice mailbox at your telephone or remotely.  
2 Listen to a message that you want to forward, and press 5.  
3 After the tone, record an introductory message and then press # OR if  
you choose not to record a comment, press # when you hear the tone.  
4 Optionally, press one of these buttons, OR proceed to step 5.  
Press 2 to re-record your introductory comment.  
Press 3 to listen to your introductory comment.  
Press 9 to mark the message Private or Urgent. See “Marking a  
Message as Private or Urgent” later in this chapter.  
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Press * to cancel your message.  
5 When you are ready to forward the message, press 1.  
6 Dial one of these destination numbers plus #:  
The internal extension or mailbox number of the recipient  
A speed dial number. See “Speed Dials” in Chapter 6.  
A voice mail group list number. (See “Using Voice Mail Group Lists”  
later in this chapter.)  
A site code plus extension (to send to a user on another NBX system in  
your organization). Example: neee or neeee (where n = one or more  
site code digits and e = the extension digits on the other system).  
For valid site codes in your organization, see your administrator.  
7 To forward the message to several recipients, dial each destination  
number followed by #.  
8 After the last destination number and its #, press # again to send your  
message.  
9 Follow the prompts to delete or save the message you just forwarded.  
Creating and  
Sending a Message  
To create and send a message directly without actually making a call,  
follow these steps:  
1 Log in to your mailbox at your telephone or remotely.  
2 Dial 2 to select Create and Send a Message.  
3 At the tone, record a message that is at least 2 seconds long, and press #  
to end the recording.  
4 Optionally, press one of these buttons, OR proceed to step 5.  
Press 2 to re-record the message.  
Press 3 to review the message.  
Press 9 to mark the message Private or Urgent. See “Marking a  
Message as Private or Urgent” later in this chapter.  
Press * to cancel your message.  
5 When you are ready to send the message, press 1.  
6 Dial one of these destination numbers plus #:  
The internal extension or mailbox number of the recipient  
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A speed dial number. See “Speed Dials” in Chapter 6.  
A voice mail group list number. (See “Using Voice Mail Group Lists”  
later in this chapter.)  
A site code plus extension (to send to a user on another NBX system in  
your organization). Example: neee or neeee (where n = one or more  
site code digits and e = the extension digits on the other system)  
For valid site codes in your organization, see your administrator.  
7 To send the message to several recipients, dial each destination number  
followed by #.  
8 After the last destination number and its #, press # again to send your  
message.  
Using Voice Mail  
Group Lists  
A Voice Mail Group, also called a mail group or mail list, is a collection of  
extensions with a special “group number.” Use it to send a message to  
everyone on the list at the same time.  
A Voice Mail Group is not the same as an ACD Group, Hunt Group, or  
Viewing System System Voice Mail Groups can be set up by your administrator. You can  
Groups send a message to everyone in a System Voice Mail Group by using * plus  
the two-digit group number.  
You can see a list of System Voice Mail Groups and the membership of  
each group through the NBX NetSet utility.  
To view System Voice Mail Groups:  
1 Log in to the NBX Netset utility and go to NBX Voice Mail Settings >  
System Group List. A list of System Group IDs and Names displays.  
2 To view the membership of any group, click the Group ID. A list of the  
system group members displays.  
Creating Personal You can create your own Personal Voice Mail Group either through the  
Groups telephone or through the NBX NetSet utility.  
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To create a personal voice mail list through the telephone:  
1 Log in to your mailbox at your telephone or remotely.  
2 Dial 9 for Mailbox Options.  
3 Dial 3 for Group Lists, and then 2 for Create Group.  
4 Dial a 2-digit number, 01–99, which becomes the Group Number.  
5 After the tone, speak a name for the group, and press #.  
6 Dial one of these numbers:  
1 to save the group name and proceed to step 7  
2 to change the group name and return to step 5  
* to exit without saving  
7 Dial one of these destination numbers plus #:  
The internal extension or mailbox number of the recipient  
A speed dial number. See “Speed Dials” in Chapter 6  
Another personal or system group list number  
A Voice Profile for Internet Mail (VPIM) extension  
A site code plus extension (to send to a user on another NBX system in  
your organization). Example: neee or neeee (where n = one or more  
site code digits and e = the extension digits on the other system)  
For valid site codes in your organization, see your administrator.  
8 When you have added all of the destination numbers, press:  
1 to save the group list  
2 to cancel creating the group  
** to return to the previous menu  
OR hang up.  
To create a Personal Voice Mail List through the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to NBX Voice Mail Settings >  
Personal Group List. You see a list of your current personal voice mail  
groups with Group IDs and Group Names.  
2 Click Add.  
3 Enter a Group ID, a number from 01–99 that is not used for a current  
group.  
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4 Enter a Name for the new group.  
5 Enter any VPIM extensions in the VPIMs box.  
6 Select members from the Non-Members list and move them to the  
Members list by clicking the left arrow.  
7 Click Apply and OK to complete the list.  
Modifying or You can review your Personal Voice Mail Groups, add members, or delete  
Deleting Personal a group from the telephone or from the NBX NetSet utility.  
Groups  
To review or modify a Personal Voice Mail Group from the telephone:  
1 Log in to your mailbox at your telephone or remotely.  
2 Dial 9 for Mailbox Options.  
3 Dial 3 for Group Lists.  
4 Press 1, 3, or 4:  
Press 1 to review your list of groups.  
Press 3 to delete a group.  
Press 4 to add or delete group members. See step 5.  
Press * to return to the main menu.  
5 To add members to a group or delete members from one, press 4.  
a To add one or more members to the group, dial one of these  
destination numbers plus #:  
The internal extension or mailbox number of the recipient  
A speed dial number. See “Speed Dials” in Chapter 6.  
Another personal or system group list number  
A VPIM extension  
A site code plus extension (to send to a user on another NBX  
system). Example: neee or neeee (where n = one or more site  
code digits and e = the extension digits on the other system). For  
valid site codes for your organization, see your administrator.  
b To delete one or more members from the group, dial the destination  
number that you want to delete and then press 1.  
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6 When you have added or deleted all of the destination numbers, press:  
1 to save the modified group list  
2 to cancel this modification to the group  
** to return to the previous menu  
OR hang up.  
To review or modify a Personal Voice Mail Group from the NBX NetSet  
utility:  
1 Log in the NBX NetSet utility and go to NBX Voice Mail Settings >  
Personal Group List. You see a list of your current personal voice mail  
groups.  
2 Select the group to review or modify.  
3 Click Modify.  
4 You can change the Name for the group.  
5 You can enter any VPIM extensions in the VPIMs box.  
6 You can select members from the Non-Members list and move them to  
the Members list by clicking the left arrow. OR select members from the  
Members list and move them to the Non-Members list by clicking the  
right arrow.  
7 Click Apply and OK to complete your changes.  
To delete a Personal Voice Mail Group from the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to NBX Voice Mail Settings >  
Personal Group List. You see a list of your current personal voice mail  
groups.  
2 Select the group to delete.  
3 Click Remove.  
4 Click Yes to confirm.  
Marking a Message  
When you compose a voice message, you can select Private or Urgent  
as Private or Urgent from the delivery options. If you do not select a delivery option, your  
message is sent as a Normal message.  
Private Messages — The recipient cannot forward the message to  
others.  
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Urgent Messages — Places the message at the beginning of the  
recipients message queue. Urgent messages are heard first.  
or “Creating and Sending a Message” earlier in this chapter.  
2 In step 4 of those instructions, press 9.  
3 To mark the message Urgent, press 1. To mark the message Private,  
press 2.  
4 To send the marked message, press 1, or listen to the prompts for other  
choices.  
Other Ways to  
Manage Your Voice  
Mail Messages  
You can listen to and, in some configurations, delete your voice messages  
from within an e-mail application or a messaging application using your  
Internet browser. For details, see “Listening to Your Messages in Your  
Other Kinds of  
Mailboxes  
The NBX system allows you (for the greeting-only mailbox) or the  
administrator (for phantom or group mailboxes) to set up mailboxes for  
special situations, as described in this section.  
Greeting-Only When you designate your mailbox as a greeting-only mailbox, callers hear  
Mailbox your personal greeting but they cannot leave a voice mail message.  
To change your voice mailbox to a greeting-only mailbox, log in to the  
NBX NetSet utility and go to NBX Voice Mail Settings > Personal  
Greeting. Select the Greeting Only Mailbox.  
Examples:  
When you take an extended leave of absence, you can create a  
personal greeting with your scheduled date of return and whom to  
call during your absence. Callers can be transferred but are unable to  
leave voice messages for you. When you return, clear the Greeting  
Only Mailbox check box so that callers can leave messages again.  
If you are a teacher, you can create a new personal greeting on the  
schools NBX system every day to explain homework assignments.  
Students call in to the greeting-only mailbox to get the homework  
information but cannot leave a message for you on this mailbox.  
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If you are the administrator, you can create a greeting-only mailbox  
and use the personal greeting to post information for employees, such  
as a notice that the offices are closed because of bad weather.  
When you create the personal greeting, remember to tell callers that they  
cannot leave messages in this voice mailbox. For instructions on changing  
Personal Greetings” earlier in this chapter.  
In addition to preventing a caller from leaving a message, a greeting-only  
mailbox does not allow anyone to forward or create and send a message  
to it or reply to a message that was sent from its extension  
Avoid adding a greeting-only mailbox to a personal voice mail group list.  
Phantom Mailbox A phantom mailbox does not have an actual telephone associated with it.  
The administrator sets up a phantom mailbox.  
Examples:  
If you are a sales representative who travels constantly for your  
organization and never comes into the office, you still need a way to  
receive telephone messages. Using your phantom mailbox, you can  
retrieve, forward, and save messages in the same way that any other  
employee can but without a physical telephone connected to your  
NBX system.  
If you are an employee who lives a long distance from your office and  
works from home, customers and others can leave messages in the  
your phantom mailbox and you can call in to the NBX system to  
retrieve them, or you can listen to them from the NBX NetSet utility.  
You retrieve messages from a phantom mailbox in the same way that you  
retrieve messages from a personal mailbox. See “Listening to NBX  
Messages” earlier in this chapter.  
Group Mailbox A group mailbox is a voice mailbox from which a group of users can  
retrieve messages. Your administrator creates group mailboxes and can  
explain how to retrieve messages that are left in the group mailbox.  
Example:  
During nonbusiness hours, the system can send incoming telephone  
calls for your sales department to a group mailbox. Your administrator  
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assigns to the appropriate sales people the ability to listen to, forward,  
or otherwise handle all messages that are directed to the group  
mailbox.  
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This chapter describes standard features of the NBX® Telephones. It  
covers these topics:  
For help on accessing NBX features from an analog telephone or a  
third-party, SIP-based IP Telephone, see the applicable NBX Feature Codes  
Guide in the NBX NetSet™ utility.  
If your system uses a messaging application other than NBX Messaging,  
use the documentation for your messaging application instead of the  
instructions in this chapter.  
Answering a Call  
To answer an incoming call, pick up the handset If you are using a  
3Com® 3101SP Basic Telephone, you can press  
(Speaker).  
An unanswered call on any telephone on the NBX system is forwarded to  
the call coverage point that you specify in the NBX NetSet utility Call  
Forward > Call Forward or Call Forward Override page. To specify the  
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number of times that your telephone rings before the call is forwarded or  
to specify where you want the call to go, see “Forwarding Incoming  
Calls” later in this chapter.  
Caller ID The display panel on your 3Com telephone shows the name and  
extension of an internal caller. For an external caller, if your organization  
purchases Caller ID service from your telephone company and if the  
external caller allows Caller ID information to be broadcast, the display  
panel shows the external callers name and telephone number.  
Answering a On 3Com 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones, when a new call arrives  
Second Call while you are on a call:  
1 Press  
to put the current call on hold.  
2 Press the Access button for the line on which the new call is arriving.  
3 To return to the earlier call, hang up the new call, or put it on hold, or  
transfer it, and then press the Access button for the original call.  
On the 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone, use Table 7 to manage the two  
lines.  
Table 7 Managing Multiple Calls on the 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone  
Line A  
Line B  
How to Manage New Calls  
Active call  
Ringing  
To answer the incoming call, press Call Toggle. (If  
you do not answer, the system sends the second call  
to your call coverage point.)  
Active call  
On hold  
On hold  
Ringing  
To toggle to the call that is on hold, press Call  
Toggle. To return to the first call, press Call Toggle.  
If you have placed one call on hold:  
And you do not hang up the handset, and the  
other line rings, press Call Toggle to return to the  
call on hold. Then press Call Toggle to answer  
the incoming call.  
And you do hang up the handset and the other  
line rings, pick up the handset to connect to the  
incoming call. Press Call Toggle to switch calls.  
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Table 7 Managing Multiple Calls on the 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone  
Line A  
Line B  
How to Manage New Calls  
On hold  
On hold  
If you have placed two calls on hold:  
And you do not hang up the handset, press Call  
Toggle to return to the call you most recently  
placed on hold. Then press Call Toggle again to  
return to the line you first placed on hold.  
And you do hang up the handset, pick up the  
handset to return to the call you most recently  
placed on hold. Then press Call Toggle to be  
connected to the line you first placed on hold.  
Active or on  
hold  
On hold  
If a third call comes in while you have one active call  
and one on hold, or two calls on hold, the system  
forwards the third caller directly to your call  
coverage point. See “Forwarding Incoming Calls” in  
Chapter 5 for call forwarding details.  
See also “Status Icons” in Chapter 3 for the indicators in the 3Com 2101  
Basic Telephones display panel during these calls.  
Using the 3Com  
Telephone  
Display Panel  
Use the telephone display panel of your 3Com telephone to dial a  
number:  
Call Logs — The logs of the most recent calls to and from your  
telephone (Missed Calls, Answered Calls, Dialed Calls).  
Directory — A list of the users on your system and their extensions.  
Personal Speed Dials — A list of personal speed dial numbers that  
you have set in the NBX NetSet utility Directory > Personal Speed  
Dial page.  
System-wide Speed Dials — A list of the system-wide speed dial  
numbers set by your administrator. You can view and print these  
numbers in NBX NetSet utility Directory > System-Wide Speed Dial  
page.  
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To access the display panel lists:  
1 Pick up the handset. Press the up or down scroll key to the right of the  
display.  
On 3Com 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones, you can press a scroll key,  
select a number, and dial without picking up the handset. The 3101 Basic  
Telephone does not support speaker phone operation. With the 3101,  
you must use the handset to speak to the person on the call.  
2 Use the scroll buttons to move through the lists. When you see the list  
that you want to use, press the button under Slct (Select).  
3 Use the scroll keys to move to the name or number that you want to call.  
Verify that the cursor is at the entry you want, and press the button under  
Slct.  
4 To move back to the previous menu, press the button under Back.  
5 To leave the lists entirely, press the Exit soft button. OR press an Access  
button that is programmed for Release. OR hang up.  
Tips on After you press the up or down scroll key (3102 and 3102B Business  
Using the Lists Telephone scroll keys shown), if you do not select an item immediately,  
the display alternates between the list:  
Call Logs  
Directory  
and the menu choices:  
Select an entry  
Slct | Back | Exit  
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In the user directory, names appear in alphabetical order, by last name.  
The system updates the directory when the administrator adds or  
removes users.  
Lee Man Yee  
Lee Margaret  
In the user directory, to move quickly to the first name that begins with a  
particular letter, you can use the key pad. Example: Press 3 to show the  
first name that begins with D; press 3 twice to move to the first name  
that begins with E; press 3 three times to move to the first name that  
begins with F. Then scroll up or down to the name that you want.  
Dialing a Call  
This section describes standard dialing features. For information on  
dialing from an analog telephone, see the NBX Feature Codes Guide in  
the NBX NetSet utility.  
An Internal Call To dial an internal call:  
1 Pick up the handset. On 3101SP Basic Telephones, you can press the  
button. You hear the dial tone. If necessary, select an internal line.  
2 Dial the persons 3-digit or 4-digit extension. Or use the display panel to  
find and dial the name of the person whom you want to call in the user  
directory, call logs, or a speed dial list.  
3 When you are finished, hang up the handset. If you pressed the  
button, press it again to end the call.  
For details about placing calls to remote or branch offices, see “Dialing a  
An External Call To dial an external call:  
1 Pick up the handset. On 3101SP Basic Telephones, you can press the  
button. You hear the dial tone. If necessary, dial 9, 8 or whatever to  
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access an external line. If one of the Access buttons is configured to  
access an external line directly, you can press that button.  
2 Dial the number. Or use the display panel on a 3Com Telephone to scroll  
to a missed, answered, or dialed number, or a personal or system-wide  
speed dial number.  
3 When you finish speaking, hang up the handset. If you pressed the  
button, press it again to end the call.  
Redialing a Call On a 3Com Basic Telephone:  
Pick up the handset and then press Feature + 401 to dial the most  
recent number that you dialed.  
OR  
Use the Call Logs on the display panel to redial a recently missed,  
answered, or dialed call.  
Forwarding  
Incoming Calls  
You can choose when and where to forward unanswered incoming calls.  
Unanswered calls that come in directly to your extension go to a call  
coverage point. You can set different call coverage points for different  
conditions: default, no answer, busy, and all calls.  
Unanswered calls that come to your telephone through ACD groups,  
hunt groups, and calling groups follow the call coverage path that your  
administrator sets up for the group. See “Automatic Call Distribution  
When you specify call forwarding, you specify the call coverage point and  
the condition under which to forward calls.  
Call Coverage Points Your call coverage points are the destinations you forward your calls to  
when you do not answer. They can be telephone extensions or external  
telephone numbers, your voice mail box, or an automated attendant.  
Condition to Forward You can choose when to forward calls:  
Calls  
Default — Forwards unanswered incoming calls to your default call  
coverage point after a specified number of rings if you have not  
specified another condition.  
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Call Forward No Answer — Forwards unanswered incoming calls to  
a call coverage point when your phone rings for a specified number of  
rings.  
Call Forward Busy — Forwards incoming calls to a call coverage  
point when your phone is busy.  
If you have multiple lines, all lines must be in use in order for Call  
Forward Busy to engage.  
