Polycom phones support speed dial configuration via the phone's interface.
Configure Speed Dial Keys
- Press Menu
- Press 1 Features
- Press 1 Contact Directory
- Press Add
- Fill out the settings
- Scenario #1 - Speed Dial an Employee
- Fill out the Employees First and Last name in the appropriate fields
- Type in the Employee's extension in the Contact field
- Leave the Speed Dial Index at the default value (increments automatically)
- Press Save
- The configured speed dial will appear as Line 2 (for the first contact) and increment with each new configured speed dial (Line 3, Line 4, etc)
- Scenario #2 - Speed Dial Park/Voicemail/Other System Extension
- For First and Last name - enter whatever text will help you easily identify the speed dial function (e.g. if you want to speed dial Park, type in Park and leave the other name field blank)
- Type in the system extension (Park = 9000, Voicemail = 8555, Group Intercom = *74+Group Extension, etc.). Remember you can only type in ONE extension per speed dial key
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Press Save
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The configured speed dial will appear as Line 2 (for the first key) and increment with each new configured speed dial
- When you are finished configuring all your speed dial keys, press the Menu button to return to the default screen
Executing a Speed Dial
- Press the button - the phone will dial the extension you configured.
Executing a Speed Dial to a System Extension
Customers commonly wish to speed dial Park. Once you setup Park as a speed dial on your phone, you can quickly transfer callers to Park via the following sequence:
- Press the softkey Txfr (may be labeled Trnsfer on some versions of Polycom firmware)
- Press the Park speed dial key you previously configured
- Listen for the Parking extension
- Hangup
- Inform the destination party of the parked extension
- That person should dial that extension (e.g. 9001) from their own phone to reconnect with the caller