Monitor Boss's Call Status
With the Boss-Secretary feature enabled, you can set up function keys and configure the IP phone for the secretary, allowing the secretary to check if the boss is holding calls for him or her to resume by monitoring the boss's call status on Linkus clients and IP phone.
Prerequisites
- You have Set up Boss-Secretary Feature for Extensions.
- To monitor via an IP phone, ensure that the IP phone is connected to Yeastar P-Series PBX System via auto provisioning, and has been assigned to
the boss extension.Note: For more information about auto provisioning, see the following topics:
- Auto Provision IP Phones in Local Network (PnP Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones in Local Network (DHCP Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (RPS FQDN Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (RPS Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (Provision Link - FQDN Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (Provision Link Method)
Procedure
- Log in to PBX web portal, go to , select the secretary extension and click
. - Click the Function Keys tab.
- Configure the following settings to subscribe to the boss's call
status.
- Type: Select Boss-Secretary Feature.
- Value: Select the Boss extension.
- Label: Optional. Enter a display name for this function key.
- Click Save.
Result
- Linkus clients
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The secretary can check if the boss is currently holding a call by the icons in the Function Keys list of Linkus clients.
: The boss is NOT holding any
calls for the secretary to resume.
: The boss is putting a call on
hold, waiting for the secretary to resume.
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Figure 1. Linkus Web Client & Linkus Desktop Client 
Figure 2. Yeastar Linkus for Google 
- IP Phone
- The secretary can check if the boss is currently holding a call through
the BLF LED on his or her IP phone:
- Solid Green: The boss is NOT holding any calls for the secretary to resume.
- Flashing Red: The boss is putting a call on hold, waiting
for the secretary to resume. And the secretary can press the BLF
key to resume the call.Note: If the secretary is using a Fanvil phone, you need to set the BLF Hold LED to either Slowblink or Fastblink. Otherwise, the BLF LED will not flash when the boss places a call on hold.