Call Forward All — Forwards all incoming calls without ringing to a  
call coverage point regardless of the state of your phone.  
Use this feature when, for example, you plan to be away from your  
phone for an extended period of time.  
Setting Call Forward You can set call forwarding from your telephone. You choose the  
from the Telephone condition for call forwarding (default, no answer, busy, or all) and the  
destination. When you specify an external telephone number as the  
destination, start by entering a 9 or 8 or whatever is required to access an  
outside line. Example: 912815551212 dials (281) 555-1212. You can  
enter a * if a pause is required between an access code and a destination  
number.  
The number that you choose may be limited by your call permissions. To  
view your permissions, log in to NBX NetSet utility and go to My Calling  
Privileges > Call Permissions.  
From the telephone, you can set call forwarding using feature codes. Use  
the NBX NetSet utility to see your call forwarding settings. You or your  
administrator can also set programmable access buttons for call  
forwarding. (See “User Button Mapping” in Chapter 6.)  
Forward to Mail  
From the telephone, you can set your 3Com Telephone so that all  
incoming calls go directly to your default call coverage point, usually your  
voice mailbox. You can change the destination to the Auto Attendant or  
receptionist or a different telephone number. This feature is referred to as  
FWD MAIL, Forward to Mail, Forward All Calls to Voice Mail, and Forward  
All Calls to VM. When Forward to Mail is in effect, your telephone rings  
once before forwarding the call to your default call coverage point.  
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On a 3Com Basic Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 440.  
3 To turn off FWD MAIL, pick up the handset and press Feature + 440  
again.  
To set your default call forwarding destination, use the NBX NetSet utility.  
See “Default” later in this section.  
To prevent the telephone from ringing even once, use the Do Not Disturb  
feature (see “Do Not Disturb” in Chapter 6) or use the Call Forward All  
feature (see “Call Forward All” later in this section).  
Call Forward No Answer, Call Forward Busy, and Call Forward All override  
this Forward to Mail setting if they are in effect. If you turn off Forward to  
Mail and no other call forward options are in effect, unanswered calls still  
go to your default call coverage point but after the number of rings  
specified in the NBX NetSet utility Call Forward > Call Forward page.  
To view your current Forward to Mail setting, log in to NBX NetSet utility  
and go to My Calling Privileges > Feature Settings and see the status  
for Forward All Calls to VM.  
Call Forward No Answer  
To set Call Forward No Answer:  
1 Pick up the handset, and press Feature + 466.  
#
2 Dial the number that you want to forward calls to and press . If the  
#
display shows the destination number you want, just press to accept it.  
3 To turn off Call Forward No Answer, pick up the handset and press  
Feature + 466 again.  
You can specify the number of rings before the call is forwarded by  
logging in to the NBX NetSet utility and selecting the Call Forward >  
Call Forward Override page. You specify the number of rings under the  
Call Forward No Answer selection.  
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Call Forward Busy  
To set Call Forward Busy:  
1 Pick up the handset, and press Feature + 467.  
#
2 Dial the number that you want to forward calls to and press . If the  
#
display shows the destination number you want, just press to accept it.  
3 To turn off Call Forward Busy, pick up the handset and press Feature +  
467 again.  
Call Forward All  
To set Call Forward All:  
1 Pick up the handset, and press Feature + 465.  
#
2 Dial the number that you want to forward calls to and press . If the  
#
display shows the destination extension you want, just press to accept  
it.  
3 To turn off Call Forward All, pick up the handset and press Feature + 465  
again.  
To set Call Forward All from the display panel:  
1 Scroll to CFWD ALL on the display panel.  
2 Press the Set soft button to select CFWD ALL.  
3 Press the Set soft button again.  
4 If the telephone number you want was entered previously and displays,  
#
press to accept it. Otherwise, enter the telephone number to forward  
#
calls to and press .  
To cancel Call Forward All from the display panel:  
1 Scroll to CFWD ALL on the display panel.  
2 Press the Set soft button to select CFWD ALL.  
3 Press the Set soft button again to select Cancel CFWD ALL.  
Setting Call Forward From the NBX NetSet utility, you can set default call forwarding or choose  
from the NBX NetSet to override the default with a condition for call forwarding (No Answer,  
Utility Busy, or All) and a destination. For telephone numbers, do not use  
parentheses, hyphens, or spaces. When you specify an external telephone  
number, start by entering a 9 or 8 or whatever is required to access an  
outside line. Example: 912815551212 dials (281) 555-1212. You can  
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enter a * if a pause is required between an access code and a destination  
number.  
Default  
The Call Forward page defines basic call forwarding. You choose from  
four destinations: voicemail box, a phone number, the automated  
attendant, or disconnection. You can override these settings on the Call  
Forward Override page or by making changes on the telephone.  
To set the default call forwarding:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Call Forward > Call Forward.  
2 Select the number of rings you want the caller to wait before the call  
coverage point is activated.  
3 Select the call coverage point:  
If you select Forward to voicemail box, the caller can leave a  
message.  
If you select Forward to phone number, enter that extension or  
external phone number in the box.  
The number that you choose may be limited by your call permissions. To  
view your permissions, go to My Calling Privileges > Call Permissions.  
The selection for Forward to phone number specifies where you  
want to forward calls that are not answered at your internal extension.  
If you check the box below the Forward to phone number, calls that  
are unanswered at the number you forward them to are passed on to  
your choice of:  
User Voicemail — Your voicemail box  
Default Menu — The default automated attendant, usually  
extension 500  
VoiceMail AA— The default system voicemail, usually extension  
501  
If you leave the box unchecked, calls that are unanswered at the  
number you forward them to are passed on to the destination  
specified for that number. This setting can result in having your calls  
forwarded to another persons voicemail or to a loop of forwarding  
where the call is never answered.  
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If you select Automated Attendant, you can choose to forward calls  
to your choice of:  
Default Menu — The default automated attendant, usually  
extension 500  
VoiceMail AA — The default system voicemail, usually extension  
501  
If you select Disconnect (no coverage), the system disconnects an  
incoming call if it is not answered after the specified number of rings.  
4 Click Apply to enter your changes.  
Override  
To set the call forward override:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Call Forward > Call Forward  
Override.  
2 Select your call forward conditions:  
If you select Call Forward All, calls will not ring at all on your  
extension and will be immediately forwarded to the extension or  
external phone number you specify in the box.  
If you select the next button, you can select either or both of the  
following conditions:  
If you select Call Forward Busy, calls will not ring at all when all of  
your lines are busy and will be immediately forwarded to the extension  
or external phone number you specify in the box.  
If you select Call Forward No Answer, calls ring the number of times  
you specify in the rings box. If they are not answered then, they will be  
forwarded to the extension or external phone number you specify in  
the box.  
If you select No action, call forwarding follows the specifications of  
the Call Forward page.  
3 Click Apply to enter your changes.  
Call Forward Five features can interact to affect call forwarding: Forward to Mail, Call  
Precedence Forward No Answer, Call Forward Busy, Call Forward All, and Do Not  
Disturb. If they are enabled at the same time, the NBX system determines  
precedence, which call forwarding path is in effect, according to the  
following rules:  
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If Call Forward All is enabled, all calls are immediately forwarded to  
the Call Forward All destination. All other feature settings are ignored.  
If Do Not Disturb is enabled and Call Forward All is not enabled, all  
calls are immediately forwarded to the Call Forward Default  
destination. All other feature settings are ignored.  
If Call Forward Busy is enabled and Call Forward All and Do Not  
Disturb are not enabled, all calls received when this extension is busy  
are immediately forwarded to the Call Forward Busy destination. All  
other feature settings are ignored.  
If Call Forward No Answer is enabled and Call Forward All and Do Not  
Disturb are not enabled, all calls received when this extension is not  
busy are forwarded to the Call Forward No Answer destination after  
the specified number of rings. All other feature settings are ignored.  
If Forward to Mail is enabled and Call Forward All, Do Not Disturb, Call  
Forward No Answer, and Call Forward Busy are not enabled, all calls  
received when this extension is not busy are forwarded to the Call  
Forward Default destination after one ring.  
If no call forwarding settings are enabled, all calls received this  
extension is busy are immediately forwarded to the Call Forward  
Default destination. If this extension is not busy, all calls are forwarded  
to the Call Forward Default destination after the number of rings  
specified in the Call Forward Default page of the NBX NetSet utility.  
Putting a Call  
on Hold  
You can put a call on hold for any reason.  
On 3Com 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones:  
1 Press the  
button.  
2 To return to the call, press the appropriate Access button.  
On a 3Com 2101Basic Telephone:  
1 Press the Hold button.  
2 To return to the call, press the Call Toggle button.  
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Dialing Another Call You can place a call on hold to dial a new call,  
On 3Com 3101and 3101SP Basic Telephones:  
1 Press the  
button.  
2 Press one of the Access buttons that is currently not being used.  
3 When you hear dial tone, dial the second call.  
On a 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone:  
1 Press the Hold button.  
2 To obtain dial tone to make the second call:  
If you did not hang up the handset, press and release the hook switch.  
If you did hang up the handset, pick it up again.  
3 When you hear dial tone, dial the second call.  
More Than One Call The number of simultaneous calls that you can have on your 3Com  
Telephone is limited by the number of Access buttons that are defined for  
your extension. The default is the first two Access buttons on the left of  
3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones. Your administrator can verify the  
number and location on your telephone.  
To place more than one call on hold on a 3Com 3101 or 3101SP Basic  
Telephone:  
1 To place the current call on hold, press the  
button.  
To make a call, press one of the Access buttons that is currently not  
being used. When you hear dial tone, dial the call.  
To receive a call, locate the flashing status light that indicates the  
incoming call and press the associated Access button.  
2 To place the new call on hold, press  
.
3 To return to either call, press the appropriate Access button.  
4 To place or receive another new call, repeat the previous steps.  
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To place more than one call on hold on a 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone:  
1 Press the Hold button.  
2 Make or receive a new call:  
To obtain dial tone and make a second call:  
If you did not hang up the handset, press and release the hook  
switch.  
If you did hang up the handset, pick it up again.  
When you hear dial tone, dial the second call.  
To answer a call:  
If you did not hang up the handset, press the Call Toggle button.  
If you did hang up the handset, pick it up again.  
3 To place the second call on hold, press the Hold button.  
On a 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone, you can place at most two calls on  
hold.  
On the 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone, if you have placed two calls on hold:  
And you did not hang up the handset, press Call Toggle to return to  
the call that you most recently put on hold. Then press Call Toggle  
again to put that call on hold and return to the second call.  
And you did hang up the handset, pick up the handset to return to  
the call that you most recently put on hold. Then press Call Toggle to  
put the call on hold and return to the second call.  
Transferring a Call  
When you answer an incoming telephone call, the Transfer feature allows  
you to send that call from your telephone to any other internal line or, if  
your call permissions allow, to an outside line. To view your permissions,  
log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to My Calling Privileges > Call  
Permissions. Your administrator can change your call permissions.  
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Announced Before you complete a transfer, you can announce to the recipient that  
(Screened) Transfer you are transferring a call. The recipient can then decide whether to take  
the call. To announce a transfer:  
1 While on a call, press the Transfer button. The system places the caller  
on hold and selects a new line.  
2 Dial the number to which you want to transfer the call.  
3 When the recipient answers, announce the call.  
If the recipient wants to take the call, press Transfer again to  
complete the transfer. Hang up the handset.  
If you are on a 3Com 3101 or 3101SP Basic Telephone and the  
recipient does not want to take the call, retrieve it by pressing the  
Access button on which the call originated.  
If you are on a 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone and the recipient does not  
want to take the call, press and release the hook switch to disconnect  
the attempted transfer, and then retrieve the original call by pressing  
Call Toggle.  
Your administrator can disable Announced Transfers (by enabling the One  
Button Transfer feature) for the entire NBX system. When that setting is  
enabled, every time that you transfer a call, the call is transferred as soon  
as you dial the extension and hang up — without waiting for you to  
announce the call.  
Blind Transfer In a blind transfer, you transfer the call without notifying the recipient:  
1 While on a call, press the Transfer button. The system places the caller  
on hold and selects a new line.  
2 Dial the number to which you want to transfer the call.  
3 As soon as you hear a full ring, press the Transfer button and hang up.  
(If you press the Transfer button too soon after you dial the number, the  
transfer may not occur.)  
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Direct Mail Transfer  
You can transfer a call directly into another users voice mailbox. The call  
does not ring on that users telephone.  
Calls transferred to a user’s mailbox by means of Direct Mail Transfer are  
always directed into that user’s voice mailbox, even if the recipient has  
specified a different call coverage point.  
On a 3Com Basic Telephone:  
1 While you are on a call, press Feature + 441.  
2 Dial the voice mail extension of the person to whose voice mailbox you  
want to transfer the call.  
3 Hang up the handset.  
Establishing a  
Conference Call  
Depending on the type of telephone you have, you can establish a  
Conference Call with up to four parties, including yourself. You must be  
using a telephone on the NBX system to establish the call. The other one  
to three parties can be any combination of internal and external parties.  
If the NBX has SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) enabled, you are limited to  
three-party Conference calls, including yourself, unless your NBX system  
is configured with a 3Com SIP Conference Server. For more information  
on making Conference calls with SIP enabled, see your NBX administrator.  
On 3Com Basic Telephones, you must use the Feature Code.  
From a 3Com Basic Telephone, follow these steps:  
1 Dial a call, or receive a call from someone else. Two parties are now on  
the call.  
2 While on the call, press Feature + 430. The system selects a new line and  
places the first party on hold.  
3 Dial a call to an internal or external third party.  
For an announced conference, wait for the third party to answer the  
call, and then press Feature + 430 again.  
Until you press Feature + 430 the second time, the second party  
remains on hold, and you may converse with the third party  
privately.  
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For a blind conference, press Feature + 430 immediately after you  
dial the number. You return to the conference, and you and the  
second party hear the called partys telephone ringing.  
If the third party answers, three parties are now in the conference call.  
If the third party is internal and does not answer, the attempt to  
conference that party is cancelled. You cannot establish a conference call  
with an NBX user’s voice mailbox.  
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to conference in a fourth party.  
On a 3101SP Basic Telephone, you can press the  
speaker phone operation.  
button to activate  
You can turn off the microphone or the mouthpiece on the handset  
by pressing the button (3101, 3101SP). The other parties cannot  
hear you, but you can hear them.  
For details about the Speaker and Mute features, see Telephone  
Buttons and Controls” in Chapter 2 for the 3101 and 3101SP Basic  
Telephones.  
Disconnecting the Use the Conference Drop feature to disconnect the last person that you  
Last Person add to a conference call. This feature is helpful if, when you add a party,  
That You Called your call is answered by someone else.  
Only the person who added the last caller to the conference call can  
drop that caller.  
Your administrator can configure any Access button on the Attendant  
Console to be a Conference Drop button.  
On a 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone or a telephone that does not have a  
button programmed for Conference Drop:  
1 Press Feature + 431.  
2 The system returns you to the others who are in the conference call.  
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More About  
Conference Calls  
To place your part of a conference call on hold, press the Hold or  
button. The other parties can talk among themselves, but they cannot  
hear you. Music on Hold does not play when a conference call is on  
hold.  
To transfer a conference call to another telephone, press the Transfer  
button. Dial the number to which you want to transfer the call,  
announce to the recipient (optionally) that you are transferring a  
conference call, and then press the Transfer button again.  
All of the conferenced parties are transferred except yourself.  
Your ability to drop the last person that you added to the  
conference is transferred to the person who accepts the transfer.  
Using Camp On  
Camp On allows you to queue a transferred call on to an NBX destination  
extension that is already in use. When the destination extension becomes  
available, the system automatically rings that extension.  
While a call is camped on, the caller hears either Music On Transfer (MOT)  
or silence if no music is provided. The destination extension becomes  
available when the user ends the current call or puts the current call on  
Hold.  
You initiate a Camp On call through Feature code 468 or a programmed  
system access button depending on the type of NBX telephone you have  
and how it is configured.  
Examples 1 and 2 show two different ways for a user to initiate Camp  
On.  
Example 1: Camp On With Call Transfer  
The user at extension 1001 calls the user at extension 1002, who then  
transfers the call to extension 1003. But the user at extension 1003 is on  
another call. (The display panel of the extension 1002 telephone shows  
“On Another Call.”) So the user at extension 1002 initiates the Camp On  
call, and then hangs up. The user at extension 1001 remains on hold  
while the user at extension 1003 hears a tone that indicates a caller is  
camped on. As soon as extension 1003 is available, extension 1003 rings  
with a call from extension 1001.  
In this example, the user at extension 1002 initiates Camp On after  
initiating a screened call transfer.  
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In contrast, Example 2 shows how a user can initiate Camp On to directly  
queue a transferred call on to a destination extension that is in use or  
busy without using the call transfer feature.  
Example 2: Direct Camp On  
The user at extension 1001 calls the user at extension 1004, who  
determines that extension 1005 is busy and cannot take the call (meaning  
all of its system access lines are in use). So instead of transferring and  
dropping the call to the call coverage for extension 1005, extension 1004  
initiates the Camp On call and then hangs up. The user at extension 1001  
remains on hold while the user at extension 1005 hears a tone that  
indicates a caller is camped on. As soon as extension 1005 is available,  
extension 1005 rings with a call from extension 1001.  
In this example, the user at extension 1004 simply initiates Camp On after  
receiving the call from extension 1001.  
Initiating Camp On If you have a 3Com Basic, Business, or Manager Telephone, or Attendant  
With Call Transfer Console, you can initiate Camp On with Call Transfer to queue a call to  
an in use destination extension.  
1 While on a call, initiate a (screened) call transfer as described in  
“Announced (Screened) Transfer” earlier in this chapter.  
2 When you see “On Another Call” on your display panel for the  
destination extension, press Feature + 468 (or press the Camp On  
Access button if one is programmed on your telephone).  
If the Camp On attempt is successful, the call originator remains on  
hold while the destination extension receives a Call Waiting tone.  
When the party on the destination extension becomes available, the  
camped on call rings on the destination extension. Or, if the  
destination party remains unavailable and the Camp On Return  
Interval expires, the call is returned to you. See “More About Camp  
On” later in this chapter.  
