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:!: These are fairly **generic instructions** that will generally work with most IP phones and Asterisk-based PBXs. | :!: These are fairly **generic instructions** that will generally work with most IP phones and Asterisk-based PBXs. | ||
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+ | :!: Generally, you **do not** put the caller on **hold** during transfers. | ||
There are three common transfer types: | There are three common transfer types: | ||
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- | ===== Transfer Directly to Voicemail ===== | + | :!: As you can see, **transfer specifics can vary between phone makes and models**. |
- | If you want to send a caller to voicemail for any reason, just do a Blind Transfer and preface the extension number with a '' | + | ===== Blind Transfers ===== |
- | For example, if you want to transfer a caller to voicemail of extension 100: | + | ==== Yealink ==== |
- **Answer** an incoming call | - **Answer** an incoming call | ||
- Press the **transfer soft key** | - Press the **transfer soft key** | ||
- | - Enter '' | + | - Enter the **destination extension number** |
- Press the **transfer soft key again** to complete the transfer | - Press the **transfer soft key again** to complete the transfer | ||
- | - The caller will hear extension 100's Unavailable greeting and can leave a message | ||
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- | ===== Blind Transfers ===== | ||
- | :!: Do **not** put the caller on hold during transfers. | + | ==== Polycom ==== |
- **Answer** an incoming call | - **Answer** an incoming call | ||
- Press the **transfer soft key** | - Press the **transfer soft key** | ||
+ | - Press the **blind soft key** | ||
- Enter the **destination extension number** | - Enter the **destination extension number** | ||
- Press the **transfer soft key again** to complete the transfer | - Press the **transfer soft key again** to complete the transfer | ||
===== Attended Transfers ===== | ===== Attended Transfers ===== | ||
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- | :!: As you can see, transfer specifics can vary between phone makes and models. | ||
==== Yealink or Polycom Phones ==== | ==== Yealink or Polycom Phones ==== | ||
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- **Announce the call** | - **Announce the call** | ||
- Press the **transfer soft key twice** to complete the transfer | - Press the **transfer soft key twice** to complete the transfer | ||
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+ | ===== Transfer Directly to Voicemail ===== | ||
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+ | If you want to send a caller to voicemail for any reason, just do a Blind Transfer and **preface the destination extension number with a '' | ||
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+ | For **example**, | ||
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+ | - **Answer** an incoming call | ||
+ | - Press the **transfer soft key** | ||
+ | - Enter '' | ||
+ | - Press the **transfer soft key again** to complete the transfer | ||
+ | - The caller will hear extension 100's **Unavailable greeting** and can **leave a message** | ||
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