Seize a Trunk to Call Out by BLF Key
This topic describes how to configure a BLF key on your IP phone via Auto Provisioning to monitor the PBX trunk, and press the BLF key to quickly place an outbound call through the monitored trunk.
Prerequisites
- A phone is connected to Yeastar P-Series Software Edition via Auto Provisioning,
and has been assigned with an extension.For more information, see the following topics:
- Auto Provision IP Phones in Local Network (PnP Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (PnP Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones in Local Network (DHCP Method)
- Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (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)
- If you want to seize a trunk to call out by BLF key, make sure the extension assigned to the provisioned phone has the permission to use the monitored trunk for outbound calls.
Procedure
- Log in to PBX web portal, go to , edit the extension that is assigned to the phone.
- Click the Function Keys tab.
- Configure a function key to monitor the status of a trunk.
The following figure shows a configuration example of monitoring the trunk
peer-trunk-66.41.
- Type: Select BLF.
- Value: Enter the name of the trunk to be monitored. In this example, enter peer-trunk-66.41.
- Label: Optional. Enter a value, which will be displayed on the phone screen.
- Click Save.
Result
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The BLF key shows the real-time status of the monitored trunk:
- Green BLF LED: The trunk is being monitored, and the status is idle.
- Red BLF LED: The trunk is busy.
- BLF LED off: The BLF key configuration failed.
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Press the BLF key to seize the trunk, you will get a dial tone, then dial the number that you want to call.