If the Camp On attempt is not permitted, the call originator remains  
on hold while the message “Not Allowed” or “Camp On In Use”  
appears on your display panel. See “More About Camp On” later in  
this chapter.  
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Initiating Direct You can initiate Camp On to directly queue a call on to a destination  
Camp On extension that is in use or busy.  
On a 3Com Basic or Business Telephone or Attendant Console:  
1 While on a call, press Feature + 468 (or press the Camp On Access  
button if one is programmed on your telephone).  
You are prompted to enter the Camp On destination extension.  
2 Enter the three-digit or four-digit extension that you want to Camp On.  
If the Camp On attempt is successful, the call originator remains on  
hold while the destination extension receives a Call Waiting tone.  
When the party on the destination extension becomes available, the  
camped on call rings on the destination extension. Or, if the  
destination party remains unavailable and the Camp On Return  
Interval expires, the call is returned to you. See “More About Camp  
On” in this chapter.  
If the Camp On attempt is not permitted, the message “Not Allowed”  
or “Camp On In Use” appears on your display panel. See “More  
About Camp On” in this chapter.  
More About These usage tips and limitations apply to Camp On:  
Camp On  
A system-wide Camp On Return Interval determines how long a caller  
can stay camped on to an extension. The default Camp On Return  
Interval is 180 seconds (three minutes). The NBX administrator can  
configure it to be anything from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. If the  
Camp On Return Interval expires, the camped call is returned to the  
originator of the Camp On. For example, extension 1001 calls  
extension 1002, and the call is then camped onto extension 1003 and  
extension 1002 hangs up. Extension 1003 stays busy. When the Camp  
On Return Interval expires, extension 1002 starts ringing. If the user at  
extension 1002 does not answer the call, the call goes to the call  
coverage for extension 1002.  
You can initiate a Camp On call only to an internal NBX extension.  
However, the originating call can originate from either an external or  
internal number.  
An extension can only have one Camped On call in its queue. If  
another Camp On attempt is made to this extension, the message  
“Camp On In Use” is displayed at the telephone attempting to initiate  
the Camp On.  
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You cannot initiate a Camp On call to:  
An ACD extension  
A Hunt Group extension  
A TAPI RoutePoint extension  
A Call Park extension  
A Phantom extension  
You cannot initiate a Camp On call to a device connected to an Auto  
Attendant or Voicemail.  
You can use either System-wide Speed dials (SSDs) or Personal Speed  
Dials (PSDs) that are mapped to a valid extension as an alternative to  
manually dialing the Camp On destination extension.  
If Call Forward All or Do Not Disturb is enabled on the Camp On  
destination extension, the message “Not Allowed” is displayed at the  
telephone attempting to initiate the Camp On.  
The condition of the destination extension at the time you initiate  
Camp On determines the following:  
If the Destination Extension is In Use — One or more (but not  
all) of its system appearance lines are presently being used. In this  
condition, you can use either Camp On with Call Transfer or Direct  
Camp On to queue a call on to the destination extension.  
If the Destination Extension is Busy — All of its system  
appearance lines are presently being used. In this condition, you  
can use only Direct Camp On to queue a call on to the destination  
extension.  
If the Destination Extension is Available — Instead of queuing  
the call, both Camp On with Call Transfer and Direct Camp On act  
as a blind transfer (See “Blind Transfer” earlier in this chapter.)  
If you have an NBX Entry telephone or an analog telephone you can  
use only Direct Camp On to queue a call on to the destination  
extension.  
If you are using Camp On with Call Transfer and the destination  
extension has its Call Coverage set to Disconnect, after the transfer  
times out, you receive a busy tone. You can now initiate Camp On to  
the destination extension.  
For additional tips and considerations on using Camp On, see your NBX  
system administrator.  
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Using Automatic  
Callback  
Automatic Callback allows you to request a call back ring from a  
destination extension that is in use or unanswered. The NBX system  
attempts to connect you when the called party at that extension becomes  
available.  
On an NBX telephone, the Automatic Callback feature is helpful when:  
The person you are calling is on another call and you want the system  
to generate a call back ring as soon as this person is available.  
The person you are calling does not answer the call and you want the  
system to generate a call back when this person is available.  
You initiate an Automatic Callback through Feature code 469 or a  
programmed system access button depending on the type of NBX  
telephone you have and how it is configured.  
Initiating Automatic You can initiate Automatic Callback while making a direct call to an  
Callback extension that is in use or unanswered.  
On a 3Com Basic or Business Telephone or Attendant Console:  
1 While on a call to an extension that is in use or unanswered, press  
Feature + 469 (or press the Automatic Callback Access button if one is  
programmed on your telephone).  
2 Disconnect from the call.  
If the Automatic Callback attempt is successful, the message  
“Callback Extension XXX” appears on your display panel.  
When the party on the destination extension becomes available, you  
receive a call back ring. When you answer this call back, the  
destination extension rings and your call then can be connected.  
If the Automatic Callback attempt is not permitted, the message “Not  
Allowed” appears on your display panel. See “More About Automatic  
Callback” in this chapter.  
If the party on the Automatic Callback destination extension does not  
return your call within the time set by the Automatic Callback Return  
Interval, the system cancels the Automatic Callback request. For more  
information, see the “More About Automatic Callback” section.  
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More About These usage tips and limitations apply to Automatic Callback:  
Automatic Callback  
An Automatic Callback Return Interval, set by the NBX NetSet  
administrator, determines the maximum amount of time you can wait  
for a call back. The range for this timer is 1 minute to 24 hours with  
the default being 12 hours. If the Callback is not received within this  
time, the system cancels the Callback.  
An extension can have up to five Automatic Callback requests  
assigned to it. Return call backs are generated in the order that they  
were received (FIFO).  
Events that generate a call back from the destination extension  
include:  
Entering a feature code followed by an on-hook event  
Invoking Directory followed by an on-hook event  
Going off-hook then on-hook  
Using Feature + 111 to terminate a session  
You cannot initiate an Automatic Callback to:  
An external number  
An ACD extension  
A Hunt Group extension  
A TAPI RoutePoint extension  
A Call Park extension  
An extension receiving a transferred call  
A Phantom extension  
You cannot initiate Automatic Callback to a device connected to an  
Auto Attendant or Voicemail.  
If Call Forward All or Do Not Disturb is enabled on the Automatic  
Callback destination extension, the message “Not Allowed” is  
displayed at the telephone attempting to initiate the Automatic  
Callback.  
For additional tips and considerations on using Automatic Callback, see  
your NBX system administrator.  
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Setting the Volume  
On any 3Com Telephone, use the Volume Control buttons to raise or  
lower one of these volumes:  
Ring Volume To raise or lower the volume of the ring, press the up  
or down Volume Control button repeatedly while your telephone is  
ringing, until the volume is at the level that you prefer. To read how  
ringer volume is different from ringer tone, see “Ringer Tones” in  
Handset Volume To raise or lower the volume of the dial tone or  
the sound that you hear when you are using the handset, pick up the  
handset and then press the up or down Volume Control button  
repeatedly until the volume is at the level that you prefer. You can  
change the handset volume during a conversation or by listening to  
the dial tone.  
Speaker Volume (3Com 3101SP Basic Telephone) To raise or  
lower the volume of the sound that you hear when you are using the  
speaker phone for a conversation or just listening to the dial tone,  
press the Speaker button and then press the up or down Volume  
Control button repeatedly until the volume is at the level that you  
prefer.  
Headset Volume To raise or lower the volume of the dial tone or  
the sound that you hear on the headset, put on the headset and  
activate it as specified for your headset. When you hear the dial tone  
or during a conversation, press the up or down Volume Control  
button repeatedly until the volume is at the level that you prefer. See  
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Your Networked Telephony System has many features that can make your  
telephone easier to use. This chapter describes:  
For help on accessing NBX features from an analog telephone, see the  
NBX Feature Codes Guide for Analog Telephones in the NBX NetSet™  
utility. For how to set up your NBX NetSet utility password for the first  
time, see Chapter 1.  
If your system uses a messaging application other than NBX Messaging,  
use the documentation for your messaging application instead of these  
instructions.  
Guidelines About  
Features on NBX  
Telephones  
If your telephone does not have a button programmed for Feature,  
ask your administrator to program one.  
Because your administrator determines whether some of the features  
that are described in this chapter are available for your telephone or  
for the entire system, some of these features may not be available to  
you.  
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The settings on your telephone, including your extension, personal  
settings, and system settings, remain the same even when you move  
your telephone from one Ethernet jack to another, as long as both  
Ethernet connections are part of the same LAN.  
Because your extension and personal settings are associated with your  
telephone, you cannot switch your telephone with another users  
telephone without first having your administrator reassociate your  
profile with the other telephone.  
Ringer Tones  
To help you to distinguish the ring tone of your 3Com telephone from the  
sound of other phones, use the NBX NetSet utility to select one of nine  
ringing tones. You can also choose Silent Ring to disable audible ringing.  
To change the ringer tone:  
1 Verify that your computer has a sound device (a USB headset or a sound  
card with either headphones or speakers).  
2 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Telephone Programming >  
Ringer Tones.  
3 Click each of the nine Ringer Tone Settings to hear the choices.  
4 Select the number of the tone that you want.  
5 Click Apply.  
When you choose Silent Ring, the status light or display panel icon flashes  
when a call arrives, but the telephone never rings. A headset attached to  
the headset connector of a 3102 or 3102B Business Telephone also plays  
a tone audible only through the headset.  
User Button  
Mapping  
You can map the buttons of your own 3Com Basic, Manager, or Business  
Telephone if your NBX administrator enables this feature for your user  
group. You can also modify the button mappings for a telephone to  
override group button mappings unless your administrator has locked a  
particular feature or features. (A lock icon in the NetSet display indicates  
whether the button can be remapped.) Call forwarding can occur when  
locking is enabled.  
To check if button mapping is available for your telephone, log in to the  
NBX NetSet utility and go to My Calling Privileges > Call Permissions.  
Button mapping is available if this feature is enabled.  
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To set the button mappings for an individual telephone:  
1 Go to Telephone Programming > Button Mapping  
2 Click on the pull-down list next to the appropriate button in order to  
select a feature from the list to associate with this particular button.  
Table 8 describes all the function types that a user can map to the  
available buttons on an NBX Telephone. See “Button Mapping Notes”  
later in this chapter for tips and special considerations.  
Table 8 User Button Mappings  
Function  
Button Description  
For more information, see  
Account Code  
Before or during a call, press this button, enter the account “Account (Billing) Codes” in  
#
code you want, and press the key.  
Automatic Callback  
Camp On  
While on a call to an extension that is in use or  
unanswered, press this button and disconnect from the call Chapter 5  
to have the system generate a call back ring when the user  
at that extension becomes available.  
While on an active call, press this button and when  
prompted, enter the Camp On destination extension of an Chapter 5  
in use or busy extension to camp the call.  
CFWD All  
Press this button to enter a Call Forward All extension and “Call Forward All” in  
to toggle on and off the Call Forward All feature.  
CFWD Busy  
Press this button to enter a Call Forward Busy extension  
and to toggle on and off the Call Forward Busy feature.  
CFWD No Answer  
Press this button to enter a Call Forward No Answer  
extension and to toggle on and off the Call Forward No  
Answer feature.  
CLIR-All  
Press this button to toggle on and off the Caller ID All (all  
external calls) feature.  
CLIR-Next  
Call Toggle  
Press this button to toggle on and off the Caller ID Next  
(next external call only) feature.  
For telephones other than the NBX Basic Telephone, which  
has a dedicated Call Toggle button, press this button to  
toggle between two calls.  
Conference  
For telephones that do not have a dedicated Conference  
button, such as NBX Basic Telephones, press this button to Call” in Chapter 5  
add parties to a conference call.  
Conference Drop  
Default  
Press this button to drop the last person who joined the  
conference call.  
Indicates that this button has no mapping.  
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Table 8 User Button Mappings (continued)  
Function  
Button Description  
For more information, see  
Directory  
Press this button to access the Name Directory, a list of  
telephone users, displayed in the LCD window of your  
telephone. The user can select a name from the list to dial it  
automatically.  
Do Not Disturb  
Press this button to toggle on and off the Do Not Disturb  
feature.  
Extend Wrap-Up Time Press this button to extend the ACD Wrap-Up Time session “Extend Wrap-Up Time” in  
duration. Wrap-Up Time must be enabled by the ACD  
administrator. You can use this feature only once per call.  
Feature  
Flash  
Use this button to access any system feature by pressing it “Using Feature Codes” in  
and then dialing the Feature Code.  
For example, if a telephone does not have a button  
programmed for Call Park, you can press the Feature  
button, and then dial the Call Park Feature Code (444) to  
access the Call Park feature.  
If your NBX system is connected to a Central Office (CO) by  
one or more Analog Line Card ports, and if the CO  
provides a feature such as Call Waiting that requires a flash  
signal, press this button to signal the CO to put the existing  
call on hold and toggle to the call that is waiting.  
To return to the first call, press this button again.  
Fwd Vmail  
Headset  
Press this button to direct all incoming calls to your voice  
mail (or to wherever you have specified in the NBX NetSet in Chapter 5  
utility Call Forward > Call Forward.  
Press this button to toggle between headset and handset  
usage.  
chapter  
The Headset button mapping type is available only on  
telephones that have a dedicated headphone jack, such as  
the 3Com 3102 Business Telephone.  
grp login/out 0–99  
(0–29 on NBX 100)  
Press this button and enter the appropriate password to log “Automatic Call Distribution  
in to or out of an associated Automatic Call Distribution,  
Hunt, or Calling group.  
Maps one of the group login/logout Feature Codes (login  
numbers to this button. (Ask your administrator for what  
login number to use.) Each login number logs you in or out  
of the associated group.  
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Table 8 User Button Mappings (continued)  
Function  
Button Description  
For more information, see  
Line/Extension  
Use this button to map to the extension of another  
telephone (to create a Busy Lamp/Speed Dial) or Analog  
Terminal Adapter (ATA). (Only your administrator can map  
this button to an external or call park extension.)  
Number — Enter the extension (with no spaces or special  
characters) associated with the telephone or ATA port.  
Priority — Enter a number to identify which button has  
precedence. The button with the lowest value becomes  
active when you lift the receiver or press speaker.  
MWI For VM  
Assigns the Message Waiting Indicator to this button. The “Listening to NBX Messages”  
LED next to the button lights when you have a message in in Chapter 4  
your mailbox.  
Number — Enter the voice mailbox number (telephone  
extension) when prompted.  
MWI To Ph Send  
MWI Cancel  
Press this button to send an MWI message to any other  
phone in the system that has a mapped MWI Retrieve  
button with an associated LED.  
Press this button to cancel and remove the most recent  
MWI message that was sent to a particular extension from Indicator to Telephone” in  
this phone. (The same phone that sent the message must Chapter 7  
be used to cancel the message.)  
MWI Retrieve  
Other  
Press this button to retrieve MWI messages through the  
LCD and the up or down arrow (scroll) buttons. The MWI  
Retrieve mapped button has an associated LED, which  
illuminates when a new MWI message has been received.  
Lets you assign any feature code to this button.  
Number — Enter the feature code number in this field.  
Example: On the NBX 100, use Other to map the personal  
speed dials from 11–99. In the Number field, enter an  
extension from the personal speed dial extension range.  
Personal speed dial 11 corresponds to extension 610.  
You can also use Other to map Class of Service Override,  
feature code 433, or Telephone Lock, feature code 432 to  
a telephone button.  
Park  
Press this button and dial a valid Call Park extension to park “Call Park” in Chapter 7  
the current call.  
To retrieve a parked call from a Call Park extension, press  
the Park button and then dial the extension on which the  
call was parked.  
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Table 8 User Button Mappings (continued)  
Function  
Button Description  
For more information, see  
PG 482–531  
Press this button to pick up a call on any extension in the  
selected Pickup Group without dialing the Pickup Group  
extension. Your telephone and the ringing telephone must  
be part of the same Pickup Group unless the “Allow  
Non-Member Pickup” check box is enabled for the group.  
(PG 500-531 on  
NBX 100)  
To do this you must first identify a specific Pickup Group  
extension and assign it to this button. If you are unsure  
what extension to use, ask your administrator.  
Pickup Group  
Press this button and dial the Pickup Group extension to  
pick up a call on any extension in the associated Pickup  
Group. Your telephone and the ringing telephone must be  
part of the same Pickup Group unless the “Allow  
Non-Member Pickup” check box is enabled for the group.  
PSD 1–99  
Assigns a Personal Speed Dial (PSD) number to the button. “Speed Dials” later in this  
chapter  
The NBX system includes 100 Personal Speed Dials (PSDs).  
(PSD 1-10 on NBX 100)  
For the NBX 100, you can map the first 10 personal speed  
dials using the Button Mappings window. To map the  
remaining 90 personal speed dials, use the Other button  
mapping, described earlier in this table.  
You define the telephone numbers for each PSD in  
Directory > Personal Speed Dial in the NBX NetSet  
utility.  
Redial  
On a 3Com Basic or Entry Telephone, press this button to “Dialing a Call” in Chapter 5  
place a new call to the same number as the most recent call  
made from this telephone.  
Release  
SSD 0–99  
Press this button to disconnect the current call and leave  
the telephone idle (on hook). This feature is useful if you  
use a headset when you make calls.  
“Using a Headset” later in this  
chapter  
Assigns a System Speed Dial (SSD) number to the button.  
“Speed Dials” later in this  
chapter  
Both the SuperStack 3 NBX and the NBX 100 system  
includes 100 System Speed Dials (SSDs), which can be  
programmed by the administrator (NBX NetSet System  
Configuration - Speed Dials).  
(SSD 1–10 on NBX  
100)  
For the NBX 100, you can map the first 10 system speed  
dials using the Button Mappings window. To map the  
remaining 90 system speed dials, use the Other button  
mapping, described earlier in this table.  
Switch to DTMF  
Press this button to switch this Analog Line Card port from “Using Pulse Dialing” in  
pulse dialing to tone dialing (DTMF). You cannot switch  
from tone dialing back to pulse dialing during a call.  
