User guide

Phone and System Administration
Changing Phone Extension Numbers
Page 26 Mitel
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5000 CP Administrator Phone Guide – Issue 5.0, February 2011
Changing Phone Extension Numbers
You can change the extension number for any system phone. The new extension number
cannot be the same as an existing number.
To change a phone extension number:
1. Dial 9932 (9132 in Europe). If a passcode is required (see page 23), ENTER
PASSCODE appears (otherwise, go to step 3).
2. Enter the passcode, and then press #. ENTER DATABASE OPTION (1 - 3) appears.
3. Press 2 or the SYSTEM menu button. ENTER SYSTEM OPTION (1 - 4) appears.
4. Press 4 or the STN EXTENSION menu button. ENTER SYS STN OPTION (1 - 2)
appears.
5. Press 1
or the CHANGE EXT menu button. ENTER STATION EXTENSION appears.
6. Enter the extension number, or enter a partial extension number, and then press # or the
ACCEPT menu button. The extension information that best matches the partial number
appears. You can use the Volume buttons or the NEXT and PREVIOUS menu buttons to
scroll through entries.
7. Press # or the ACCEPT menu button to accept the entry.
After you select an extension, CHANGE <extension> TO EXTENSION appears.
8. Enter the new extension number for the phone, and then press # or the ACCEPT menu
button to accept the entry. UPDATING DATABASE appears for approximately four
seconds followed by DATABASE UPDATED.
9. When you are finished with all programming, press the Speaker button or # repeatedly to
exit the programming session.
NOTE
At any time, you can press
*
to return to the previous menu, or press the Speaker
button to exit the programming session and cancel any unsaved changes.
NOTE
If you entered an extension number that is already assigned,
CONFLICTING EXTENSION appears. After ENTER STATION
EXTENSION appears, enter another extension number.