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Table 8 User Button Mappings (continued)  
Function  
Button Description  
Press this button to transfer a caller to an internal extension “Transferring a Call” in  
or an external telephone number. Chapter 5  
For more information, see  
Transfer  
WhisperPage  
Press this button and when prompted, enter the extension “WhisperPage” in Chapter 7  
to initiate a WhisperPage session.  
Wrap-Up Time  
Press this button to activate the ACD Wrap-Up Time  
session if this feature has been enabled by the ACD  
administrator. You can extend the Wrap-Up Time session  
duration by using the Extend Wrap-up Time feature.  
Xfer Vmail  
Press this button to transfer a caller directly to another  
person’s mailbox.  
Button Mapping The following notes apply to user button mapping.  
Notes  
Button Type Functions — Not all button type functions are available  
on all models of telephones.  
Priority and Number Fields — The use of Priority and Number fields  
for button mapping depend on the selected button type function.  
These fields are applicable where noted in Table 8.  
Ring Field — The Ring field used for button mapping allows you to  
enable and disable ringing for a lone appearance button and to set  
delayed ringing patterns. (See “Delayed Ringing” below.)  
Busy Lamp/Speed Dial — A Busy Lamp/Speed Dial button is an  
Access button where the Type field is set to Line/Extension and the  
button is mapped so that it can function as a Speed Dial. When you  
press the Busy Lamp/Speed Dial button, you dial the mapped  
extension. When the other extension is in use, the lamp lights on your  
telephone. For how to configure a Busy Lamp/Speed Dial button, see  
“Line/Extension” in Table 8.  
Button Labels — You can use the NBX LabelMaker utility available  
through the NBX NetSet utility to create and print labels for the  
buttons on your telephone.  
Delayed Ringing — The administrator can define a “ringing  
progression” for a line mapped to multiple telephones. For example a  
call could ring immediately at telephone 1, begin ringing at telephone  
2 after 4 rings, and then begin ringing at telephone 3 after 8 rings.  
Any of the telephones can pick up the call at any time, even if it has  
not yet started ringing at a particular telephone.  
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Delayed Ringing works only when your administrator maps telephone  
company lines directly to buttons on two or more telephones or  
defines bridged station appearances. After that is done, you can alter  
the delayed ringing pattern by changing the delay before ringing  
occurs on the mapped line on your phone.  
To edit a Delayed Ringing Pattern, go to Telephone Programming >  
Button Mapping. The button mapped to the telephone line or  
designated as a bridged extension will have the Type set to  
Line/Extension  
For the shared line appearance button, set the Ring box to the  
behavior that you want. To have the telephone begin ringing after one  
ring, select 1, after two rings, select 2. Select No to disable ringing  
entirely. (The lamp still functions to indicate ringing/call status.) Do not  
change the settings in the Type, Number, and Priority fields.  
Speed Dials  
This section describes the types of speed dials:  
Personal  
System-wide  
One-Touch  
It also describes how you can print a list of speed dials. You can also print  
a set of labels for your telephone, showing which of your buttons are  
mapped to features and speed dial numbers.  
Although 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones each have two Access  
buttons that can be made available by your administrator for One-Touch  
speed dial numbers, these buttons are mapped by default as a Feature  
button and a Transfer button. Changing the settings for the Feature or  
Transfer button greatly reduces your ability to use some of the NBX  
features.  
Personal Speed Dials You can create a list of up to 99 personal speed dials (using ID numbers  
601 through 699) for your telephone. These speed dials are available only  
from the telephone for which they were created.  
You create, view, and print your personal speed dial list using the NBX  
NetSet utility. You can view and dial a personal speed dial number using  
the telephone display panel of a 3Com Telephone.  
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If your administrator has assigned you to a group that allows you to  
change your button mappings, log in to the NetSet utility and go to  
Telephone Programming > Button Mapping to view or change the  
current personal speed dial assignments for your telephones buttons. See  
“User Button Mapping” earlier in this chapter.  
You can also map a personal speed dial ID number to one of the available  
Access buttons on your telephone from the Directory > One-Touch  
Speed Dial page. See “Special Case: One-Touch Speed Dials” later in  
this chapter.  
To assign or change a personal speed dial number:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Directory > Personal Speed  
Dial.  
2 In the Personal Speed Dial page, select an unassigned speed dial ID  
number, or select the speed dial ID number for which you want to change  
the speed dial number.  
3 In the Speed Dial Number text box, type the telephone number that  
you want the system to dial when you use that ID number.  
Include all of the prefix numbers that you would normally dial, such as a 9  
or 8 or 1 to access an outside line, and, if necessary, the country code or  
area code. Do not use spaces, hyphens, commas, or other nonnumeric  
characters.  
4 In the Account Code box, type an account code if it is required or useful  
for calls to this destination.  
5 In the Comment text box, type a brief description, usually a name, that  
corresponds to the number.  
6 After you have made all of your changes to the personal speed dials, click  
Apply to complete your changes.  
To use a personal speed dial:  
1 Pick up the handset. If you are using a 3Com 3101SP Basic Telephone,  
you can press  
(Speaker).  
2 Press the Feature button plus the 3-digit personal speed dial code for the  
number that you want to call. Or scroll to Personal Speed Dials on the  
display panel, press Slct, scroll to the number that you want to dial, and  
press Slct again.  
If you dial a speed dial code that has no number assigned to it, the display  
panel on your telephone shows the message No number stored.”  
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System-wide Your administrator can set up to 100 system-wide speed dials (using ID  
Speed Dials numbers 700 through 799) for numbers that are dialed frequently by  
many internal users. You can view the system-wide speed dial list through  
the NBX NetSet utility. Or you can view and dial from it using the  
telephone display panel.  
If your administrator has assigned you to a group that allows you to  
change your button mappings, log in to the NetSet utility and go to  
Telephone Programming > Button Mapping to view or change the  
current system-wide speed dial assignments for your telephones buttons.  
See “User Button Mapping” earlier in this chapter.  
You can also map a system-wide speed dial ID number to one of the  
available Access buttons on your telephone from the Directory >  
One-Touch Speed Dial page. See “Special Case: One-Touch  
To use a system-wide speed dial:  
1 Pick up the handset. If you are using a 3Com 3101SP Basic Telephone,  
you can press  
(Speaker).  
2 Press the Feature button plus the 3-digit system-wide speed dial ID code  
for the number that you want to call. Or scroll to System Speed Dials on  
the display panel, press Slct, scroll to the number that you want to dial,  
and press Slct again.  
If you dial a speed dial code that has no number assigned to it, the display  
panel on your telephone shows the message No number stored.”  
Special Case: One-Touch speed dials use Access buttons.  
One-Touch  
Speed Dials  
Use either the One-Touch or the Personal speed dial page to assign or  
change the One-Touch speed dial numbers on your telephone. If you  
make a change in one page, it appears in the other page. See “Personal  
Speed Dials” or follow these steps for the One-Touch screen.  
Although 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones each have two Access  
buttons that can be made available by your administrator for One-Touch  
speed dial numbers, these buttons are mapped by default as a Feature  
button and a Transfer button.  
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To add or change a One-Touch speed dial on an available Access button:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Directory > One-Touch  
Speed Dial.  
2 Any box that has an asterisk in the margin is available for a personal or  
system-wide speed dial. In any of the asterisked text boxes under  
Number, type the telephone number to which you want to assign a  
speed dial button. Or change the telephone number in a box that already  
has a speed dial number.  
Include all of the prefix numbers that you would normally dial, such as a 9  
or 8 or 1 to access an outside line, and, if necessary, the country code or  
area code.  
To include an account code, include the feature code, account code, and  
#
#
before the telephone number Example: [888]1234 9785551212. Do  
not use spaces, hyphens, commas, or nonnumeric characters other than  
#
and brackets.  
3 In the Description text box, type a brief description, usually a name that  
corresponds to the number.  
4 After you have made all of your changes to the One-Touch speed dials,  
click Apply to complete your changes.  
If you make a change in this page, the change also appears in the  
Personal Speed Dial page. See “Personal Speed Dials” earlier in this  
chapter.  
Printing You may find it useful to have a paper list of personal or system speed  
Speed Dial Lists dials. To print a list of speed dials:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Directory > Personal Speed  
Dial or System-wide Speed Dial.  
2 Click  
3 A list appears with all of the personal or system-wide speed dial numbers  
that are allocated to your telephone.  
4 Click Print to print the list.  
Printing Labels You can print labels that identify the numbers and features that are  
assigned to Access buttons on your telephone or attendant console using  
the LabelMaker in the NBX NetSet utility or on the NBX Resource  
Pack CD.  
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To print labels for your telephone or attendant console:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Resources > Telephone  
Button Labels.  
2 Click the link for Telephone Button Labels. Save the file to your choice  
of location on your PC, and then open the file to start the LabelMaker  
program.  
3 Find the page in the LabelMaker that has labels for your telephone.  
4 Edit the label template by clicking any of the label text boxes to highlight  
the existing text, and then typing new text.  
5 Press Tab to move to the next text field in the label.  
6 Click the Print button at the top of the LabelMaker screen to open the  
Print dialog. Be sure to specify which page you want to print. Typically,  
the default is to print all pages.  
7 Click Print.  
8 Cut out the labels and put them in the label holders of your 3Com  
Telephone or your Attendant Console.  
9 To save the edited LabelMaker, click the Save button at the top of the  
LabelMaker screen. Or you can click File > Save As to save the  
LabelMaker to a new location.  
To reuse your saved LabelMaker, you must run the file that you saved to  
your computer. If you download the LabelMaker from the NBX NetSet  
utility again, you get the default version, and the download might  
overwrite your saved LabelMaker. To create a Windows Desktop shortcut  
to your saved LabelMaker, right-click the saved file and then click  
Send To > Desktop (create shortcut).  
Off-Site  
Notification  
When you enable off-site notification, the NBX Messaging system notifies  
you by e-mail, pager, or telephone that you have received voice mail. You  
can then retrieve your messages. Off-site notification consists of one cycle  
of up to five attempts to reach you, one attempt for each Attempt row  
that you configure in the Off-Site Notification screen.  
If your system uses a messaging application other than NBX Messaging,  
use the documentation for your messaging application instead of these  
instructions.  
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To configure off-site notification for your NBX voice mailbox:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to My Calling Privileges > Call  
Permissions. Look to see if your system administrator has enabled  
off-site notification for the NBX system and for the Class of Service group  
to which your telephone belongs. If not enabled, ask to have these  
features enabled.  
2 Go to NBX Voice Mail Settings > Offsite Notification.  
3 Select whether you want off-site notification for all messages or for  
urgent messages only.  
Next, you will need to configure the Off-Site Notification Attempts for up  
to five attempts at off-site notification.  
4 In the first attempt row, in the Notification Method drop-down list,  
select Pager, VoiceMail, or EMail  
The cycle of notice behaviors differs depending on the method that you  
specify for the first attempt. See “Notice Behaviors” later in this chapter.  
5 In the Number/Address field:  
If you selected Pager for Method in step 4:  
Enter a pager number. Do not use parentheses, hyphens, or spaces.  
Ask your administrator if you need to include the area code and  
any other digits that your system needs to dial an outside number,  
such as 9, 8, 1, or 0. After you receive the pager message, you call  
in to your voice mailbox to listen to your messages.  
In the Numeric Page Number field, indicate what you want the  
pager to display. Enter a series of digits, such as your telephone  
extension number.  
If you selected VoiceMail for Method in step 4:  
Enter the telephone number at which you want to be notified. Do  
not use parentheses, hyphens, or spaces. Ask your administrator if  
you need to include the area code and all other digits that your  
system needs to dial an outside number, such as 9, 8, 1, or 0.  
When you choose to be notified by voice mail, the NBX system calls  
the number that you enter in this field. When you answer the call,  
the system announces the new voice message and allows you to  
follow the prompts to access your voice mailbox and listen to and  
delete any of your messages.  
If you selected EMail for Method in step 4:  
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Enter the e-mail address at which you want to be notified. You can  
use different e-mail addresses for different Attempts.  
When you choose to be notified by e-mail message, the NBX  
system sends you an e-mail message for each voice mail message  
that you receive. The voice message may be attached to the e-mail  
message as a WAV file. See the tables in “Notice Behaviors” later  
in this section.  
You can listen to the messages using your PC sound device (a USB  
headset or a sound card with either speakers or headphones).  
If you delete the e-mail notice with its attached WAV file after you listen  
to the message, you delete only the copy. The original voice mail message  
remains in your NBX voice mailbox. You must log in to the NBX voice mail  
system by telephone or through the NBX NetSet utility to delete your  
messages.  
6 From the Interval drop-down list box, select the number of minutes that  
you want the system to wait after each attempt before it moves to the  
next attempt.  
The “best” time interval depends on the Attempt method that you  
choose. For instance, allow sufficient time after a Pager notification for  
the usual delay at your pager supplier.  
7 Click Apply.  
8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to set up additional attempts if you want.  
The cycle of notice behaviors differs depending on the method that you  
select for the first attempt. See “Notice Behaviors” at the end of this  
section.  
9 You do not need to configure every Attempt row. When you have  
configured all of the Attempt rows that you want, click Apply to  
complete your changes.  
10 Test your off-site notification settings by leaving yourself a voice mail  
message.  
Additional Notes  
You can use the same notification method for all five attempts, or any  
combination of methods.  
If your voice mailbox is full and someone tries to leave you a voice mail  
message, the NBX system does not send you an e-mail notification.  
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When you activate the Telephone Locking feature on your  
telephone, the NBX system sends you off-site notification messages  
only if the notification number (for example, your pager number) is a  
toll-free telephone number. See Telephone Locking” later in this  
chapter.  
Notice Behaviors  
These tables explain how the cycle of notice behaviors depends on the  
method that you select for the first attempt. See the definitions as well  
If you specify EMail for the first attempt:  
Method  
E-mail  
Notice Behavior  
1
You receive an e-mail notice for each voice  
message.  
Each e-mail notice contains information about  
the voice message (like time of receipt and the  
number that called), and the voice message is  
attached as a WAV file.  
and then you configure attempt:  
2 through 5 as  
E-mail  
You receive an additional e-mail notice for each  
voice message.  
The second e-mail notice contains no  
information about the voice message (like time  
of receipt and the number that called) and no  
WAV file attachment.  
2 through 5 as  
2 through 5 as  
Pager  
You receive a pager call for each voice  
message.  
VoiceMail  
You receive a telephone call for each voice  
message. Follow the prompts to log in and  
listen to messages, or log in to the NBX NetSet  
utility.  
If you specify Pager or VoiceMail for the first attempt:  
Attempt  
Method  
Effect  
You receive a telephone call or pager call for  
only the first new voice message.*  
1
Pager or  
Voice Mail  
and then you configure attempt:  
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Attempt  
Method  
E-mail  
Effect  
2 through 5 as  
You receive an e-mail notice for only the first  
new voice mail message.* The e-mail notice  
contains no information about the voice  
message (like time of receipt and number that  
called) and no WAV file attachment.  
2 through 5 as  
2 through 5 as  
Pager  
You receive a pager call for only the first new  
voice message.*  
Voice Mail  
You receive a telephone call for only the first  
new voice message.*  
*First new message means the first voice mail message that arrived at your mailbox since the  
last time that you logged in to your voice mailbox through a telephone OR through the NBX  
NetSet utility. Logging in restarts the cycle.  
Resetting the Off-Site Notification Cycle  
When you log in to your voice mailbox and hang up or log out (regardless  
of whether you listen to or delete messages), you start the off-site  
notification cycle again. You will be notified about the next message that  
comes into your voice mailbox.  
Managing Off-site To manage your off-site notification settings directly through the  
Notification Using the telephone:  
Telephone  
1 Log in to your voice mailbox at your telephone or remotely.  
2 Press 9.  
3 Press 4, select one of these options, and follow the prompts:  
Description  
1
2
3
4
*
Enable off-site notification.  
Disable off-site notification.  
Change off-site notification settings.  
Review current off-site notification settings.  
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Do Not Disturb  
When the Do Not Disturb feature is in effect, calls coming in to your  
telephone immediately go to your default call coverage point without  
ringing. You set the default call coverage point from the NBX NetSet  
utility by going to Call Forward > Call Forward. See “Forwarding  
If Call Forward All is in effect, it overrides Do Not Disturb. Calls go to the  
call coverage point defined for Call Forward All in the Call Forward >  
Call Forward Override page.  
You may be able to map the Do Not Disturb feature to an available  
Access button on your 3Com Telephone (see the “User Button  
Mapping”section, or you can use the Feature Code to enable and disable  
the feature.  
When Do Not Disturb is in effect:  
It overrides Call Forward No Answer, Call Forward Busy, and FWD  
MAIL.  
Your telephone does not ring when it receives an incoming call.  
If you use a 3Com Attendant Console, the associated status light does  
flash when a call arrives.  
You can use the telephone to dial outgoing calls.  
You can use the telephone to dial internal and external pages.  
If your telephone is part of a call pickup group, no other telephone in  
the pickup group can retrieve a call that comes directly in to your  
telephone. The incoming call goes immediately to the call coverage  
point (voice mail, auto attendant, or other extension).  
If your telephone is part of an ACD group, a hunt group, or a calling  
group, incoming calls to the group ring on your telephone. Calls  
coming in directly to your telephone (not directed to the group) do  
not ring on your telephone. To prevent every call from ringing, you  
must enable Do Not Disturb and also log out of the group.  
To enable and disable Do Not Disturb using the feature code:  
1 Pick up the handset and press Feature + 446.  
2 Hang up. Your telephone is now in Do Not Disturb mode. The display  
panel on a 3Com Telephone shows DO NOT DISTURB.  
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3 To disable Do Not Disturb mode, repeat steps 1 and 2. The DO NOT  
DISTURB message disappears from the display panel.  
To view your current Do Not Disturb setting even if you do not have a  
3Com Telephone or if you are away from your desk, log in to the NBX  
NetSet utility and go to My Calling Privileges > Feature Settings.  
Preventing  
Unauthorized Use  
of Your Telephone  
To prevent others from dialing long-distance or other unauthorized calls  
from your telephone permanently, ask your administrator to adjust the  
call permissions schedule for your extension, or you can adjust it  
temporarily with the Telephone Locking feature.  
Telephone Locking To enable and disable the Locking feature using the feature code:  
1 Pick up the handset and press Feature + 432. The display panel on a  
3Com Telephone prompts you to enter your password.  
#
2 Enter your password + and hang up.  
Your telephone is now locked. The display panel shows the Lock icon. It  
displays only the directory and system-wide speed dials.  
3 To turn off this feature, repeat steps 1 and 2. The Lock icon disappears.  
Your call logs and personal speed dials are again available.  
Additional Notes  
When Telephone Locking is activated, a person using your telephone  
can dial only toll-free calls, calls to emergency services (such as 911 in  
the United States), or calls to telephone numbers that have been  
programmed in your system as “internal” calls.  
Even when Telephone Locking is active on your telephone, your  
off-site notification choices remain in effect. That is, notification of  
voice mail messages is sent to the outside telephone numbers or  
paging numbers that you have specified in the NBX NetSet utility NBX  
Voice Mail Settings > Offsite Notification page, even if these  
numbers are not toll-free.  
You can view your current Telephone Lock setting from the NBX  
NetSet utility by going to the My Calling Privileges > Feature  
Settings.  
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Call Permissions Your administrator establishes Call Permissions to control the types of  
calls that can be dialed from your telephone. The administrator can  
configure these permissions to change depending on the time of day. For  
example, your administrator can prevent long-distance calls from being  
dialed from your telephone outside of business hours.  
To view your current call permissions, from the NBX NetSet utility, go to  
My Calling Privileges > Call Permissions.  
Class of Service  
Override  
The Class of Service Override feature allows you to apply the features  
of your own 3Com Telephone temporarily to another 3Com Telephone  
on the same local network.  
Example:  
The telephone in your organizations conference room is configured so  
that long-distance telephone calls cannot be dialed from it. You may,  
however, need to place a long-distance call during a meeting. Using  
the Class of Service Override feature, you can apply the features of  
your own telephone to the conference room telephone for one call  
only and dial the call, assuming that your Call Permissions allow you  
to make long-distance calls from your own telephone.  
If your system uses a messaging application other than NBX Messaging,  
use the documentation for your messaging application instead of these  
instructions.  
To activate the one-call-only Class of Service Override from a 3Com  
Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 433.  
#
3 Dial your telephone extension and press .  
#
4 Dial your voice mailbox password and press .  
5 When you hear the dial tone, you can dial the call in the same way that  
you do from your own 3Com Telephone.  
When you use Class of Service (CoS) Override, any reports that are  
generated on the NBX system indicate that the CoS features of your own  
3Com Telephone were applied temporarily to the telephone on which  
you made the call.  
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Using a Headset  
You can use a headset that has a microphone with any telephone on an  
NBX system.  
For information on how to use a typical headset and amplifier with  
3Com Telephones other than the 3Com Managers Telephone or 3102  
or 3102B Business Telephone, see “General Headset Instructions”  
later in this section.  
General Headset For 3Com Telephones other than the 3Com Managers Telephone or  
Instructions 3102 and 3102B Business Telephones, follow these instructions.  
You may need to modify some of these instructions for some headsets or  
amplifiers. See the instructions that come with your equipment.  
To prepare a headset for all calls:  
1 Insert the cord for the headset amplifier into the handset cord receptacle  
on the underside of the telephone.  
2 Insert the cord for the telephone handset into the headset amplifier.  
3 Put on the headset.  
4 Pick up the telephone handset and set it on your desk.  
To prepare a headset so that you can choose either the handset or the  
headset for each call:  
1 Insert the cord for the headset amplifier into the handset cord receptacle  
on the underside of the telephone.  
2 Insert both the headset cord and the handset cord into the headset  
amplifier.  
3 For headset calls: Lift the handset off the telephone and leave it off. Use  
the headset microphone and earphones.  
Even when the headset is plugged into the amplifier, you must remove  
the handset from the cradle to use the headset.  
4 For handset calls: Press the button on the headset amplifier that turns  
the headset off, pick up the handset, and speak into it.  
To manage calls when you are using the headset:  
1 Put the headset on. When a call comes in:  
If the handset is on hook, pick it up, set it on your desk, and begin to  
speak.  
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If the handset is off hook, press the System Appearance button beside  
the flashing light.  
2 To end a call when you are using a headset:  
On a 3Com Basic Telephone or an analog telephone, hang up the  
handset or press Feature +111.  
Returning to the Certain brands of headsets enter a power-saving mode that prevents the  
Headset After a telephone from ringing for one or more calls when both of these  
Long Delay circumstances are true:  
The headset amplifier buttons for Mute and On are both set to On.  
The handset is off the phone for a long time (for instance, overnight).  
It may take a few minutes for your headset to return from the  
power-saving mode to the active mode when calls first come in, so your  
telephone may not ring until the headset has returned to active mode,  
and you may miss a call.  
If you plan to not use the headset for a long time (for instance,  
overnight), 3Com recommends that you set the mute and headset  
buttons on the amplifier to Off and hang up the handset on your  
telephone. When you are ready to receive calls again, set up the headset  
for receiving calls:  
1 Pick up the handset on your telephone and set it on your desk.  
2 Put on the headset. On the amplifier, set the headset button to On.  
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TELEPHONE SYSTEM  
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This chapter covers these topics:  
If your system uses a messaging application other than NBX® Messaging,  
use the documentation for your messaging application instead of the  
instructions in this chapter.  
For help on accessing NBX features from an analog telephone or a  
third-party, SIP-based IP telephone, see the applicable NBX Feature Codes  
Guide in the NBX NetSet™ utility. For help on how to set up your NBX  
NetSet utility password the first time, see Chapter 1.  
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Listening to Your  
Messages in Your  
E-mail  
You can listen to your voice mail from any computer that allows you to  
access your e-mail. Your e-mail software application must be IMAP-4  
compliant, such as Microsoft Outlook. See your administrator for  
assistance with this feature.  
If you configure your first off-site notification method to send you an  
e-mail message when you have voice messages, the NBX system sends  
each voice mail message as a sound-file attachment to an e-mail  
message. To listen to your messages using your computer, it must have a  
sound device such as a USB headset or a sound card with either speakers  
or headphones.  
When you delete the e-mail message that contains the attached voice  
message, you are not deleting the voice message on the NBX system. To  
delete voice messages from the NBX system, you must access your voice  
mailbox through the telephone or the NBX NetSet utility.  
See “Off-Site Notification” in Chapter 6 for a discussion of off-site  
notification behavior.  
Account (Billing)  
Codes  
Account Codes allow your administrator to track calls that are associated  
with an individual client or account. When you dial a call or when you  
answer your telephone, you dial a numeric account code that allows the  
NBX system to track time spent on the telephone with a client, perhaps to  
be associated with a billable account.  
You may be forced to enter an account code for outgoing external calls.  
To see if you are forced to enter an account code, log in to the NBX  
NetSet Utility and go to My Calling Privileges > Call Permissions. For a  
list of public account codes, go to Directory > Account Codes.  
To enter a forced account code for an outgoing external call:  
1 Dial the phone number.  
For a 3Com Entry Telephone or analog telephone, you hear the feature  
tone as the system waits for the required account code.  
The display panel prompts you for the required account code.  
2 Dial the account code that has been assigned by your administrator, and  
#
then press the key.  
The NBX system records the account code and completes the call:  
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The account name, if known, displays. If the account code is incorrect,  
you are prompted to enter it again.  
On a 3Com Entry Telephone or analog telephone, if the account code  
is incorrect you may have to dial the phone number, dial the correct  
#
account code, and press again.  
To enter an account code at any time before or during an incoming or  
outgoing call:  
1 Press Feature + 888.  
2 Dial the account code that has been assigned by your administrator, and  
#
then press the key.  
The NBX system records the account code and applies it to:  
The next call, if you activate the Account Codes feature before a call  
arrives at your telephone  
The current call, if you activate the Account Codes feature during a  
call  
Caller ID  
Your administrator can set up your NBX system to allow for Internal and  
External Caller ID or can configure the system so that you can block your  
identity (telephone number) from anyone you call.  
Internal and External By default, the NBX system shows the extension and name of any internal  
Caller ID caller on the display panel of your 3Com Telephone.  
External Caller ID provides the same information for external incoming  
calls if your organization subscribes to the service from your local  
telephone company and if the caller has not blocked the information  
from being sent to the NBX system.  
Availability and service charges for External Caller ID vary by location.  
Calling Line Identity On certain NBX systems, if your organization subscribes to Caller ID  
Restriction (CLIR) service from your local telephone company, you can choose to prevent  
the NBX system from transmitting your Caller ID information to outside  
parties when you dial a call. Your administrator must enable this feature,  
called Calling Line Identity Restriction (CLIR), on the NBX system. If this  
feature is enabled system-wide, you can choose to restrict calls:  
For all external (outbound) calls that you dial  
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OR  
For only the next single external (outbound) call that you dial  
Your administrator can configure your system so that CLIR is always  
active, in which case you cannot change the CLIR settings on your  
telephone to override this option.  
CLIR for All External Calls  
To enable CLIR-All for all calls from your telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset, and press Feature + 889. The display panel on your  
3Com Telephone shows CLIR-ALL on.  
2 Dial the number that you want to call.  
The NBX system does not send caller ID information on this call or any  
future calls until you disable this feature.  
To disable CLIR-All:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 889 again. CLIR-ALL off appears briefly in the display  
panel and then disappears when you hang up the handset.  
To view your current CLIR-All setting, log in to the NBX NetSet Utility and  
go to My Calling Privileges > Feature Settings.  
CLIR for Next External Call Only  
To enable CLIR for only the next call from your telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 890. The telephone display panel shows CLIR-NEXT on.  
3 Dial the number that you want to call.  
4 When you disconnect the call, the CLIR feature is no longer in effect.  
CLIR-NEXT on disappears from the display panel.  
If you hang up the handset without making a call, the CLIR-NEXT feature  
remains active and will apply to the next external call that you make. If  
you are unsure about whether CLIR-NEXT is active, pick up the handset,  
press Feature + 890, and read the status message in the display panel of  
your telephone.  
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Call Pickup  
Use the Call Pickup feature to answer a call that is ringing on another  
telephone. This feature is best arranged in advance when you and  
another user know that it would be convenient or necessary to answer  
calls ringing on that users telephone.  
You can answer a call that is ringing on another telephone only if you and  
that user both are members of the same Call Pickup group or if that user  
is a member of a Call Pickup group that allows “nonmember pickup.”  
Your administrator configures call pickup groups and can tell you which  
group you belong to.  
To view the list of Call Pickup groups of which you are a member:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet Utility and go to System Group Settings >  
Call Pickup.  
2 Click the group name that you want to view from the Call Pickup Group  
list to view the members of that group.  
Directed Call Pickup You can answer a call that is ringing on a specific users telephone.  
on a Specific  
Using the feature code:  
Telephone  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 455 and the users extension. The call is directed to your  
telephone.  
Group Call Pickup You can answer a call that is ringing on a group members telephone.  
Using the feature code:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 456 and the group number. The call is directed to your  
telephone.  
Automatic Call  
Your administrator can establish formal and informal call centers so that  
incoming calls can be directed to several telephones that have been  
associated into automatic call distribution groups, hunt groups, or calling  
groups.  
Distribution  
Groups, Hunt  
Groups, and Calling  
Groups  
A call center is a general term that refers to any system that accepts  
incoming calls to a site and ensures that those calls are sent to the proper  
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destination within the site. The call center can be used, for example, as a  
help desk, a reservations counter, an information hotline, or a customer  
service center.  
If you do not answer, calls that come in to your telephone:  
Through your extension go to the call coverage point that you have  
set up.  
Through an automatic call distribution group, hunt group, or calling  
group follow the call coverage path set up by the administrator for  
that group.  
Automatic Call Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) distributes calls to agents and queues  
Distribution the calls that have not been answered before a predetermined time  
expires. The ACD also manages prerecorded announcements to callers,  
manages individual ACD agents and groups of agents, and provides  
database reports on both calls and agents.  
Calls coming into ACD are distributed according to rules configured by  
the administrator. An agent becomes available to receive ACD calls by  
logging in to the ACD group.  
To log in to an ACD group using your 3Com Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + the feature code for the ACD group. Your administrator  
can tell you which feature code to use.  
3 Dial the ACD group password. Your administrator can tell you which  
password to use.  
#
4 Press and hang up.  
To log out of an ACD group using your 3Com Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + the feature code for the ACD group.  
3 Dial the ACD group password.  
#
4 Press and hang up.  
You or your administrator can configure an ACD group to an Access  
button. To log in to or to log out of the ACD group, press the specified  
Access button. The indicator next to the button lights to show that you  
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are logged in. Your administrator can configure whether you are allowed  
to log out or not.  
On the 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone, the display panel shows the  
message logged in.  
To log in to an ACD group using the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Go to Group Membership > ACD Groups.  
2 Select the ACD group to log in to.  
3 Click Login.  
If you log in to an ACD group and do not answer a call when it rings on  
your telephone, the system may log you out of the group depending on  
how the administrator has configured the group.  
To log out of an ACD group using the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Go to Group Membership > ACD Groups.  
2 Select the ACD group to log out of.  
3 Click Logout.  
Viewing ACD User Status  
Using the NBX NetSet Utility, go to Group Membership > ACD Groups  
to see each ACD group that you are a member of. Click each column  
heading to arrange the information in ascending or descending order.  
Extension — Shows the extension number of the ACD group. Click  
the extension number to view details about the ACD group members.  
Name — Shows the name of the ACD group.  
Queue Shows the number of calls to this ACD group currently in  
the queue.  
Answered — Shows the number of calls that have been answered by  
this ACD group since NBX system startup.  
Status — Shows whether you are currently logged in to or out of the  
ACD group.  
State — Shows whether your extension has been locked in to the  
ACD group. If your extension has been locked into the ACD group,  
only the administrator can log you out. If your extension is not locked  
into the ACD group, you can log yourself out.  
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You can also perform the following actions:  
Select All — Select for an action all ACD groups of which you are a  
member.  
Deselect All — Remove from an action all ACD groups of which you  
are a member.  
Invert Section — Select for an action all ACD groups currently  
unselected and remove from an action all ACD groups currently  
selected.  
Login — Log in to the selected ACD group (or groups).  
Logout — Log out from the selected ACD group (or groups).  
Viewing ACD Group Status Details  
Using the NBX NetSet Utility, go to Group Membership > ACD Groups  
and click the extension number to view detailed information about the  
agents of this ACD group. Click each column heading to arrange the  
information in ascending or descending order.  
Extension — Shows the extension number of each agent in the  
group  
First Name — Shows the first name of each agent  
Last Name — Shows the last name of each agent  
Rank — Shows the order in which calls are routed to agents in the  
group  
Status — Shows whether each agent is currently logged in or out of  
the ACD group  
State — Shows which agents’ extensions have been locked in to the  
ACD group  
Wrap-Up Time  
Wrap-Up Time is a feature that allows time for an agent to complete  
follow-up actions after a call. If this feature is enabled by the ACD  
administrator, you can activate Wrap-Up Time once per call for a duration  
specified by the administrator.  
You can activate/deactivate Wrap-Up Time using Feature code 972 or by  
mapping an access button to this feature (see “User Button Mapping”).  
During Wrap-Up Time, the LED for the mapped button is lit, and the  
system routes no calls to this extension except personal calls or Call  
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Group calls. If you need more time than what is allotted by default, you  
can use the Extend Wrap-Up Time feature.  
Extend Wrap-Up Time  
If the Wrap-Up Time feature is enabled by the ACD administrator, the  
Extend Wrap-Up Time feature is enabled by default and allows an agent  
to extend the Wrap-Up Time period for the same time duration as the  
Wrap-Up Time.  
This feature is valid only if you are already in the wrap-up mode. You can  
activate the Extend Wrap-Up Time once per call using Feature code 973  
or by mapping an access button to this feature (see “User Button  
Hunt Groups Incoming calls ring to one member of the hunt group. If that members  
telephone is in use, or if that member does not answer the call, the  
system “hunts” for another member of the group until the call is  
answered or is forwarded to the group call coverage point. For example,  
if there are no available members of the hunt group, the call might be  
forwarded to a group mailbox or to the receptionist. Figure 4 shows the  
path of a call coming into a hunt group.  
Figure 4 Sample Hunt Group Configuration  
1
2
3
Incoming Telephone Call  
Telephone #1  
Telephone #2  
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4
5
Telephone #3  
Group Voice Mailbox  
Hunt groups can be static or dynamic:  
If you are in a static hunt group, you are always part of that group  
along with the other group members.  
If you are in a dynamic hunt group, you must log in to the group to be  
part of it.  
To log in to a dynamic hunt group using your 3Com Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + the feature code for the hunt group. Your administrator  
can tell you which feature code to use.  
#
3 Dial the hunt group password and press . Your administrator can tell you  
which password to use.  
To log out of a dynamic hunt group using your 3Com Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + the feature code for the hunt group.  
3 Dial the hunt group password.  
4 Hang up the telephone.  
You or your administrator can configure a hunt group to an Access  
button. To log in to or to log out of the hunt group, press the specified  
Access button. The indicator next to the button lights to show that you  
are logged in.  
On the 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone, the display panel shows the  
message IN.  
To log in to a dynamic hunt group using the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Go to Group Memberships > Hunt Groups.  
2 Select the hunt group to which you want to log in.  
3 Click Login.  
If you log in to a dynamic hunt group and do not answer a call when it  
rings on your telephone, the system may log you out of the group  
depending on how the administrator has configured the group.  
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To log out of a dynamic hunt group using the NBX NetSet utility:  
1 Go to Group Memberships > Hunt Groups.  
2 Select the hunt group from which you want to log out.  
3 Click Logout.  
To log in to all hunt groups of which you are a member:  
1 Go to Group Memberships > Hunt Groups.  
2 Click the Login all button.  
To log out of all hunt groups of which you are a member:  
1 Go to Group Memberships > Hunt Groups.  
2 Click the Logout all button.  
Calling Groups One type of hunt group is the Calling Group. Calling groups allow an  
incoming call to ring simultaneously on all telephones in a group, for  
example, a customer service group. To log in to or out of a calling group,  
follow the steps in “Hunt Groups” earlier in this chapter.  
Figure 5 shows the path of a call coming in to a calling group.  
Figure 5 Sample Calling Group Configuration  
6
1 Incoming Telephone Call  
2 Telephone #1  
3 Telephone #2  
4 Telephone #3  
5 After a specified number of rings with no answer  
6 Receptionist  
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Group Membership To view the list of users that belong to a calling group:  
1 Go to Group Membership > Hunt Groups.  
2 Click the group to display the list of users that belong to that group.  
Supervisory  
Monitoring  
Supervisory monitoring is a feature that is typically used in call centers to  
allow supervisors to join a conversation between an agent and a  
customer to ensure proper customer support. The supervisors presence  
may or may not be announced to the agent or customer by a tone.  
Supervisory monitoring enables monitoring of incoming calls to  
Automatic Call Distribution Groups and Hunt Groups. Other calls to and  
from the agents telephone are also available for monitoring, including:  
When an agent calls a customer back (outbound call)  
When an agent receives a call from a customer on their Direct Inward  
Dial (DID)  
3-party Conference calls (The monitoring party counts as one of the  
parties in an NBX conference, which supports up to four parties.)  
The supervisor must provide a password to access the agents extension  
during these calls.  
Your organization may be legally required to add an announcement to  
tell callers that their call may be monitored.  
Agent Role for 3Com 3Com telephones that do not have a display panel and appropriate soft  
Entry and Analog buttons such as, the 3Com Entry Telephone or an analog telephone, can  
Telephones operate only as endpoint devices for Supervisory Monitoring. This means  
that although a supervisor may be able to monitor agents who are using  
a 3Com Entry telephone or an analog telephone, a supervisor cannot use  
either or these telephones to monitor agents.  
Supervisory The following definitions help to explain how Supervisory Monitoring  
Monitoring works in the NBX system:  
Terminology  
Supervisory Monitoring Domains — are created by the NBX System  
Administrator and specify the following information:  
The supervisory monitoring domains unique name and password  
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The types of calls that can be monitored (Incoming Group (ACD, HG,  
or RP) Only calls or All calls)  
The calling groups (ACD, HG, or RP) that can be monitored  
The agents (users) who can be monitored  
Announcement tones for Monitor, Whisper, and Barge-In modes  
A special system domain called the Privacy List specifies users who  
cannot be monitored. In addition, any users who have the Call Privacy  
privilege enabled for their Class of Service (CoS) group can prevent  
individual calls from being monitored. For more information on privacy,  
see “Call Privacy” later in this chapter.  
Agents — must be defined as members of a supervisory monitoring  
domain. This includes people who take a transferred call or answer one  
with call pickup.  
Supervisors — are people using the domain password to monitor the  
agents call. The supervisor must provide the password of the supervisory  
monitoring domain that has the agent (user) listed. The supervisor must  
use a 3Com Telephone with a display panel and appropriate soft buttons;  
not a 3Com Entry Telephone, 3Com Cordless Telephone, or an analog  
telephone.  
Customers — are people who make an incoming call to an agent  
(supervisory monitoring domain member). A customer can be an internal  
or external caller.  
Monitor — allows the supervisor to listen to a call.  
Whisper — allows the monitoring supervisor to speak to the agent  
without the customer hearing.  
Barge-In — allows the supervisor to speak to both the agent and the  
customer.  
Monitor Monitor (also called Silent Monitor) allows an authorized supervisor to  
listen to calls that are received or initiated by an agent who does not have  
privacy enabled and is a member of the supervisors monitoring domain.  
The administrator configures the NBX system to specify whether a tone  
audible to the agent plays when the supervisor joins to monitor the call.  
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To monitor an agents call:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 425. Or press the Access Button if one is configured for  
Monitor.  
The display panel prompts you for the domain password.  
#
3 Enter the password and press the OK soft button or press .  
The system validates the password. If valid, you receive a confirmation  
tone and are prompted to enter the agents extension.  
4 Enter the agents extension.  
If the agent is valid and available, you join the call, either silently or  
with a tone announcing the call to the agent depending on system  
configuration.  
Your display panel now shows options to Whisper, Change Agent,  
or Barge-In. The display panel on a 3Com 3103 Manager telephone  
also shows a Whisper icon.  
Only the supervisors display panel indicates that supervisory  
monitoring is in use.  
Whisper Whisper (also called Coaching) allows a supervisor to speak to the agent  
during a monitored call without the customer hearing this advice. The  
administrator configures the NBX system to specify if a tone audible to  
the agent is played when the supervisor enables Whisper.  
To use Whisper or Barge-In, a supervisor must first be monitoring the call.  
To whisper to an agent:  
1 Monitor the agents call.  
2 Press the soft button to select Whisper from the display panel.  
Whisper is enabled for you, either silently or with a tone announcing  
the change, depending on system configuration.  
Your display panel now provides options to Monitor, Change Agent,  
or Barge-In. The display panel on a 3Com 3103 Manager telephone  
also shows a Whisper icon.  
Barge-In Barge-In allows a supervisor to speak to both the agent and customer  
during a monitored call. The administrator configures the NBX system to  
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specify whether a tone audible to the agent and customer is played when  
the supervisor enables Barge-In.  
To use Whisper or Barge-In, a supervisor must first be monitoring the call.  
To barge in to a call:  
1 Monitor the agents call.  
2 Press the soft button to select Barge-In from the display panel.  
Barge-In is enabled for you, either silently or with a tone announcing  
the change, depending on system configuration.  
Your display panel now provides options to Monitor, Change Agent,  
or Whisper.  
Change Agent While supervisory monitoring is enabled on a call, a supervisor can  
change the agent being monitored.  
To monitor a different agent in the same supervisory monitoring domain:  
1 Monitor the current agents call.  
2 Press the soft button to select Change Agent.  
The display panel prompts you for the extension number of the agent.  
3 Enter the extension number of the agent.  
You begin to monitor the call, either silently or with a tone  
announcing the call to the agent depending on system configuration.  
Your display panel now provides options to Whisper, Change Agent,  
or Barge-In.  
Call Privacy Call Privacy allows a user to prevent a call from being monitored. NBX  
telephone users can toggle Call Privacy on and off to block or accept  
supervisory monitoring on a call-by-call basis. (In contrast, membership in  
the Privacy List domain set by the administrator ensures that all calls  
associated with this user cannot be monitored.)  
The NBX administrator can enable or disable Call Privacy for each Class of  
Service (CoS) user group.  
If your administrator assigned you to a CoS group that allows Call Privacy,  
you can use Feature code 428 to prevent your current call from being  
monitored. To see if you can activate Call Privacy, log in to the NBX NetSet  
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utility and go to My Calling Privileges > Call Permissions. You are  
allowed to activate Call Privacy if the Call Privacy feature is enabled.  
You can activate Call Privacy before a call (for example, by going off-hook  
and dialing Feature code 428 and then dialing an internal or external  
call), or during a call (for example, dialing Feature code 428 after  
answering an incoming call). The administrator may also map Feature  
code 428 to one of your telephone system access buttons.  
To activate (toggle on) Call Privacy:  
Press Feature + 428. Or press the Call Privacy Access button if one is  
programmed on your telephone.  
The message “CALL PRIVACY ON” appears on the display panel to  
indicate that Call Privacy is enabled.  
In the case of an incoming call, Call Privacy cannot be activated while the  
session is alerting. In this case, you must answer the incoming call before  
activating Call Privacy.  
To deactivate (toggle off) Call Privacy:  
While Call Privacy is on, press Feature + 428 again. Or press the Call  
Privacy Access button if one is programmed on your telephone.  
The message “CALL PRIVACY OFF” appears on the display panel to  
indicate that Call Privacy is disabled.  
When any active Call Privacy session ends, (for example: you activate Call  
Privacy, initiate a call, and then exit the call) the Call Privacy settings are  
no longer applicable and the next call is open to monitoring.  
More About These usage tips and limitations apply to Supervisory Monitoring:  
Supervisory  
Monitoring  
A supervisor can only monitor an agent who is a member of the  
domain associated with the domain password.  
You can log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to System Group  
Settings > Supervisory Monitoring to view the status on whether or  
not you can be monitored. Also, if you are a user and have the domain  
password, you can log in and view domain membership information.  
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A supervisor cannot monitor an agent who is a member of the Privacy  
List domain. Likewise, a supervisor cannot monitor an agent who is on  
a call with a party who is a member of the Privacy List domain.  
A supervisor cannot monitor an agent who has activated Call Privacy  
(Feature code 428).  
A supervisor can monitor a call, put it on hold, and monitor a second  
call. A supervisor can invoke supervisory monitoring on only two calls  
(one active and one on hold) at a time.  
A supervisor cannot monitor a call where WhisperPage is being used.  
For more information on using WhisperPage, see “WhisperPage” later  
in this chapter.  
If a customer or agent conferences in an additional caller, or transfers,  
parks, or sends a call to voice mail, a supervisor monitoring the call is  
dropped from the call.  
If a customer or agent puts a call on hold before a supervisor attempts  
to monitor it, the supervisor will not be able to monitor the call. If a  
customer or agent puts a call on hold after a supervisor is monitoring  
it, the supervisor will not be dropped from the call.  
For additional tips and considerations on using Supervisory Monitoring,  
see your system administrator.  
WhisperPage  
The WhisperPage feature allows you to dial an NBX extension that is  
involved in an active conversation with another person and speak to that  
person without the other party on the call being able to hear you.  
WhisperPage is typically used in the workplace by an assistant and  
manager. While a manager is on a call, an assistant can start a  
WhisperPage session to alert the manager of an important meeting or  
call. During the WhisperPage session, the assistant cannot hear the  
manager or the third party and the third party cannot hear the comments  
of the assistant.  
If the manager is not on an active call when the assistant starts a  
WhisperPage session, the call is placed just as if the assistant dialed the  
managers extension.  
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Both the manager and the assistant in a WhisperPage session must be  
assigned to an NBX WhisperPage domain and have appropriate  
WhisperPage access privileges.  
To view your WhisperPage access privileges, log in to the NBX NetSet  
Utility and go to System Group Settings > WhisperPage. This page  
reports the following information:  
Whether or not the WhisperPage alert tone is enabled.  
The period of time in seconds (called decline time) before an initiated  
WhisperPage session becomes active.  
Users (listeners) with whom you can initiate a WhisperPage session  
Users (speakers) who can initiate a WhisperPage session with you  
The NBX NetSet administrator can enable or disable the alert tone and  
specify the Decline Time, which ranges from 0 to 9.9 seconds. For  
additional tips and considerations on using WhisperPage, see “More  
About WhisperPage” later in this chapter.  
Starting a To start a WhisperPage session:  
WhisperPage Session  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press Feature + 426. Or press the Access Button if one is configured for  
WhisperPage.  
The display panel prompts you for the WhisperPage extension.  
3 Enter the extension you want to whisper to.  
If the listeners telephone has a display panel, it shows the WhisperPage  
attempt and your extension. Additionally, an optional tone may be played  
to alert the listener.  
At this point, the listener can either accept the WhisperPage request by  
doing nothing, or refuse the request by activating Do Not Disturb.  
If the listener accepts the WhisperPage request, after a brief delay, you  
will hear a tone that tells you to begin the WhisperPage session.  
Additionally, your telephones display panel shows “Whispering” and the  
listeners extension.  
4 Begin speaking. When you have finished, go off-hook to end the  
WhisperPage session.  
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More About These usage tips and limitations apply to WhisperPage:  
WhisperPage  
The WhisperPage listener can refuse or end a WhisperPage session at  
any time by activating Do Not Disturb.  
You cannot initiate a WhisperPage session to:  
A Supervisory Monitoring call  
A call that is on hold  
While using WhisperPage, if either the listener or the other party on  
the call invokes Transfer, Park, Conference, or Forward to VM, the  
WhisperPage session ends.  
You can start up to two simultaneous WhisperPage sessions, one or  
both on hold, providing you have a line available for each session.  
For additional tips and considerations on using WhisperPage, see your  
system administrator.  
Call Park  
Use Call Park to place a call in a “holding pattern” and make it available  
for another person to pick up from any telephone on the system. Use the  
internal paging feature, the external paging feature, or both, to  
announce the call. The recipient can retrieve the call from any 3Com  
telephone or analog telephone by dialing the Call Park extension that you  
give during your announcement.  
This feature is useful in any of these circumstances:  
The recipient is elsewhere in the building.  
You want to continue a call on another telephone, for instance, in a  
conference room for privacy, and transferring the call does not give  
you enough time to retrieve it.  
When you park a call, you assign it a Call Park extension, which anyone  
can use to retrieve it. Table 9 lists the default Call Park extension  
numbers. Ask your administrator to verify the Call Park extensions for  
your location.  
Table 9 Default Call Park Extension Numbers  
System  
Default Extension Numbers  
6000 – 6099  
4-digit dial plan  
3-digit dial plan  
601 – 609  
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If the call is not answered within 5 minutes (default) after it is parked, it  
rings again at the original telephone. Your administrator can modify the  
length of this waiting period.  
To park a call:  
1 While you are on a call, press Feature + 444. Or press the Access button  
assigned to Call Park.  
2 Dial a Call Park extension from the list shown in Table 9 or the list of  
extensions at your location.  
If you select a Call Park extension that is already in use, Park Cancelled  
appears on the display panel on your 3Com Telephone, and the call rings  
back to your telephone. Try another Call Park extension.  
To notify another user about the parked call:  
From 3Com 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones, select an Access  
button that is assigned for placing telephone calls, and dial the  
users extension, or use the paging feature. See “Paging” next for  
details.  
From a 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone, press and release the hook  
switch. When you hear the dial tone, dial the users extension, or  
use the paging feature. See “Paging” next for details.  
To retrieve a parked call:  
1 Pick up the handset of any telephone on the system.  
2 Dial the Call Park extension that was assigned to the call.  
Paging  
Paging is the general term used to describe the act of broadcasting a  
voice message through audio speakers.  
You can:  
Page all extensions with speakers on the system  
This method uses default codes in Table 10.  
Page a subset of all extensions on the system, called a zone.  
This method uses extensions that the administrator configures for this  
purpose.  
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Each method allows you to broadcast a message to different destinations,  
depending on your location and equipment.  
Do not press the Feature button before you dial the Paging code.  
Paging the System When you page the system, you broadcast a message to all internal  
extensions with speakers, to a Public Address (PA) system, or to both  
simultaneously. Paging codes, as described in Table 10, have default  
values for each destination.  
Table 10 Paging Codes  
3-digit dial plan  
(default codes)  
4-digit dial plan  
(default codes)  
Feature  
External Paging  
620  
621  
6200  
6201  
Broadcast an announcement over a  
public address system that has a  
paging amplifier and speaker system  
that is connected to your NBX system  
Internal Paging  
Broadcast an announcement through  
the speakers on all NBX Telephones  
with speakers on your system except  
those that have been set to Do Not  
Disturb.  
Simultaneous Paging  
622  
6202  
Broadcast an announcement externally  
and internally at the same time.  
To page, perform the following steps using your 3Com Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Dial the appropriate paging code on your system.  
3 Speak the broadcast message into your handset and hang up.  
Paging Zones A page zone is a subset of internal extensions to which you can direct a  
broadcast using a configured extension. You can page a zone, a P.A.  
system, or both the zone and the P.A. system simultaneously. Zone  
extensions are configured by the administrator.  
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To discover the page zone extensions on your system:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet Utility and go to System Group Settings >  
Page Zones.  
The NBX NetSet utility lists the existing page zones and their extension  
numbers.  
2 Click the page zone extension to list the members of that zone.  
You can view zone memberships only if the administrator authorizes you  
to do so.  
To page a zone, a P.A. system, or both, perform the following steps using  
your 3Com Telephone:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Dial the appropriate extension to page the zone.  
3 Speak the broadcast message into your handset.  
4 Hang up.  
3Com Cordless Telephones, 3Com Entry Telephones, and analog  
telephones can initiate but cannot receive a zone page.  
Configurable  
Operators  
The Configurable Operators feature gives a caller who is directed to voice  
mail the option of going to another destination.  
You can configure your own operators for those who call your extension  
(if the administrator allows it), and you can also use this feature as a caller  
to another device.  
How Configurable Following is a brief description of how the system directs a caller from  
Operators Work your voice mail to operators that you designate:  
1 If you do not answer a call, the system invokes your voice mail.  
2 The caller listens to your prerecorded voice mail message, which includes  
the instruction to press an access digit (0 or 9) in order to reach the  
appropriate operator.  
When you employ a configurable operator, you must re-record your  
personal voice mail greeting to tell callers that an operator is available to  
them if they press the appropriate access digit during the voice mail  
greeting.  
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3 The caller presses 0 or 9.  
4 The call is redirected to the operator that you designated.  
The caller can leave a message, and then press 0 or 9 to transfer to a  
configured operator.  
Configuring the You can view the operators’ settings, and modify those settings if your  
Operators administrator allows it.  
The operators call-handling rules (such as call coverage) may apply to the  
voice mail caller. Also, you must have external-to-external permissions in  
order for transfers to external phone numbers to complete successfully.  
If you or the administrator do not configure operator destinations, the  
system directs an operator-bound caller to extension 501.  
Viewing Your Operator Permissions  
To find out if you have permission to configure operators:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet Utility and go to My Calling Privileges > Call  
Permissions.  
Your current permissions to configure the System Operator and the  
Personal Operator are listed.  
Configuring the Operator Destinations  
To configure your own destinations for System and Personal Operator:  
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet Utility and go to NBX Voice Mail Settings >  
Personal Operator.  
The current System Operator and Personal Operator extensions and  
access digits appear. If the administrator has given you the appropriate  
configuration permissions, the extensions appear in editable text boxes.  
2 Edit the destinations to include the appropriate extensions.  
The operator destination text string cannot exceed 16 characters.  
3 Click Apply to complete your changes.  
If you clear an operator destination (using the Clear check box), calls  
directed to that operator are directed instead to the default system  
operator (extension 501).  
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Using Message  
Waiting Indicator to  
Telephone  
The Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) to Telephone allows a user to light  
a status button next to a programmable access button and leave a call  
back number on another telephone. This feature is distinct from voice  
mail in that the telephone does not ring and there is no voice mail  
message. The light appears next to the Access button, not the message  
waiting light used for voice mail. Example: A principal can use this  
feature to notify a teacher, without interrupting the class, to call the  
office as soon as possible.  
Sending an MWI You can send an MWI message to any telephone on your NBX system  
Message that has an MWI Retrieve button enabled. Sending an MWI message  
turns on the light on the target telephone if it is not already lit, and leaves  
your telephone number as a callback number.  
You cannot send an MWI message to:  
Telephones that do not have an MWI Retrieve button enabled or that  
have reached their MWI message limit (30)  
Remote NBX systems over external line  
Calling Groups, Hunt Groups, or ACD Groups  
To send an MWI message:  
1 Pick up the handset, and press Feature + 412. Or press the MWI to Ph  
Send access button. The display panel on your 3Com Telephone shows  
Send MWI To:.  
#
2 Dial the extension that you want to call and press .  
3 The display panel on your 3Com Telephone shows Success.  
Retrieving an MWI To receive and retrieve an MWI message, you must have a 3Com  
Message Telephone with a display panel and a programmable access button with  
status light configured for MWI Retrieve. You or your administrator can  
also configure additional buttons for MWI To Ph Send and MWI Cancel.  
A 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone cannot receive an MWI message. An  
analog telephone cannot receive an MWI message.  
When the light is lit on your telephone, you can press the MWI Retrieve  
button, scroll through your display panel to see the caller ID, and return  
the call. When you press the MWI Retrieve button, you turn off the MWI  
light. You may still have one or more calls in a list to return.  
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To retrieve an MWI number:  
1 Pick up the handset and press the MWI Retrieve access button. The  
display panel shows the total number of MWI messages and the number  
of new MWI messages on your list.  
2 Scroll down the display panel to see the extension for the most recent  
MWI sender. The most recent call is at the top of the list.  
3 Press the Call soft button to call the sender.  
You can also retrieve an MWI message with Feature + 414.  
Deleting MWI Press the MWI Retrieve button to turn off the MWI light until you receive  
Messages another MWI message. It does not delete the MWI message. Messages  
remain in your list until you explicitly delete them or until the NBX system  
is rebooted. Your telephone can store a maximum of 30 MWI messages.  
When it is full, it will reject new messages, so be sure to delete unneeded  
messages.  
To delete all MWI messages:  
1 Press the MWI Retrieve access button. The display panel shows the  
number of MWI messages on your list and the options to Delete All or  
Exit.  
2 Press the Delete All soft button.  
3 The display panel asks you to confirm the delete of the whole MWI list.  
Press the Yes soft button.  
To delete a single MWI message:  
1 Press the MWI Retrieve access button. The display panel shows how many  
MWI messages are on your list.  
2 Scroll down the display panel to see the MWI message you want to  
delete.  
3 Press the Delete soft button.  
4 The display panel asks you to confirm the delete of the entry. Press the  
Yes soft button.  
Cancelling an MWI After you have sent an MWI message, you can cancel it and remove it  
Message from the list on the target telephone. If it is the only unattended MWI  
message on the target telephone, cancelling it turns off the MWI light.  
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You can cancel an MWI message only from the same extension from  
which you sent the MWI message.  
To cancel an MWI message:  
1 Pick up the handset and press Feature + 413. Or press the MWI Cancel  
access button. The display panel on your 3Com Telephone shows Cancel  
MWI To:.  
2 Dial the extension to which you sent the MWI message that you want to  
#
cancel and press .  
3 The display panel on your 3Com Telephone shows Cancel Sent.  
Dialing a Call to a  
Remote Office  
You can dial calls between sites in your organization that are separated  
geographically but that are linked by a Wide Area Network (WAN)  
connection. Each site must have an NBX system. Typical configurations  
are described in the next sections.  
Using Unique In the sample network shown in Figure 6, everyone in the entire  
Extensions organization has a unique telephone extension. Whenever you make a  
call to an extension that is not located at your own site, your NBX system  
sets up a connection to the NBX system at the other extensions site.  
In this example, to call a user in Dallas, a user in Chicago dials a Dallas  
extension (3000 through 3999). The dial plan on the Chicago NBX system  
sets up the necessary connection to the Dallas NBX system and then to  
the extension at that site.  
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Figure 6 Using Unique Extensions to Dial Remote Offices  
2
1
3
4
1 NBX System in Chicago  
Extensions: 1000–1999  
2 Wide Area Network (WAN)  
3 NBX System in Atlanta  
Extensions: 2000–2999  
4 NBX System in Dallas  
Extensions: 3000–3999  
Using Site Codes If some users have overlapping telephone extensions, your administrator  
can configure your telephone system to use site codes for you to dial  
people at remote offices. Your administrator chooses the site codes for  
your system. In this example, you dial a site code first, followed by the  
extension at the site.  
For example, as shown in Figure 7, to call someone in Atlanta, a user in  
Chicago dials the site code 62 and then the appropriate extension (1000  
through 3999). To reach a user in Dallas, a user in Chicago dials 63 and  
then the appropriate extension (1000 through 3999). The site code  
prevents conflicts between the remote extension number and a  
duplicated extension number at the local site (Chicago).  
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Figure 7 Using Site Codes to Dial Remote Offices  
2
1
3
4
1 NBX System in Chicago  
Extensions: 1000–3999  
Site Code: 61  
2 Wide Area Network (WAN)  
3 NBX System in Atlanta  
Extensions: 1000–3999  
Site Code: 62  
4 NBX System in Dallas  
Extensions: 1000–3999  
Site Code: 63  
Bridged Extensions  
With a bridged extension, buttons and status lights on one telephone are  
associated with buttons and status lights on another telephone. On the  
primary telephone, you can perform all operations (such as dialing  
telephone calls, placing calls on hold, forwarding calls, and so on). On the  
secondary telephone, you can answer calls that are made to the primary  
telephones extension but you cannot make calls using the buttons that  
are associated with the primary telephone.  
The administrator can create bridged extensions on:  
Any 3Com Managers Telephone  
Any 3Com Business Telephone  
Any 3Com 3101 or 3101SP Basic Telephone  
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A 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone if a 3Com Attendant Console is  
associated with it. The administrator creates the bridged extension on  
the Attendant Console.  
Example:  
If an assistants job is to answer a managers telephone calls, the  
administrator can map the managers extension on the assistants  
telephone. The managers telephone is the primary telephone, and the  
assistants telephone is the secondary telephone.  
Your administrator can map a primary telephone’s extension to one or  
more secondary telephones.  
Delayed Ringing  
(3Com Business Telephone, 3Com Manager’s Telephone, and  
Attendant Console only) The Delayed Ringing feature prevents a call  
on a shared line from ringing on a specific telephone until the incoming  
call rings on another telephone for a specified number of times.  
A shared line can be a bridged extension or an incoming analog  
telephone line that is mapped to more than one telephone.  
Example:  
The administrator programs (maps) a telephone extension to appear on  
both a managers telephone and the assistants telephone; that is, it is a  
bridged extension. The administrator has also enabled the Delayed  
Ringing feature on the managers telephone and has specified 4 rings (a  
typical setting).  
When a call comes in to the manager on that extension, the assistants  
telephone rings 4 times before the call audibly rings on the managers  
telephone. Even during the first silent rings, the lines status light on the  
managers telephone flashes, allowing the manager to answer the call if  
required.  
Using Pulse Dialing  
In some locations, analog telephone users must dial telephone calls using  
pulse dialing instead of tone dialing (also called Dual Tone Multi  
Frequency, or DTMF, dialing).  
Your administrator must configure the Analog Line Card ports for pulse  
dialing.  
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Examples:  
Some of your telephone lines are provided by a telephone company  
that supports only pulse dialing while other lines are provided by a  
different telephone company that supports DTMF dialing.  
Your organizations telephone service provider offers low-cost,  
pulse-dialing-only service.  
In some situations, you must switch to DTMF dialing during a call. For  
example, if your call is answered by an automated attendant that  
requires that you enter information from your telephone keypad, you  
must typically enter the information using DTMF dialing.  
To change from pulse dialing to DTMF during a call:  
1 Press Feature + 891.  
2 Your connection is switched from pulse to tone (DTMF) for the remainder  
of the call. When you hang up, the port you were using on the Analog  
Line Card reverts to pulse dialing mode.  
You or your administrator can map a button on your telephone so that  
you can press the button to change from pulse dialing to DTMF during a  
call. When you hang up, the port that you were using on the Analog Line  
Card reverts to pulse dialing mode.  
You can configure a personal speed dial in the NBX NetSet utility to dial a  
number in pulse dial mode and then to switch to DTMF. Use the left  
angle-bracket character (<) in the NBX NetSet utility as the command to  
switch to DTMF mode. You can also include the digits that you want the  
system to dial after it switches to DTMF. The system dials any digits after  
the < using DTMF tones. When you hang up, the port that you were  
using on the Analog Line Card reverts to pulse dialing mode.  
For additional information about programming speed dials, see “Personal  
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Additional  
Applications  
These software applications are available on the NBX Resource Pack CD:  
NBX Call Reports *  
NBX TAPI Service Provider (NBXTSP)  
NBX Desktop Call Assistant *  
Complement Attendant Software *  
pcXset™ Soft Telephone *  
NBX Media Driver  
* Applications with a * have been tested with Windows XP Home Edition  
and Windows XP Professional Edition.  
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FEATURE CODES  
8
This chapter describes how to use feature codes with the 3Com®  
Telephones. It covers these topics:  
For help on accessing NBX® features from an analog or a third-party,  
SIP-based IP telephone, see the applicable NBX Feature Codes Guide in  
the NBX NetSet™ utility.  
NBX Tones  
As you use your 3Com Telephone to receive voice mail and use the  
feature codes on the NBX system, you hear these tones:  
Dial Tone — When you lift the receiver to place a call or begin using  
one of the features, you hear the normal Dial Tone (except for the  
circumstance described in the next bulleted item).  
New Messages Dial Tone — When your voice mailbox has either  
new or unsaved messages and you pick up your handset, you hear the  
New Messages Dial Tone (a repeated short tone, also called the  
“stutter” tone) until you delete or save every message. Your  
administrator can turn the New Messages Dial Tone on or off.  
Feature Entry Tone — When you lift the handset and press the  
Feature button to begin using one of the features, you hear the  
Feature Entry Tone, which is a steady sound at a lower pitch than the  
normal dial tone. You must enter data, for instance a feature code  
number, your password, or an extension, as specified in Table 11.  
Confirmation Tone — After certain steps, as when you add a party  
to a conference call, you hear a short Confirmation Tone or “beep,”  
which confirms that you have completed the action.  
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Error Tone You hear the “fast busy” tone, also called the  
“congestion” tone, when no circuits are available. In addition, you  
hear the Error Tone if you make an error such as trying to enter an  
unsupported feature code, an invalid extension, or an invalid  
password. Hang up and start the feature code sequence again.  
Feature Active Tone Example: You activate one of the  
“persistent” features, for instance, you lock your telephone, and then  
hang up. The next time that you pick up the handset on your analog  
telephone, you hear the Feature Active Tone. This pair of tones, a  
sound followed by a higher sound, is repeated to remind you that you  
have enabled one of these features:  
Caller ID Restriction — All  
Do Not Disturb  
Forward All Calls to Voice Mail (that is, to your call coverage point)  
Lock or Unlock Your Telephone  
Call Forward All  
Call Forward Busy  
Call Forward No Answer  
These features are “persistent,” that is, each one remains active until  
you turn it off, as described in Table 11.  
If you forget which of the persistent features you have activated on  
your telephone, log in to the NBX NetSet Utility and go to My Calling  
Privileges > Feature Settings. See “NBX NetSet Utility” in Chapter 1  
for information on how to log in to the NBX NetSet utility.  
Exception: If you have activated one or more persistent features and your  
mailbox has messages, you hear the New Messages Dial Tone whenever  
you pick up the handset until you have deleted all messages.  
Feature Codes with  
3Com Telephones  
A large number of telephone features are available by pressing the  
Feature button on a 3Com telephone and entering a three-digit feature  
code. These feature codes are listed in Table 11.  
If your telephone does not have a button programmed for Feature,  
ask your administrator to program one.  
Because your administrator determines whether some of the features  
that are described in this chapter are available for your telephone or  
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for the entire system, some of these features may not be available to  
you.  
3Com Basic Some of the features that are listed in Table 11 are already available in  
Telephone single-purpose buttons on 3Com Basic Telephones like Hold, Volume  
Control, Message, and the Scroll buttons that you use to search the  
directories.  
The 3Com 2101 Basic Telephone has three programmable buttons that  
are set (from left to right) at the factory to Feature, Call Toggle, and  
Transfer. On the 3Com 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones, the first two  
(from left to right) programmable buttons are line appearance buttons  
and the next two buttons are set to Feature and Transfer. Your  
administrator can change the programming on these buttons, although  
changing them might limit which NBX features you can use on your  
telephone.  
For all other NBX features, use the preprogrammed Feature button and  
the feature codes listed in Table 11.  
Using Feature  
Codes  
Follow these steps to use NBX feature codes:  
1 Pick up the handset.  
2 Press the Feature button.  
3 Dial the feature code and any additional values as specified in Table 11.  
4 Hang up when your call is complete or you have activated the features  
that you want.  
Table 11 NBX Feature Codes  
Feature  
Feature Code  
See  
Account Codes  
F + 888 + account code + # + telephone “Account (Billing) Codes” in Chapter 7  
number  
ACD, Hunt, and Calling  
Groups  
F + feature code for the group + group  
password + #  
Automatic Callback  
Call Forward All  
F + 469 + hang up  
F + 465  
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Table 11 NBX Feature Codes (continued)  
Feature  
Feature Code  
See  
Call Forward Busy  
F + 467  
Call Forward No Answer  
Call Park — Park a Call  
Call Pickup — Directed  
F + 466  
F + 444 + one of the Call Park extensions “Call Park”in Chapter 7  
for your NBX system  
F + 455 + the extension of the ringing  
telephone  
Call Pickup — Group  
Call Privacy — On/Off  
Call Toggle  
F + 456 + call pickup group number  
F + 428  
F + 409  
Toggles between two calls. To return to  
the first call, press the button for the line  
where the first call came in, press Call  
Toggle (2101), or repeat F + 409.  
Caller ID Restriction  
(CLIR — All) — On/Off  
F + 889  
Caller ID Restriction — for F + 890  
Next External Call Only  
Camp On — Direct  
F + 468 + destination extension  
Camp On — With Call  
Transfer  
F + 420 + destination extension + F +  
468  
Class of Service Override  
F + 433 + your own extension + # + your “Class of Service Override” in Chapter 6  
password + # + the outside party’s  
number  
Conference Call — Add  
Conference Call — Drop  
Direct Mail Transfer  
F + 430 + telephone number  
+ F + 430  
F + 431  
F + 441 + other person’s extension +  
hang up  
Do Not Disturb — On/Off  
Extend Wrap-Up Time  
F + 446  
F + 973  
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Table 11 NBX Feature Codes (continued)  
Feature  
Flash  
Feature Code  
See  
If your NBX system is connected to a  
F + 260  
Central Office by one or more Analog  
Line Card ports, and if the CO provides  
your organization with a feature such as  
Call Waiting that requires a flash signal,  
use this sequence to signal the CO to  
put the existing call on hold and toggle  
to the call that is waiting.  
To return to the first call, repeat F + 260.  
Forward All Calls to  
Voice Mail — On/Off  
F + 440  
Hold  
F + 402  
Lock Your Telephone —  
On/Off  
F + 432 + password + #  
Message Waiting Indicator F + 412  
to Phone — Send  
Message Waiting Indicator F + 413  
to Phone — Cancel  
Message Waiting Indicator F + 414  
to Phone — Retrieve  
Monitor, Whisper, Barge-In F + 425  
Password — Set Initially  
Password — Change  
F + 434 + new password + # + repeat  
your new password + #  
F + 434 + current password + # + new  
password + # + repeat your new  
password + #  
Pulse to Tone  
Redial  
Make or receive a call + F + 891  
F + 401  
Release  
F + 111  
F + 460  
Show Lists  
Displays lists for you to scroll through  
and select.  
Speaker — On/Off  
F + 104  
Speak (except 2101 and 3101) and listen  
without picking up the handset.  
Speed Dial — Personal List F + personal speed dial number  
Speed Dial — System-Wide F + system-wide speed dial number  
List  
Transfer  
F + 420 + telephone number + F + 420  
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Table 11 NBX Feature Codes (continued)  
Feature  
Feature Code  
See  
Version  
F + 827  
Displays the NBX software version.  
Volume Up or Down  
F + 102 to raise the sound  
or  
F + 103 to lower the sound  
WhisperPage  
Wrap-Up Time  
F + 426 + destination extension + brief  
delay (0 - 9.9 sec.) then begin whispering  
F + 972  
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ATTENDANT CONSOLES  
9
3Com Attendant Consoles and the NBX Complement Attendant  
Software (CAS) application enable a receptionist to handle high call  
volumes efficiently. Although receptionists are the primary users of the  
Attendant Console and CAS, the two can also be used by busy sales  
representatives and others who receive a high volume of telephone calls  
or who make frequent calls to the same telephone numbers.  
This chapter covers these features:  
3Com Attendant Console — A device that works along with 3Com  
Telephones to increase call handling capability. In many offices, the  
Attendant Console is used by a receptionist or switchboard operator,  
who is referred to in this guide as “the receptionist.”  
Complement Attendant Software (CAS) — A software application  
that allows a receptionist to answer and route calls using a personal  
computer. Your administrator installs the Complement Attendant  
Software on your computer from the NBX Resource Pack CD.  
The Attendant Console and Complement Attendant Software can be  
used at the same time. However:  
When incoming calls appear on the Attendant Console, you must  
handle them using the buttons of the console.  
When calls appear on the CAS computer screen, you must handle  
them using the mouse and the CAS software features.  
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3Com Attendant  
Console  
The 3Com 3105 and 1105 Attendant Consoles each have 50 Access  
buttons and 4 preprogrammed Feature buttons. Although the design of  
the two Attendant Consoles is different, the buttons work the same way.  
In effect, the Attendant Console is an extension of the 3Com Telephone  
to which it is associated.  
See Figure 8 for 3Com 3105 Attendant Console buttons and controls and  
Figure 9 for 3Com 1105 Attendant Console buttons and controls.  
Access Buttons The 50 Access buttons on a 3Com Attendant Console can each have two  
sets of assignments: 1 through 50, and 51 through 100. To toggle  
between the two sets of assignments, you press the Shift button.  
Your administrator can assign features to each Access button. Possible  
features include:  
Status of internal telephone extensions (busy, available)  
Status of external telephone lines  
Speed dials for:  
User extensions  
Pager numbers  
Cellular telephone numbers  
Message Waiting Indicators (MWI) for:  
Group mailboxes  
Phantom or personal mailboxes  
Time of Day Service Modes (See your administrator for details.)  
Status of ACD, Hunt, and Calling Group lines  
Feature Buttons The four Feature buttons are preprogrammed for the most common  
features needed by a receptionist: Transfer, Transfer to Voicemail, Park,  
and Hold. The Shift button does not affect the operation of the Feature  
buttons. Your administrator can change the features assigned to each  
button using the NBX NetSet utility.  
Figure 8 and the text that follows it describe the features on the 3Com  
3105 Attendant Console. Figure 9 and the text that follows it describe  
the 3Com 1105 Attendant Console.  
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Figure 8 3Com 3105 Attendant Console  
1 Hold button — Places a caller on hold.  
2 Transfer button — Enables you to send a call to another telephone.  
3 Direct Mail Transfer button — Allows you to send a caller directly to  
another users voice mailbox or phantom mailbox.  
4 Call Park button — Places a call in a “holding pattern” so that it can be  
retrieved from any other telephone on the system.  
5 Labels — You can print labels for your Attendant Console using the  
LabelMaker utility in the NBX NetSet utility or on the NBX Resource Pack  
CD.  
6 Label cover tabs — Allow you to unsnap the plastic cover to insert  
labels.  
7 Access buttons — A light next to each button indicates whether the line  
is available or in use, or whether assigned features are enabled:  
Off  
The line is  
Available for use  
In use  
Steady  
Blinking quickly  
Blinking slowly  
Ringing  
On hold  
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8 Shift button — Enables you to toggle between the two sets of Access  
button assignments on the Console. Press the Shift button to switch  
between assignments 1 through 50 and assignments 51 through 100.  
The Shift button LED is lighted when you have buttons 51 through 100  
selected.  
Figure 9 and the text that follows it describe the features on the 3Com  
3105 Attendant Console.  
Figure 9 3Com 1105 Attendant Console  
1 Access buttons — A light next to each button indicates whether the line  
is available or in use, or whether assigned features are enabled. Status  
indicator lights show the following:  
Off  
The line is  
Available for use  
In use  
Steady  
Blinking quickly  
Blinking slowly  
Ringing  
On hold  
2 Shift button — Enables you to toggle between the two sets of button  
assignments on the Console. Press the Shift button for assignments  
1 through 50. Press Shift again for assignments 51 through 100. The  
Shift button LED is lighted when you have buttons 51 through 100  
selected.  
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3 Labels — You can print labels for your Attendant Console using the  
LabelMaker forms in the NBX NetSet utility or on the NBX Resource Pack  
4 Transfer button — Enables you to send a call to another telephone. See  
5 Direct Mail Transfer button — Allows you to send a caller directly to  
another users voice mailbox or phantom mailbox. See “Direct Mail  
6 Call Park button — Places a call in a “holding pattern” so that it can be  
retrieved from any other telephone on the system. See “Call Park” in  
7 Hold button — Places a caller on hold. See “Putting a Call on Hold” in  
Attendant Console To create, print, and save labels for your Attendant Console, see “Printing  
Labels Labels” in Chapter 6.  
Opening the 3105  
Attendant Console  
Label Cover  
After you print the labels and then cut them out, remove the plastic cover  
from the Attendant Console by pulling up on the two tabs at the top of  
the Attendant Console until the top of the cover pops off.  
Figure 10 3105 Attendant Console Label Cover Tabs  
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Complement  
Attendant  
Software  
The Complement Attendant Software is an optional component, which  
requires a license. On your personal computer, the Complement  
Attendant Software displays your telephone directory in a series of tabs.  
Each tab sorts the directory by a different type of information, for  
example, by last name, by department, or by extension.  
When you answer a call using the Complement Attendant Software, you  
can select a user from the directory and transfer the call to that user.  
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Table 12 describes the main elements of the Complement Attendant  
Software screens.  
Table 12 Elements of the Complement Attendant Screens  
Purpose  
Command Buttons The buttons on the main screen provide a quick and easy way  
to perform the various system functions. There are several  
function buttons that are displayed above the Call List on the  
main screen. The behavior of these buttons is context  
sensitive. This means that depending on the state of the calls  
that are being controlled by the CAS software, certain buttons  
may be enabled or disabled and the operation that a button  
performs may also change. For example, the Answer button is  
only enabled if there is an incoming call. If there is a call active  
the Answer button will appear as a Release button and  
pressing it will terminate the call.  
Call List  
The Call List is located at the top of the main window directly  
below the main menu. The Call List provides caller ID  
information (name and number), call status, and call duration  
for all of the calls that are currently present on your phone.  
There can be more than one call shown in the call list. The  
number of calls in the list corresponds to the number of calls  
that currently exist on your phone. The maximum number of  
calls that can be displayed in the call list is dependent on the  
number of access lines that are assigned to your phone. By  
default the number of lines is three.  
Directory List  
The tabs on the Directory List provide a quick and easy way to  
organize the names in the directory. There are three different  
tabs that can be used to create different views of the  
directory.  
Main Directory tab  
Lists all of the directory entries except for those that have been  
added to the hidden list.  
Quick List tab  
Lists the directory entries that have been added to the Quick  
List. The Quick List gives you the ability to put frequently called  
users into a separate, easily searchable list.  
Hidden List tab  
Lists the directory entries that have been added to the Hidden  
List.  
Search Field  
Dial Button  
The Search field provides the extension number and name of  
the person selected in the directory.  
Click to dial a selected number to place an outgoing call.  
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Table 13 describes Complement Attendant Software Command buttons.  
Table 13 Attendant Software Command Buttons  
Purpose  
Answer/Release  
Hold/Unhold  
Answers an incoming call or releases an active call.  
Places a caller on hold and removes a caller from being on hold  
and returns to the call.  
Park  
Places a call in a “holding pattern” so that it can be retrieved  
from another telephone on the system.  
Transfer  
Cancel  
Forwards a call to another telephone.  
Cancels a transfer or a conference.  
Conference  
Establishes a single call with up to three additional internal or  
external parties.  
Monitor  
Invokes Supervisory Monitoring functionality.  
Invokes the Camp On feature.  
Camp On  
Callback  
Invokes the Automatic Callback feature.  
Invokes the Whisperpage feature  
WhisperPage  
Account  
Allows you to apply an account code to the call.  
Managing Calls To manage incoming calls using the Complement Attendant Software:  
1 From the Call List, select the incoming call.  
If there is only one call in the Call List, then this call is automatically  
selected, and you can skip Step 1.  
2 Click the Answer button or press Ctrl+A on your keyboard.  
3 Click the button for the way that you want to handle the call. For  
example, to transfer a call, click Transfer. To park a call, click Park.  
For additional information on using the Complement Attendant  
Software, see the Help system in the software.  
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MAINTENANCE  
A
This chapter covers these topics:  
Connecting the  
Telephone  
Although the connector layout varies between telephones, all 3Com  
telephones and attendant consoles use these symbols to identify the  
connectors:  
Power connection for an AC power adapter.  
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Figure 11 shows underside of the 3Com 3102 Business Telephone.  
Connection details for each type of 3Com device are listed on the  
packing sheet that is shipped with the device.  
Figure 11 Underside of the 3Com 3102 Business Telephone  
CAUTION: The NBX system operates over the LAN, not through traditional  
telephone wiring. Your telephone connects to the NBX system through an  
RJ-45 LAN connector instead of an RJ-11 telephone connector. Your  
telephone will not work unless it is connected properly. Ask your  
administrator if you have questions about your telephone connection.  
The underside of a 3Com Telephone or attendant console includes:  
1 AC power adapter connection.  
2 Ethernet connector for connection to the LAN.  
3 Ethernet connector for an optional connection to your desktop computer.  
Not on 3100.  
4 Handset connector  
5 Headset connector (3102, 3102B, and 3103 only)  
6 Tabs for the support bracket  
For information about the underside of each 3Com Telephone, and for  
information about how to connect any 3Com Telephone or Attendant  
Console to a Power over Ethernet source, see the packing sheet that  
comes with the device.  
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The following device support brackets have built-in strain relief  
clamps: 3101, 3102, 3102B, 3103, 3105, and 3100.  
Attaching and  
Adjusting the  
Articulating  
The articulating support bracket is common to the following devices:  
3Com 3105 Attendant Console  
3Com 3101 and 3101SP Basic Telephones  
Support Bracket  
Figure 12, Figure 13, and Figure 14 show the 3Com 3102 Business  
Telephone. The instructions apply to all of these devices.  
Figure 12 Attaching the Support Bracket  
1 Bracket  
2 Mounting supports  
3 Cable management clamps  
To attach the support bracket, snap the bracket into the mounting  
supports on the bottom of the telephone. After you connect the cables to  
the phone, press the cables into the cable management clamps on the  
stand.  
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Figure 13 Adjusting the Support Bracket  
1 Lock tab  
To adjust the support bracket, press to release the lock tab, rotate the  
bracket to the position that you want, and then release the lock tab.  
Figure 14 Wall Mounting  
1 Bottom supports  
When you mount a device on a wall, attach the support bracket and  
adjust it so that the bottom of the support bracket rests against the  
bottom supports on the device.  
Safe wall mounting requires 3/4-inch drywall and 1.5-inch drywall screws.  
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Attaching and  
The fixed support bracket is common to the following devices:  
Adjusting the Fixed  
Support Bracket  
3Com1105 Attendant Console  
3Com 2101 Basic Telephone  
The fixed support bracket can be attached in low profile, high profile, or  
wall mount positions. Tabs on the underside of the telephone slip into  
slots on the bracket, and the opposite mounting points snap into place.  
Low-Profile and In Figure 15, the support bracket is outlined to show you how to install  
High-Profile Positions the device in the low-profile and high-profile desktop positions.  
Figure 15 Low-Profile and High-Profile Desktop Positions  
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Wall-Mount Position To mount a device on a wall, put the bracket on the opposite end of the  
telephone in the low-profile position. Pull and twist the knob on the  
underside of the phone 90 degrees (Figure 16) so that the spring- loaded  
peg projects out on the top of the phone (Item 1 in Figure 17).  
Figure 16 Knob for the Handset Support Peg  
Figure 17 shows an 3Com 2102 Telephone in the wall-mount position.  
Safe wall mounting requires 3/4-inch drywall and 1.5-inch drywall screws.  
Figure 17 Wall-Mount Position  
1
2
3
1 Handset support peg  
2 Wall with a solid backing  
3 Support bracket in the low-profile position on opposite end of telephone  
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Security Wall-Mount An optional security wall-mount bracket that ensures that the device  
Bracket cannot be removed by unauthorized persons is available for the following  
devices:  
3Com 2101Basic Telephones  
For how to order this bracket, consult your 3Com NBX Voice-Authorized  
Partner. Read and follow the instructions that come with the bracket.  
Moving Your  
Telephone  
All 3Com telephones have the Automatic Telephone Relocation feature.  
Each telephone has a unique “address.” You can move your telephone to  
another location, connect it to any Ethernet jack on the LAN, and still  
maintain all of your personalized features, speed dials, and extension  
number.  
Swapping  
Telephones  
Because your extension number and personal settings are associated with  
your physical telephone, only your administrator can move phone  
extension settings from one telephone to another.  
Cleaning Your  
Telephone  
Always unplug your telephone from the power source and from the  
network before you clean it. Use a soft cloth dampened with mild  
detergent.  
WARNING: Failure to unplug the telephone before you clean it could  
result in electrical shock.  
Troubleshooting  
Problems  
Table 14 lists possible problems that you may encounter and the most  
likely solutions. Where possible, each solution refers to the section in this  
guide where you can find detailed information.  
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Table 14 Possible Problems  
Possible Problem  
Suggested Solutions  
My telephone has no dial  
tone. The display panel is  
blank.  
Verify that the power cord is fully inserted in the  
correct connector on the underside of the  
telephone. Use the strain relief tab to prevent the  
cord from becoming unplugged.  
Verify that each Ethernet cable is connected and  
that each cable is in the proper connection.  
Remove and add power to the telephone by  
unplugging the power cord at the electric outlet  
and plugging it back in.  
If the telephone is powered through a powered  
Ethernet cable, make sure that power is applied to  
the cable at its source.  
My telephone has “locked  
up.”  
Your telephone has lost the connection to the  
system. Remove the Ethernet cord from the jack,  
and then re-insert it into the jack.  
Wait a few seconds. If the telephone still appears to  
be locked, disconnect the electrical power for your  
telephone, and then plug it back in.  
Callers cannot leave  
messages on my voice mail.  
Your mailbox may be full. Log in to your voice  
mailbox and delete some messages.  
Your telephone may be set up for Greeting Only  
Mailbox. Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to  
NBX Voice Mail Settings > Personal Greeting  
and clear the Greeting Only Mailbox checkbox.  
When I park a call, the  
You have selected a Call Park extension that is already  
display panel shows “Park in use. Try another Call Park extension. Your  
xtn in use,” and the call  
returns to my telephone.  
administrator can add additional Call Park Extensions.  
For details, see “Call Park” in Chapter 7.  
When I dial 9 or 8 to access No outside lines are available. Try again in a few  
an outside line, the display minutes.  
panel shows “All Ports  
Busy.”  
After I call another user in The other user may have the Hands Free Active on  
my organization, I hear a  
tone but no ringing.  
Intercom feature enabled. Begin speaking after you  
hear the tone.  
On my 3Com Business  
Telephone or 3Com  
Manager’s Telephone, all  
incoming internal calls  
come over my speaker  
phone.  
You have the Hands Free Active on Intercom feature  
enabled.  
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Table 14 Possible Problems (continued)  
Possible Problem  
Suggested Solutions  
Ask your administrator to verify the IP address that you  
When I try to access the  
NBX NetSet utility, I do not typed into your web browser.  
get a response after I type  
the NBX system’s IP address  
and press Enter.  
I am unable to log in to the You must set up your voice mail before you can use the  
NBX NetSet utility.  
NBX NetSet utility. Press the Message button. The  
prompts guide you through the setup. Then use your  
voice mail password to access the NBX NetSet utility. If  
you are on an analog telephone, see “Setting Up Your  
My telephone is not  
forwarding my incoming  
calls to my voice mailbox.  
Log in to the NBX NetSet utility and go to Call  
Forward > Call Forward and verify that you have  
selected Forward to Voice Mail as your call coverage  
point. For details, see “Forwarding Incoming Calls” in  
I added a One-Touch speed Use only numeric characters in your Speed Dial setup.  
dial, but the telephone For details, see “Special Case: One-Touch Speed Dials”  
does not dial that number. in Chapter 6.  
I try to pick up a call ringing The telephone that you are using to pick up the call  
on another telephone using may not be in the same group as the telephone that is  
Directed Call Pickup, but it ringing and the telephone group to which the ringing  
fails.  
telephone belongs does not allow nonmember pickup.  
My telephone keeps  
ringing after I pick up the  
handset.  
Your telephone may have lost connection to the  
system immediately after a call came in. Remove the  
Ethernet cord from the jack, then re-insert it into  
the wall jack.  
Wait a few seconds. If the telephone continues to  
ring, disconnect the electrical power for your  
telephone, and then plug it back in.  
The display panel shows  
“Wait for NCP.”  
Your telephone may be disconnected from the system.  
Hang up your telephone and wait a few seconds. Then  
pick up the handset. If the message still appears on  
your telephone display panel, contact your  
administrator.  
I dial an external call but  
nothing happens.  
You may be required to enter an account code to  
complete the call. See “Account (Billing) Codes” in  
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bracket  
A
Access buttons  
button mapping  
Attendant Console  
buttons  
C
call forward  
automatic callback  
call park  
Call Park button  
B
blocking  
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call permissions  
Complement Attendant Software (CAS)  
call pickup  
conference calls  
connecting a headset  
Call Toggle button  
caller ID  
calling groups  
camp on  
D
dialing calls  
direct mail transfer  
Direct Mail Transfer button  
display panel  
Do Not Disturb  
Class of Service Override  
CLIR-All  
CLIR-Next  
codes  
Do Not Disturb Feature  
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E
e-mail  
External Paging  
feature settings  
F
Flash  
Feature button  
forwarding calls  
feature code  
G
group lists, personal voice mail  
H
headset  
hold  
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labels  
Hold button  
lights, status  
lists  
hunt groups  
locking your telephone  
logs on NBX telephone display panel  
I
icons, display panel  
incoming calls  
M
mail group lists  
mailboxes  
indicators of voice mail messages  
intercom  
message  
Internal Paging  
Message button  
message waiting indicator for voice mail  
J
L
Label cover tabs  
LabelMakers  
messages  
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outbound calls  
P
page zones  
microphone  
MSG button  
Park button  
parking a call  
password  
passwords  
Mute button  
MWI  
N
name announcement  
permissions  
NBX Basic Telephone  
NBX NetSet password  
personal greeting  
personal speed dial  
personal voice mail group lists  
NBX NetSet utility  
programmable Access buttons  
O
operators  
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Shift button  
Simultaneous Paging  
Q
soft buttons  
sound volume  
Speaker button  
R
receptionist  
Redial button  
speaker phone  
Release button  
ringer  
ringing  
speed dial  
speed dials  
support brackets  
S
scroll buttons  
security  
system speed dial  
shared telephone lines  
T
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telephone support brackets  
telephones  
volume control buttons  
Transfer button  
W
troubleshooting  
Z
U
V
voice mail  
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